Prabhu Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Awards, Family, Images

Prabhu is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He also featured in other language movies like Malayalam and Telugu. He made his debut movie Sangili in this movie he featured in the role of Rajali in the year 1982. As an actor, he played in a series of movies in leading and supporting roles and he earned the Best Actor award for the movie Chinna Thambi in the year 1992. Prabhu is the legacy of the legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan. His performance as Dr. Anand Padmanabhan in the Varisu movie received critical acclaim.

Sadly he was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai on February 20 after suffering stomach pain. After the initial treatment, he was diagnosed with Kidney stones. So he underwent a ureteroscopy laser surgery on February 21 and his Kidney stones were successfully removed. The hospital management released a statement that the ace actor is in good health after the post-ops tests and he’ll be returning home in a day or two.

Biography

NamePrabhu Ganesan
Real NamePrabhu Ganesan
NicknamePrabhu
ProfessionActor, Producer
Date of Birth25 December 1956
Age (as of 2023)67
Zodiac signCapricorn
FamilyFather: Late Sivaji Ganesan (Actor)Mother: Kamala GanesanBrother: Ramkumar Ganesan (Producer)Sister: Shanthi, Thenmozhi
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsYet to be updated
WifePunitha (1982 – Present)
ChildrenSon: Vikram PrabhuDaughter: Aishwarya
ReligionHindu
Educational QualificationGraduate
SchoolBishop Cotton Boys School, Bangalore, India
CollegeLoyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
HobbiesListening to music, Singing, Reading
Birth PlaceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
HometownChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Current CityChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndia

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Interesting Facts

  • He is not an active member on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
  • He has an elder brother named Ramkumar who is a film producer, and he has two sisters named Shanthi and Thenmozhi. 
  • After his high school graduation, he involved in film production as an executive producer with his uncle and mentor V. C. Shanmugam, who asked him to learn the filmmaking process in a disciplined way.
  • In the beginning, his father Sivaji Ganesan initially expressed hesitation in allowing him to pursue his career in acting. Then he made his debut movie Sangili which is directed by C. V. Rajendran in the year 1982, which is the remake of the Hindi movie Kalicharan, in this movie he featured in a supporting role.
  • By the time of releasing Sangili, he was working on six films that include Charuhasan’s Pudhiya Sangamam and Gangai Amaren’s romantic film Kozhi Koovuthu and more. After appearing in thirty movies he featured with his father in the movies like Santhippu, Mirudhanga Chakravarthy, and Neethibathi.
  • After a break, he signed for the movies like Aruvadai Naal by G. M. Kumar in 1986 and Manivannan’s Paalaivana Rojakkal, alongside Sathyaraj, both proving successful. In this period subsequently, he saw a series of commercial successes the movies like S. P. Muthuraman’s Guru Sishyan with Rajinikanth, Mani Ratnam’s Agni Nakshatram with Karthik and P. Vasu’s En Thangachi Padichava.
  • Later his collaboration with director P. Vasu offered him great success in notable movies like Chinna Thambi (1991) with actress Kushboo and Senthamizh Pattu (1992) and for this movie he receives the Best Actor Award. He worked on his hundredth movie Rajakumaran which is directed by R. V. Udayakumar and he received an offer from director K. Balachander for the movie Duet in the following years, he featured in various Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu movies.
  • After a few years, he changed his career and started to accepting movies to appear in the supporting role instead of leading roles with Kamal Haasan and then Rajinikanth in two big-budget movies like Vasool Raja MBBS in 2004 and Chandramukh in 2005.
  • Then his character in the movies like Unakkum Enakkum with Jayam Ravi and Trisha, Thaamirabharani with Vishal, and Ayan with Suriya and Tamannaah offered him huge acclaim.
  • Then he also appeared in Mani Ratnam’s movie Raavanan in the supporting role with Vikram and in Aishwarya Dhanush’s 3 (2012). He has also attempted into playing similar roles in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films.
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Movies

