Prasanna may refer to:

People

As sole name

Prasanna (actor) Prasanna Venkatesan, often credited mononymously as Prasanna, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in the Tamil cinema and alongside appeared in a few Telugu language, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He made his first success in '' ...

(Prasanna Venkatesan, active from 2001), Indian film actor * Prasanna (theatre director) (born 1951), Indian theatre director and playwright * V. V. Prasanna, a Tamil playback singer

As family name

E. A. S. Prasanna Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna (born 22 May 1940) is a former Indian cricket player. He was a spin bowler, specialising in off spin and a member of the Indian spin quartet. He is an alumnus of the National Institute of Engineering, Mys ...

(born 1940), Indian international cricketer * Nivas K. Prasanna (born 1981), Indian film music composer * R. Prasanna (born 1970), Indian Carnatic musician, better known as ''Guitar Prasanna'' * Raghunath Prasanna (born 191399), classical Indian musician * Rajendra Prasanna (born 1956), classical Indian musician * Ramaswamy Prasanna (born 1982), Indian cricketer *

Rishab Prasanna Rishab Prasanna (, ) is an Indian flute or bansuri player. He was born in New Delhi. He is son of flute and shehnai player Rajendra Prasanna. Career Rishab Prasanna learned Indian classical music from his grandfather, Raghunath Prasanna, hi ...

(born 1985), classical Indian musician *

Seekkuge Prasanna Seekkuge Prasanna (; born 27 June 1985) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played limited overs cricket. He is a warrant officer in the Sri Lankan Army. Prasanna is known for aggressive batting at the late overs in ODIs, and a useful leg-spi ...

(born 1985), Sri Lankan international cricketer

As given name

* Prasanna Alahakoon (born before 1987), Sri Lankan naval officer * Prasanna Amarasekara (born 1981), Sri Lankan track and field athlete *

Prasanna Acharya Prasanna Acharya (born 8 August 1949) is an Indian politician from Odisha, India. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He is a state vice president of Biju Janata Dal. He is currently s ...

(born 1949), Indian politician * Prasanna Gunasena (active from 2010), Sri Lankan neurosurgeon *

Prasanna Gunawardena Prasanna Gunawardena () is a Sri Lankan politician, former mayor of Colombo and a former presidential adviser. He is a Charted Architect and urban planner by profession. Personal life Born 23 August 1946 to Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Amarasinh ...

(active 2015), Sri Lankan politician *

Prasanna Jayawardene Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene ( Sinhala: හේවාසන්දච්චිගේ ආසිරි ප්‍රසන්න විශ්වනාත් ජයවර්ධන) (born 10 September 1979), commonl ...

(born 1979), Sri Lankan international cricketer * K. B. Prasanna Kumar (born 1968), Indian politician * Gouri Prasanna Majumdar (192486), Indian lyricist for Bengali films *

Prasanna Pandian K. Prasanna Pandian also known as PP, is an artist, architect and an animator from Tamil Nadu in south India. He was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in 1984, and is the founder-director of Archinfinitum, an architectural firm. He has won many awar ...

(born 1984), Indian artist, architect and animator *

Prasanna Kumar Patasani Prasanna Kumar Patasani (born 27 April 1946) is an Indian lawyer, philosopher, poet, and former member of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He represented the Bhubaneswar constituency of Odisha from 1998 to 2019. He's electe ...

(born 1946), Indian lawyer, philosopher, poet and politician * Debi Prasanna Pattanayak (born 1931), Indian academic, linguist, social scientist and author * Prasanna Ranatunga (active 200915), Sri Lankan politician * Prasanna Ranaweera (active from 2015), Sri Lankan politician *

Prasanna Kumar Roy Prasanna Kumar Roy (1849 – 1932; better known as Dr. P. K. Roy) was an educationist and the first Indian principal of Presidency College, Kolkata. Early life The son of Shyam Sundar Ray, he belonged to a family originated from Subhaddya in Ka ...

(AKA Dr. P. K. Ray, 18491932), Indian educationist * Prasanna Shamal Senarath (born before 1991), Sri Lankan politician * Prasanna Kumar Tagore (180186), Indian lawyer, organiser and educator *

Prasanna Vithanage Udaya Prasanna Vithanage () (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential filmmakers in South Asia. He is known for thought-provoking films that often deals with social, polit ...

(born 1962), Sri Lankan filmmaker *

Eric Prasanna Weerawardena Eric Prasanna Weerawardhana MP (born 5 May 1983) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the National People's Power The National People's Power (NPP), known in Sinhala language, Sinhala as Jathika ...

(born 1983), Sri Lankan politician *

Prasanna Wickramasuriya Lieutenant Colonel Prasanna Wickramasuriya, WWV, RWP, RSP is a highly decorated (retired) Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. As a two-time recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushan ...

(active 198198), Sri Lankan soldier

Places and buildings

Prasanna Venkatachalapathi Temple, Thuraiyur Prasanna Venkatachalapathi Temple is a Perumal temple situated on the top of a hill called Perumalmalai, located at about 3 km from Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple ...

, a Hindu temple in Tiruchirappalli district, India *

Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Temple Gunaseelam Vishnu Temple (Abhimana Sthalam) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located from Trichy, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of river Kaveri. It is Classified one among the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of ...

, a Hindu temple near Trichy in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu *

Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Saidapet Sri Prasanna Venkata Narasimha Perumal is a Hindu temple in Saidapet, Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Venkateswara, an incarnation of the Hindu deity Vishnu. It was constructed during the 12th century, but, acc ...

, a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu *

Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Thanjavur Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Vishnu. The temple was constructed by the Thanjavur Maratha king Pratapsingh in the 18th century. The temple is ...

, a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu * Prasanna Venkateswara Puram, a village in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India * Prasanna Yoga Anjaneyar Temple, a Hindu temple in Chennai, India

Other uses

* ''Prasanna'' (film), a 1950 Indian film in Malayalam *

Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures is an Indian film production company established by Manchu Mohan Babu on the name of his daughter Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna, in 1982. The company is based in Hyderabad. The first movie was ''Pratigna'' which su ...