Balireddy Prudhviraj (born August 6, 1964) is an Indian actor and politician who appears in

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films. Known for his comic roles, he has acted in over 100 films. He is noted for his dialogue of ''30 Years Industry'' in the 2002 film ''

Khadgam ''Khadgam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies. It features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sonali Bendre, Sangeetha Krish and Kim Shar ...

'', which also became his moniker. In February 2019, he was appointed as state secretary to

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

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. He worked as chairman of

SVBC TV Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC TV) is the pioneer devotional (bhakthi) channel of TTD. It is the first 24-hour satellite Telugu devotional channel dedicated to broadcasting Hindu devotional programs and live telecasts of poojas perfo ...

channel run by

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until January 2020.

Career

Prudhviraj was born in

Tadepalligudem Tadepalligudem is a city in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Selection Grade municipality and the mandal headquarters of Tadepalligudem mandal in Bhimavaram revenue division. Tadepalligudem is the second ...

, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced by famous Dr. Prabakar Reddy and E. V. V. Satyanarayana in their first film ''

Aa Okkati Adakku ''Aa Okkati Adakku'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana, and produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramaniam under the AVM Productions banner. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Rambha, and ...

'' (1992). During this film he spent forty days with

Rao Gopala Rao Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature fil ...

, where he learnt about the film industry. He played many roles in about 100 films. He was well recognized for his dialogue "30 Years Industry ikkada" in

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

's film ''

'' (2002) and this film changed his fate. In the year 2022, he joined

Jana Sena Party Jana Sena or Jana Sena Party (JSP) (''People's Army Party'') is an Indian Regional political party based in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Tollywood actor and politician Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014. ...

Controversy

He has been nominated as chairman of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel in 2019. In January 2020, his audiotape recording with a female employee of

channel went viral on YouTube and SVBC employees protested urging him to resign from his post as the chairman of the channel. Following that incident Prudhviraj resigned as chairman of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel.

Filmography

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References

External links

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