Vivek Prasanna
Born
Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
RelativesKarthik Netha (brother)

Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles.[1] In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Meyaadha Maan.

Career

Vivek Prasanna grew up from a small village Chinanoor (Veeranam) near Salem, India and now settled in Chennai. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist.

After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama Sethupathi (2016). A critic from Indiaglitz.com noted that Vivek Prasanna as "the main henchman fits the role to the T".[2]

In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in Vikram Vedha and as a politician in Peechankai, also won him acclaim.[3][4][5] He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, Meyaadha Maan, winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the character of Vinoth,[6][7] eventually earning the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor.[8] First, he declined the role of Vinoth in the movie, but director Rathna Kumar convinced him to do the role. Rathna Kumar trusted Vivek Prasanna can be noted on his role for his acting.[9]

Filmography

Film

List of Vivek Prasanna film credits
Year Film Role Notes
2015Bench Talkies - The First BenchVinothDebut
2015144 Chetta Hench ManUncredited role
2016Jil Jung JukFilm Director
SethupathiMadhivaanan
IraiviDirector
2017MaanagaramSundeep's friend
PeechankaiNallathambi
Vikram VedhaRavi
Podhuvaga Emmanasu ThangamMurugesan
Meyaadha MaanVinothVijay Award for Best Supporting Actor[8]
VelaikkaranBabu
2018Irumbu ThiraiLoan collection agent
Maniyaar KudumbamNarthanga Saamy's nephew
2019PettaCollege professor
Charlie Chaplin 2Dubai Raja
Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu RajaLocal goon
SindhubaadhPassenger
GorillaVenkat
AadaiGowri
2020Soorarai PottruSebastian
2021SarbathAnbu
2022Chota
UdanpaalMurali
2023Run Baby RunJai Ganesh[10]
Parundhaaguthu Oor KuruviMaaran[11]
Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku
Regina
Thandatti[12]
Love
Kadhal Conditions Apply

Television

List of Vivek Prasanna television credits
Year Program Name Role Network Notes Ref.
2019 Madras Meter Show Guest ZEE5 Reality Show [13]

Web series

List of Vivek Prasanna web series credits
Year Program Name Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Triples Maadhavan Raamamirtham aka Maadhu Disney+ Hotstar Debut Web Series [14]
2020 Kannamoochi Devaraj ZEE5
2020 November Story Malarmannan Disney+ Hotstar Tamil language crime thriller web series starring Tamannaah [15]
2022 Kaiyum Kalavum Vakkil SonyLIV
2022 Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie Ramar Amazon original series

References

  1. ↑ சுருள்முடி சிங்கம் - அட்வான்ஸ் அழகப்பன் - சிரிப்பு சிம்பொனி... - ஒரு ஜாலி மீட் [Curly Lion - Advance Cutie - Symphony of Laughter... - A Jolly Meet]. vikatan.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sethupathi review. Sethupathi Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Peechankai Review {3/5}: Ffter a point, the plot seems to be running in circles with no end in sight". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Vikram Vedha Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (16 June 2017). "'Peechankai': the left comes to power". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Meyaadha Maan review: A winning musical". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "We were nervous about releasing Meyaadha Maan along with Mersal: Actor Vaibhav". 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vivek Prasanna From Villain To Lover". Cinemaexpress. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Balachandran, Logesh (4 February 2023). "Run Baby Run Movie Review : An effective thriller that engages us in parts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Balachandran, Logesh (25 March 2023). "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi Movie Review : Parunthagudhu Oorkuruvi tries hard to fly with clipped wings". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Thandatti gets a release date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Episode 2 - Actors Satish and Vivek Prasanna's exclusive interview". Zee5.com. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. ↑ Kumar, Pradeep (4 December 2020). "Karthik Subbaraj: 'Triples' is a tribute to Crazy Mohan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Tamannaah Bhatia to make digital debut with Hotstar crime thriller The November Story". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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