L. V. Prasad
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Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao, known professionally as L. V. Prasad, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Telugu Cinema and is the recipient o
Prasad on a 2006 stamp of India
Alam Ara
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Alam Ara is a 1931 Indian historical fantasy film directed and produced by Ardeshir Irani. It revolves around a king and his two wives, Navbahaar and Dilbahaar, who are childless; soon, a fakir tells
L. V. Prasad
…postage stamp in his memory in 2006. Prasad also had the unique distinction of acting in the first talkies of three different languages of Indian cinema; Alam Ara (Hindi), Bhakta Prahlada (Telugu) and Kalidas (a Tamil and Telugu bilingual film). Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao was born on 17 January 1907 in a…
Theatrical release poster
Irani at the sets of Alam Ara, recording the film's sound
A promotional poster for Alam Ara at Majestic Cinema
Vithal and Zubeida in a scene of the film. The scene was later re-created by Google into a doodle in 2011