L.V. Prasad was born on January 17, 1908 in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India as Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad Rao. He was a director and producer, known for Jeene Ki Raah (1969), Sharada (1957) and Bidaai (1974). He died on June 22, 1994.
Indian postal department issued a commemorative postal stamp in his honor on September 5, 2006
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Acted in Kalidas (1931) - the first Tamil Talkie, in _Bhakta Prahlada_ (1931) - the first Telugu talkie and Alam Ara (1931) - the first Hindi (Indian) talkie.
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Was the first person to be awarded the prestigious Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema in 1981.
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Was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by the Government of India for his life-time contribution to Indian cinema in 1983.
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