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| birth_date = 06.04.1974 |
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| residence = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India |
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| alma_mater = [[Don Bosco]], Egmore, Chennai<br>[[Christian College]]<br>Black Belt in TaekWondo - [[Korea]] ([[Martial Arts]])<br>Graduated Music - [[Trinity]] College of Music - [[London]]<br>Graduated - Computer graphics. [[ILM]] |
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| othername = Kadhal Ilavarasan |
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| years active = 1990 – present |
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| parents = [[Thiagarajan]]<br>Shanthi |
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| relatives = [[Thiagarajan]] (Father) |
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| awards = [[Kalaimamani]] (1998) |
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'''Prashanth''' (born in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) is an Indian film actor who appeared in several [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]], as well as |
'''Prashanth''' ({{lang-ta|பிரஷாந்த்}}; born in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) is an Indian film actor who appeared in several distinct [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]], as well as many [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu films]], [[Hindi]] and [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam films]]. |
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The son of Actor-Writer – Director & Producer [[Thiagarajan]], Prashanth started his career at 17 by appearing in [[Vaigasi Poranthachu|VAIGASI PORANTHACHU]] and went on to feature in other films including Balu Mahendra’s National Award winning movie [[Vanna Vanna Pookkal|VANNA VANNA POOKKAL]], R. K. Selvamani's bi-lingual [[chembaruthi|CHEMBARUTHI]] in Tamil & [[CHAMANTHI]] in Telugu, [[Mannava (film)|MANNAVA]], [[Aanazhagan|AANAZHAGAN]],[[Kalloori Vaasal|KALLURI VASAL]] (Pooja Bhat’s Debut) - Mani Ratnam's action-comedy [[Thiruda Thiruda|THIRUDA THIRUDA]], Prashanth appeared in a dual role in Shankar's blockbuster romantic comedy [[Jeans (film)|JEANS]] alongside Aishwarya Rai (in Tamil, Telugu & Hindi). In the late 1990s until 2009, he featured in a series of films such as [[Kannedhirey Thondrinal|KANNEDHIREY THONDRIANAL]], [[Kaadhal Kavithai|KAADHAL KAVITHAI]], [[Jodi (film)|JODI]], [[Star (2001 film)|STAR]], [[Majunu|MAJUNU]], [[Appu (2000 film)|APPU]], [[Parthen Rasithen|PARTHEN RASITHEN]], Sunder C’s [[Winner (film)|WINNER]] & [[London (2005 action film)|LONDON]], Hari’s Debut film [[Thamizh|THAMIZH]], Susi Ganesan’s & Sneha’s debut film [[Virumbugiren|VIRUMBUGIREN]], [[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|JAI]], Director Kamal’s debut film [[Piriyadha Varam Vendum|PRIYATHA VARAM VENDUM]], [[Poomagal Oorvalam|POOMAGAL OORVALAM]]. His 2011 release the gargantuan movie [[Ponnar Shankar (film)|PONNAR SHANKAR]], in which he featured as a twin warrior brothers, was based on the historical epic written by [[Karunanidhi|Mu.Karunanidhi]] and won good reviews upon release. Prashanth’s father [[Thiagarajan]] under his direction remade his own box office hit MALAYUR MAMBATTIYAN with Prashanth as [[Mambattiyan|MAMBATTIYAN]] which was a box office super hit. Prashanth also owns a seventeen-storied Jewellery Tower (The world’s Largest Jewellery Tower) in Usman Road, T’Nagar , housing some of the world’s leading jewelers like JOY ALUKKAS & many labs like IGI ([[International Gemological Institute]]). |
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==Acting career== |
==Acting career== |
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===1990s=== |
===1990s=== |
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Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 |
Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 surprise hit [[Vaigasi Poranthachu]]. The low budget film with its hit music by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]](Debut) and the image of an Star([[Thiagarajan]]) son, made the film instant smashing hit resulting the successful launch of Prashanth, then he surprised everyone by accepting Malayalam film [[Perumthachan (film)|Perumthachan]] written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. His performance as the son of legendary carpentar Perumthachan (played by Thilakan )won him rave reviews. The film was a commercial success as well & won national Award. Prashanth completed Hat-trick of hits with [[Balu Mahendra|Balu Mahendra' s]] [[Vanna Vanna Pookkal]]. But R. K. Selvamani' s Tamil-Telugu Bi-lingual [[Chembaruthi]], became blockbusters in both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh establishing