Prasad V. Potluri
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Potluri Vara Prasad | |
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| Born | Potluri Vara Prasad September 8, 1970 (Age, 53) |
| 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] |
| 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 at PVP Ventures Ltd., as well as the Managing Director and Executive Director at Picturehouse Media Ltd.[3][4][5]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.