Prem Prakash
| Prem Prakash | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1943 (age 73) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1979present |
| Spouse(s) | Daisy Luke |
| Children |
Bobby Sanjay Thankam |
| Parent(s) | K.J.Joseph, Eliyamma Joseph |
| Relatives | Jose Prakash ( Brother ) |
Prem Prakash is an Indian actor and producer in Malayalam movies. He is a talented actor mainly supporting roles as well as character roles. He has produced more than 10 Malayalam movies. He is currently serving as the treasurer of Kerala Film Producers Association.
Prem Prakash is born as fifth among seven children to K.J.Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph at Kochi, Kerala. He has four brothers, Jose Prakash, Varghese, Joseph, Kunjachan and two sisters, Leelamma, Thresiamma. He is the younger brother of veteran actor Jose Prakash. He is married to Daisy Luke who is a retired English professor from BCM College Kottayam. They have a daughter Thankam & two sons, Malayalam movie screenwriter duo Bobby-Sanjay. He also produced and acted in few notable TV serials. His first love had been singing and he entered the movie industry as a playback singer in a 1968 movie Kaarthika.
He was educated in CMS College Kottayam. He made his acting debut in the movie Ara Nazhika Neram in 1970. He produced his first film Peruvazhiyambalam in 1979. It was the film that really launched the career of writer-director P. Padmarajan and also introduced actor Ashokan for the first time. That film was received well and he went on to make 17 more films, of which films like Koodevide, Akashadoothu, Johnnie Walker, Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum and Ayalum Njanum Thammil firmly established him as a successful producer. He won the Best Character Actor Award in the 2015 Kerala State Film Awards for his role in Nirnayakam. He is also credited with introducing popular actors Rashin Rahman, Biju Menon, N F Varghese, Jyothirmayi, Achankunju, lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery, music director A J Joseph and director Jude Attipetty. He served as a juror for the 61st South Indian Film Fare Awards, announced in July 2014. His autobiography, Prakashavarshangal, is published by D C Books.
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