Vinaya Prasad

Vinaya Prasad

Birth : 1967-11-22, Udupi, India

History

Vinaya Prasad (also credited as Vinaya Prakash) is a popular film and television actress in South India who has primarily featured in Kannada and Malayalam films besides acting in a few Tamil and Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her performances in Aathanka (1993) and Bannada Hejje (2001). The senior actress in her career has shared screen space with Vishnuvardhan, Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Ambareesh, Venkatesh, Ananth Nag, Akkineni Nagarjuna, V. Ravichandran, Shivrajkumar, Mahesh Babu, Jr. NTR and others.

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Vinaya Prasad

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Heaven
Mariyam
Circle Inspector of Police, Peter Kurishinkal is a stoic and taciturn officer, who prefers brain over brawn to solve his cases. His world is brought upside down when he is assigned a sensational case of a homicide.
Igloo
Jaya
Webbed around a couple who believe, preach and practise positivity, where the ‘picture perfect’ lives of a couple are devastated with a hazardous illness and how they handle it positively
Madura Raja
It is the story which narrates the history of raja ,the story is about a don in madhura raja and his actions.
Chanakyathanthram
A fresh-out-of-college criminologist, finds himself pit against an evil mastermind, whom he has can only outdo by using his wits and courage.
Rajaratha
Rajaratha is a 2018 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film written and directed by Anup Bhandari who also composed the film's music. It stars Nirup Bhandari and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles in their second collaboration with the director after the success of RangiTaranga. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Rajaratham (English: Royal Chariot) with Rana Daggubati replacing Puneeth Rajkumar as the narrator. Arya, who made his debut in Kannada cinema for the first time with the film, features in a supporting role alongside P. Ravishankar and Sruthi Hariharan.
Aami
Sulochana Nalappatt aka Sulu
Aami is a biopic based on the life of the renowned poet and author Kamala Das, who was fondly referred by her pet name Aami. The film mainly deals with two relationships the writer had - with the husband and after his demise, with a suitor from a different religion.
Sunday Holiday
Narayanankutty's Wife
Mr. Unni Mukundan who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets Mr. David Paul, a famous movie director. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin from Thalaserry, makes him undergo a total change in his vision of life due to his acquaintance with Nakutti and Rahul, the residents of 'Sargapournami' his home in Cochin. Sunday Holiday is a beautiful story that is replete with comedy.
Welcome to Central Jail
Janaki
Unnikuttan is a young man, who was born in the central jail. He considers jail as his second home. As a good Samaritan he takes on the punishments for petty crimes committed by others.
Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum
Jiya's mother
Jiya is a rich girl who has a distinctive personality and has great hopes and dreams. An unfortunate incident shook her life. At this juncture two guys Pranav and Prince enter Jiya's life with definite intentions.
Shivalinga
Satya's mother
Shivalinga is story weaved around a murder mystery. Who killed Rahim? Why was he killed? Is it murder of Suicide, CID Shivu (Shivrajkumar) investigates the murder mystery. But, what is Shivu's wife's involvement...
Sarrainodu
Gana's Mother
Only one man can stop a villain who, backed by his father, brutally murders anyone who gets in the way of his unscrupulous real estate deals.
Tyson
Tyson is a power-packed action entertainer. The film shows the hero's struggle to become a Police Officer and the rest of the story portrays him as a strict and dignified cop.
Bangalore Naatkal
Mrs. Francis
Three cousins, Arjun, Divya and Kannan, relocate to Bangalore for various reasons. However, they face many challenges which change their lives forever.
2 Countries
Revathy
Ullaas is a cunning guy who can go to any extent for money. One fine day, he cheats a priest and redirects an NRI match which is supposed to go to a known person in his village. He manages everything and finally ties the knot with Laya. The twist in the tale arises when Ullaas comes to know that the NRI girl he married is a complete alcoholic. Rest of the story is as to how Sunil manages to get his problematic wife back on track.
Anegan
Madhumitha's Mother
Madhumitha is convinced that she and her colleague Ashwin were lovers in their past lives and have been brought together by fate. Is there any truth to this or is she merely hallucinating?
Cousins
Threasa
Sam is stuck somewhere in the past, courtesy a mishap that occurred six years back, that had almost cost him his life. The psychiatrist suggests that he goes on a trip to Manipal where he was when the tragedy took place, so that his recent memories might be recovered. Off he goes on the journey with his cousins Georgy , Pauly and Tony hoping to find out what had actually transpired during his life at Manipal
Jai Hind 2
A common man decides to rise up and change the state of education in the country. Will the money-minded 'educationists' let him do that?
Villali Veeran
The story revolves around Siddharthan (Dileep), who is a humble vegetable trader from a small village. He shoulders all the responsibilities of his family and is someone who is ready to sacrifice everything for his sisters. The quest for wealth leads him to a lot of troubles.
Avatharam
Karimban John's wife
