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A. Sreekar Prasad - Wikipedia

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A. Sreekar Prasad
Sreekar Prasad in 2020
Born	Akkineni Sreekar Prasad (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61) Madras, Madras state, India
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	1983–present
Works	Full list
Relatives	L. V. Prasad (paternal uncle) A. Ramesh Prasad (cousin) K. B. Tilak (cousin)
Website	www.sreekarprasad.com

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor known for his works across Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu language films.^[1] In a career spanning more than 35 years, he has edited over 600 films.^[2] He is a recipient of nine National Film Awards including seven wins for Best Editing which is a record in that category. He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, two Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards among others.

He was included in the Limca Book of Records 'People of the Year - 2013' list for his contribution to Indian cinema in several languages.^[3]^[4] Prasad also holds the record for "films edited in most number of languages" in Limca Book of Records. He has edited films from 17 languages so far.^[5]

Early and personal life

Sreekar Prasad was born into a Telugu family in Madras to film editor and director Akkineni Sanjeevi, the younger brother of Telugu film doyen L. V. Prasad.^[6]^[7] His family hails from the village of Somavarappadu near Eluru in Andhra Pradesh.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] His father had five siblings — four brothers and a sister. Akkineni Ramesh Prasad, son of L. V. Prasad is his cousin. K. B. Tilak, independence activist and filmmaker is also a cousin of his — the son of his paternal aunt.^[6]

His son is Akshay Akkineni, director of Pizza. Akshay is married to P. S. Keerthana, daughter of actors R. Parthiban and Seetha.^[12] Sreekar was the editor of Keerthana's star vehicle Kannathil Muthamittal, which earned her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2002.

Career

Sreekar Prasad was a graduate of literature from University of Madras. He learned the art of film editing from his father in Telugu cinemas.^[13] Though he started out with Telugu language films, he rose to national acclaim through Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. He has won the National Film Award for Best Editing seven times and one Special Jury Award, throughout a career spanning over two decades.^[14]

Some of the notable editing works of Sreekar Prasad include Yodha (1992), Nirnayam (1995), Vanaprastham (1999), Alaipayuthey (2000), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Okkadu (2003), Aayutha Ezhuthu/Yuva (2004), Navarasa (2005), Anandabhadram (2005), Guru (2007), Firaaq (2008), Kaminey (2009), Pazhassi Raja (2009), Kutty Srank (2010), Shaitan (2011), Thuppakki (2012), Thanga Meenkal (2013), Kaththi (2014), Talvar (2015), Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018), Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019), Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2020), RRR (2022), and Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022).

Filmography

Awards

National Film Awards

1989: Best Editing - Raakh
1997: Best Editing - Rag Birag
1997: Best Non-Feature Film Editing - Nauka Caritramu
1998: Best Editing - The Terrorist
2000: Best Editing - Vaanaprastham
2002: Best Editing - Kannathil Muthamittal
2008: Best Editing - Firaaq
2010: Special Jury Award - Kutty Srank, Kaminey, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
2020: Best Editing - Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum

Kerala State Film Awards

1992: Best Editing - Yodha
1999: Best Editing - Karunam, Vaanaprastham, Jalamarmaram
2001: Best Editing - Sesham
2005: Best Editing - Anandabhadram
2009: Best Editing - Pazhassi Raja

Nandi Awards

2000: Best Editing - Manoharam
2003: Best Editing - Okkadu

Filmfare Awards

2002: Best Editing - Dil Chahta Hai^[15]
2010: Best Editing - Firaaq^[16]
2016: Best Editing - Talvar
2022: Best Editing - Shershaah

Vijay Awards

2007: Best Editing - Kattradhu Thamizh
2009: Best Editing - Yavarum Nalam

Other awards

2008: DIFF Best Editing - Firaaq^[17]

References

^ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ Sundar, Anusha (6 April 2022). "Sreekar Prasad Interview: Editor on Cutting 'RRR', His First Collaboration with SS Rajamouli, His Process & More". Silverscreen India. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Southern stars in Limca Book of Records". The Times of India. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ "A SREEKAR PRASAD". Limca Book of Records. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ "Film editor Sreekar Prasad enters the Limca Book of Records". The New Indian Express. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Prabhu (17 July 2008). "Interview With KB Tilak (Part I)". Cinegoer.com (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Akkineni Sreekar Prasad : మన తెలుగువాడే ఘనుడు!". NTV (in Telugu). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-93-5195-280-0.
^ Das, Taraprasad. Flights of a bumblebee: Journey in compassionate eye care. Notion Press. ISBN 978-93-84878-29-0.
^ Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (27 January 2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications India. p. 193. ISBN 978-93-5150-212-8.
^ "Dr. K J Mohan on L. V. Prasad". LVPrasad.org. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "SEE: Parthiepan's daughter Keerthana and Akshay Akkineni get engaged". India Today. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ Sudhish Kamath (18 March 2011). "Life & Style / Metroplus : The Saturday Interview - A cut above". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ Subha J Rao (23 October 2010). "Arts / Cinema : Master of montage". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ "Filmfare Awards Winners 2002: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 2002". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Filmfare Awards Winners 2010: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 2010". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Sreekar Prasad, Deepa Mehta bag Dubai awards". Rediff. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

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