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Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 surprise hit ''[[Vaigasi Poranthachu]]''. The low budget film was released without much expectation, but its hit music by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and galaxy of comedy stars made the film entertaining resulting the successful launch of Prashanth, then he surprised everyone by accepting [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Perumthachan (film)|Perumthachan]]'' written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]. His performance as the son of legendry carpentar Perumthachan, played by [[Thilakan]] won him rave reviews. The film was a commercial success as well. Prashanth completed [[Hat-trick]] of hits with [[Balu Mahendra]]' s ''[[Vanna Vanna Pookkal]]''. But [[R. K. Selvamani]]' s tamil-telugu [[Bi-lingual]] became blockbusters in both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh establishing Prashanth as the numero uno Romantic star of South Indian films. Meantime Prashanth's contemporaries [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] debuted in 1992 and [[Ajith Kumar]] made his debut in 1993. Prashanth tasted his first failure in ''Unakkaga Piranthen'' opposite [[Charmila (actress)|Charmila]]. His [[Bollywood]] debut ''[[I Love You (1992 film)|I Love You]]'' also bombed inspite of its super hit musical score. The film was the remake of his debut film ''[[Vaigasi Poranthachu]]''. He continued the romantic roles in ''[[Enga Thambi]]'', ''Kizhakke Varum Paattu'', ''[[Rasa Magan]]'', ''[[Kanmani (film)|Kanmani]]'', ''[[Sendhamizh Selvan]]'', ''[[Tholi Muddhu]]'', ''Anokha Premyudh'' and [[Mani Ratnam]]' s ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]''. Prashanth expirimented as an actor for the first time as [[Drag queen|Drag]] in ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' directed by his father [[Thiagarajan]], however the film failed to live upto expectations. Later he teamed with [[Ajith Kumar]] in ''[[Kalloori Vaasal]]'', followed by ''[[Krishna (1996 Tamil film)|Krishna]]'' and ''[[Mannava (film)|Mannava]]''. Midas touch director [[Shankar (director)|Shankar]]'s ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' ended his search for a superhit after the string of moderate success. He followed the super success once again in ''[[Kannedhirey Thondrinal]]'' alongwith [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]''. [[Agathiyan]]' s ''[[Kaadhal Kavithai]]'' too was a success like ''[[Jodi (film)|Jodi]]'' and ''[[Hello (1999 film)|Hello]]'' with [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]'' and [[Preeti Jhangiani]] respectively. But ''[[Aasaiyil Oru Kadidham]]'' and ''[[Poomagal Oorvalam]]'' failed at the box-office. |
Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 surprise hit ''[[Vaigasi Poranthachu]]''. The low budget film was released without much expectation, but its hit music by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and galaxy of comedy stars made the film entertaining resulting the successful launch of Prashanth, then he surprised everyone by accepting [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Perumthachan (film)|Perumthachan]]'' written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]. His performance as the son of legendry carpentar Perumthachan, played by [[Thilakan]] won him rave reviews. The film was a commercial success as well. Prashanth completed [[Hat-trick]] of hits with [[Balu Mahendra]]' s ''[[Vanna Vanna Pookkal]]''. But [[R. K. Selvamani]]' s tamil-telugu [[Bi-lingual]] became blockbusters in both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh establishing Prashanth as the numero uno Romantic star of South Indian films. Meantime Prashanth's contemporaries [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] debuted in 1992 and [[Ajith Kumar]] made his debut in 1993. Prashanth tasted his first failure in ''Unakkaga Piranthen'' opposite [[Charmila (actress)|Charmila]]. His [[Bollywood]] debut ''[[I Love You (1992 film)|I Love You]]'' also bombed inspite of its super hit musical score. The film was the remake of his debut film ''[[Vaigasi Poranthachu]]''. He continued the romantic roles in ''[[Enga Thambi]]'', ''Kizhakke Varum Paattu'', ''[[Rasa Magan]]'', ''[[Kanmani (film)|Kanmani]]'', ''[[Sendhamizh Selvan]]'', ''[[Tholi Muddhu]]'', ''Anokha Premyudh'' and [[Mani Ratnam]]' s ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]''. Prashanth expirimented as an actor for the first time as [[Drag queen|Drag]] in ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' directed by his father [[Thiagarajan]], however the film failed to live upto expectations. Later he teamed with [[Ajith Kumar]] in ''[[Kalloori Vaasal]]'', followed by ''[[Krishna (1996 Tamil film)|Krishna]]'' and ''[[Mannava (film)|Mannava]]''. Midas touch director [[Shankar (director)|Shankar]]'s ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' ended his search for a superhit after the string of moderate success. He followed the super success once again in ''[[Kannedhirey Thondrinal]]'' alongwith [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]''. [[Agathiyan]]' s ''[[Kaadhal Kavithai]]'' too was a success like ''[[Jodi (film)|Jodi]]'' and ''[[Hello (1999 film)|Hello]]'' with [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]'' and [[Preeti Jhangiani]] respectively. But ''[[Aasaiyil Oru Kadidham]]'' and ''[[Poomagal Oorvalam]]'' failed at the box-office. |
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Prashanth | |
