Prashanth (actor)

Prashanth
Prashanth at the audio launch of Saagasam
Born Prashanth Thiagarajan
(1973-04-06) 6 April 1973[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1990–2006, 2011-present
Parent(s) Thiagarajan

Prashanth (born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has also appeared in few Telugu films, Bollywood and Malayalam films. The son of actor-director Thiagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu and went on to feature in other films including Balu Mahendra's Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992), R. K. Selvamani's Chembaruthi (1992) and Mani Ratnam's action-comedy Thiruda Thiruda (1993).

Prashanth rose to stardom with Shankar's blockbuster romantic comedy Jeans (1998) in which he played a dual role alongside Aishwarya Rai. The success of the film saw him garner opportunities to work in bigger film projects and in the late 1990s, he featured in a series of profitable films such as Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998), Kaadhal Kavithai (1998) and Jodi (1999). Prashanth owns a multi-storeyed jewellery mart in Panagal Park.[2]

Acting career

Early work

Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 film Vaigasi Poranthachu. He then appeared in the Malayalam film Perumthachan written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair where he played the son of the title character. He also acted in Tholi Muddhu alongside Divya Bharti which was the remake of the Bollywood film Dil.

At the peak of his career in the late 1990s, Prashanth appeared in stage events across the world for the Tamil diaspora titled "Prashanth Star Nite". Featuring him alongside actresses and comedians, the show was held in Singapore and then at Wembley Arena in London.[3]

Prashanth appeared in Good Luck, Appu, and Parthen Rasithen. He began the project Piriyadha Varam Vendum directed by Kamal which had a delayed release. He followed this with Chocolate and Majunu. He appeared in director Hari 's debut film Thamizh. Susi Ganeshan' s Virumbugiren also had a delayed release. Sundar C' s Winner and the films Jai, Shock and Aayudham, London followed.

2003-2011

In the mid 2000s, Prashanth signed for several projects which were shelved after being launched.[4] In September 2004, Thiagarajan launched Police, a remake of the Hindi film Khakee and the film received coverage from the media after producers had approached Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai for key roles. In interviews during the period, Thiagarajan mentioned the grand scale of the project citing that the film would also be shot abroad; however the film failed to progress.[5] Prashanth next signed on to appear in Susi Ganesan's village action story Sakkarai in October 2004, though the film was late shelved.[6] In mid-2005, he began filming for A. Venkatesh's Petrol but the shoot was delayed.[7][8] In December 2005, Prashanth accepted and started work in R. K. Selvamani's Pulan Visaranai II, a sequel to the director's 1990 blockbuster, with the film's soundtrack and trailer released by 2006. However, despite completion, the film was on hold for eight years due to the producer's financial problems, before having a limited release in 2015.[9] Furthermore, Ramesh Selvan's action film Runway was launched amidst much publicity in April 2006 but was discontinued despite the team filming a schedule with actress Ferhana.[10] Morgan's Taxi Driver alongside Reemma Sen and Namitha was also planned amidst much hype, with the team announcing schedules in the Middle East as well as marking the debut of music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar; but the film was later shelved.[11] His father's production Kattan with director Suresh of Gambeeram and Arasu also never took off despite an official announcement.[12] The actor's other projects during the period which were announced but never made, included Raghuraj's Jockey alongside Gracy Singh, Mukil's Arun Weds Harini alongside Trisha and Cheyyar Ravi's Vithagan.[13]

Jambhavan, which released in September 2006, had gone through production hassles. The film opened to negative reviews and became a failure commercially.[14] Debutant director Bhuvanaraja's Adaikalam (2006), a family drama had been completed the previous year. Of his performance in the film, Indiaglitz stated "as a brother and a bitter son, Prashanth has churned out what is arguably one of his better performances till date."[15][16] His final release of the year was Shiva Shanmugam's Thagapansamy (2006) which featured Prashanth in the role of a village do-gooder. Sify.com remarked "watch the film for the one-man-show of Prashanth, as he is the only silver lining in a film with a confused and confounded plot".[17] Prashanth had no film releases between January 2007 and April 2011, but was involved in the production of two heavily delayed productions during the period - Ponnar Shankar and Mambattiyan. Prashanth also invested in business opportunities, opening a 12-floor jewellery store in T Nagar, Chennai in 2008.[18]

