Vinaya Prakash, also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Kannada and Malayalam films in addition to a few Telugu, Tamil and Tulu films. Vinaya has appeared in more than 100 films and was one of the most sought after actresses during the 1990s. Birth place: Udupi, Karnataka, India Occupation: Actress Children: }} Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinaya_Prasad Early life: Vinaya Prasad was born on 22 November 1965 in Udupi, Karnataka. Her father S. Krishna Bhat was a divisional officer with the LIC and her mother Vatsala worked as a school teacher. Vinaya often owes her clear diction and pronunciation to her father who used to narrate a story every day during her childhood. She completed her schooling from St. Cecily's Convent in Udupi and graduation in Commerce from Poornaprajna College. While she was still in college, she got offered her first film assignment. Career: Vinaya made her film debut with a small role in G. V. Iyer's Madhwacharya in 1986 where she played the role of one of the three queens of the King. She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in Ganeshana Maduve opposite Anant Nag. The film was a huge success and she went on to act in many more films in not only Kannada but also Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil . Some of her notable Kannada films include Ganeshana Maduve, Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare, Gauri Ganesha, Mysore Jaana and Suryodaya. She starred in a supporting role in Manichitrathazhu, opposite Mohanlal. In Tamil, she has acted as the heroine in the movie Thaikulame Thaikulame with Pandiarajan and Urvashi. In Telugu, her movies include Indra, Donga Dongadi and Andhrudu, for which her performance won a lot of praise. After a successful career as a lead actress, Vinaya switched over to character roles. She is also an effective compere and singer. She has compered several important events like Vasantha Habba in Nrityagram and the annual Dasara procession in Mysore. She has starred in the longest-running and most popular daily soap opera on Malayalam TV, Sthree, which aired from late 1998 to mid 2000 on Asianet television channel. The popularity of this soap made her a household name among Malayalis. In 2006, she returned to the Malayalam small screen to reprise her role as Indu in the sequel to the original Sthree, also named, Sthree.