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| Occupation | Professor, writer, film-maker |
Dr. G. Prabha is a retired professor of Sanskrit, writer, film-maker and former journalist based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
He started his career as a journalist but soon switched to teaching. He worked in Government Sanskrit College, Tripunithura (Kerala), St. Joseph's College, [1] Tiruchi (Tamil Nadu) and Loyola College, [2] Chennai, from where he retired in 2014 as Professor of Sanskrit [3] and Head of the Department of Oriental Languages.
Prabha wrote and directed 'Ishti', the first film in Sanskrit with a social theme. It won critical acclaim at several film festivals. He has also filmed two documentaries 'Agnaye' [4] and 'Akkitham'. Agnaye, produced by Shri AV Anoop of AVA Productions, captures every aspect of an Athirathram or Agni Yagam. The documentary Akkitham [5] is about the famous Malayalam poet Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri. He has also authored two short story collections, two non-fiction books, 26 important research paper, and numerous articles.
Dr. G. Prabha holds a Doctorate in Sanskrit, [6] conferred by the University of Madras in the year 2001.
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Dr. Prabha is presently directing his second Sanskrit movie 'Taya'. Taya starring Nedumnudi Venu and Anumol
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