Prashanth as the numero uno Romantic star of South Indian films. Prashanth made his Bollywood debut with movie [[I Love You (1992 film)|I Love You]] ironically the remake of his debut film [[Vaigasi Poranthachu]], produced by Time Vedeos created a huge Bolywwod market foa Prashanth but he opted to stay only with south Indian movies. Subsequently he also acted Telugu movies like PREMA SIKKARAM & [[Laati (film)|LATTI]] (the debut of director [[Gunasekhar]]). Offers from Telugu industry started pouring but Prashanth was concentrating only in Tamil movies. Meantime Prashanth's contemporaries Vijay debuted in 1992 and Ajith Kumar made his debut in 1993. He continued doing the romantic roles in Tamil films like [[Unakkaga Piranthen]] opposite Mohini Kizhakke Varum Paattu - [[Enga Thambi]] with Subhashri (Debut), Rasa Magan with Hindi actress Madhubala. He again teamed with R. K. Selvamani in [[Kanmani (film)|Kanmani]], [[Senthamizh Selvan]], which had music by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] & [[Ilaiyaraaja]] as a team, done good business especially in rural centers. Later [[Tholi Muddhu]], the Telugu remake of Hindi blockbuster Dil many scenes had continuity issues due to the death of actress Divya Bharti. Bi-lingual film Anokha Premyudh (Hindi) and [[Mani Ratnam]]'s [[Thiruda Thiruda]] (Tamil. Telugu-Thonga Thonga & Hindi- Chor Chor) all received rare reviews from critics & media. Prashanth experimented as an actor for the first time as Drag in [[Aanazhagan]] directed by his father [[Thiagarajan]]. Later he teamed with Pooja Bhat in [[Kalloori Vaasal]], followed by Krishna and [[Mannava (film)|Mannava]]. Midas touch director Shankar's [[Jeans (film)|Jeans]] became an alltime superhit victory after the string of many success. He followed the super success once again in [[Kannedhirey Thondrinal]] along with Simran. Agathiyan' s [[Kaadhal Kavithai]] too was a success like [[Jodi (film)|Jodi]] with Simran - Hello with debutant Preeti Jhangiani respectively. But much expected [[Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham]] and [[Poomagal Oorvalam]] made a good business the box-office. |
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===2000s=== |
===2000s=== |
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His first release of this decade ''[[Good Luck (2000 film)|Good Luck]]'' did well |
His first release of this decade ''[[Good Luck (2000 film)|Good Luck]]'' did well, also his next release ''[[Appu]]'', the remake of [[Bollywood|Hindi]] hit ''[[Sadak]]'' (the subtle performance as a taxi driver suffering from mental agony due to his sister's death and the lover caught between 2 lady loves were appreciated) the film done well, while [[Parthen Rasithen]] became a super success. But the much awaited Director Kamal’s (Debut) ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]'' along with [[Shalini Ajith Kumar|Shalini]] had a delayed release due to her marriage with actor Ajith Kumar who refused send his wife to complete the movie, harming its potential success. He followed with success like Chocolate and ''[[Majunu]]'', but director ''[[Hari (director)|Hari]]'' 's debut film Thamizh released along with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]' s ''[[Thamizhan]]'' became a smashing success, but another debutant director [[Susi Ganeshan]]' s ''[[Virumbugiren]]'' had a delayed release resulting in failure in spite of good reviews. Later [[Sundar C]]' s ''[[Winner (film)|Winner]]'' became a huge success at the box-office and Prashanth's combination with comedian [[Vadivelu]]' s hilarious performance was the highlight. Prashanth's subsequent releases ''[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]'', ''[[Shock (2004 film)|Shock]]'' and ''[[Aayudham]]'' fared well at the box office except London which done moderate business. |
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===2003-2011=== |
===2003-2011=== |
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Prashanth's marital problems. He got married to Prof. Dr.Rangabashyam’s wife’s brother’s daughter & she left the house within two months of the marriage, she started black mailing Prashanth & when he was not succumbing to her demands she made Police complaint on Prashanth & his parents for dowry harassment. On investigation it was found that she was already married (in 1998 and her marriage was registered in Chennai) and to get huge money from Prashanth she planned the whole bigamy. Prashanth went to Family court demanding his marriage to be declared Null & void. After a long drawn out trail, the court declared his marriage as Null & Void on the basis that she had concealed her earlier marriage & played fraud on Prashanth to get married to him. She appealed in the High court again & after a strenuous trail the High court also declared his marriage as Null & Void on