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''. In the

Nadigar Sangam The Nadigar Sangam (), officially known as the South Indian Artistes' Association (), is a Trade union, union for film, television, and stage (theatre), 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, the Raja of Ramnad.

Personal life and career

Prem's father is a DSP. He made his acting debut starring in a television serial produced by K. Balachander and directed by

Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...

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 Jodi No.1 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'' (2010). His brother-in-law is the singer

Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra (born 7 December 1976) is an Indian singer who has worked mainly in Tamil films. 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

Tamil films

Other language films

Web series

Television

;Serials * ''Nimamthi Ungal Choice II, 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 ...

) * 2002 Soolam as Senathipathi ( Sun TV) * 2003-2005 '' Annamalai'' as Nambi ( Sun TV) * 2004-2005 ''Manaivi'' as Arivazhagan "Arivu" ( Sun TV) ;Reality Shows * 2006 '' Jodi No. 1'' as participant and Title Winner along with Pooja (

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows & Tamil films. History T ...

)

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)