Tollywood Writer Turns Teacher

There are many top screenwriters in Tollywood and K. V. Vijayendra Prasad is one among them. He predominantly works for Telugu cinema, though he has worked for a few Hindi and Kannada films, too. Now, he wants to teach the art of scriptwriting to newbies, helping them bring their ideas to the screen. A workshop will be held soon. This is a great opportunity for aspiring filmmakers as scriptwriting is very important to make a good film.

"A must for aspiring filmmakers - a great way to understand from the Master - how to develop an idea and find the development film worthy at Annapurna College of Film and Media," Amala Akkineni said while re-tweeting Annapurna College of Film and Media’s tweet which reads, "Learn the art of scriptwriting from K. V. Vijayendra Prasad and bring your ideas to the screen."

But a Twitter user said that the course fee is too high for newbies. "College/course fee is too premium and high for most of the aspiring filmmakers. Why don't u start 'Master Class' style videos and charge to watch the video? There are master class videos of Martin Scorsese and Hans Zimmer," the user said. Annapurna College of Film and Media (ACFM) is a Film School based in Hyderabad, India. It is India’s first private, non-profit media school and the institute was founded by the Akkineni family, including Akkineni Nagarjuna and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

ACFM offers courses in acting, directing, cinematography, editing, writing and producing. The Academic Advisory Board for the school includes filmmakers, actors, and directors such as Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Hema Malini, Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and Aparna Sen. Speaking about K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, he has worked for big films such as Baahubali, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, RRR, Thalaivi, etc. So, learning the art of scriptwriting from him will be beneficial to the aspiring scriptwriters.