Dinesh Prabhakar
| Dinesh Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
 Dinesh Prabhakar | |
| Born | Dinesh Nair |
| Occupation | Film actor, executive producer, casting director |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Notable work | Meesa Madhavan, Lukka Chuppi, Jacobinte Swargarajyam |
| Spouse(s) | Sreerekha |
Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam movies.[1][2] He hails from Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. He made his acting debut with the 2002 Malayalam film, Meesa Madhavan.
Early life and education
Dinesh was born at Iringol near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala state. He had shown interest in arts, acting etc. during school days. His school and college education was at Jayakeralam School and Sree Sankara College, Kalady respectively near to his native place Perumbavoor. During the early 1990s, he reached Mumbai as a college dropout. He began as an assistant in a medical shop to make the ends meet. He continued to chase his passion for acting and become part of numerous Marathi, Hindi and English plays and started comparing various shows organized by different cultural associations. Later he got into advertising field where his passion took an upward leap.
Acting career
Dinesh made his debut with a small role in Meesa Madhavan as lead actors friend. He started bagging small roles in Malayalam films soon after his debut. He started his Ad film agency together with couple of friends. Meanwhile, he involved much into more aspects of film industry like dubbing, production executive,casting director etc. He is often referred to as the first casting director of Mollywood.
Filmography
As Actor
Malayalam films
Other Language films
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| Year | Film | Role | Director(s) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Madras Cafe | LTTE Militant | Shoojit Sircar | Hindi |
| 2015 | Waiting | Lucky | Anu Menon | Hindi |
| 2017 | Chef (2017 film) | Alex | Raja Krishna Menon[3] | Hindi |
| 2017 | Solo | Prabha | Bejoy Nambiar | Tamil |
As casting director
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| Year | Film | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Thira | Vineeth Srinivasan |
| 2015 | Lukka Chuppi | Bash Mohammed |
| 2016 | Jacobinte Swargarajyam | Vineeth Srinivasan |
| TBA | Solo 2 | Bejoy Nambiar |
As dubbing artist
| Year | Film | Actor | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Amen | Makarand Deshpande | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| 2015 | Two Countries | Makarand Deshpande | Shafi |
| 2015 | Double Barrel | African | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| 2016 | Devi | Prabhu Deva | A. L. Vijay |
| 2016 | Pulimurugan | Makarand Deshpande | Vysakh |
References
- ↑ "Actor and face-finder". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ Gauri, Deepa (July 11, 2016). "Dubai-based Bash Mohammed casts Dinesh Prabhakar". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ↑ Jayaram, Deepika. "Dinesh Prabhakar talks about being part of 'Chef'". Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- http://www.cochintalkies.com/celebrity/dinesh-prabhakar.html
- http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/Programs/Episode/13028/dinesh-prabhakar-talks-to-show-guru-episode-102/E
- http://fullpicture.in/interview-detail/90/dreaming-gangster-c.html
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Dinesh-Prabhakar-is-excited-to-have-dubbed-for-Prabhudeva/articleshow/54638550.cms
- https://silverscreen.in/malayalam/features/dinesh-prabhakar-interview-the-casting-trick/