Prithviraj_(Telugu_actor)

Prudhvi Raj

Prudhvi Raj

Indian Telugu actor

Balireddy Prudhviraj (born August 6, 1964) is an Indian actor and politician who appears in Telugu films.[1][2] Known for his comic roles, he has acted in over 100 films. He is popularly known by the moniker 30 Years Industry, which was a dialogue mouthed by him in the 2002 film Khadgam.[3]

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In February 2019, he was appointed as state secretary to YSR Congress Party of Andhra Pradesh.[4] He worked as chairman of SVBC TV channel run by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams until January 2020.

Career

Prudhviraj was born in Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced by noted actor M. Prabhakar Reddy and E. V. V. Satyanarayana in their first film Aa Okkati Adakku (1992). During this film he spent forty days with Rao Gopala Rao, where he learnt about the film industry. He played many roles in about 100 films. He was well recognized for his dialogue "30 Years Industry ikkada" in Krishna Vamsi's film Khadgam (2002) and this film changed his fate.[5] In the year 2022, he joined Jana Sena Party.[6]

Controversy

Prudhvi Raj had joined the YSRCP in 2018, and after it came into power he has been nominated as chairman of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel in 2019.[7] In January 2020, his audiotape recording with a female employee of SVBC TV channel went viral on YouTube and SVBC employees protested urging him to resign from his post as the chairman of the channel. Following that incident Prudhviraj resigned as chairman of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel.[8][9]

Prithviraj joined the Janasena party at the Janasena office in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, on 24 January 2024 in the presence of party president Pawan Kalyan.[10]

Filmography

Telugu films

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Tamil films

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Films in other languages

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Notes

  1. Films are listed in the order of their release date

References

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    Hemanth, Kumar. "Prudhvi Raj gets rave reviews for his role in Loukyam". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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    Kavirayani, Suresh. "It's not been an easy journey: Prudhviraj". deccanchronicle.com. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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    Y., Sunita Chowdhary (25 December 2015). "Patience pays, finally for Prudhviraj". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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    "Jagan's YSRCP appoints Telugu actor Prudhvi Raj as state secretary". The News Minute. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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    Yalavarthi, Sunita (12 December 2015). "Exclusive Interview with Prudhviraj (30 years industry)". telugu360.com. Telugu 360. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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    Rao, G. v r Subba (6 October 2022). "Actor Prudhvi Raj to join Jana Sena Party". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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    The News Minute (29 July 2019). "Actor-comedian Prudhvi Raj named as chairman and director of devotional channel SVBC". Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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    "Prudhviraj steps down as SVBC chairman". The Hindu. 13 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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    "Actor Prudhvi Raj resigns from TTD's SVBC chairmanship". The Times of India. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. [10]
    Deccan Chronicle (24 January 2024). "Prudhvi Raj, Shaik Jani Join Jana Sena". Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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    "Extra - Ordinary Man Movie Review: Needed extra thinking". Ragalahari. 8 December 2023.
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    "Inti Number 13 Movie Review : Eerie and visually engaging". The Times of India.
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