Jaya Prakash Reddy

Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020)^[1][3] was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films.^[4] Born in Sirvel of Andhra Pradesh, he came into the limelight with the film Samarasimha Reddy (1999) where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. He acted as an antagonist in several films such as Jayam Manade Raa (2000) and Chennakesava Reddy (2002). Later in his career, he was also featured in many comic roles.^[5] He died of cardiac arrest at his home in Guntur on 8 September 2020, at the age of 74.^[6] He was honoured with Special Jury Award (Alexander) for his contribution to Tollywood at the 16th Santosham Film Awards.^[7]

Jaya Prakash Reddy
Born	(1946-05-08)8 May 1946[1] Sirvel, Madras Presidency, British India[2] (now in Sirivella Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	8 September 2020(2020-09-08) (aged 74) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976—2020

Selected filmography

Telugu films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Mutyala Pallaki	College Principal
1978	Nayudu Bava[citation needed]	Doctor
1981	Varalabbayi	Cameo appearance
1983	Tarzan Sundari	Leader of the gang which decides to capture Tarzan Sundari
1984	James Bond 999	Police Chief
	Pralaya Simham	Driver Balaram
1985	Kanchu Kavacham	General Jimbo
1988	Brahma Puthrudu	S.P
1989	Bhagavan
1990	Prema Khaidi	Police
	Lorry Driver	Bank manager
	Iddaru Iddare	Ramireddy
	Bobbili Raja	Tribal
1991	Ramudu Kadhu Rakshasudu	Suyodhana Rao
	Shatruvu	Mayor
1992	Chitram Bhalare Vichitram	Phani
	Pelli Neeku Shobhanam Naaku
1993	Jamba Lakidi Pamba	Hijra
	Nippu Ravva	Labour officer
1997	Preminchukundam Raa	Veerabadrayya
1998	Ganesh	DIG
1998	Bavagaru Bagunnara	Venkat's father
1999	Samarasimha Reddy	Veeraraghava Reddy
	Sambayya
2000	Jayam Manade Raa	Narasimha Naidu
	Vijayaramaraju	Home minister
	Ee Tharam Nehru[citation needed]	Rambhupal Chowdhary
2001	Narasimha Naidu	Anjali's uncle
	Khaki Chokka	Janardhan
	Jackpot
	Anandam	Sub-Inspector of Police	Cameo appearance
	Snehamante Idera	Padmini's uncle
2002	Seema Simham	Kulashekar Rao
	Parasuram	Mental Anjaneyulu
	Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru	Constable
	Sontham	Gulabi (Thief)
	Chennakeshava Reddy	Venkat Reddy
	Joruga Husharuga	Bhaskar Rama Rao
2003	Palnati Brahmanayudu	Narsinga Naidu
	Swetha Naagu	Sarpararanya Dhora	simultaneously shot in Kannada and Telugu languages
	Indiramma[citation needed]	Madhava Rao
	Nijam	Sidda Reddy
	Seetayya	Sarvarayudu
	Kabaddi Kabaddi	Head Constable
2004	Shiva Shankar
	Swamy
2005	Evadi Gola Vaadidi	Banda Reddy
	Chatrapati	Municipal Commissioner
	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	JP
	Narasimhudu	Local MLA
2006	Kithakithalu	Soundarya's father
	Vikramarkudu	Home Minister
2007	Julayi	Reddy
	Dhee	Pedhananayana
	Yamadonga	Ram Prasad
	Godava
	Pagale Vennela
2008	Bujjigadu	Minister
	Ready	Chitti Naidu
	Siddu From Sikakulam	Obul Reddy
	King	Appaji
	Nagaram	Gudisala Narayana Murthy
	Krishna	Jakka's uncle
	Parugu	Sub-Inspector
	Dongala Bandi
2009	Raju Maharaju
	Neramu Siksha	MLA Suryanarayan
	Anjaneyulu	Babulal
	Bangaru Babu
	Kasko	JP
2010	Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi
	Seeta Ramula Kalyanam Lankalo	Veera Pratap's father
	Prasthanam	Bangaru Raju
	Namo Venkatesa	Bhadrappa's grandfather
	Maa Annayya Bangaram	Parameshwar Rao
	Bindaas	Seshadri Naidu
2011	Brahmi Gadi Katha	Siva's uncle	[citation needed]
	Madatha Kaja	JP
	Oosaravelli	Sarkar
	Seema Tapakai	Venkatappa
	Kandireega	Rajanna
2012	Betting Bangaraju	Police Officer
	Gabbar Singh	Police Commissioner
2013	Naayak	Babji's Paternal Uncle
	Baadshah	Aadhi's father
	Bhai	Venkat Reddy
	Balupu	CI Basava
	Shadow	Home Minister Naidu
	Adda		Cameo appearance[citation needed]
	Masala	Eddulu Kameshwar Rao
2014	Legend	MP
	Race Gurram	IG J.P.
	Manam	Home Minister J.P.
	Jump Jilani	Veera Puli Reddy
	Rabhasa	Peddi Reddy alias Pedayya
	Autonagar Surya	Corporator Indra
	Eduruleni Alexander
2015	Pataas	Central Minister JP
	Akhil	Kishore's father
	Temper	Home Minister of A.P.
	LOL	Somyayajulu
	Mosagallaku Mosagadu	Kaushik
	James Bond
	Shivam	Bhoji Reddy's brother-in-law
	Bruce Lee - The Fighter	Fight Master Dangerous David & Police Inspector G. Ramji	Dual Role
	Soukhyam	Pellikoduku
	Tripura
2016	Sarrainodu	Bhoopathi
	Supreme	M.L.A.
	Hyper	Party President
	Nandini Nursing Home	Dr. Venkateshwarlu
	Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu
2017	Khaidi No. 150	Commissioner Krishna Murthy
	Radha	Acharya Deva
	Nene Raju Nene Mantri	Jailor
	Jai Lava Kusa	Sravani's father
	Raja the Great	Devaraj's henchmen
2018	Inttelligent	Sathya Murthy
	Jai Simha	Central Minister JP
	Jamba Lakidi Pamba
	MLA	Nagappa
	Chethilo Cheyyesi Cheppu Baava
	Pantham	Health Minister
	Nela Ticket	C.P. Ranjith Kumar
	Lover	Goon
	Silly Fellows	Jacket Janakiram
	Amar Akbar Anthony	WATA chairman
2019	Crazy Crazy Feeling	Dream father
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Nagendra's Father
2021	Alludu Adhurs	Police DCP	Posthumously released
	Aaradugula Bullet		Posthumously released

