G. V. Prakash Kumar

Music direction

He first appeared as a vocalist on the soundtrack of director S. Shankar's Tamil film Gentleman, composed by his maternal uncle, A. R. Rahman. He has also contributed to some of Rahman's other projects.^[4] He had also worked with Harris Jayaraj and sang two songs in Anniyan and Unnale Unnale.

G.V. Prakash's introduction as a film composer was in the critically acclaimed Tamil film Veyil, directed by Vasantha Balan and produced by director S. Shankar. His music in the film Madrasapattinam, directed by A. L. Vijay was appreciated mainly for his song "Pookal Pookum Tharunam".

He went on to win critical acclaim for his music in Selvaraghavan's drama film Mayakkam Enna, which became his third collaboration that featured Dhanush in the lead role. The album's five songs were written by Selvaraghavan and Dhanush, with the pair also coming together to sing the song "Kadhal En Kadhal". The album also included the song "Pirai Thedum", which Prakash sang himself along with his fiancée, Saindhavi whilst another song "Voda Voda Voda", written and sung by Dhanush, was composed in just 15 minutes and recorded within an hour.^[5] Rediff.com reviewed the soundtrack claiming that Prakash had "tried very hard to walk away from his comfort zone and provide the kind of edgy numbers Selvaraghavan demands, and has risen to the challenge".^[6] Critics from entertainment portal Behindwoods.com cited that Prakash "reiterates his talent once again" and gave a verdict that the album is "intoxicating enough".^[7] In late September 2011, a single track "Oru Murai", written by Thamarai and composed and sung by Prakash in R. S. Infotainment's Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal was released. His subsequent releases include the political satire Saguni and the background score of the Hindi crime film Gangs of Wasseypur. Songs of the movie Darling were hits. Especially "Vandha Mala", "Anbe Anbe" and "Sattunu Idi Mazhai". Prakash's songs in Kaaka Muttai were massive hits. "Karuppu Karuppu" song was on charts for a few months. "Karuppu Nerathazhagi" was a huge hit from Komban. G.V. Prakash signed his 50th film with director Atlee that is Vijay's 59th, which is named Theri. The movie soundtrack is rated 3.25/5 by Behindwoods.

Film production

In 2013, Prakash Kumar launched his own production house under the name "GV Prakash Kumar Productions". His first film Madha Yaanai Koottam, was directed by Vikram Sugumaran, a former assistant of Balu Mahendra.^[8][9]

Acting

In 2012, director A.R. Murugadoss had seen a picture of G. V. Prakash on a poster promoting his work in A. L. Vijay's Thaandavam and contacted him regarding a potential acting venture. Prakash agreed to star in the project and though the film later failed to take off, he remained interested in acting opportunities. He subsequently signed on to appear in three films in quick succession, with the three entering production simultaneously. In order to further his acting ability, he took lessons from actor Aadukalam Naren and has noted that his stage performances as a singer were also helpful in demonstrating his potential as an actor.^[10] Prakash was going to make his acting debut in a film titled Pencil, opposite Sri Divya, where he will be playing a school student.^[11] However, as Pencil's release was delayed, his first release became the horror film Darling.

As of November 2016, G. V. Prakash Kumar is currently working on several projects simultaneously. Currently he is working on the productions of Venkat Pakkar's comedy film 4G, Ravi Arasu's Ayngaran, Bala's Naachiyaar, Vallikanth's Semma, Baba Bhaskar's Kuppathu Raja and Shanmugam Muthusamy's action film Adangathey, where he features in an ensemble cast including Sarathkumar, Surabhi and Mandira Bedi. Other films he has signed include Sarvam Thaala Maayam by Rajiv Menon, Virgin Mappillai by Adhik Ravichandran, an untitled family drama film by Sasi and another untitled film by Vetrimaaran.^[12][13][14] G. V. Prakash Kumar has signed the Seeman-directorial Kobam, which began production in October 2017.^[15]

As music director

Released soundtracks

^#Film score by another composer

^#2Soundtrack by another composer

• The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released.
• The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
• • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages
• ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions

Forthcoming soundtracks

• Adangathey
• 4G
• Ayngaran
• Kuppathu Raja (2017 film)
• 100% Kadhal

As actor

As singer