Rattihalli Nagendra Rao Krishna Prasad (c. 1929 – 15 February 2012) was an Indian cinematographer, actor, director and producer. He was the eldest son of

R. Nagendra Rao Rattihalli Nagendra Rao (23 June 1896 – 9 February 1977) was an Indian theatre actor, film actor and director in South Indian cinema. Following his career in theatre, Rao turned to film a where he became an actor, director, producer, screenwr ...

considered one of the foremost figures of

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' direct ...

Career

Born in 1929 in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

, Krishna Prasad directed the Kannada film ''

Naguva Hoovu ''Naguva Hoovu'' ( kn, ನಗುವ ಹೂವು) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language film, directed by cinematographer R. N. K. Prasad, produced by actor R. N. Sudarshan and written by actress Shylashri. Besides Sudarshan and Shylashri, the film ...

'' starring his younger brother

R. N. Sudarshan Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (2 May 1939 – 8 September 2017) was an Indian actor and producer who had mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He had also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. During a career spanning more than five d ...

in the lead. Krishna Prasad won the Karnataka State Award for cinematography three times. In his later years, Krishna Prasad acted in Tamil films playing an important supporting role in ''

Michael Madana Kama Rajan ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Urvasi, Rupini a ...

'' (1990) along with his brother

R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was born in 1935 to R. N ...

. Krishna Prasad also acted in the Tamil television serial ''

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''.

Filmography

As a cinematographer

*''

Premada Putri ''Premada Putri'' is a 1957 Indian Kannada-language film, directed, produced and enacted by R. Nagendra Rao. Besides Nagendra Rao, the film stars Udayakumar, Sandhya and Gummadi. R. N. K. Prasad was introduced in this film. The film won the ...

'' (1957) *''

Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra ''Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra'' is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by R. Nagendra Rao. The film stars R. N. Sudarshan, B. Saroja Devi, R. Nagendra Rao and Kalyan Kumar in the lead roles. The film's musical score was ...

'' (1961) *'' Naandi'' (1964) *''

Belli Moda ''Belli Moda'' () is a 1967 Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It was based on the novel of same name by Triveni. Kanagal remade the movie in Malayalam in 1967 as ''Swapnabhoomi'' and in Telugu in 1968 as ''Palamanasulu''. Thi ...

'' (1967) *''

'' (1971; also director) *'' Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta'' (1971) *''

Kesarina Kamala ''Kesarina Kamala'' (Kannada: ಕೆಸರಿನ ಕಮಲ, English: ''Lotus of Mud'') is a 1973 Indian Kannada drama movie, directed by R. N. Jayagopal and produced by T. N. Narasimhan. The film stars Kalpana, Shringar Nagaraj and Uma Shivakum ...

'' (1973) *''

Mareyada Haadu ''Mareyada Haadu'' is a 1981 Kannada-language romance film directed and written by R. N. Jayagopal and produced by K. S. Sacchidananda. The film stars Ananth Nag, Manjula and Leelavathi. The film was a musical hit with the songs composed by G ...

'' (1981) *''

Avala Antharanga ''Avala Antharanga'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. N. Jayagopal. It stars Kalyan Kumar, Aarathi and Roopa Devi in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao. Roopa Devi ( as Lead Actress ) and Shyam ...

'' (1984)

As an actor

;Films *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.'' ;Television

Awards and nominations

*1967–68 Karnataka State Film Awards: Best Cinematographer - ''

'' (won) *

1980–81 Karnataka State Film Awards The Karnataka State Film Awards 1980–81 is presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the productio ...

: Best Cinematographer - ''

'' (won) *

1984–85 Karnataka State Film Awards The Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They a ...

: Best Cinematographer - ''

'' (won)

References

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