V. B. Rajendra Prasad

Veeramachaneni Rajendra Prasad was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Hindi and Tamil films. He won one National Film Award for Antastulu (1965) and two Filmfare Awards for the films, Antastulu and Aastiparulu (1966). He is the father of noted actor Jagapathi Babu.

Death
VB Rajendra Prasad died on 12 January 2015 at Isha Hospital following a serious respiratory ailment. Doctors informed that it was a natural death.

Awards

 * National Film Awards
 * Best Feature Film in Telugu - Antastulu (1965).


 * Filmfare Awards
 * Best Film - Antastulu (1965)
 * Best Film – Telugu - Aastiparulu (1966)


 * Nandi Awards
 * Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Aastiparulu
 * Raghupathi Venkaiah Award (2003) - Lifetime achievement
 * Other honors
 * K. V. Reddy memorial Award (2000)