Prashanth | |
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 Prashanth at the audio launch of Saagasam | |
| Born | Prashanth Thiagarajan 6 April 1973[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse |
Grahalakshmi
(m. 2005; div. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Thiagarajan |
| Relatives | Peketi Sivaram (grandfather) |
Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor, businessman, playback singer and film producer known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films.
At the peak of his career in the late 1990s, Prashanth was one of the popular actors in South India.[2][3] He has won a Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. The son of actor-director Thiagarajan, Prashanth began his career at age 17 with the Tamil film Vaigasi Poranthachu (1990) 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 Thiruda Thiruda (1993).
Prashanth rose to stardom with Shankar's romantic comedy Jeans (1998) in which he played a dual role alongside Aishwarya Rai. The success of Jeans saw him garner opportunities to work in bigger film projects and in the late 1990s, he featured in a series of breakthrough films such as Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998), Kaadhal Kavithai (1998), Jodi (1999) and Parthen Rasithen (2000). After a prolonged career setback, he made a comeback with Andhagan and The Greatest of All Time (2024)
- ^ "Prasanth's 51st Birthday Surprise: Father's Generous Gift Leaves Him Speechless!".
- ^ "Rediff on the Net, Movies: Vim and vigour". Archived from the original on 21 February 1999.
- ^ Kirubhakar Purushothaman (6 April 2018). "What went wrong with Prashanth: Top Star who could have taken on Vijay and Ajith - Movies News". India Today. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.