Sri L. V. Prasad (producer, actor, director, cinematographer and recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award) dreamed of creating a film academy in the 1950s. His son, Sri Ramesh Prasad manifested the dream in 2005. Since then, hundreds of aspiring filmmakers have graduated from the L. V. Prasad Film and Television Academy (LVPA) and found success in the Indian film industry.