the basis of the fraud played by her. These court issues delayed all Prashanth’s movies and he was also not in a mood take up new movie projects, due to shuttling back and forth to the courts.. Meantime Prashanth accepted and started work in R. K. Selvamani's Pulan Visaranai II, a sequel to the director's 1990 blockbuster, however despite completion, it is yet to release due to producer's financial problems. Morgan's Taxi Driver alongside [[Reemma Sen]] and [[Namitha]] was also planned amidst much hype, as well as marking the debut young music composer [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] the film. [[Jambhavan]], which released in September 2006, had gone through production hassles notably after the lead heroine Nila had a spat with the producers and delayed the film's shoot. The film opened to negative reviews but did well in the Box office. Debutant director's Bhuvanaraja's [[Adaikalam]], a family drama, gained positive reviews but the low key nature of the release hampered any chance of a successful box-office run. Featuring no lead heroine, the film told the tale of an estranged family with [[Thiagarajan]], Saranya and Uma also in the cast and a critic noted that "as the brother and the bitter son, Prashanth has churned out what is arguably one of his better performances till date”. His final release of the year was Shiva Shanmugam's [[Thagapansamy]] which featured Prashanth in the role of a village do-gooder, with Pooja and [[Namitha]] in other pivotal characters. The film opened to below average collections and average reviews from critics, though Sify.com noted that to "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”. Prashanth had no film releases between January 2007 and April 2011, but was involved in the production of two mega budget magnum opus productions during the period - [[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]] (in Tamil- Raja Kottai Ragasyam in Telugu & “ Prashanth Veer” in Hindi) and [[Mambattiyan]]. Prashanth has also started *Prashanth Gold Tower* (the world largest Jewellery Tower, in T’Nagar, Chennai ) housing some of the world renowned names in the jewellery trade including [[Joyalukkas|JoyAlukkas]] & many other international jewelers & Diamond/Gold testing laboratories.It was Inaugurated by His Excellency, the then Governor of Tamilnadu in 2008. |
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Prashanth suffered a setback in the mid 2000s, when he went on signing spree only for several of his projects to become shelved after being launched.<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/prashanth-on-a-signing-spree-news-tamil-kkfvxecehbe.html</ref> 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 schedules would also be shot abroad; however the film failed to progress.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News35/24-10-05/tamil-movies-news-amitabh.html</ref> |
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Prashanth next signed on to appear in [[Susi Ganesan]]'s village acton story ''Sakkarai'' in October 2004 only for the film to be discontinued after a grand launch ceremony.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/11054.html</ref> In mid-2005, the actor began filming for [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]'s ''Petrol'' and after several leading actresses were approached to play the lead heroine, newcomer Seema was selected. The film continued to shoot schedules for close to a year across India, but Prashanth's marital problems eventually led to delays in the director's schedule and the film remains uncompleted.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News39/24-11-05/tamil-movies-news-prasanth.html</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33844.html</ref> 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, it is still yet to release and in 2011 Prashanth indicated that the film was still delayed due to producer's financial problems.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/19446.html</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/gallery/Events/9455.html</ref> 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 well as marking the debut young music composer [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]; though the film was later shelved.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/14419.html</ref> His father's production ''Kattan'' with director [[Suresh (director)|Suresh]] of ''[[Gambeeram]]'' and ''[[Arasu (2003 film)|Arasu]]'' also never took off despite an official announcement.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15350.html</ref> 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'' and Cheyyaru Ravi's ''Vithagan''. |
