Personal Info:
Name: Venkat Prabhu
Nick Name: Venkat
Date Of Birth: 7 November 1975
Birth Place: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Profession: Actor, Film Director, Producer, Playback Singer, Screenwriter, Lyricist
Height: 5.4”
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Biography:
Personal Life:
Venkat Prabhu was born on 7 November 1975, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the son of director- turned- music director Gangai Amaran and elder brother to actor and music director Premgi Amaran. He completed his schooling at St. Bede’s School in Chennai. In 2001 September 10 he married Rajalakshmi, the daughter of dancer teacher K.J.Sarasa, and now has a daughter named Shivani. His daughter has already sung a song for the album Thaaaii when she was 5 years old.
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Career:
Venkat lived in the United Kingdom for seven years, during that time, he completed his high school and university studies, obtaining a degree in accounting. At Middlesex University. He returns to Indian, Venkat Prabhu began singing for demos, by his cousins, Yuvan Shankar and Karthik Raja, and he started his career as a playback singer in the movie industry. In 1996 he and his brother Premgi Amaren and his childhood friend S.P.B.Charan set up a music band called Next Generation, which also featured Yugendran and Thaman as members, and did several stage performances. The following year, he played the lead role opposite Sangeetha in a movie named Poonjolai directed by his father Gangai Amaren, But the movie was canceled in mid-production and attempts to revive and released the movie by the late 2000s were unsuccessful.
In 2007 Ventak ventured into movie directing with the sports comedy movie Chennai 600028, produced by S.P.B.Charan, that revolved around a street cricket team from a suburb area in Chennai. The movie emerged as a sleeper hit. He next directed the comedy thriller movie [2008] Saroja, the titled being derived from a hit number from Chennai 600028, which also featured an ensemble cast including Charan and Premgi. In 2011, he directed his biggest project to date, the action thriller Mankatha, starring Ajith Kumar in the lead role. His next project, Biriyani [2013] starring Hansika Motwani and Karthi in the main lead roles. After Biriyani, Venkat directed Masss, with Suriya in the main lead role. The movie was produced by K.E.Gnanavelraja’s Studio Green and co-produced by S.R.Prakashnanu and S.R.Prabhu; and it was released on 29 May 2015.
As Director:
2007 – Chennai 60028
2008 – Saroja
2010 – Goa
2011 – Mankatha
2013 – Biriyani
2015 – Massu Engira Masilamani
2016 – Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
2020 – Maanaadu
As Lyricist:
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
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