Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in

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films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the

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for his performance in the film ''

Meyaadha Maan ''Meyaadha Maan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rathna Kumar in his feature directorial debut and produced by Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench Creations. The film stars Vaibhav and Priya Bhavani ...

''.

Career

After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside

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in Arun Kumar's police drama ''

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'' (2016). In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in ''

Vikram Vedha ''Vikram Vedha'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by YNOT Studios. The film, which is inspired by the Indian folktale ''Baital Pachisi'', stars R. Madhava ...

'' and as a politician in ''

Peechankai ''Peechaankai'' ( ''Left Hand'') is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Ashok. It became the first Indian film to deal with a rare disease called alien hand syndrome as its main plot point. It starred R. S. Ka ...

'', also won him acclaim. He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, ''

'', winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the character of Vinoth, eventually earning the

. First, he declined the role of Vinoth in the movie, but director

Rathna Kumar Rathna Kumar is an Indian film director and writer. He is known for directing ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017). Career Kumar began his career with the low-budget film ''Madhu'', which was included in an anthology film called ''Bench Talkies''. He la ...

convinced him to do the role. Rathna Kumar trusted Vivek Prasanna can be noted on his role for his acting. Later, he was cast in commercial films such as '' Velaikkaran'' (2017), '' Irumbu Thirai'' (2018), '' Petta'' (2019) and ''

Soorarai Pottru ''Soorarai Pottru'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sudha Kongara, who wrote the screenplay with Shalini Usha Nair. The film, co-produced by Suriya and Jyothika of 2D Entert ...

'' (2020). Vivek Prasanna played in the survival thriller ''

Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi ''Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi'' () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Dhanabalan Govindara. The film stars Nishanth Russo, Vivek Prasanna, and Gayathiri Iyer in the lead roles. The film was released thea ...

'' (2023).

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

References

External links

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