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A. Sreekar Prasad filmography

Sreekar Prasad in 2020, during a virtual Q&A session on his YouTube channel

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor known for his extensive work across multiple Indian film industries, including Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil. He is the son of Akkineni Sanjeevi, a Telugu film editor and director who introduced him to film editing, and the nephew of filmmaker L.V. Prasad.[1] He assisted his father for about twenty films.[2] Sreekar has been active in the industry for over three decades and has collaborated with some of the most prominent directors in Indian cinema, including Mani Ratnam, Vishal Bhardwaj, AR Murugadoss, Vishnuvardhan, Prasanna Vithanage and Santosh Sivan.[3][4][5]

Born into a Telugu family in Chennai,[6][1] Sreekar is a graduate in literature from the University of Madras.[3] He made his debut as a co-editor with the 1986 film Swati, and his first independent editing work was on the Hindi film Raakh (1989). His work on Raakh earned him the National Award for Best Editing.[3] Over a career spanning more than 35 years, Sreekar has edited over 600 films.[7] He holds a record with nine National Film Awards, seven of which are for Best Editing, making him the most awarded editor in this category.[8] His awards have been conferred by five different Presidents of India.[9]

He was also honoured with the first-ever Special Jury Award for editing, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the field.[3] Sreekar's contributions to Indian cinema were acknowledged in the Limca Book of Records 'People of the Year – 2013' list.[10] He also holds a record for editing films in the most languages, with works spanning 17 different languages to date.[10] Alaipayuthey marked Sreekar's first collaboration with Mani Ratnam on a non-linear narrative.[11] To simplify the narrative, they used slo-mo effects and color changes to differentiate episodes. Their team created 17–18 different versions of the film.[11]

  1. ^ a b Telugu, ntv (22 July 2022). "Akkineni Sreekar Prasad: మన తెలుగువాడే ఘనుడు!". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ National Film Festival (in Hindi). Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1998.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (7 October 2019). "Busan: Prasanna Vithanage Sri Lankan Auteur Shines With 'Children of the Sun'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Sreekar Prasad Interview: Editor on Cutting 'RRR', His First Collaboration with SS Rajamouli, His Process & More". Silverscreen India. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ Srikar, Ram Venkat (10 October 2022). "Ponniyin Selvan-1 got restructured on the editing table: Sreekar Prasad". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Interview: Sreekar Prasad – The FilmSmith [Uncut]". MADRAS INK. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Film editor Sreekar Prasad enters the Limca Book of Records". The New Indian Express. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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