Vinaya Prasad or Vinaya Prakash is an Indian who is a popular film and television actress from the South Indian entertainment industry. She majorly works in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam language movies and television shows.
She is mainly known for her appearance in movies like Aathanka in the year 1993 and Bannada Hejje in the year 2001. She has shared screen space with many popular actors and actresses in the South Indian industry like Ananth Nag, Chiranjeevi, Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, and several other superstars.
Vinaya Prasad Wiki/Biography
Born on 22 November 1965, Vinaya Prasad’s age is 55 years as of 2021. She was born and brought up in a well-settled family from Udupi, Karnataka, India. She belongs to a Hindu family and follows Hinduism, she is an Indian by nationality. Moreover, she is Karhade Brahmin by caste.
Vinaya Prasad completed her primary schooling at a local High School in Udupi and after that, she enrolled herself at a local college in Karnataka, India from where she completed her graduation. Currently, she is residing in Bangalore, Karnataka, India along with her husband, son, and daughter.
| Full Name | Vinaya Prasad (Vinaya Prakash) |
| Net Worth | $1 Million |
| Date of Birth | 22 November 1965 |
| Age | 55 Years |
| Birth Place | Udupi, Karnataka, India |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Karnataka |
| Caste | Karhade Brahmin |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| School | Local High School, Udupi, Karnataka, India |
| College / University | Local College, Karnataka, India |
| Education Qualification | Graduate |
Family, Boyfriend & Relationships
Vinaya Prasad’s father’s name is Krishna Bhat who worked in a Government office in Udupi and her mother’s name is Vatsala Bhat who is a housewife.
Vinaya Prasad’s marital status is married. She is married to a Bangalore based man Jyotiprakash. The couple got married in the year 2002, after the death of her first husband.
Vinaya Prasad’s first husband’s name was V. R. K. Prasad who was a popular director and editor in the Kannada film industry. The couple got married in the year 1988 and stayed together till her death in the year 1995. She has a daughter named Prathama Prasad from her first marriage and a step-son Jai Atre from her second marriage.
| Father Name | Krishna Bhat |
| Mother Name | Vatsala Bhat |
| Brother Name | Ravi Bhat |
| Sister Name | Kripa Bhat, Vijaya Satyanarayana and Kshama Bhat |
| Boyfriend | Jyotiprakash and V. R. K. Prasad |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband Name | Jyotiprakash and V. R. K. Prasad |
| Children | Prathama Prasad and Jai Atre |
Physical Appearance
Vinaya Prasad is a good looking actress in the South Indian film and television industry. She owns attractive and charming looks with an impressive personality and body measurements. She is of an hourglass slim body type and her figure measurements are 32-28-34 inches approximately.
She is 5 feet and 3 inches in height and her body weight is around 65 Kg. She has black color beautiful, long, and shiny hair along with beautiful black color shimmering eyes.
Career
Vinaya Prasad started her career as a supporting actress in the Kannada film industry. She has made her debut appearance in the movie Madhwacharya in the year 1988 in a small role. After that, she made her appearance in various movies starring in small roles before getting the lead role in the movie Ganeshana Maduve alongside popular actor Anant Nag.
After that, she has made her appearance in more than sixty movies in different languages like Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Some of her noted performances came in movies like Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare, Gauri Ganesha, Police File, Goonda Rajya, Samrat, Bhoomi Geetha, and various other popular movies.
She has also worked in some noted television shows in the South Indian television industry. She has appeared in the longest-running TV show on Malayalam TV titled Sthree which gained her huge popularity and appreciation among viewers. Since then she has worked in many popular television shows in different languages. She has also played supporting roles in blockbuster movies like Manichitrathazhu, Indra, Donga Dongadi, Andhrudu, and several others.
Awards
Vinaya Prasad has won many popular television and film awards throughout her career in the industry. She has won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for her amazing work in the movies Aathanka and Bannada Hejje.
She has also won the Asianet Television Awards for Best Actress in the year 2007 and the Asia Vision Awards for Best Popular Actress in Television in the year 2009. She has received the RED FM Tulu Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress in the year 2017 and the Zee Kannada Award for Iconic Role of the Year in the year 2019.
