Writer Who Earned 5000 Crores: In the film industry, when film stories are discussed and script writers are discussed, the names of Salim-Javed come to mind first. Apart from Salim-Javed, many scriptwriters including Rajkumar Hirani are known for writing good stories. His films are well liked and also do good business at the box office.
Apart from Salim-Javed and Rajkumar Hirani, there are many writers who have blessed the industry with good stories. Among these, there is one script writer who wrote such classic films that all the records were broken at the box office. From Bollywood to South Film Industry, this writer has proved his talent.
Story written for these films
The person we are talking about is none other than veteran scriptwriter Vijayendra Prasad. KV Vijayendra Prasad, born on 27 May 1942 in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, has written stories of many hit films. Vijayendra Prasad is the one who has written the scripts of all time blockbuster films like ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, ‘Baahubali’ to ‘RRR’.
Struggle faced in life
Vijayendra Prasad is the father of famous director SS Rajamouli. Like many other celebrities, Vijayendra Prasad has also struggled a lot in his life. In an old interview given to ETimes, Vijayendra had told that in 1989 he lived in a small apartment in Chennai. He had told that they were a family of four, who lived in a double bed room apartment for about one and a half years.
The house was run on Rs 200
Vijayendra had said that his elder brother MM Keeravani used to work at that time. He was a music assistant and got a salary of Rs 200. In such a situation, his household expenses were covered with only Rs 200. But Vijayendra progressed on the basis of his talent and gave such stories to the film industry that he earned Rs 5000 crore at the box office.
5000 crore collection at box office
| Movie | Worldwide Collection (Source- Sacknilk) |
| Baahubali: The Beginning | Rs 650 crore |
| Baahubali: The Conclusion | Rs 1788 crore |
| RRR | Rs 1230 crore |
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Rs 922 crore |
| Mersal | Rs 264 crore |
| Magadhira | Rs 152 crore |
| Total | 5000 crore rupees |
donate half the income
Vijayendra Prasad, who runs a household with a salary of Rs 200 crores, is today the owner of property worth crores. He strongly believes in charity and that is why he donates half of his earnings.
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