Family members
Father | Thiagarajan |
Mother | Shanthi Thiagarajan |
Ex-wife | V. D. Grahalakshmi |
Children | son |
Short biography
Prashanth was born on 6th April 1973 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He started his career at the very early age of 17 through Tamil film Vaigasi Poranthachu in 1990 co-starring Kaveri, Sulakshana, Sangeetha and Cochin Haneefa. He won Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance.
He subsequently appeared in commercial hits like Vanna Vanna Pookkal co-starring Mounica and Vinodhini, Thiruda Thiruda directed by Mani Ratnam co-starring Anand, Anu Agarwal, Heera Rajgopal and S. P. Balasubramaniam, Jeans co-starring Aishwarya Rai, Nassar, Lakshmi, Raju Sundaram and Raadhika Sarathkumar, among others films. Apart from films he is also an entrepreneur who owns a 12 floor jewellery mart in Panagal Park, T Nagar, Chennai since 2008.
Actor Prashanth family members’ names and photos
Parents
His father Thiagarajan is an actor and director. His mother Shanthi Thiagarajan is a house wife.
Grandfather
His maternal grandfather Peketi Sivaram is also an actor.
Ex-wife [1 Son]
He is married to V. D. Grahalakshmi since 2005 and the couple gave birth to a son in 2006. The couple broke up in 2006 and the actor sought divorce on the basis of concealment of her previous marriage.