Prem Kumar (Tamil actor)
Prem Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1996–present. |
| Spouse | Hamsadhwani |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Harish Raghavendra (brother in law) |
Prem Kumar is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He rose to fame starring in television serials, and was also the winner of season 1 of the reality dance show Jodi Number One. In the Nadigar Sangam elections held on 18 October 2015, he was elected as an executive committee member. He is the grandson of Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi, the Raja of Ramnad.
Personal life and career
Prem's father is a DSP.[1] He made his acting debut starring in a television serial produced by K. Balachander and directed by Samuthirakani called Anni. He was recommended by Dr. M. Karunanidhi, who had seen him perform in the TV serial Annamalai, to feature in the film version of Karunanidhi's novel Kannamma.[2] The film released in 2005 to average reviews.[3]
He participated in season one of Jodi Number One with Pooja, his co-star in Annamalai. He went on to win Jodi No.1 and announced a move away from television serials and into films.[4] He has since appeared in films including Nepali (2008), Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Vallakottai (2010). His brother-in-law is the singer Harish Raghavendra. His son Kaushik Sundaram is also an actor.[5]
Filmography
Tamil films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nattupura Pattu | Velpandi | |
| 2005 | Kannamma | Anandan | |
| Kalaiyatha Ninaivugal | |||
| 2007 | Veerappu | Puli's Brother-in-law | |
| Machakaaran | |||
| Pazhaniappa Kalloori | Special appearance | ||
| 2008 | Nepali | Gautham | |
| Dhanam | Ananth | ||
| Kathi Kappal | Pari Vallal | ||
| Seval | Parijatham's Brother-in-Law then husband | ||
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Zakria | |
| Munnar | Shankar | ||
| 2010 | Vaadaa | Prem | |
| Vallakottai | Bala | ||
| 2011 | Gurusamy | Vembu | |
| Naan Sivanagiren | |||
| 2012 | Saattai | Private School Coach | |
| 2013 | Biriyani | Vikram | |
| 2014 | Pulivaal | Gautham | |
| 2015 | Killadi | Dharani's brother | |
| 36 Vayadhinile | Jayachandran | ||
| 2016 | Aagam | Mrithula | |
| Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum | Shiva | ||
| Thodari | Arvind | ||
| 2017 | Si3 | Ananda Rao | |
| Vikram Vedha | Simon | ||
| Kodiveeran | Kathir | ||
| 2018 | Ezhumin | G. Rajasekar | |
| Sarkar | Sundar Ramasamy' brother | ||
| 2019 | Kaappaan | Prem | |
| Sivappu Manjal Pachai | Rajasekar's brother | ||
| Petromax | Saravanan | ||
| Hero | Police officer | ||
| 2021 | Master | Prem | |
| 2022 | Payanigal Gavanikkavum | Inspector K. Raja Narayanan | |
| Kaari | Sethu's friend | ||
| 2023 | Thunivu | Prem | |
| 2024 | Singappenney | ||
| Vasco Da Gama | Mahadevan | ||
| Kanguva | Karaikoothan | ||
| Sshhh | |||
| 2025 | Retro | Murugan | |
| Akkenam | Inspector Azad | ||
| Trending | Arul | ||
| 2026 | 29 | Kurunila Kathiravan | |
| Valluvan | [6] | ||
Other language films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eenadu | Francis | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Appu and Pappu | Prasad | Kannada | Uncredited |
| Huli | ||||
| 2013 | Jatta | Bheem Kumar | ||
Web series
| Year | Film | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alarm | Prem | ZEE5 | [7] | |
| 2022 | Suzhal: The Vortex | Vadivelu | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| 2023 | Sengalam | Natesan | ZEE5 | [8] | |
| 2024 | Sshhh | aha | Anthology series |
Television
- Serials
- Nimmathi Ungal Choice II: Triveni Sangamam (Sun TV)
- Nimmathi Ungal Choice V: Manasatchi (Sun TV)
- 2001-2003 Anni as Muthiah Ramanathan (Jaya TV)
- 2002 Soolam as Senathipathi (Sun TV)
- 2003-2005 Annamalai as Nambi (Sun TV)
- 2004-2005 Manaivi as Arivazhagan "Arivu" (Sun TV)
- Reality Shows
- 2006 Jodi No. 1 as participant and Title Winner along with Pooja (Star Vijay)
References
- ↑ "Prem's passion for police". The Times of India. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ↑ "Prem's passion for police". the times of india. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "kannamma movie review". bizhat.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "From telly screen to silver screen". thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Kaushik Sundaram [@kaushik_sundaram]; (5 May 2020). "Throwback! A huge one, to simpler times. For all who are wondering which movie this is, it was Kunguma Pottu Kounder where I shared screen space with Sathyaraj Sir, Rambha ma'am, Koundamani sir and Kousalya ma'am! 😊". Retrieved 12 November 2025 – via Instagram.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Valluvan Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ↑ Scroll Staff (17 November 2018). "'Alarm' teaser: A cop races against time to save the day in ZEE5 Tamil series". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ "அரசியல் திரில்லராக உருவாகியுள்ள 'செங்களம்' இணையத் தொடர்! - மார்ச் 24 ஆம் தேதி ஜீ5 தளத்தில் வெளியாகிறது". www.cinemainbox.com (in Tamil). 19 March 2023.
External links
- Prem Kumar at IMDb
- Prem Kumar on X