1980s

YearFilmRole
1982SangiliRajali
1982Lottery Ticket
1982Nalanthana
1982AdhisayappiravigalNachimuthu
1982Chinnan Chirusugal
1982Kozhi KoovuthuVelusamy
1983NeethibathiThyagu
1983Raagangal Maruvathillai
1983Soorapuli
1983Thalaimagan
1983SandhippuVijay
1983Muthu Engal SothuMuthu
1983SumangaliPrakash
1983Soorakottai SingakuttiSelvam
1983Miruthanga ChakravarthiKannan
1983Vellai RojaPeter
1984Thiruppam
1984Irumbu Kaigal
1984Pozhudhu Vidinjachu
1984Raja Veettu Kannukkutty
1984Tharaasu
1984Sarithira Nayagan
1984Simma Soppanam
1984KairasikkaranVijay
1984Unga Veettu Pillai
1984Ezhuthatha SattangalShankar
1984Iru MedhaigalRanga
1984Vamsa VilakkuInspector Shankar and Raja
1984Priyamudan PrabhuPrabhu
1984Puthiya Sangamam
1985Kanni RasiLakshmipathi
1985Naam IruvarRaja / Shankar
1985Needhiyin NizhalVijay
1985NermaiRaja
1985Aduthathu AlbertAlbert
1985Raja RishiKing Dusyantha
1986Saadhanai
1986Raja Nee VaazhgaRaja
1986Nambinar Keduvathillai
1986Naalellam Pournami
1986Paalaivana RojakkalBalu
1986Aruvadai NaalMuthuvel
1987Chinna Thambi Periya ThambiChinna Thambi
1987VairagyamRaja
1987Chinna Poove Mella PesuDavid
1987Kavalan Avan Kovalan
1987AnandAnand
1987Megam Karuththirukku
1987Anjatha Singam
1987Poo Poova PoothirukkuRamu
1987Ivargal Varungala Thoongal
1987Mupperum DeviyarSudarshanan
1988Annanagar Mudhal TheruMammootty
1988Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
1988En Uyir KannammaShanmugam
1988Oruvar Vaazhum AalayamSwaminathan
1988Guru SishyanBabu
1988Urimai GeethamThiyagu
1988Agni NatchathiramACP Gautham
1988Manamagale VaaBalu
1988Manasukkul MathappuSekar
1988En Thangachi PadichavaPeriyasamy
1988Raththa Dhanam
1988Dharmathin ThalaivanRaju
1988KaliyugamInspector
1988Poovizhi RajaRaja
1989Naalaiya Manithanpolice officer
1989Varam
1989Moodu ManthiramDilip
1989Pillaikkaga
1989Ninaivu ChinnamMutthikal Rasu
1989Vetri Mel VetriRajkumar
1989Uthama PurushanRaghu
1989Vetri VizhaVijay
1989Ponnu Pakka Poren