As of February 2017, Prashanth was working on the Tamil remake of the Hindi film Special 26 (2013) and the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Naan (2012).[19]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language
1990Vaigasi PoranthachuKumaresanTamil
1991PerumthachanKannan ViswakarmanMalayalam
1992Vanna Vanna PookkalShivaTamil
1992ChembaruthiRajaTamil
1992Unakkaga PiranthenKrishnaTamil
1992Prema ShikharamPrashanthTelugu
1992I Love YouKishenHindi
1992LaatiGunaTelugu
1993Enga ThambiPichumaniTamil
1993Tholi MuddhuPrashanthTelugu
1993Thiruda ThirudaAzhaguTamil
1993Kizhakke Varum PaattuShakthiTamil
1994Anokha PremyudhPrashanthHindi
1994Rasa MaganPrabhakaranTamil
1994KanmaniRajaTamil
1994Sendhamizh SelvanSelvanTamil
1995AanazhaganRajaTamil
1996Kalloori VaasalSathyaTamil
1996KrishnaKrishnaTamil
1997MannavaEashwarTamil
1998JeansVishwanathan,
Ramamoorthy		Tamil
1998Kannedhirey ThondrinalVasanthTamil
1998Kaadhal KavithaiVishwaTamil
1999Poomagal OorvalamSaravananTamil
1999JodiKannanTamil
1999HelloChandruTamil
1999Aasaiyil Oru KadidhamKarthikTamil
2000Good LuckSuryaTamil
2000AppuAppuTamil
2000Parthen RasithenShankarTamil
2001Piriyadha Varam VendumSanjayTamil
2001StarMoorthyTamil
2001ChocolateAravindTamil
2001MajunuVasanthTamil
2002ThamizhThamizhTamil
2002VirumbugirenSivanTamil
2003WinnerSakthiTamil
2004JaiJaiTamil
2004ShockVasanthTamil
2005AayudhamSivaTamil
2005LondonSivaramanTamil
2006JambhavanVelan (Jambhavan)Tamil
2006ThagapansamyKathirvelTamil
2006AdaikalamAnbuTamil
2011Ponnar ShankarPonnar,
Shankar		Tamil
2011MambattiyanMambattiyanTamil
2015Pulan Visaranai 2SabarathinamTamil
2016SaagasamRaviTamil
2018JohnnyJohnnyTamil

References

  1. ↑ https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/prashanth-thyagarajan.html
  2. ↑ Tamil Movie News prashanth thiagarajan usman road tower of gold t nagar tamil cinema picture gallery. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.
  3. ↑ http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/31spice.htm
  4. ↑ "Prashanth on a signing spree!!". Sify.com. 2005-12-16. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Tamil movies : Will Amitabh star in Prashanth's film?". Behindwoods.com. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Sweet news for Prashanth - Malayalam Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  7. ↑ "Tamil movies : Things are smoky in Prashanth's Petrol". Behindwoods.com. 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  8. ↑ "Prashanth back on the right lane - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  9. ↑ "Double whammy - Telugu Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2006-01-02. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  10. ↑ "Events - 'Runway' Press Meet". Indiaglitz.com. 2006-04-07. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  11. ↑ "Prashanth in drivers seat - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  12. ↑ "Hope for Prashanth - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2005-06-24. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  13. ↑ https://www.indiaglitz.com/hands-full-but-cupboard-empty-tamil-news-11423
  14. ↑ "Sify Movies - Review listing". Sify.com. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  15. ↑ "Adaikalam review. Adaikalam Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  16. ↑ "Adaikalam Review - Tamil Movie Adaikalam Nowrunning Review". Nowrunning.com. 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  17. ↑ "Sify Movies - Review listing". Sify.com. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  18. ↑ "News Archives". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  19. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/feb/25/prashanth-will-re-enter-bwood-with-naan-remake-1574342.html
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