Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist
Potluri Vara Prasad (born September 8, 1970) is an Indian serial entrepreneur. He serves as the Executive Chairman and Managing Director at PVP Ventures Ltd. , as well as the Managing Director and Executive Director at Picturehouse Media Ltd.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Early life
Potluri Prasad was born in Vijayawada , Andhra Pradesh , India, to Potluri Raghavendra Rao and P. Manga Taradevi. He has two siblings. He attended NSM Public School in Vijayawada and studied Mechanical Engineering at Nagarjuna University .[ 6] In 1994, he completed a Master’s degree at a university in Australia , and in 1995, he moved to the United States .[ 7]
Career
In 1996, Prasad founded Procon, an IT services company that was acquired by RCM Technologies in 1998.[ 8] In 2000, he launched Albion Orion Company, which later merged with SSI [ 9] in a transaction valued at $63.65 million.[ 10]
In 2001, Prasad co-founded Irevna, a company specializing in knowledge process outsourcing services, which was acquired by CRISIL in 2005.[ 11] [ 12] In 2006, he founded PVP Ventures , a publicly traded corporation involved in media and entertainment financing.[ 13]
Under Prasad's leadership, PVP Ventures entered film production with PVP Cinema and acquired the Hyderabad Hotshots [ 14] franchise in the Indian Badminton League ,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] participating in the inaugural season in 2013.[ 18]
In 2008, he expanded into the real estate sector with PVP Ventures and its real estate development arm, PVP Square,[ 19] [ 20] in Hyderabad.[ 21]
He is also a member of several business associations, including the Indob-American Chamber of Commerce and the Hyderabad Management Association.[ 22]
References
^ "Management Info – PVP Ventures Ltd" . Ndtv Profit .
^ "Jhansi Sureddy, wife of Mr. Prasad V. Potluri" . The Economic Times . 21 November 2011.
^ "Interview with Prasad V. Potluri" . Idlebrain.com . Jeevi. Retrieved 26 November 2011 .
^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (3 April 2006). "Log in, drink in the cinema" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014 . Telugucinema.com is another site that is a big hit. This first Telugu film site established eight years ago by Prasad Potluri in Pittsburgh, has loyal visitors.
^ "Prasad V. Potluri - Biography" . www.marketscreener.com . Retrieved 20 July 2023 .
^ "Prasad V. Potluri" . veethi.com . Retrieved 20 July 2023 .
^ "Prasad V Potluri interview - Telugu film producer and financier" . www.idlebrain.com . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ "RCM Technologies, Inc. History | Michigan, accounted for 12.9 percent of RCM revenues in 1985" . fundinguniverse.com .
^ "SSI Ltd has acquired the US-based Albion Orion Company in a cash-and-stock deal worth $63.65 million, the largest cross-border acquisition by an Indian IT company" . moneycontrol.com.
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"SSI to acquire US firm in $64-m stock, cash deal" . The Hindu Business Line (Archive.is) . 18 September 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013.
"SSI to acquire US firm in $64-m stock, cash deal" . The Hindu Business Line . 18 September 2000.
"Albion Orion goodwill drags SSI bottomline" . thehindubusinessline.in . BLFeedback.
^ "Crisil buys Irevna for Rs 43 cr" . thehindubusinessline.in . Retrieved 19 October 2004 .
^ "Crisil Capital Markets" . indiainfoline.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
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"Prasad V. Potluri Chairman & Managing Director" . PVP Ventures Official Website . www.pvpglobal.com.
"India's largest organized media capital house – PVP Cinema will be working with Pawan Kalyan for his next movie after Gabbar Singh 2" . Andhra Times Blog .
"PVP Ventures in media and entertainment financing" . sify.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013 .
^ "PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in IBL" . zeenews.india.com . Retrieved 19 June 2013 .
"PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League" . sports.ndtv.com . 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.
"PVP Group buys IBL's Hyderabad franchise" . ibnlive.in.com . Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.
"PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League" . sports.ndtv.com . 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013 .
^ "Hyderabad group to own Hotshots in IBL" . Retrieved 20 June 2013 .
^ "PVP Group buys IBL's Hyderabad franchise" . ibnlive.in.com . Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013 .
^ "PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League" . sports.ndtv.com . Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013 .
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"PVP Cinema, one of India's leading media and entertainment houses, which has delivered quality and cutting-edge entertainment, believes this project will be one of their most ambitious films" . 18 June 2013.
"PVP Ventures in media and entertainment financing" . sify.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013 .
^ " 'PVP Square' to rise in Banjara Hills" . The Hindu . Retrieved 18 July 2013 .
^ " 'PVP Square' to rise in Banjara Hills" . Times of India . Retrieved 18 July 2013 .[dead link ]
^ "PVP Ventures enters real estate" . The Hindu Business Line . Retrieved 18 July 2013 .
^ "Business Community" . Hyderabad Management Association . Retrieved 18 July 2013 .