Prem (Kannada actor)
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Born | Prem Kumar 18 April 1976 (age 48) Karnataka, India |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Prem Kumar (born 18 April 1976), known
Prem's other notable films include Jothe Jotheyali (2006), Pallakki (2007), Gunavantha (2007), Savi Savi Nenapu (2010) , Charminar (2013), for which he won his second Filmfare award, Chowka (2017) and Premam Poojyam (2021), which marks his 25th film as an actor.[3]
Career
Prem debuted in film with the 2004
Prem picked up a Best Actor Filmfare Award for his performance in the film. In 2006, Prem released Jothe Jotheyali with the actress Ramya.[6]
His next release Pallakki did well for 100 days.[7]
In 2008, Prem teamed up with Rathnaja once more for the film Honganasu.[8]
Prem acted in Ghauttham, a remake of the Tamil film Aahaa..! in 2009.[9] In 2010, he teamed up with heroine
Prem began his 2011 career with a cameo appearance in the multi-starrer film
In 2013, he acted in director
His other long pending projects like Shatru and Athi Aparoopa released to a cold response at the box office in 2014. However, his other 2014 release Fair & Lovely with director Raghuram performed extremely well at the box office and earned him many accolades and awards.[18] In 2015, Prem re-associated with R. Chandru through the film Male opposite Amulya. The film met with average response both critically and commercially.[19] His next release was a cameo appearance in the all-women crew film Ring Road followed by a lead role in a romantic film Mast Mohabbat in 2016.[20] In 2017, Prem starred as one of the jail inmates in the Dwarakish's 50th production multistarrer film Chowka, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[21]
In 2014, he reported that he would appear in Prashant Raj's Dalapathi.[22] Also in the making is director Dinakar Thoogudeepa's Life Jothe Ondu Selfie co-starring Prajwal Devaraj and Hariprriya.[23]
Filmography
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (November 2022) |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Praana | Jeeva | |
2005 | Nenapirali | Kishore | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
2006 | Jothe Jotheyali | Prem | |
2007 | Pallakki | Lakshmikanth | producer |
Gunavantha | Gunashekar | ||
2008 | Honganasu | Sagar | |
2009 | Ghauttham | Gautham | |
2010 | Savi Savi Nenapu | Prem, Raj | dual role |
Jothegara | Vishwas | ||
Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu | Prem | Cameo appearance | |
2011 | Eradane Maduve | Vivek | Cameo appearance |
I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona | Shyam | ||
Dhan Dhana Dhan | Prem | ||
2013 | Charminar | Mohan | Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
Chandra | Chandrahasa | Bilingual film (Kannada, Tamil) | |
Shathru | Vijay Surya | ||
2014 | Athi Aparoopa | Bharath | |
Adyaksha | Himself | Cameo appearance in a song | |
Fair & Lovely | Manoj ("Manu") | ||
2015 | Male | Varun | |
Ring Road | Himself | Cameo appearance in a song | |
2016 | Mast Mohabbat | Sri | |
2017 | Chowka | Hakki Gopala | |
2018 | Dalapathi | Ram | |
Life Jothe Ondh Selfie | Nakul | ||
2019 | Yajamana | Himself | Special appearance in a song "Shiva Nandi" |
2021 | Premam Poojyam | Srihari | |
2024 | Appa I Love You | Rahul |
References
- ^ "Many lessons learned". Bangalore Mirror.com. 6 September 2010.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "20 years, 25 films and so much to be grateful for, says Lovely Star Prem". The Times of India.
- ^ "Prem's 25th film culminates in a journey called Premam Poojyam". Times of India. 9 November 2021.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20041225145537/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13568850&ctid=5&cid=2427
- ^ "Nenapirali: Fresh stuff". Rediff.com. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Jothe Jotheyali is just silly". rediff.com. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Movie review
- ^ "Review: Honganasu". www.rediff.com.
- Sify.com. 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Jothegaara". The New Indian Express. 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Prem Kumar - GGpedia". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "I did not kiss in 'I'm Sorry...': Prem". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kannada Review: Dhan Dhana Dhan a tedious film". News18 India. 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Roopa and Prem at loggerheads?". The Times of India. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "'Charminar' Review: This Kannada film has a huge emotional appeal- Kannada Reviews- South Cinema-IBNLive". IBN Live. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Mahesh Babu Bags Best Actor At Filmfare Awards Southern Edition". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Movie Review : Shatru". Sify. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
- ^ 'Fair and Lovely' Begins
- ^ N., Veena (7 August 2015). "'Male' Movie Review: Watch It For Prem And Amulya's Romantic Jugalbandhi!". Filmibeat.
- ^ "Mast Mohabbat Movie Review". The Times of India. 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Chowka movie review: Packaged 'diluted' drama". deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Dalapathi shooting on; Prem & Kriti Kharbanda shake a leg in the city". The New Indian Express. 27 July 2017.
- ^ "'Life Jothe Ondu Selfie' review: A pleasant, realistic take on life and relationships". The News Minute. 24 August 2018.