Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad
Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad | |
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Profile picture of Challapalli Zamindar | |
| Born | 3 April 1903 |
| Died | 1976 (aged 72 or 73) |
| Other names | Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Bahadur, Challapalli Raja |
| Occupation(s) | Zamindar, politician, and industrialist |
| Title | Raja of Challapalli |
Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad (3 April 1903 - 1976), also known as Challapalli Raja, was an Indian aristocrat, industrialist, politician, film producer, and film studio owner. He was the last hereditary zamindar of the Challapalli Samasthanam (estate) which compromises the modern day region of Diviseema / Avanigadda Assembly constituency .
In politics, Sivarama Prasad was affiliated with the Justice Party before Independence and with Indian National Congress afterwards. He served as the Minister of Health for Andhra Pradesh during the 1960s and was elected as an MLA from Krishna District.
Sivarama Prasad financed Pattabhi Sitaramayya's Andhra Bank. He set up the production company Sarathi Films in 1938, which produced successful films like Mayalokam (1945) and Rojulu Marayi (1955). He also established the film studio complex Sarathi Studios in Hyderabad in 1956. It was the first film studio facility built in Hyderabad.