Leo Prabhu is a dramatist, playwright and novelist from the state of Tamil Nadu. He started his career as an actor at the Boys Company and has worked in the Tamil theater for many years. After founding his own troupe, called Stage Image, he shot to fame. His service and contribution to Tamil theatre are well recognised by the Tamils across the world. He is regarded as one of the finest actors, writers and playwrights and The Tamil Nadu Government conferred on him the highest State award,

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

in 1990.

Early life

Born in Coimbatore, Prabu was passionate about football and acting since childhood. Acting prevailed, and he became a dramatist, media person, and author. His area of expertise can be broadly classified as an actor (theater, tele-serials and cinema), director (tele-serials, theatre plays) and writer (screenplay, dialogue and novels).

Partial filmography

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*http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/evocative-of-a-glorious-era/article5922081.ece. Review of Leo Prabhu's recent play in THE HINDU'S Friday Review dated 17 April 2014. *http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/old-world-flavour/article5923280.ece. *https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/leo-prabhu/. Biography of the actor *http://www.kalaikoodam.org/ Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhu, Leo 1933 births Living people Male actors from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male dramatists and playwrights Tamil dramatists and playwrights People from Coimbatore Indian male novelists Tamil writers 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu Novelists from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian male writers