1990s

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1990Kavalukku KettikaranSI DhilipanTamil
1990Nalla Kaalam PorandaachuMuthuTamil
1990Arangetra VelaiSivaramakrishnanTamil
1990AnjaliDennis JosephTamilGuest appearance
1990My Dear MarthandanMarthandanTamil
1990Urudhi MozhiArunTamil
1990Raja Kaiya VachaRajaTamil
1990Sathya VaakkuTamil
1991Thalattu KetkuthammaRasaiyaTamil
1991Kumbakarai ThangaiahThangaiyaTamil
1991Ayul KaithiSekarTamil
1991Vetri KarangalArun / ThiyagarajanTamil
1991Chinna ThambiChinna ThambiTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
1991Kizhakku KaraiMuraliTamil
1991Irumbu PookkalTamilGuest appearance
1992MannanHimselfTamilCameo appearance
1992PandiduraiPandiduraiTamil
1992Ele, My FriendEnglishCameo appearance
1992NaangalKeerthiTamil
1992ChinnavarMuthuTamil
1992Naalaya SeidhiManmadhanTamil
1992Senthamizh PattuBalasubramaniyamTamil
1993Chinna MaapillaiThangavelTamil
1993Uthama RaasaChinnaiyaTamil
1993MaravanSedhupathyTamil
1993DharmaseelanThamizh Selvan & SP Dharma SeelanTamil
1993UzhavanSundaramTamil
1994RajakumaranRajakumaranTamil100th Film
1994DuetGunaTamil
1994PriyankaArjunTamil
1994Vietnam ColonyVenkata KrishnanTamil
1994Jallikattu KaalaiGopalakrishnanTamil
1995KattumarakaranMuthazhaguTamil
1995PasumponThangapandiTamil
1995Chinna VathiyarChandramouli & AravindTamil
1995Periya KudumbamRathnavelTamil
1995Mr. MadrasMuruganTamil
1995SeethanamMuthu ManikkamTamil
1996ParambaraiParamasivamTamil
1996Kala PaniMukund IyengarMalayalamDubbed in Tamil as Siraichalai
1996SivasakthiSakthiTamil
1996PanchalankurichiKichchaTamil
1997Mappillai GounderSubramaniyam (Mappillai Gounder)Tamil
1997Thedinen VanthathuVelumani / Coimbatore GopalakrishnanTamil
1997Periya ThambiSivaTamil
1998PonmanamAnandhanTamil
1998IniyavalePrabhakarTamil
1998En Uyir Nee ThaaneVasuTamil
1999Kummi PaattuKanagarasuTamil
1999Thirupathi Ezhumalai VenkatesaVenkatesanTamil
1999SuyamvaramAavudayappanTamil
1999Manam Virumbuthe UnnaiShanmugamTamil
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2000s

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000ThirunelveliThulasiTamil
2000Thai PorandachuGiriTamil
2000Kandha Kadamba Kathir VelaKandhanTamil
2000Budget PadmanabhanPadmanabhanTamil
2000Vanna Thamizh PattuVijaya Raghunatha Bhoopathy Raja & Rathnavel Raghunatha Bhoopathy RajaTamil
2001Thaalikaatha KaaliammanChandraboseTamil
2001Middle Class MadhavanMadhavanTamil
2001Super KudumbamArunTamil
2001Mitta MiraasuChellaiyaTamil
2002Charlie ChaplinRamakrishnanTamilTamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor
2002Malayali Mamanu VanakkamPeriyakulam KannayyaMalayalamDubbed in Tamil as Gounder Veetu Mapillai
2003War and LoveLt. Col. SarathchandranMalayalamDubbed in Tamil as Kalam
2003Yes MadamSivaramakrishnanTamil
2003Banda ParamasivamParamanTamil
2004Kanninum KannadikkumHimselfMalayalamGuest appearance
2004Vasool Raja MBBSVaddiTamil
2005ChandramukhiSenthilnathanTamil
2006Pasa KiligalSethupathiTamil
2006KusthiJeevanandhamTamil
2006Unnakum EnnakumMuthuppandiTamil
2007ThaamirabharaniSaravana PerumalTamil
2007VegamDSP KumaravelTamil
2007BillaDSP JayaprakashTamil
2008KuselanSenthilnathan IPSTamilGuest appearance
2008KathanayakuduSP SatyaTeluguGuest appearance
2008SilambaattamMuthuvelTamil
2009A Aa E EeSubramaniamTamil
2009AyanAarumuga DaasTamilNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
2009Malai MalaiPazhanivelTamil
2009KanthasaamyParanthaman IPSTamil

