Prasad V. Potluri

Potluri Vara Prasad
Born	Potluri Vara Prasad September 8, 1970 (Age 53) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	NSM Public School Andhra Loyola College KL University
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur Ex Co-owner of Kerala Blasters F.C. Owner of Hyderabad HotShots CMD – PVP Ventures[1] Managing Director of PVP Cinema
Spouse	Jhansi Sureddy[2]
Children	Pearl V. Potluri (Daughter) Param V. Potluri (Son)
Website	https://www.pvpglobal.com

Potluri Vara Prasad (born September 8, 1970) 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 1994, he completed a Master’s degree at a university in Australia. The following year, in 1995, he moved to the United States.^[7]

Career

In 1996, Prasad founded Procon, an IT services company, which 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 the following year, 2006, 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 2013.^[18]

In 2008, Prasad expanded into the real estate sector with PVP Ventures and its development arm, PVP Square,^[19][20] in Hyderabad.^[21]

He is also a member of several business associations, including the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and the Hyderabad Management Association.^[22]

References

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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 2013. "PVP Ventures in media and entertainment financing". sify.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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