Southern producer Ravi Shankar Prasad, who has been
missing since July 8, was found dead in Yanam (Kakinada)
on Saturday, police said.
The body was found near Gogulalanka, a
small village near east Godavari district.
Police have not confirmed the cause of
death.
"His body was recovered a few hours back
near Gogulalanka. He was last seen
walking on the Yanam bridge on July 8 at
3:22 am," said a police official.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was the
chairman of Regency Group of chain hotels,
where he was staying since July 7. On the
next day, he left the hotel early in the
morning for a walk and never returned.
Earlier, police were suspecting it to be a
case of kidnapping and even investigated
the family if they had received a ranson
call, but now police officials are not ruling
out the possibility of suicide.
"The businesses he had set up recently
were running in losses. The high-end film
processing business and the recently
started Rs 20 crore dairy farm in Yanam
incurred losses. He was under lot of mental
agony due to heavy losses," added the police official.
Grandson of renowned southern producer
LV Prasad, Ravi Shankar has produced
southern films such Shankar Dada MBBS, Mayakkam Enna and Nanban. Ravi
Shankar was also managing director
of Gemini Film Circuit, a leading production
and distribution company in the south. He
is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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