L.V. Prasad

G Varalakshmi: Daughter of a wrestler, runaway child, the versatile actor with a mercurial temperament had a career that spanned almost 100 films in Telugu and Tamil.

Eye cancer detection in Hyderabad is improving, with more cases diagnosed early thanks to better awareness and referral systems. While overall numbers are stable, advanced-stage presentations have halved. Experts highlight the importance of recognizing early signs like a white eye reflex in children to save vision and lives, though late diagnoses persist, especially among vulnerable populations.

Though Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is working on a slew of initiatives to make roads pedestrian-friendly, several junctions that regularly see high footfall are left with little choice but to jaywalk amidst traffic. STOI visited some of these traffic-dense junctions to understand the ordeal of pedestrians

As part of the Children Eye Care Week (Nov 14-20), L V Prasad Eye Institute, hosted an Eye care awareness walk with the theme ‘Lets combat myopia’, to sensitise public on Myopia in children on Monday.

We hear that he’s on board the big-ticket south production, NTR — a biopic on the legendary actor-politician that also features Vidya Balan and Rana Daggubati.

HYDERABAD: A premier eye health institution of the country, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), has been chosen as a collaborator of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for prevention of blindness in the world.

Fitness enthusiasts from across the city turned up at Necklace Road on Sunday to take part in Whitathon Run, an annual event of LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) organised to raise awareness and funds for early diagnosis and treatment of retinoblastoma, the eye cancer among children.

Many would be pleasantly surprised to know that 1981 super hit movie 'Ek Duuje Ke Liye' gave birth to global eye care and research centre L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday visited LV Prasad Eye Institute in the city to get her son's eyes checked, taking patients and visitors by surprise.

Music composer Ilaiyaraaja has filed a complaint with the city police against Prasad Studios alleging that his studio inside the premises was wrecked and equipment broken.

Nadia , the comic-action star of films such as ‘Hunterwali’ and ‘Diamond Queen’ , was born Mary Evans in Perth, Australia.

HYDERABAD: A modern eye care hospital was inaugurated by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at Nagar Khana, Begum Bazar, on Sunday.

Jisshu Sengupta is all set for his debut in Telugu cinema. He will play renowned producer-director LV Prasad in the biopic of legendary actor-director Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, best known as NTR. Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi aka Krish has donned the director’s hat for this much-anticipated biopic.

The family of Divit Sharma, 6, who died in a freak accident at Janapriya Utopia, a gated community in Rajendranagar, have pledged his eyes to LV Prasad Eye Hospital.

The composer was supposed to collect his belongings from his recording theatre at the studio premises today

The tension along the Indo-Pak border may have strained diplomatic ties between the neighbours but it has not deterred this Karachi brother-sister duo from making their regular visits to Hyderabad where they have been availing medical and motivational assistance.

Diwali ended on a sour note for many families in the city with several children suffering from burns while bursting crackers. In the city alone, at least 50 children were admitted to various hospitals with eye and skin injuries, police said on Wednesday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday underwent a cataract operation on his left eye at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad.