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Vijayendra Prasad

Vijayendra Prasad

Writer · Born May 27, 1942 (84) · Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh

Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad (born 27 May 1942) is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. With a career spanning across nearly three decades, his filmography consists of over 25 films as a screenwriter. He is considered to be one of the most successful screenwriters of Indian cinema. He has frequently collaborated with his son, director S. S. Rajamouli, to deliver some of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 27, 1942 (84)
From
Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh
Works as
Writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 86% in 30 days

What are Vijayendra Prasad's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
28%
Power
23%
Self
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 8

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
8
Triumphant
6
Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Joyful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Rousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vijayendra Prasad's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Vijayendra Prasad's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vāranāsi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Baahubali: The Epic(2025)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: Crown of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · Original Story

  • Chatrapathi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Original Story

  • RRR(2022)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thalaivi(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi(2019)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mersal(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Srivalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Baahubali 2: The Conclusion(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Lost Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 71 episodes · Original Story

  • Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Story

  • Bajrangi Bhaijaan(2015)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Beginning(2015)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Son of Sardaar(2012)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Eega(2012)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rowdy Rathore(2012)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenstory · Story

  • Rajanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Siruthai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Original Story

  • Magadheera(2009)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mitrudu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Story

  • Yamadonga(2007)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ulta Palta 69 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Original Story

  • Refugee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Original Story

  • Vikramarkudu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Story

  • Sri Krishna 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Pandu Ranga Vittala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Chatrapathi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Story

  • Naa Alludu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Sye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Story

  • Simhadri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Story

  • Samarasimha Reddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Appaji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Story

  • Periya Kudumbam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Original Story

  • Gharana Bullodu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Dialogue

  • Bangaru Kutumbam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Story

  • 1770: Ek Sangram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Pavan Putra Bhaijaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Rowdy Rathore 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Sita: The Incarnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 36 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

$254M worldwide

Highest rated

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

RRR (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 41: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting39 of 41: 38 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score95th

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Vijayendra Prasad's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Thalaivi (2021)

99th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vijayendra Prasad's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles55–81 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles8–38 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles9–32 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–33 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles41–70 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vijayendra Prasad work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vijayendra Prasad's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; S.S. Rajamouli shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers