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Prasad V. Potluri

Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist

Potluri Vara Prasad (born September 8, ) is an Indian serial entrepreneur. He serves as the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of PVP Ventures Ltd., as well as the Managing Director and Executive Director of 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 pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Nagarjuna University.[6] In , he completed a Master’s degree at a university in Australia. The following year, in , he moved to the United States.[7]

Career

In , Prasad founded Procon, an IT services company, which was acquired by RCM Technologies in [8] In , he launched Albion Orion Company, which later merged with SSI[9] in a transaction valued at $ million.[10]

In , Prasad co-founded Irevna, a company specializing in knowledge process outsourcing services, which was acquired by CRISIL in [11][12] In the following year, , he founded PVP Ventures, a publicly traded corporation focused on media and entertainment financing.[13]

Under Prasad's leadership, PVP Ventures ventured into 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 [18]

In , Prasad expanded into the real estate sector with PVP Ventures and its development arm, PVP Square,[19] in Hyderabad.[20]

He is also a member of several business associations, including the Indo-AmericanChamber of Commerce and the Hyderabad Management Association.[21]

References

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  8. ^"RCM Technologies, Inc. History | Michigan, accounted for percent of RCM revenues in ". .
  9. ^"SSI Ltd has acquired the US-based Albion Orion Company in a cash-and-stock deal worth $ million, the largest cross-border acquisition by an Indian IT company".
  10. ^"SSI to acquire US firm in $m stock, cash deal". The Hindu Business Line (). 18 September Archived from the original on 11 October "SSI to acquire US firm in $m stock, cash deal". The Hindu Business Line. 18 September "Albion Orion goodwill drags SSI bottomline". . BLFeedback.
  11. ^"Crisil buys Irevna for Rs 43 cr". . Retrieved 19 October
  12. ^"Crisil Capital Markets". Archived from the original on 1 November Retrieved 22 July
  13. ^"Prasad V. Potluri Chairman & Managing Director". PVP Ventures Official Website. "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". Retrieved 18 June
  14. ^"PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in IBL". . Retrieved 19 June "PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League". . 19 June Archived from the original on 9 July "PVP Group buys IBL's Hyderabad franchise". . Archived from the original on 9 July "PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League". . 19 June Archived from the original on 27 June Retrieved 19 June
  15. ^"Hyderabad group to own Hotshots in IBL". Retrieved 20 June
  16. ^"PVP Group buys IBL's Hyderabad franchise". . Archived from the original on 9 July Retrieved 19 June
  17. ^"PVP Group owns Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League". . Archived from the original on 27 June Retrieved 19 June
  18. ^"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 "PVP Ventures in media and entertainment financing". Retrieved 18 June
  19. ^"'PVP Square' to rise in Banjara Hills". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July
  20. ^"PVP Ventures enters real estate". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 18 July
  21. ^"Business Community". Hyderabad Management Association. Retrieved 18 July