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| Born | Prashanth Thyagarajan April 6, 1973 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1990–2006 2011–present |
Prashanth (Tamil: பிரசாந்த்; born 6 April 1973 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film actor who predominantly appeared in lead roles in Tamil cinema, as well as a few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. The son of actor-director Thiagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu (1990) and went on to feature in other popular films including R. K. Selvamani's Chembaruthi (1992) and Mani Ratnam's action-comedy Thiruda Thiruda (1993). After a brief career lull, Prashanth appeared in a dual role in Shankar's blockbuster romantic comedy Jeans (1998) alongside Aishwarya Rai. In the late 90's and early 2000's, he featured in a few successful films such as Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998), Kaadhal Kavithai (1998), Jodi (1999), Parthen Rasithen (2000), Thamizh (2002) and Winner (2003).[1]
Acting career
1990's
Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 surprise hit Vaigasi Poranthachu. The low budget film was released without much expectation, but its hit music by Deva and galaxy of comedy stars made the film entertaining 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 legendry carpentar Perumthachan, played by Thilakan won him rave reviews. The film was a commercial success as well. Prashanth completed Hat-trick of hits with Balu Mahendra' s Vanna Vanna Pookkal. But R. K. Selvamani' s tamil-telugu Bi-lingual became blockbusters in both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh establishing Prashanth as the numero uno Romantic star of South Indian films. Meantime Prashanth's contemporaries Vijay debuted in 1992 and Ajith Kumar made his debut in 1993. Prashanth tasted his first failure in Unakkaga Piranthen opposite Charmila. His Bollywood debut I Love You also bombed inspite of its super hit musical score. The film was the remake of his debut film Vaigasi Poranthachu. He continued the romantic roles in Enga Thambi, Kizhakke Varum Paattu, Rasa Magan, Kanmani, Sendhamizh Selvan, Tholi Muddhu, Anokha Premyudh and Mani Ratnam' s Thiruda Thiruda. Prashanth expirimented as an actor for the first time as Drag in Aanazhagan directed by his father Thiagarajan, however the film failed to live upto expectations. Later he teamed with Ajith Kumar in Kalloori Vaasal, followed by Krishna and Mannava. Midas touch director Shankar's Jeans ended his search for a superhit after the string of moderate success. He followed the super success once again in Kannedhirey Thondrinal alongwith Karan and Simran. Agathiyan' s Kaadhal Kavithai too was a success like Jodi and Hello with Simran and Preeti Jhangiani respectively. But Aasaiyil Oru Kadidham and Poomagal Oorvalam failed at the box-office.
2000's
Setback (2003-present)
The actor 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] In mid-2005, the actor began filming for 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.[5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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 young music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar; though the film was later shelved.[9] His father's production Kattan with director Suresh of Gambeeram and Arasu also never took off despite an official announcement.[10] 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.
Moreover, the actor'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 Nila had a spat with the producers and delayed the film's shoot. The film opened to negative reviews and became a failure commercially.[11] 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 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."[12][13] 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 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."[14] 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. The actor also invested in business opportunities, opening a 12 floor jewellery mart in Panagal Park, T Nagar, Chennai in 2008.[15][16]
Personal life
Prashanth is born to Tamil actor and director Thiagarajan. He is also the first cousin of Vikram[disambiguation needed].
Filmography
References
- ^ Arts / Cinema : An alluring canvas. The Hindu (2011-04-09). Retrieved on 2011-09-06.
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/prashanth-on-a-signing-spree-news-tamil-kkfvxecehbe.html
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News35/24-10-05/tamil-movies-news-amitabh.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/11054.html
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News39/24-11-05/tamil-movies-news-prasanth.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33844.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/19446.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/gallery/Events/9455.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/14419.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15350.html
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/jambavan-review-tamil-14290589.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7390.html
- ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3551/tamil/adaikalam/1009/review.htm
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/thagapansamy-review-tamil-14360128.html
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/01/21/stories/2006012100481000.htm
- ^ Tamil Movie News prashanth thyagarajan usman road tower of gold t nagar Tamil cinema picture gallery. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.