Jaya Prakash Reddy

Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films and theatre.

Early life and career Since Jaya Prakash Reddy’s father was a sub-inspector, he was brought up at different places in Rayalaseema. He moved to Guntur, where he completed his Bachelor's of Education and worked as a lecturer and in theatre. He came into the limelight with the film Samarasimha Reddy (1999) where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. He acted as an antagonist in several films such as Jayam Manade Raa (2000) and Chennakesava Reddy (2002). Later in his career, he was also featured in many comic roles. He created a series of plays titled Nela Nela JP tho in 2014 at the Sri Venkateswara Vignana Mandiram in Guntur.

Filmography Telugu films

Other language films Year Title Role Language Notes 2001 Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya Police Inspector Hindi 2002 Durga 2003 Anjaneya Jaya Prakash Tamil Diwan Kandhavel 2004 Shwetha Naagara Sarpa Kaadu Dhorey Kannada Bilingual film 2005 Aaru Reddy Tamil Chinna Chinna's ex boss 2006 Dharmapuri MLA Konda Mookan 2007 Thiru Ranga Reddy Bilingual film 2008 Satya in Love Veda's father Kannada Citizen Home Minister of Karnataka 2009 Yagna Varadaraj 2010 Uthama Puthiran Chinnamuthu Goundar Tamil

Awards + Year Award and category Work 2000 Nandi Award for Best Villain Jayam Manadera 2018 Santosham Film Awards Alexander Special Jury Award