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K L Damodar Prasad son of the Famous Senior Producer Late Kanuri Ranjith Kumar, who produced multiple blockbuster films with Sr NTR, Super Star Krishna and others under his very well known and reputed banner in Telugu Film Industry.

“Ranjith Movies” which was Est in 1973, to name some of the films produced under his banner ‘Cheekati Velugulu’,’ Maa Idhari Katha’, ‘Tolikodi Kusundi’ “ Na Laga Yendaro” are a few of them, which have won several State Awards. He was one of the main persons, who initiated shifting of Telugu Film Industry from Madras to Hyderabad and also worked tirelessly in coordination with then Governments for forming Film Nagar Housing Society and was the first Secretary for the same.

After the demise of Kanuri Ranjith Kumar in June 11,1984 ,his son K L Damodar Prasad took over the reigns of Ranjith Movies and rechristened it as Sri Ranjith Movies (SRM). Since then partnered and financed many films and was part of many other businesses.

In 2011, he produced "ALA MODALAINDI” a small budget film which went on to be a blockbuster in that year. The lead actor Natural Star Nani’s first commercial success, Heroine Nithya Menon and the Director Ms.Nandini Reddy made their debut in Telugu Film Industry with same which have won the State Nandi Award for the Best Actress and Best Debut Director of the year. “ANTHAKU MUNDU AA TARUVATHA” directed by Indraganti Mohan Krishna has been released to great

applause in 2013 and was shortlisted for screening at IIFFSA International Indian Film Festival of South Africa 2014 and many other films were produced under his banner and many debutants of 24 crafts in Film Industry have been given a chance by him in his banner.

KL Damodar Prasad aka Damu became the President of the Telugu Film Producer’s Council. The Progressive Producers Guild, which is supported by Producer Dil Raju.KL Damodar Prasad won the Presidency. Ashok Kumar K and Supriya Yarlagadda were chosen as vice presidents.KL Damodar Prasad, as the president of the Telugu Film Producer's Council (TFPC), has earned a reputation for being a dedicated and hardworking individual within the Telugu film industry.

His commitment to addressing the concerns and challenges faced by both small and large producers is commendable. It is evident that under his leadership, the TFPC has become a reliable source of support for producers, providing assistance and guidance on various matters related to the movie industry.

His willingness to lend support to the issues raised by producers reflects his proactive approach towards improving the overall environment for filmmaking in the Telugu film industry.

FILMOGRAPHY (PRODUCER)
1973 - Cheekati Velugulu - K.S.Prakash Rao

1976 - Mana Oori Katha - K. Hemambharadhar

1977 - Maa Idhari Katha - Nandamuri Ramesh

1978 - Naalaga Endharo - Eeranki Sharma

1979 - Tolikodi Kusindi - K. Balachander

1980 - Engavuru Kannagai(Tamil)- K. Balachander

1983 - Chattaniki Veyikallu - Vijaya Nirmala

1983 - Lanke Bindelu - Vijaya Nirmala

1983 - Adayam (Malayalam) - P.N.Ramachandra Kurup

2011 - Alaa Modalaindi - B.V.Nandini Reddy

2013 - Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha - Mohana Krishna Indraganti.

2015 - Hora Hori – Teja.

2016 - Kalyana Vaibhogame – B. V. Nandini Reddy.

2021 - FCUK - Vidhya Sagar

REFERENCES AND AWARDS
Their film "ALA MODALAINDI” (IT ALL STARTED THUS…), released in 2011 went on to be a blockbuster in that year. The lead Heroine Nithya Menon and the Director Ms.Nandini Reddy made their debut in Telugu Film Industry with ‘Ala Modalaindi’ and have won the State Nandi Award for the Best Actress and Best Debut Director of the year. “ANTHAKU MUNDU AA TARUVATHA” (BEFORE AND AFTER) has been released to great applause in 2013 and was shortlisted for screening at IIFFSA- International Indian Film Festival of South Africa 2014.