Prabhakar Reddyis an Indian Telugucharacter actorand storywriter. He has acted in over 472 films in three decades.He wrote stories for several acclaimed films likeKarthika Deepam. The "Dr. M Prabhakara Reddy Chalana Chitra Karmika Chitrapuri" in Manikonda, Hyderabad is named in honor of him. He won many awards like National Film Award for Best Feature Film in TeluguforPandanti Kapuramin 1972 and Nandi Award for Best Supporting ActorforChinna Kodaluin 1990.