Madhavan Mahadevan, who comes into the city from a village to see off his sister-in-law and her daughter after the death of his elder brother, an upright Customs Officer (KB Ganesh Kumar). While running around to claim the insurance money, he comes to know that his brother was actually murdered by the underworld don Irumbanakkal John (Joy Mathew).
Bangalore Days
Natasha's mother
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
Ulsaha Committee
Apoorvan (Jayaram), Babumon (Kalabhavan Shajon), and Chopra (Baburaj) are very close companions. Babumon is married. Apoorvan, who has only studied up to 7th standard aims to become a world renowned scientist and does many experiments to become so. Apoorvan is supported financially by Babumon whos..
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
Rachel
Pooja Mathew, a spirited young girl, wants to have a love marriage in her life. Thus, she stops at nothing to impress Giri, who saved her once from a group of unruly men.
Doosukeltha
Alekhya's mother
Chinna (Vishnu) is a very witty and resourceful person who knows how to get things done. As kids, Chinna and Piccheshwar (Vennela Kishore) have a tiff and Piccheshwar leaves the village in a huff. Piccheshwar’s outraged grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) orders the execution of Chinna’s family, forcing them to flee as well. As the years go by, Chinna grows into a tall and fearless young fellow. He applies for a job as a journalist and he is sent on an assignment by his boss Avatar (Posani). The assignment is to conduct a sting operation on Minister Dilleeswara Rao (Pankaj Tripathi). Chinna succeeds in capturing incriminating footage, but he is caught and thrashed by the minister’s goons.
Madarangi
Deepu, the daughter of a rich businessman, falls in love with her driver Manu. Problems arise when Manu suffers a brain injury and is blamed for the death of an MLA's brother.
Shirdi Sai
Based on the life of Indian guru Shirdi Sai Baba (Nagarjuna Akkineni), who taught love, forgiveness, charity and devotion.
Sagar
Rajasekhara is not willing to get into an arranged marriage and lies that he is in love with a girl called Kajal. But, trouble arrives when Kajal actually turns up and is even followed by a gangster.
Spanish Masala
Rahul's mother
Charlie who comes to Spain with a group of artists wants to live a new life, so he runs away from the group to find another job. Later, under some circumstances, his talent for cooking gets him the job of a chef for the Spanish ambassador.
Oh My Friend
Siri's Mother
Two childhood friends, who believe they share a platonic bond. When complications arise in their romantic relationships due to their friendship, how will their relationship evolve?
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
Marychedathy
Dileep plays Solomon in Marykkundoru Kunjadu, a village simpleton who has been nicknamed Kunjadu, since he is adept at getting beaten up by people. In love with Mary (Bhavana) and at loggerheads with her three gigantic brothers, life isn't easy for Solomon. When he befriends a giant of a man who calls himself Vishnu (Biju Menon) and whom he saves from a well, Solomon starts life afresh, and learns to set his spine straight for once.
Varudu
Deepthi's Mother
A soon to-be married bride is abducted by a man who is obsessed with her.
Namo Venkatesa
Venkata Ramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist. He goes along with the troop of artists to perform for a local Telugu association in Europe. Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) is a tour organizer in Europe. He enjoys making people around bakras. Pooja (Trisha) is the niece of Prasad. Venkata Ramana falls in love with her. Prasad realises that only way to make Ramana bakra is to tell him that Pooja loves him too. Pooja is the daughter of a rich factionist in Rayalaseema and she is forced to return back in the middle. Her marriage is fixed with a guy she doesn’t like. The rest of the story is all about how Prasad conspires with Ramana to rescue Pooja.
Adhurs
Narasimha and Chari's Mother
Twin brothers who are separated at birth receive different upbringing. After they grow up, they chance upon each other when one of them gets kidnapped by hoodlums.
Anjaneyulu
Lakshmi
Employed with HMTV, Pavan/Abhimanyu lives in Hyderabad and is in constant touch with his retired father, Krishnamurthy, and mother. His boss, Sudarshan Babu, hires a Creative Consultant, Surya/Prabhakar Garu, their TV channel undergoes a number of changes, and he gets to interview various people. He meets with Anjali, an employee with Airtel, and both dramatically fall in love. While investigating corrupt politicians, he comes across evidence and decides to join the gang of a gangster named Bada. Still involved in gathering evidence, his world will come crashing around him when he will be told that his parents and many others have been killed after their bus was torched by hooligans. He sets out to also trace who was responsible behind their killing - not knowing that his life is also in danger.
Ghauttham
Gowtham, a cheerful young lad, hails from a well-to-do family. Unfortunately, he is often misunderstood by his father but his life changes when he falls in love.
Satya In Love
Satya In Love is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Raghava Loki and produced by Ramesh. The film stars Shivaraj Kumar, Genelia Dsouza, Srinath and Bullet Prakash in lead roles. Music was composed by Gurukiran.
Vaitheeswaran
Saravanan's Mother
Saravanan, a young boy, is killed by an aspiring politician, Dhanasekaran. When the boy's mother tries to commit suicide, she is stopped by a sage who prophesies that her son will be reincarnated.
Aa Dinagalu
Chethan's Mother
Chetan loves Mallika but his father hires an underworld don, Kotwal, to break their relationship. Irked by his father's actions, Chetan approaches Kotwal's rival, Jayaraj, to defeat him.
