Prasanna (theatre director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Prasanna (theatre director)

Indian theatre director and playwright

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1951

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, playwright, theater director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Prasanna (born 10 February 1951), is a major Indian theatre director and playwright from Karnataka.
He is one of the pioneers of modern Kannada theatre.
He graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD).
He founded Samudaya and gave a creative direction to Kannada theatre in the 1970s with other activists.
Prasanna lives in Heggodu in Karnataka.
He is known for his organisational skills and new ideas and innovations in theatre.
He is a Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee.
He has directed plays for National School of Drama (Repertory Company, NSD), Ninasam, Rangamandal-Bhopal, Rangayana and worked with many theatre organizations of India.