Prakash Kovelamudi

An alumnus of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Prakash is the son of veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao and grandson of K.

• Name — Prakash Kovelamudi • Birth Name — Kovelamudi Prakash Rao • Born — 25 June 1975 • Birthplace — Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) • Occupation — Film director • Relatives — K. S. Prakash Rao (grandfather) K. Raghavendra Rao (father) Shobu Yarlagadda (Brother-in-law)

Prakash made his acting debut with the Telugu-language movie Neetho. He was set to act in a fantasy film directed by Rajamouli but the film was later shelved. He also appeared in Morning Raga. The films under his directorial belt include Bommalata (A belly full of dreams) and the Telugu fantasy film Anaganaga O Dheerudu, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. He also directed the film Size Zero, which is also known as Inji Iduppazhagi, starring Arya and Anushka Shetty. His most recent film is Judgemental Hai Kya, a black comedy which addresses mental health issues.

Prakash married Kanika Dhillon in 2014 and the couple divorced in 2017.

Acting roles • Year — Title — Role — Language — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2002 — Neetho — Madhav — Telugu — credited as Surya Prakash • 2004 — Morning Raga — Abhinay — English Film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Language — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2004 — Bommalata — Telugu • 2011 — Once Upon a Warrior • 2015 — Size Zero — rowspan="2" — rowspan="2" — rowspan="2" — Bilingual film • Inji Iduppazhagi — Tamil • 2019 — Judgementall Hai Kya — Hindi