Salaar director Prashanth Neel's intimate ties to the Telugu and Kannada film industries

Salaar director Prashanth Neel's intimate ties to the Telugu & Kannada film industries

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Spotlight on Prashanth

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Tollywood ties

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A look back

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Roots in Andhra Pradesh

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Popular cousin

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Political ties

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Personal life

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A famous brother-in-law

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Ugramm

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Salaar director Prashanth Neel's intimate ties to the Telugu & Kannada film industries

Spotlight on Prashanth

Director Prashanth Neel is in the news after the trailer of Salaar released earlier today

Tollywood ties

Although he is known for his Kannada films, Prashanth also has close ties to the Telugu industry

A look back

Prashanth was born into a Telugu-speaking family in Karnataka

Roots in Andhra Pradesh

Settled in Bengaluru, his family hails from Neelakantapuram village, near Madakasira, Andhra Pradesh

Popular cousin

Prashanth is the cousin of Telugu actor Aadarsh Balakrishna

Political ties

He is also related to former Andhra Pradesh state minister Raghu Veera Reddy

Personal life

The director married Likhitha Reddy in 2010, and they have a daughter and son

A famous brother-in-law

His sister, Vidya, is married to Kannada actor Sriimurali

Ugramm

Prashanth shot to fame with the 2014 film Ugramm, which starred his brother-in-law Sriimurali