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Moreover, Prashanth's three films which released in 2006 had all been severely delayed during production and neither of the films made any notable impact at the box office. ''Jambhavan'', which released in September 2006, had gone through production hassles notably after the lead heroine [[Meera Chopra|Nila]] had a spat with the producers and delayed the film's shoot. The film opened to negative reviews and became a failure commercially.<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14290589&ctid=5&cid=2429</ref> Debutant director's Bhuvanaraja's ''Adaikalam'', a family drama which had been completed the previous year, gained positive reviews but the low key nature of the release hampered any chance of a successful box-office run. Featuring no lead heroine, the film told the tale of an estranged family with Thiagarajan, [[Saranya Ponvannan|Saranya]] and Uma also in the cast and a critic noted that "as a brother and a bitter son, Prashanth has churned out what is arguably one of his better performances till date."<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7390.html</ref><ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3551/tamil/adaikalam/1009/review.htm</ref> His final release of the year was Shiva Shanmugam's ''[[Thagapansamy]]'' which featured Prashanth in the role of a village do-gooder, with [[Pooja (actress)|Pooja]] and Namitha in other pivotal characters. The film opened to below average collections and average reviews from critics, though Sify.com noted to "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."<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14360128&ctid=5&cid=2429</ref> 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 (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]'' and ''[[Mambattiyan]]''. He also invested in business opportunities, opening a 12 floor jewellery store in [[T Nagar]], [[Chennai]] in 2008.<ref>http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/01/21/stories/2006012100481000.htm</ref> |
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Since all his court problems have been settled, Prashanth is now happily back to his acting career in a big way. He is doing three projects back to back. The action romedy movie [[Saahasam|*SAAHASAM*]] in Tamil is progressing at a fast pace & Tamil Music director [[Vijay Antony]]’s [[Naan (film)|NAAN]] is being remade in Hindi with Prashanth in a meaty role. The other projects in Tami/Telugu/Hindi are being structured and Prashanth will have many releases in 2014. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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PRASHANTH | |
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| Born | PRASHANTH THIAGARAJAN 06.04.1974 |
| Other names | Kadhal Ilavarasan |
| Alma mater | Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai Christian College Black Belt in TaekWondo - Korea (Martial Arts) Graduated Music - Trinity College of Music - London Graduated - Computer graphics. ILM |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, VFX Director |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Parent(s) | Thiagarajan Shanthi |
| Relatives | Thiagarajan (Father) |
| Awards | Kalaimamani (1998) |
| Website | www.actorprashanth.com |
Prashanth (Template:Lang-ta; born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film actor who appeared in several distinct Tamil films, as well as many Telugu films, Hindi and Malayalam films.
The son of Actor-Writer – Director & Producer Thiagarajan, Prashanth started his career at 17 by appearing in VAIGASI PORANTHACHU and went on to feature in other films including Balu Mahendra’s National Award winning movie VANNA VANNA POOKKAL, R. K. Selvamani's bi-lingual CHEMBARUTHI in Tamil & CHAMANTHI in Telugu, MANNAVA, AANAZHAGAN,KALLURI VASAL (Pooja Bhat’s Debut) - Mani Ratnam's action-comedy THIRUDA THIRUDA, Prashanth appeared in a dual role in Shankar's blockbuster romantic comedy JEANS alongside Aishwarya Rai (in Tamil, Telugu & Hindi). In the late 1990s until 2009, he featured in a series of films such as KANNEDHIREY THONDRIANAL, KAADHAL KAVITHAI, JODI, STAR, MAJUNU, APPU, PARTHEN RASITHEN, Sunder C’s WINNER & LONDON, Hari’s Debut film THAMIZH, Susi Ganesan’s & Sneha’s debut film VIRUMBUGIREN, JAI, Director Kamal’s debut film PRIYATHA VARAM VENDUM, POOMAGAL OORVALAM. His 2011 release the gargantuan movie PONNAR SHANKAR, in which he featured as a twin warrior brothers, was based on the historical epic written by Mu.Karunanidhi and won good reviews upon release. Prashanth’s father Thiagarajan under his direction remade his own box office hit MALAYUR MAMBATTIYAN with Prashanth as MAMBATTIYAN which was a box office super hit. Prashanth also owns a seventeen-storied Jewellery Tower (The world’s Largest Jewellery Tower) in Usman Road, T’Nagar , housing some of the world’s leading jewelers like JOY ALUKKAS & many labs like IGI (International Gemological Institute).
