R. S. Prabhu is an Indian

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

Personal life

He was born to Ramachandra Prabhu and Yasodha on 5 May 1930 in

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation a ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. He is married to Sarada and he has two children. S. Rajagopal, S. Ramesh.

Filmography

He started his career as a production manager in Rakthabandham in 1950. After 15 years, in 1965 he produced and directed

Rajamalli ''Rajamalli'' is a 1965 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Sukumari and Kottayam Santha in the lead roles. The film had musical score by BA Chidambaranath. Cast *Prem Nazir * Sha ...

. He has also acted in Rakthabandham,

Moodupadam ''Moodupadam'' is a 1963 Malayalam language film directed by Ramu Kariat and scripted by K. T. Muhammed based on S. K. Pottekkatt's novel of the same name. Sathyan and Ambika play the lead roles. It is a social film about the relationship betwee ...

, Asuravithu. *'' Rakthabandham'' (1950) (as production manager and actor) *''

'' (1963) (as actor) *''

'' (1965) (as producer and director) *'' Asuravithu'' (1968) (as actor)

Awards

Vayalar memorial award in 1997 and Kerala critic film award.

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1950 births Male actors in Malayalam cinema Film producers from Kochi Malayalam film directors Living people {{India-film-producer-stub