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
Ganesh, an unemployed man, lands up in a company where Keerthi, the girl he loves, works but who is already engaged to someone else. Sudden incidents ruin his life and he again comes across her, but refuses to marry her.
Chinnodu
Chinna, born in prison, is raised by the jailor but circumstances cause him to kill the jailor's brother. Once out of prison, he returns to his foster family, but they refuse to take him back.
Ravi Shastry
Ravi Shastry, a barber's son, pretends to be a Brahmin to secure a livelihood. His wedding to Bhanu, the Brahmin community head's daughter, is stalled when his bluff is called.
Nenapirali
Kishore helps his friend Ekanth to woo the girl he loves, Indu, whereas Indu's sister falls in love with Kishore. However, when Ekanth marries Indu, an unfortunate incident tears them apart.
Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu
Vijaya
Chandramukhi
Lakshmi Kandaswamy
Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.
Love
Ganga, who mistakes Vikram to be a womaniser, understands his character when he saves her from a fire accident. They become lovers, but things change when a mysterious woman enters their lives.
Monda
Preethsod Thappa
Bhavani
Preethsod Thappa (English: Is it wrong to fall in love ?) is a 1998 Indian Kannada language romance-drama musical film directed by Ravichandran and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty in the lead roles. Actors Lokesh and Lakshmi and Prakash Raj feature in other prominent roles. The film is a remake of Telugu blockbuster film Ninne Pelladata (1996) starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Tabu in the lead roles.
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu
Uma
Meenakshi who is confused between the word her father had given to Akhilachandran and her love.
Yuvasakthi
After witnessing the youth around him addicted to drugs, Shakthi, a young man, takes the help of his friend, a police officer, to fight against drug peddlers.
Sipayi
Sipayi, who fights for the welfare of the people in his village, falls in love with Shanti. When she is forced to marry a criminal, he tries to change her fate.
Sowbhagya Devathe
Naidugaari Kutumbam
When Naidu, the older brother of Chandru, is insulted by his best friend Bhaktavatsala because of his financial status, Chandru takes revenge by kidnapping Bhaktavatsala's daughter.
Thaikulame Thaikulame
While on a business tour, circumstances force a married man to marry another woman. However, his first wife happens to learn about his second marriage.
Lady Police
This story is about a young and ferocious lady police officer who can handle and gang of hooligans single handedly. A suicide case of a young village girl is been handed over to her
Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu
Nancy Joseph
The story revolves around a paying guest home run by Chinthamani Ammal(K. P. A. C. Lalitha) who is a determined man-hater due to a failed love affair. Only man-haters are allowed as paying guests. Ponnamma (Kalpana) hates men because of her parents being partial to her twin brother Ponnappan(Kalpana). Another guest, Nancy, is a lawyer and is engaged on a post divorce custody battle for the child with Tony Varghese. Rudra and Bhagyarekha pretend to be man-haters to please Chinthamani Ammal. The story is about how each of the women finds true life partner.
Yarigu Helbedi
Yarigu Helbedi is a 1994 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others. The movie has become a cult film among Kannada film viewers.
Karulina Koogu
Sharada
Mohan, an alcoholic, gets married to Sharada, a music teacher. Tragedy soon strikes their life when Antony sets his eyes on Sharada and tries to take undue advantage of her.
Manichitrathazhu
Sreedevi
A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following which seemingly supernatural events begin to happen.
Suryodaya
Chandrakanth, a fugitive, makes the police believe that he is dead. However, an intelligent officer, Suresh, is convinced that he is still at large and vows to catch him.
Mysore Jaana
Anand grows up in a remand home after his parents are brutally killed by his uncle, Mohan Raj. He soon sets out to avenge the death of his parents and bring the culprit to justice.
Mookilla Rajyathu
Leena
The film starts by displaying an antic of Keshavan (Thilakan) who is an inmate of the Kakkanad Mental Hospital. Two other inmates are Benny (Mukesh) and Krishnankutty (Jagathy Sreekumar), along with the female inmate Philomena. By profession Benny is an artist, Krishnankutty is a mechanic and Keshavan had retired from military service. The late Hakeem Rawther too plays as an inmate in a cameo role. The trio chance to come across a newspaper report that Amitabh Bachchan is visiting Ernakulam City for film shooting, near the place they stay. They are soon joined by Venu (Siddique), as the brother of Balan (N.N.Balakrishnan) who takes him to the mental hospital. Venu is a good singer but has a compulsive obsession to singing. Driven by a desire to see Amitabh Bachchan the four of them manage to escape from the mental hospital that night by ripping off the cell warden Ameen (Mala Aravindan). They reach Ernakulam city in a bus, and hilarity starts
Perumthachan
Bhargavi Thampuratti
It is based on Perumthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in the Kerala folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.
Ganeshana Maduve
Adilakshmi
Ganesha lives happily in a complex owned by Ramanamurthy. Things take a turn when he falls in love with Adilakshmi, the youngest daughter of Ramanamurthy who sings under the pseudonym Shruti.
Paris Paris
Paris Paris is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by Manu Kumaran, which is a remake of the 2014 Hindi film Queen by Vikas Bahl.