Prasanna Venkatesan, often credited mononymously as Prasanna, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry and alongside appeared in a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.
Perazhagan is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sasi Shanker and produced by AVM Productions. It is a remake of the director's 2002 Malayalam film Kunjikoonan. The film stars Suriya and Jyothika, each in dual roles, while Vivek, Manorama, Bobby, Thalaivaasal Vijay, and Devan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Anthony. The film released on 7 May 2004. For his performance, Suriya won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil and Jyothika won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.
Kannan Varuvaan is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Manthra and Divya Unni, while Goundamani, Senthil, Manorama, Ranjith and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Sirpy with editing by P. Sai Suresh and cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar. The film was released on 25 May 2000. The film was an average success at box office.
Regina Cassandra is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. Cassandra is a recipient of several accolades including a SIIMA Award and a CineMAA Award, along with a Filmfare OTT Award nomination.
Vathikuchi (transl. Matchstick) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by newcomer P. Kinslin and produced by AR Murugadoss in association with Fox Star Studios. The film stars Dileepan, the younger brother of Murugadoss, in his acting debut and Anjali, while Jayaprakash, Sampath Raj and Jagan appear in supporting roles. The film, which has music composed by Ghibran, opened in March 2013 to a positive response from critics and performed well at the box office.
Endrendrum is a 2014 Tamil film written, produced, and directed by Ssinish Sreedharan. It started off as a short film, and over a period of time, it was developed in to a tele-feature film. The film stars Sathish Krishnan and Priyanka Reddy in the lead roles, and Sai Dheena, Theepetti Ganesan, Meera Krishnan, Misha Ghoshal, Bala Saravanan, and Yogi Babu in other roles. The music was composed by Dharan Kumar, and film was edited by Tirupattur Sathyanarayan Suresh. The film was released on 7 March 2014. This film plot is loosely based on Just Like Heaven.
Thegidi is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by P. Ramesh and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment. The film features Ashok Selvan and Janani in the leading roles, while Jayaprakash, Kaali Venkat, Jayakumar, Pradeep K Vijayan, and Rajan Iyer play supporting roles. The music was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna with cinematography by Dinesh B. Krishnan and editing by Leo John Paul. The film released on 28 February 2014 and opened to generally positive reviews from critics. This film was remade in Malayalam as Chanakya Thanthram in 2018.
Maanagaram (transl. Metropolis) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Sri, Sundeep Kishan, and Regina Cassandra, and its soundtrack was composed by Javed Riaz. It is the feature directorial debut of Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film was released on 10 March 2017 to positive reviews from critics. It was remade in Hindi as Mumbaikar (2023).
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Meyaadha Maan.
Sai Dheena is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films, playing antagonistic and sometimes comedic roles. He played the antagonist in Attu (2017), Thimiru Pudichavan (2018) and Vaandu (2019). He is a frequent collaborator with Atlee.
Gorilla is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language heist comedy film written and directed by Don Sandy. The film stars Jiiva and Shalini Pandey, while Yogi Babu, Radha Ravi, Sathish, Rajendran, Vivek Prasanna and Madhankumar appear in pivotal roles. It also features a chimpanzee named Kong in a prominent role. The music was composed by Sam C. S. with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi, while cinematography was handled by R. B. Gurudev and editing by Ruben. The film was released on 12 July 2019.
Athiran is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Vivek and scripted by P. F. Mathews from a story by Vivek. It was produced by Raju Mathew through his production company Century Investments. The film stars Fahadh Faasil and Sai Pallavi with Atul Kulkarni, Renji Panicker, Shanthi Krishna and Sudev Nair in pivotal roles while Prakash Raj makes a cameo appearance. The film features original songs composed by debutant P. S. Jayhari and a musical score by Ghibran. The story is set in a psychiatric asylum.The film has similarities with the 2014 Hollywood film Stonehearst Asylum.
Kannai Nambathey is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Mu. Maran. The film stars Udhayanidhi Stalin in his penultimate acting credit, Prasanna, Srikanth, and Aathmika, while Bhumika, Vasundhara Kashyap, and Sathish play supporting roles. The music was composed by Siddhu Kumar with cinematography by Jalandhar Vasan and editing by San Lokesh. The film released theatrically on 17 March 2023 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Suzhal: The Vortex is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller television series created by Pushkar–Gayathri for Amazon Prime Video. Set in the fictional town of Saambaloor set in Tamil Nadu, the series is an investigation into the case of a missing person which unravels and rips the intricate social fabric of the small town. It stars actors R. Parthiban, Kathir, Aishwarya Rajesh and Sriya Reddy.
Linga is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making his film debut in the Tamil film Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu (2015), he has been in films including Sindhubaadh (2019), Parole (2022) and recently Udanpaal (2022).
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Venkata Krishna Roghanth in his directorial debut. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Megha Akash with Magizh Thirumeni, Vivek, Ragu Aditya, Mathura, Kaniha, Riythvika, Mohan Raja, Karu Palaniappan, Chinni Jayanth, Vidya Pradeep and Imman Annachi in supporting roles.
DD Returns is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by debutant S. Prem Anand, produced by C Ramesh Kumar under RK Entertainment. The film stars an ensemble cast with Santhanam and Surbhi in the lead roles and Redin Kingsley, Maaran and Pradeep Rawat in supporting roles. The film is a stand-alone sequel to Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 and the third film in the Dhilluku Dhuddu film series. The music is composed by OfRo, with the cinematography and editing handled by Dipak Kumar Padhy and N. B. Srikanth. The film was released theatrically on 28 July 2023. It received positive reviews from critics and became commercially successful at the box office.
Paramporul (transl. Almighty) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant C. Aravind Raj. It is produced by Manoj and Girish under Kavi Creations. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Amitash Pradhan in the lead roles, alongside Kashmira Pardeshi, Balaji Sakthivel and T. Siva in supporting role.
Petta Rap is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language musical action comedy film directed by S. J. Sinu and produced by Jobi. P. Sam. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Vedhika, alongside Bagavathi Perumal, Ramesh Thilak and Vivek Prasanna. The music was composed by D. Imman, while cinematography and editing were handled by Jithu Damodar and Nishad Yusuf.
Sattam En Kaiyil is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Chachi. The film stars Sathish in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Ajay Raj, Pavel Navageethan, Mime Gopi, Rithika Tamil Selvi, Vidya Pradeep and others appear in supporting roles.
