Prashanth

Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973) 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. 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). He went on to star in several successful films including Chocklet (2001), Majunu (2001), Thamizh (2002), Virumbukiren (2002), Winner (2003), Shock (2004) and London (2005).…

Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973) 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. 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). He went on to star in several successful films including Chocklet (2001), Majunu (2001), Thamizh (2002), Virumbukiren (2002), Winner (2003), Shock (2004) and London (2005). After a prolonged career setback, he made a comeback with Andhagan (2024), as well as appearing in The Greatest of All Time (2024) alongside Vijay. ==Early life== Prashanth was born on 6 April 1973 in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He is the son of Tamil actor and filmmaker Thiagarajan, and Peketi Shanthi, the daughter of Telugu actor Peketi Sivaram. His paternal cousin is fellow film actor Vikram. He has a younger sister, Preethi. Prashanth studied Computer Graphics and Multimedia and went to Trinity College of Music in London before embarking on an acting career. He completed his 12th grade and was enlisted in two medical colleges. His first intention was to be a doctor, but he eventually decided to be an actor and filmmaker, like his father T. Thiagarajan. Prashanth owns a multi-storeyed jewelry mart in Panagal Park. He is also a trained pianist. ==Career== ==Filmography== All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. ===As singer=== ===As producer=== ==Notes== ==References== ==External links==

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