Prasad Sutar is an Indian visual effects designer, coordinator and supervisor, known for providing visual effects in the Bollywood films Bajirao Mastani (2015), Dangal (2016), Jagga Jasoos (2017), and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior at Filmfare Awards (2021). . He is the co-founder of NY VFXWAALA, a flagship company of Ajay Devgn Films.
Wiki/Biography
Prasad Vasant Sutar was born on March 28, and he hails from Kalyan, Maharashtra. He attended Sri Vani Vidyashala High School in Kalyan. His zodiac sign is Aries. Growing up, Sutar enjoyed drawing and painting. After completing his schooling, he pursued a course in commerce at Nagpur University (now Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University), Nagpur. Later, he took a DTP Course to learn design, starting with Page Maker. Soon, he started working with CMM Studios and eventually learned about VFX.
Early adult photo of Prasad Sutar
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His elder sister’s name is Krishna Dharmadhikari.
Prasad Sutar with his wife and parents
Prasad Sutar with his sister and parents
Prasad Sutar with his sister Krishna Dharmadhikari
Wife & Children
On 3 January 2005, Prasad Sutar married Gauri Prasad and had a son named Vitthal.
Prasad Sutar with his wife and son
religion
He is a Hindu.
Prasad Sutar’s Instagram post about his religious beliefs
Career
Movie
In January 1997, he started working as a Digital Artist/Visual Effects Supervisor at CMM Studios. She made her Bollywood debut with the Aamir Khan starrer Ghulam (1998) where she was part of its digital effects team. Initially, he worked as a CGI Animator, and later, he worked as a digital compositor and VFX supervisor before moving to head the VFX department. After that, he worked as a digital compositor for various Bollywood films such as Mann (1999) Arjun Pandit (1999), Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega… (2000), and Awara Paagal Deewana (2002). He worked as a visual effects supervisor for many Bollywood films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Jajantaram Mamantaram (2003), Dhoom (2004), Krrish (2006), Prince (2010), Delhi Belly (2011), and 2 States (2014). . ). He was nominated for the Zee Cine Award for Best Visual Effects for the film Alag (2006). After working with various studios like Maya Entertainment, EFX, PIXION, and Reliance MediaWorks throughout his career, he founded NY VFXWAALA in collaboration with VFX Supervisor Naveen Paul in collaboration with Ajay Devgn Films in 2015. At NY VFXWAALA, Prasad Sutar heads the visual effects department of several films Bollywood hits like Drishyam (2015), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), Tamasha (2015), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Dilwala (2017), Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2021).
Film director Om Raut, actors Ajay Devgn, and Prasad Sutar
In 2016, he was nominated for the FOI Online Award in the Best Special Effects category for the film Dangal. Another notable NY VFXWAALA project includes 2016 film Shivaay which won 24 FPS Award, 23rd Star Screen Award, Zine Cine Award and Indywood Excellence Award. In a short span of three years, NY VFXWAALA won 14 awards for VFX including the 64th National Award for the film Shivaay (2016) and the prestigious Asian Film Award (AFA) for Bajirao Mastani, becoming the first Indian VFX house to win an AFA.
Prasad Sutar and Naveen Paul on the cover of The CEO Magazine in 2019
NY VFXWAALA won the 24 FPS Award, Indywood Excellence Award and Bollywood Power Brands Film Journalist Award for Padmaavat (2018).
Prasad Sutar poses with the 24 FPS Award for Padmaavat (2018) won by NY VFXWAALA team
Later, NY VFXWAALA ventured into Digital Intermediate as NY DI-WAALA. NY VFXWAALA offers a wide range of services for post-production, VFX, DI, Animation, Lidar Set Scanning, etc. NY VFXWAALA is also one of the few studios in India that uses LIDAR technology. He is the creative head of visual effects for the Indian supernatural crime thriller web series The Last Hour (2021).
Controversy
Criticized for Adipurush’s Weak VFX
In October 2022, following the release of the trailer of Adipurush, Sutar received a lot of criticism for the poor VFX in the film Adipurush. Meanwhile, the makers and actors of the epic mythological film were also sued for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. Following the backlash, the filmmakers released a statement on Twitter announcing the delay in the film’s release. The film’s director, Om Raut wrote,
In order to provide a complete visual experience to the audience, we need to give more time to the team working on the film. Adipurush will now release on June 16, 2023. We are committed to making films that India can be proud of. Your support, love and blessings are what keep us going”
Six months later, a new teaser was released and once again, the internet was filled with memes and responses from netizens. People compared the pictures from the old teaser to the new one and concluded that there wasn’t much of an improvement.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Best Visual Effects for Hindustan Ki Kasam at Zee Cine Awards (2000)
- Seagate Award for Best Visual Effects for Jajantaram Mamantaram (2003)
- Best Visual Effects Award for Bajirao Mastani at the Asian Film Awards (AFA) (2016)
- Best Special Effects Award for Bajirao Mastani at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) (2016)
Prasad Sutar received the Best Special Effects Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for Bajirao Mastani (2016)
- Best Special Effects for Bajirao Mastani at Screen Awards (2016)
- Best Special Effects for Bajirao Mastani at Zee Cine Awards (2016)
- Best Post Production Award for Jagga Jasoos at Zee Cine Awards (2018)
- Best Visual Effects Award for Jagga Jasoos at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) (2018)
Prasad Sutar received the Best Visual Effects Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for Jagga Jasoos (2018)
- Best Visual Effects for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior at the Filmfare Awards (2021)
Car Collection
He has a Toyota Fortuner.
Prasad Sutar poses with his Toyota Fortuner
Facts/Trivia
- He calls himself Prasad Geeta Sutar on Instagram.
- Prasad Sutar is fond of playing cricket, and he used to play cricket in the Mumbai Under-17 team with Sachin Tendulkar in 1989.
Picture showing Prasad Sutar, with Sachin Tendulkar, as part of the Mumbai Under-17 team in 1989
- Prasad Sutar sometimes takes alcoholic drinks.
- He is a chain smoker.
A little Instagram post by Prasad Sutar about his smoking habit
- He has a Roman numeral tattoo inked on his left arm.
Prasad Sutar Roman numeral tattoo
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