Acting career
1990s
Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 surprise hit Vaigasi Poranthachu. The low budget film with its hit music by Deva(Debut) and the image of an Star(Thiagarajan) son, made the film instant smashing hit resulting the successful launch of Prashanth, then he surprised everyone by accepting Malayalam film Perumthachan written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. His performance as the son of legendary carpentar Perumthachan (played by Thilakan )won him rave reviews. The film was a commercial success as well & won national Award. Prashanth completed Hat-trick of hits with Balu Mahendra' s Vanna Vanna Pookkal. But R. K. Selvamani' s Tamil-Telugu Bi-lingual Chembaruthi, became blockbusters in both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh establishing Prashanth as the numero uno Romantic star of South Indian films. Prashanth made his Bollywood debut with movie I Love You ironically the remake of his debut film Vaigasi Poranthachu, produced by Time Vedeos created a huge Bolywwod market foa Prashanth but he opted to stay only with south Indian movies. Subsequently he also acted Telugu movies like PREMA SIKKARAM & LATTI (the debut of director Gunasekhar). Offers from Telugu industry started pouring but Prashanth was concentrating only in Tamil movies. Meantime Prashanth's contemporaries Vijay debuted in 1992 and Ajith Kumar made his debut in 1993. He continued doing the romantic roles in Tamil films like Unakkaga Piranthen opposite Mohini Kizhakke Varum Paattu - Enga Thambi with Subhashri (Debut), Rasa Magan with Hindi actress Madhubala. He again teamed with R. K. Selvamani in Kanmani, Senthamizh Selvan, which had music by M. S. Viswanathan & Ilaiyaraaja as a team, done good business especially in rural centers. Later Tholi Muddhu, the Telugu remake of Hindi blockbuster Dil many scenes had continuity issues due to the death of actress Divya Bharti. Bi-lingual film Anokha Premyudh (Hindi) and Mani Ratnam's Thiruda Thiruda (Tamil. Telugu-Thonga Thonga & Hindi- Chor Chor) all received rare reviews from critics & media. Prashanth experimented as an actor for the first time as Drag in Aanazhagan directed by his father Thiagarajan. Later he teamed with Pooja Bhat in Kalloori Vaasal, followed by Krishna and Mannava. Midas touch director Shankar's Jeans became an alltime superhit victory after the string of many success. He followed the super success once again in Kannedhirey Thondrinal along with Simran. Agathiyan' s Kaadhal Kavithai too was a success like Jodi with Simran - Hello with debutant Preeti Jhangiani respectively. But much expected Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham and Poomagal Oorvalam made a good business the box-office.
2000s
His first release of this decade Good Luck did well, also his next release Appu, the remake of Hindi hit Sadak (the subtle performance as a taxi driver suffering from mental agony due to his sister's death and the lover caught between 2 lady loves were appreciated) the film done well, while Parthen Rasithen became a super success. But the much awaited Director Kamal’s (Debut) Piriyadha Varam Vendum along with Shalini had a delayed release due to her marriage with actor Ajith Kumar who refused send his wife to complete the movie, harming its potential success. He followed with success like Chocolate and Majunu, but director Hari 's debut film Thamizh released along with Vijay' s Thamizhan became a smashing success, but another debutant director Susi Ganeshan' s Virumbugiren had a delayed release resulting in failure in spite of good reviews. Later Sundar C' s Winner became a huge success at the box-office and Prashanth's combination with comedian Vadivelu' s hilarious performance was the highlight. Prashanth's subsequent releases Jai, Shock and Aayudham fared well at the box office except London which done moderate business.
