Vivek Prasanna

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Vivek Prasanna
Born (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 35)
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. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist.

Career[]

Vivek Prasanna grew up from a small village Chinanoor (veeranam) near Salem, India and now settled in Chennai.

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 Vivek 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] First he denied the role of Vinoth in Meeyaadha Maan Movie, but Director (Rathna Kumar) convinced him to do that role. He trusted Vivek Prasanna can be noted on his role on Meeyaadha Maan Film for his acting.[8]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Film Role Notes
2015 Bench Talkies - The First Bench Vinoth Debut
2015 144 Chetta Hench Man
2016 Sethupathi Madhivaanan
Iraivi Director
2017 Maanagaram Sundeep's friend
Peechankai Nallathambi
Vikram Vedha Ravi
Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam Murugesan
Meyaadha Maan Vinoth
Velaikkaran Babu
2018 Irumbu Thirai Loan collection agent
Maniyaar Kudumbam Narthanga Saamy's nephew
2019 Petta College professor
Charlie Chaplin 2 Dubai Raja
Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja Local goon
Sindhubaadh Passenger
Gorilla Venkat
Aadai Gowri
2020 Soorarai Pottru Sebastian
2021 Sarbath Anbu

Television[]

Year Program Name Role Network Notes Ref.
2019 Madras Meter Show Guest ZEE5 Reality Show [9]

Web series[]

Year Program Name Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Triples Maadhavan Raamamirtham aka Maadhu Disney+ Hotstar Debut Web Series [10][11]
2020 Kannamoochi Devaraj ZEE5
2020 November Story Malarmannan Disney+ Hotstar Tamil language crime thriller web series starring Tamannaah [12][13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/134536-interview-with-upcoming-kollywood-artist
  2. ^ "Sethupathi review. Sethupathi Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz Tamil".
  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. ^ "Tamil Vikram Vedha Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes - IndiaGlitz Tamil".
  5. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (16 June 2017). "'Peechankai': the left comes to power". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Meyaadha Maan review: A winning musical".
  7. ^ "We were nervous about releasing Meyaadha Maan along with Mersal: Actor Vaibhav". 23 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Vivek Prasanna From Villain To Lover". Cinemaexpress.
  9. ^ "Episode 2 - Actors Satish and Vivek Prasanna's exclusive interview". Zee5.com. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (4 December 2020). "Karthik Subbaraj: 'Triples' is a tribute to Crazy Mohan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Karthik Subbaraj to produce a web series starring Jai and Vani Bhojan". India Today. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. ^ Bhatia, Tamannaah (30 November 2019). "Wrapped up the first schedule of The November's Story, my maiden Tamil web series, eagerly looking forward to the next schedule curated by a young passionate talented lot