She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in Ganeshana Maduve opposite Anant Nag.
Some of her notable Kannada films include Ganeshana Maduve, Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare, Gauri Ganesha, Mysore Jaana and Suryodaya.
Prasad has compered several important events like Vasantha Habba in Nrityagram and the annual Dasara procession in Mysore.
She has starred in the longest-running and most popular daily soap opera on Malayalam TV, Sthree, which aired from late 1998 to mid 2000 on Asianet television channel.
[3] Jyotiprakash has a son named Jai Atre, from his previous marriage, who is into film direction and screenwriting in Mumbai.