2003-2011
Prashanth's marital problems. He got married to Prof. Dr.Rangabashyam’s wife’s brother’s daughter & she left the house within two months of the marriage, she started black mailing Prashanth & when he was not succumbing to her demands she made Police complaint on Prashanth & his parents for dowry harassment. On investigation it was found that she was already married (in 1998 and her marriage was registered in Chennai) and to get huge money from Prashanth she planned the whole bigamy. Prashanth went to Family court demanding his marriage to be declared Null & void. After a long drawn out trail, the court declared his marriage as Null & Void on the basis that she had concealed her earlier marriage & played fraud on Prashanth to get married to him. She appealed in the High court again & after a strenuous trail the High court also declared his marriage as Null & Void on the basis of the fraud played by her. These court issues delayed all Prashanth’s movies and he was also not in a mood take up new movie projects, due to shuttling back and forth to the courts.. Meantime Prashanth accepted and started work in R. K. Selvamani's Pulan Visaranai II, a sequel to the director's 1990 blockbuster, however despite completion, it is yet to release due to producer's financial problems. Morgan's Taxi Driver alongside Reemma Sen and Namitha was also planned amidst much hype, as well as marking the debut young music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar the film. Jambhavan, which released in September 2006, had gone through production hassles notably after the lead heroine Nila had a spat with the producers and delayed the film's shoot. The film opened to negative reviews but did well in the Box office. Debutant director's Bhuvanaraja's Adaikalam, a family drama, gained positive reviews but the low key nature of the release hampered any chance of a successful box-office run. Featuring no lead heroine, the film told the tale of an estranged family with Thiagarajan, Saranya and Uma also in the cast and a critic noted that "as the brother and the bitter son, Prashanth has churned out what is arguably one of his better performances till date”. His final release of the year was Shiva Shanmugam's Thagapansamy which featured Prashanth in the role of a village do-gooder, with Pooja and Namitha in other pivotal characters. The film opened to below average collections and average reviews from critics, though Sify.com noted that to "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”. Prashanth had no film releases between January 2007 and April 2011, but was involved in the production of two mega budget magnum opus productions during the period - Ponnar Shankar (in Tamil- Raja Kottai Ragasyam in Telugu & “ Prashanth Veer” in Hindi) and Mambattiyan. Prashanth has also started *Prashanth Gold Tower* (the world largest Jewellery Tower, in T’Nagar, Chennai ) housing some of the world renowned names in the jewellery trade including JoyAlukkas & many other international jewelers & Diamond/Gold testing laboratories.It was Inaugurated by His Excellency, the then Governor of Tamilnadu in 2008.
2014
Since all his court problems have been settled, Prashanth is now happily back to his acting career in a big way. He is doing three projects back to back. The action romedy movie *SAAHASAM* in Tamil is progressing at a fast pace & Tamil Music director Vijay Antony’s NAAN is being remade in Hindi with Prashanth in a meaty role. The other projects in Tami/Telugu/Hindi are being structured and Prashanth will have many releases in 2014.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Vaigasi Poranthachu | Kumaresan | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South |
| 1991 | Perumthachan | Kannan Viswakarman | Malayalam film |
| 1992 | Vanna Vanna Pookkal | Shiva | |
| Chembaruthi | Raja | ||
| Unakkaga Piranthen | Krishna | ||
| I Love You | Kishen | Hindi film | |
| Laati | Guna | Telugu film | |
| 1993 | Enga Thambi | Pichumani | |
| Tholi Muddhu | Prashanth | Telugu film | |
| Thiruda Thiruda | Azhagu | ||
| Kizhakke Varum Paattu | Shakthi | ||
| 1994 | Rasa Magan | Prabhakaran | |
| Anokha Premyudh | Telugu film | ||
| Kanmani | Raja | ||
| Sendhamizh Selvan | Selvan | ||
| 1995 | Aanazhagan | Raja | |
| 1996 | Kalloori Vaasal | Sathya | |
| Krishna | Krishna | ||
| 1997 | Mannava | Eashwar | |
| 1998 | Jeans | Vishwanathan, Ramamoorthy |
|
| Kannedhirey Thondrinal | Vasanth | ||
| Kaadhal Kavithai | Vishwa | ||
| 1999 | Poomagal Oorvalam | Saravanan | |
| Jodi | Kannan | ||
| Hello | Chandru | ||
| Aasaiyil Oru Kadidham | Karthik | ||
| 2000 | Good Luck | Surya | |
| Appu | Appu | ||
| Parthen Rasithen | Shankar | ||
| 2001 | Piriyadha Varam Vendum | Sanjay | |
| Star | Moorthy | ||
| Chocolate | Aravind | ||
| Majunu | Vasanth | ||
| 2002 | Thamizh | Thamizh | |
| Virumbugiren | Sivan | ||
| 2003 | Winner | Sakthi | |
| 2004 | Jai | Jai | |
| Shock | Vasanth | ||
| 2005 | Aayudham | Siva | |
| London | Sivaraman | ||
| 2006 | Jambhavan | Velan | |
| Thagapansamy | Kadhirvel | ||
| Adaikalam | Anbu | ||
| 2011 | Ponnar Shankar | Ponnar, Shankar |
|
| Mambattiyan | Mambattiyan | ||
| 2014 | Saahasam | Filming |