Vivek Prasanna

Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna
Born	Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Relatives	Karthik 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

After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama Sethupathi (2016).^[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] He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, Meyaadha Maan, winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the character of Vinoth,^[5]^[6] eventually earning the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[7] 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.^[8] Later, he was cast in commercial films such as Velaikkaran (2017), Irumbu Thirai (2018), Petta (2019) and Soorarai Pottru (2020). Vivek Prasanna played in the survival thriller Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi (2023).^[9]

Filmography

Film

List of Vivek Prasanna film credits
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2015	Bench Talkies - The First Bench	Vinoth	Debut
2015	144	Chetta Hench Man	Uncredited role
2016	Jil Jung Juk	Film Director
	Sethupathi	Madhivaanan
	Iraivi	Director
2017	Maanagaram	Sundeep's friend
	Peechankai	Nallathambi
	Vikram Vedha	Ravi
	Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam	Murugesan
	Meyaadha Maan	Vinoth	Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor^[7]
	Velaikkaran	Babu
2018	Irumbu Thirai	Loan collection agent
2018	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
2022	Chota
2022	Udanpaal	Murali
2023	Run Baby Run	Jai Ganesh
	Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi	Maaran
	Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku
	Regina	Corrupt Police Officer
	Thandatti	Show Pandi
	Love	Ajay's friend
2024	Inga Naan Thaan Kingu	Amalraj and Baski
	Dhonima
	Lal Salaam	Raji
	Hitler	Selva's friend	^[10]
	Petta Rap	Balu's friend
	Black	Manohar	^[11]
	Aalan	Thyagu's maternal uncle
	Family Padam	Sarath Kumar
2025	Ring Ring	Thyagu

Television

List of Vivek Prasanna television credits
Year	Program Name	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2019	Madras Meter Show	Guest	ZEE5	Reality Show	^[12]

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	^[13]
2020	Kannamoochi	Devaraj	ZEE5
2020	November Story	Malarmannan	Disney+ Hotstar		^[14]
2022	Kaiyum Kalavum	Vakkil	SonyLIV
2022	Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie	SI Ramar	Amazon Prime Video

References

^ 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.
^ "Vivek Prasanna: From villain to lover".
^ "Peechankai Review {3/5}: Ffter a point, the plot seems to be running in circles with no end in sight". The Times of India.
^ 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.
^ "Meyaadha Maan review: A winning musical". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Vivek Prasanna From Villain To Lover". Cinemaexpress. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Survival thriller Parunthaagudhu Oor Kuruvi is based on a true incident".
^ "New Release Date Announced For Vijay Antony's Hitler". Times Now. 31 August 2024.
^ "Jiiva and Priya Bhavani Shankar to headline Black". Cinema Express. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Episode 2 - Actors Satish and Vivek Prasanna's exclusive interview". Zee5.com. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

Vivek Prasanna at IMDb
Vivek Prasanna on Moviebuff

[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] "Vivek Prasanna: From villain to lover".

[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] 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.

[5] "Meyaadha Maan review: A winning musical". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[6] "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.

[hindustan.times.vijay.awards.2018.06.04-7] "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.

[8] "Vivek Prasanna From Villain To Lover". Cinemaexpress. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[9] "Survival thriller Parunthaagudhu Oor Kuruvi is based on a true incident".

[10] "New Release Date Announced For Vijay Antony's Hitler". Times Now. 31 August 2024.

[11] "Jiiva and Priya Bhavani Shankar to headline Black". Cinema Express. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[12] "Episode 2 - Actors Satish and Vivek Prasanna's exclusive interview". Zee5.com. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[13] 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.

[14] "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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