Tamil films

Year	Title	Role
2003	Anjaneya	Jaya Prakash
2003	Diwan	Kandhavel
2005	Aaru	Reddy
2005	Chinna	Chinna's ex boss
2006	Dharmapuri	MLA Konda Mookan
2010	Uthama Puthiran	Chinnamuthu Goundar

Kannada films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Shwetha Naagara	Sarpa Kaadu Dhorey	simultaneously shot in Kannada and Telugu languages
2008	Satya in Love	Veda's Father (Telugu Factionist)
2008	Citizen	Home minister of Karnataka
2009	Yagna	Varadaraj

Hindi films

Year	Title	Role
2001	Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya	Police inspector
2002	Durga

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Villain - Jayam Manadera (2000) ^[8]

References

1. "Jaya Prakash Reddy, Telugu actor, passes away". The Hindu. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
2. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. "Jaya Prakash Reddy (1946–2020): Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Prakash Raj and others mourn demise of versatile actor". The Indian Express. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
4. "Nagabhushanam is my inspiration: actor". The Hindu. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
5. "MLA Telugu Movie Review {3/5}: Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
6. "Actor Jaya Prakash Reddy passes away". The Indian Express. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
7. "16వ 'సంతోషం' అవార్డ్స్: ఉత్తమ నటుడు చిరంజీవి" [16th 'Santhosham' Awards: Best Actor Chiranjeevi]. Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
8. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• Jaya Prakash Reddy at IMDb