2010s

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2010AasalMirasiTamil
2010Thambikku Indha OoruKumaraswamyTamil
2010PramaniVarkichan JosephMalayalamGuest appearance
2010DarlingHanumantha RaoTelugu
2010Maanja VeluDIG Gautham GaneshTamilGuest appearance
2010Magane En MarumaganeHimselfTamilGuest appearance
2010RaavananSingarasanTamil
2010ThillalangadiKrishna’s fatherTamil
2010Best of LuckVinayaka NaickarMalayalam
2010OrangeJaanu’s fatherTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Ramcharan
2011BossSethunathan IyerKannada
2011ThambikottaiShanmugamTamil
2011Aadu PuliBhagyanathanTamil
2011Ponnar ShankarChozha MannanTamil
2011ShakthiMahadevarayaTelugu
2011SankarankovilMuthuvelTamil
2011BejawadaKaali PrasadTelugu
20123Ram’s fatherTamil
2012DaruvuYamaTelugu
2012Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?RayuduTelugu
2012MirattalShankar DhadhaTamil
2012Tuneega TuneegaRamaswamyTelugu
2012Dhenikaina ReadyVeera Narasimha NaiduTelugu
2013Ongole GithaNarayanaTelugu
2013Dracula 2012RobinsonMalayalamDubbed into Tamil as Naangam Pirai
2013All in All Azhagu RajaMuthukrishnanTamil
2014Ennamo NadakkuthuParthibanTamil
2014Yennamo YedhoChakravarthyTamil
2014Uyirukku UyiragaRangasamyTamil
2014DrishyaChandrasekarKannada
2014PowerKrishna PrasadKannada
2014KayalRamkumarTamilGuest appearance
2015AambalaAalavandhanTamil
2015Kaaki SattaiInspector SathyamurthyTamil
2015Sakalakala VallavanShakthi’s fatherTamil
2015PuliVembunathanTamilCameo appearance
2016TheriCommissioner Sibi ChakravarthiTamil
2016VetrivelRajamanikamTamil
2016Unnodu KaJayavelTamil
2016Meen Kuzhambum Mann PaanaiyumAnnamalaiTamil200th Film
2017MupparimanamHimselfTamilCameo appearance
20177 NaatkalVijay RaghunathTamil
2017VeedevaduJagannathTelugu
2017Yaar IvanJagannathanTamil
2018Mannar VagaiyaraAiya / Govindaraja MooriyarTamil
2018Abhi & AnuPrabhuTamil
2018Abhiyude Katha AnuvinteyumPrabhuMalayalam
2018Saamy 2G. ViswanathanTamil
2018Utharavu MaharajaArun BoseTamil
2018JohnnyJaishankarTamil
2019Charlie Chaplin 2RamakrishnanTamil
2019Vantha Rajavathaan VaruvenPrakashTamil
2019Ayushman BhavaRam KumarKannada
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2020s

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2020College KumarThiru KumaranTamil
2021Marakkar: Arabikadalinte SimhamThanguduMalayalam
2021Velan‘Thillaiyar’ PalanisamyTamil
2021Drishya 2ChandrashekharKannada
2022Kaathuvaakula Rendu KaadhalPrabhuTamil
2022The LegendPugazhenthiTamil
2022Naane VaruveanPsychiatristTamil
2022Ponniyin Selvan: IPeriya Vellar Boothi VikramakesariTamil
2022LaththiDIG KamalTamil
2023VarisuDr. Anand PadmanabhanTamil
2023Ponniyin Selvan: IIPeriya Vellar Boothi VikramakesariTamil

Awards and Nominations

Cinema Express Awards

  • 1988 – Best Actor for Manasukkul Mathappu – Won

Filmfare Awards South

  • 1986 – Best Actor for Aruvadai Naal – Nominated
  • 1988 – Best Actor for Agni Natchathiram – Nominated
  • 1991 – Best Actor for Chinna Thambi – Nominated
  • 1994 – Best Actor for Duet – Nominated
  • 2002 – Best Actor for Charlie Chaplin – Nominated
  • 2005 – Best Film for Chandramukhi – Nominated
  • 2009 – Best Supporting Actor for Ayan – Nominated

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

  • 1991 – Best Actor for Chinna Thambi – Won
  • 2002 – Special Prize for Charlie Chaplin – Won
  • 2005 – Best Film for Chandramukhi – Won

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