Prabhu (actor)

Prabhu
Prabhu at Wagah audio launch event
Born
Prabhu Ganesan

(1956-12-27) 27 December 1956 (age 68)[1]
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
Occupation(s)Actor, Film producer
Years active1982–present
WorksFilmography
Spouse
Punitha
(m. 1982)
ChildrenAishwarya Prabhu
Vikram Prabhu
Parent(s)Sivaji Ganesan (father)
Kamala (mother)
RelativesRamkumar Ganesan (brother)
Dushyanth Ramkumar (nephew)
Adhik Ravichandran (son-in-law)

Prabhu Ganesan (born 27 December 1956), known professionally as Prabhu, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is the youngest son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. Prabhu was one of the leading actors in Tamil cinema in the later 1980s and 90s. He is popularly known as Ilaya Thilagam. He has worked in more than 220 films in lead and supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.

After making his debut in Sangili (1982), Prabhu played various leading and supporting roles, earning the Best Actor award recognition by the Tamil Nadu State for his portrayal in Chinna Thambi (1991).

Prabhu has given opportunity to more than 30 debutant directors, including Seeman, R. V. Udayakumar, Gangai Amaran, Pandiarajan, Raj Kapoor, G. M. Kumar, Panchu Arunachalam, Velu Prabhakaran, K. Subash, Sivachandran, R. K. Kalaimani and Cheyyar Ravi.

  1. ^ Srivatsan (26 December 2016). "Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan wish actor Prabhu on his 60th birthday". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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