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 cinema industries, including Hindi , Malayalam , Tamil and Telugu films. 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 film Swati in 1986 and as an independent editor in the Hindi film, Raakh (1989).[ 3] He won the National Award for Best Editing with his debut film Raakh in 1989.[ 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 honored 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]
Selected filmography [ edit ] Vishnuvardhan(L) and Sreekar Prasad(R) disucssing about Editor - Director relationship on Sreekar Prasad`s YouTube channel
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