Prem Kumar is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He rose to fame starring in television serials, and was also the winner of season 1 of the reality dance show ''

Jodi Number One ''Jodi Number One'' is an Indian Tamil-language dance competition reality television show broadcast on Star Vijay and from the year 2006. Its contestants are couples who are generally television stars in their own right, often from the televi ...

''. In the

Nadigar Sangam The Nadigar Sangam ( en, Actors' association), officially known as the South Indian Artistes' Association (SIAA), is a union for film, television, and stage actors in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, based in Chennai. Formed in 1952, the grou ...

elections held on 18 October 2015, he was elected as an executive committee member. He is the grandson of

Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi (9 November 1909 – 4 March 1967) or Naganatha Sethupathi was an Indian politician of the Justice Party and later, the Indian National Congress and head of the ''zamindari'' of Ramnad from 1929 to 1967. He was a ...

, the Raja of Ramnad.

Career

Prem made his acting debut starring in a television serial produced by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

and directed by

Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...

called '' Anni''. He was recommended by Dr. M. Karunanidhi, who had seen him perform in the TV serial ''Annamalai'', to feature in the film version of Karunanidhi's novel ''Kannamma''. The film released in 2005 to average reviews. He participated in season one of ''Jodi Number One'' with Pooja, his co-star in ''Annamalai''. He went on to win

season 1 Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004 * ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012 * ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012 See also * * * Season 2 (disambiguation) * Season 4 (disambiguat ...

and announced a move away from television serials and into films. He has since appeared in films including '' Nepali'' (2008), '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and ''

Vallakottai Vallakottai is a town near Chennai, India. It is situated on the highway between Sriperumbudur and Singaperumalkoil near Chengalpattu. The Vallakottai Subramaniyaswami temple is in Vallakottai. The Subramaniya Swamy idol in this temple is ...

'' (2010). His brother-in-law is the singer

Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra (born 7 December 1976) is an Indian Tamil vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. He is the son of photographer P.V Raghavendran. Harish is best known for his songs like ''Hey Azhagiya Theeyee'' from Minnale, ''Nirpadhuve N ...

Filmography

Television

;Serials * '' Nimmathi Ungal Choice II: Triveni Sangamam'' ( Sun TV) * ''Nimmathi Ungal Choice V: Manasatchi'' ( Sun TV) * 2001-2003 '' Anni'' as Muthiah Ramanathan (

Jaya TV Jaya TV HD is a Tamil language satellite television channel based in Chennai, India. Jaya TV HD is also broadcast to the expatriate Tamil community via various media partnerships. Hemant Sahai of HSA had Jaya TV HD as his first client. Jaya TV ...

) * 2003-2005 '' Annamalai'' as Nambi ( Sun TV) * 2004-2006 ''Manaivi'' as Arivazhagan "Arivu" ( Sun TV) ;Reality Shows * 2006 ''

Jodi No. 1 ''Jodi No.1'' () is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. Released on 13 April 2001, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Anupam Kher, Twinkle Khanna and Monica Bedi. Budgeted at the film was a commercial succes ...

'' as participant and Title Winner along with Pooja (

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...

)

References

External links

* * {{authority control Indian male film actors Living people Film people from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema Year of birth missing (living people)