Prabhu (actor)
Prabhu Ganesan (born 25 December 1956), known professionally as Prabhu, is an Indian actor, businessman and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. Prabhu was one of the leading actors in Tamil cinema in the later 1980s and 90s. He is popularly known as Ilaya Thilagam. He has worked in more than 220 films in lead and supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.
Prabhu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Prabhu Manrayar Ganesamoorthy 25 December 1956 |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse |
Punitha (m. 1982) |
| Children | Aishwarya Prabhu Vikram Prabhu |
| Parent(s) | Sivaji Ganesan (father) Kamala (mother) |
| Relatives | Ramkumar Ganesan (brother) Dushyanth Ramkumar (nephew) Adhik Ravichandran (son-in-law) |
After making his debut in Sangili (1982), Prabhu played various leading and supporting roles, earning the Best Actor award recognition by the Tamil Nadu State for his portrayal in Chinna Thambi (1991).
Prabhu has given opportunity to more than 30 debutant directors, including Seeman, R. V. Udayakumar, Gangai Amaran, Pandiarajan, Raj Kapoor, Anu Mohan, G. M. Kumar, Panchu Arunachalam, Velu Prabhakaran, K. Subash, Sivachandran, R. K. Kalaimani, Cheyyar Ravi.