Prasanna life and biography

Prasanna born 28 August 1980, is an actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut as a lead actor in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea, was screened at many International film festivals, such as Shanghai and Cairo. As of 2010, he was the host of a game show Honeymoon Jodigal on Sun TV. He also speaks Telugu.

Prasanna was born to a upper middle class family in Trichy. His father was an employee in BHEL and his mother is a housewife. He has a younger brother. Prasanna was good at mimicry and acting, when he was in school and college. This quality of him got the first opportunity. He was a EEE student in Saranathan College of Engineering when he responded to an open audition for actors in Susi Ganesan's Five Star. During the filming of Achchamundu! Achchamundu! it was reported that he and actress Sneha were in a affair, but he denied that he has no idea in marrying any actress.

Five Star marked Prasanna's film debut. The film was produced by Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies; it was well received by critics and performed modestly at the box office. Prasanna's next two films, however, did not fare well commercially. After Five Star, his noteworthy performance came in Azhagiya Theeye. The film, involving an ensemble cast, was produced by Prakash Raj's Duet Films and directed by Radhamohan. It was once again with a Prakash Raj production - Kanda Naal Mudhal - that Prasanna tasted true commercial success. The film was directed by Priya V. and costarred Laila and Karthik Kumar. His role of a modern day villain was a huge hit in Mysskin's movie Anjathey. His negative role was critically acclaimed. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu! with actress Sneha was very well received internationally.

He also worked as a dubbing artist for Aryan Rajesh in Cheran's Pokkisham.

Filmography:

2010
Naanayam
Goa
Baana Kaathadi
2011 Muran

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