Prem Kumar (Tamil actor)

Prem Kumar
Born
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupationactor
Years active1996–present.
RelativesHarish Raghavendra (brother in law)

Prem Kumar is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He rose to fame starring in television serials, and was also the winner of season 1 of the reality dance show Jodi Number One. In the Nadigar Sangam elections held on 18 October 2015, he was elected as an executive committee member. He is the grandson of Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi, the Raja of Ramnad.

Personal life and career

Prem's father is a deputy superintendent of police.[1] He made his acting debut starring in a television serial produced by K. Balachander and directed by Samuthirakani called Anni. He was recommended by Dr. M. Karunanidhi, who had seen him perform in the TV serial Annamalai, to feature in the film version of Karunanidhi's novel Kannamma.[2] The film released in 2005 to average reviews.[3]

He participated in season one of Jodi Number One with Pooja, his co-star in Annamalai. He went on to win Jodi No.1 and announced a move away from television serials and into films.[4] He has since appeared in films including Nepali (2008), Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Vallakottai (2010). His brother-in-law is the singer Harish Raghavendra.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1996 Nattupura Pattu Velpandi
2005 Kannamma Anandan
Kalaiyatha Ninaivugal
2007 Veerappu Puli's Brother-in-law
Machakaaran
Pazhaniappa Kalloori Special appearance
2008 Nepali Gautham
Dhanam Ananth
Kathi Kappal Pari Vallal
Seval Parijatham's Brother-in-Law then husband
2009 Eenadu Charles Telugu film
Unnaipol Oruvan Zakria
Munnar Shankar
2010 Vaadaa Prem
Vallakottai Bala
Huli Kannada film
2011 Gurusamy Vembu
Naan Sivanagiren
2012 Saattai Private School Coach
2013 Jatta Bheem Kumar Kannada film
Biriyani Vikram
2014 Pulivaal Gautham
2015 Killadi Dharani's brother
36 Vayadhinile Jayachandran
2016 Aagam Mrithula
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum Shiva
Thodari Arvind
2017 Si3 Ananda Rao
Vikram Vedha Simon
Kodiveeran Kathir
2018 Ezhumin G. Rajasekar
Sarkar Sundar Ramasamy' brother
2019 Kaappaan Prem
Sivappu Manjal Pachai Rajasekar's brother
Petromax Saravanan
Hero Police officer
2021 Master Prem
2022 Payanigal Gavanikkavum Inspector K. Raja Narayanan
Kaari Sethu's friend
2023 Thunivu Prem
2024 Singappenney
Vasco Da Gama Mahadevan
Kanguva Karaikoothan
Sshhh

Web series

Year Film Role Network Ref.
2018 Alarm Prem ZEE5 [5]
2022 Suzhal: The Vortex Vadivelu Amazon Prime Video
2023 Sengalam Natesan ZEE5 [6]

Television

Serials
  • Nimamthi Ungal Choice II|Nimmathi Ungal Choice II: Triveni Sangamam (Sun TV)
  • Nimmathi Ungal Choice V: Manasatchi (Sun TV)
  • 2001-2003 Anni as Muthiah Ramanathan (Jaya TV)
  • 2002 Soolam as Senathipathi (Sun TV)
  • 2003-2005 Annamalai as Nambi (Sun TV)
  • 2004-2005 Manaivi as Arivazhagan "Arivu" (Sun TV)
Reality Shows

References

  1. ^ "Prem's passion for police". The Times of India. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Prem's passion for police". the times of india. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ "kannamma movie review". bizhat.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "From telly screen to silver screen". thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ^ Scroll Staff (17 November 2018). "'Alarm' teaser: A cop races against time to save the day in ZEE5 Tamil series". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "அரசியல் திரில்லராக உருவாகியுள்ள 'செங்களம்' இணையத் தொடர்! - மார்ச் 24 ஆம் தேதி ஜீ5 தளத்தில் வெளியாகிறது". www.cinemainbox.com (in Tamil). 19 March 2023.