Prashanth (actor)

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 R. K. Selvamani's Chembaruthi (1992).

Prashanth rose to stardom with Mani Ratnam's action-comedy Thiruda Thiruda, and Shankar's blockbuster romantic comedy Jeans in which he played a dual role alongside Aishwarya Rai. In the late 1990s, he featured in a series of films such as Kaadhal Kavithai, Jodi and Parthen Rasithen. His 2011 release Ponnar Shankar was based on the historical epic and became a semi-hit Prashanth also owns a multi-storeyed jewellery mart in Panagal Park.

Acting career

Early work

Prashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 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. Prashanth appeared in Balu Mahendra' s Vanna Vanna Pookkal and R. K. Selvamani' s Tamil-Telugu bi-lingual Chembaruthi.