Prasad Art Pictures

Background
Prasad Art Pictures is an Indian film company founded in 1953 by L.V. Prasad, with its headquarters in Hyderabad.

(May 1, 1959-January 9, 1994)
Nickname: "The Man of the Drum at the Dawn" "Rank Film's Indian Cousin"

Logo: On a dawn background with some clouds, we see a great pedestal with this text in golden lettering:

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On the pedestal, we see a man with two drumsticks at his hands. He hits a huge drum with the drumsticks slowly.

FX/SFX: The man touching the drum, and the sun.

Music/Sounds: A 4-note bombastic fanfare by an orchestra, one note every time the man hits the drum.

Availability: First seen on Illarikam, and last seen on Police Brothers. Seen on the majority of films produced by the company.

Editor's Note: None.