Prasad Art Pictures (India)

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

(1958-1994)
 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:

PRASAD·ART·PICTURES

LTD

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

 FX/SFX:  Live-action.

 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.