Indian musician and composer

G. V. Prakash *ar is an Indian composer, actor, producer and singer known for his work in Tamil cinema. His first film was S Pictures' Veyil (2006) and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s. He made his debut in acting on 2015 through Darling.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Career
  • 3.1 Music direction
  • 3.2 Film production
  • 3.3 Acting
• 4 Filmography
  • 4.1 As actor
  • 4.2 As music composer
  • 4.3 As singer
  • 4.4 As dubbing artist
• 5 Awards
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life

Prakash *ar is the only son of G. Venkatesh and playback singer A. R. Reihana, who is the elder sister of music director A. R. Rahman. He also has a younger sister named Bhavani Sre, who is an actress and appeared in films such as Ka Pae Ranasingam and Paava Kadhaigal.

Personal life

Prakash married his schoolmate, singer Saindhavi, in 2013. The couple gave birth to a daughter in 2020.

Career

Music direction

He first appeared as a vocalist on the soundtrack of director S. Shankar's Tamil film Gentleman (1993), composed by his maternal uncle, A. R. Rahman. He has also contributed to some of Rahman's other projects. He had also worked with Harris Jayaraj and sang two songs in Anniyan (2005) and Unnale Unnale (2007).

G.V. Prakash's introduction as a film composer was in the critically acclaimed Tamil film Veyil (2006) directed by Vasanthabalan and produced by director S. Shankar. His music in the film Madrasapattinam (2010), directed by A. L. Vijay was appreciated mainly for his song "Pookal Poo* Tharunam".

He went on to win critical acclaim for his music in Selvaraghavan's fantasy action adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and drama film Mayakkam Enna (2011), which became his third collaboration that featured Dh*h in the lead role. The album's five songs were written by Selvaraghavan and Dh*h, with the pair also coming together to sing the song "Kadhal En Kadhal". The album also included the song "Pirai Thedum", which Prakash sang himself along with his fiancée, Saindhavi whilst another song "Voda Voda Voda", written and sung by Dh*h, was composed in just 5 minutes and recorded within an hour. Rediff.com reviewed the soundtrack claiming that Prakash had "tried very hard to walk away from his comfort zone and provide the kind of edgy numbers Selvaraghavan demands, and has risen to the challenge". Critics from entertainment portal Behindwoods.com cited that Prakash "reiterates his talent once again" and gave a verdict that the album is "intoxicating enough". In late September 2011, a single track "Oru Murai", written by Thamarai and composed and sung by Prakash in R. S. Infotainment's Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012) was released. His subsequent releases include the political satire Saguni (2012) and the background score of the Hindi crime film Gangs of W*eypur. Songs of the movie Darling (2015) were hits. Especially "Vandha Mala", "Anbe Anbe" and "Sattunu Idi Mazhai".This is also the debut film for Prakash as an actor. Prakash's songs in Kaaka Muttai (2015) were m*ive hits. "Karuppu Karuppu" song was on charts for a few months. "Karuppu Nerathazhagi" was a huge hit from Komban (2015). G.V. Prakash signed his 50th film with director Atlee that is Vijay's 59th, which is named Theri (2016).

GV Prakash's Last two releases as a composer and not his film as an actor are Vetrimaaran-Dh*h's Asuran (2019) and Sudha Kongara-Suriya's Soorarai Pottru (2020).

Film production

In 2013, Prakash *ar launched his own production house under the name "GV Prakash *ar Productions". His first film Madha Yaanai Koottam, was directed by Vikram Sugumaran, a former *istant of Balu Mahendra.

Acting

In 2012, director A.R. Murugadoss approached *ar regarding a potential acting venture. Prakash agreed to star in the project, however, the film later failed to take off. He subsequently signed on to appear in three films in quick succession, with the three entering production simultaneously. In order to further his acting ability, he took lessons from actor Aadukalam Naren and has noted that his stage performances as a singer were also helpful in demonstrating his potential as an actor.

Prakash was going to make his acting debut in a film *led Pencil, opposite Sri Divya, where he will be playing a school student. However, as Pencil's release was delayed, his first release became the horror film Darling. A remake of the 2013 Telugu film Prema Katha Chitram. Thereafter, Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015). The film deals with the present day definition of love and the perspective of today's youngsters of both genders about love, relationship, virginity etc. In 2016, he appeared in Pencil and two comedies films Enakku Innoru Per Irukku and Kadavul Irukaan *aru. The next is Bruce Lee (2017). He acted in the climax sequence as cameo appearance with Silambarasan's Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (2017). In 2018, he starred in Bala's action crime Naachiyaar. He acted in second role next to Jyothika. Then the comedy-drama, Semma released on May. In 2019, he had five releases this year with Sarvam Thaala Mayam, Kuppathu Raja, Watchman, Sivappu Manjal Pachai and 100% Kadhal.

In 2021, his film Vanakkam Da Mappilei was a direct to OTT release. It was marks the second collaboration of G. V. Prakash and Rajesh after 2016's Kadavul Irukaan *aru. Following Bachelor and Jail were released in December.

Filmography

As actor

As music composer

Released soundtracks#Film score by another composer#2Soundtrack by another composerUpcoming films as composer

• The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released.
• The year next to the *le of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
• • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages
• ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions

Television

As singer

Film songs

International Single

Independent songs

As dubbing artist

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

• 2011: Best Music Director – Tamil – Aadukalam
• 2015: Best Male Debut – South – Darling

Mirchi Music Awards South

• 2010: Best Song of the Year – Pookal Poo* Tharunam – Madrasapattinam
• 2011: Best Music Director of the Year – Aadukalam
• 2011: Best Album of the Year – Aadukalam
• 2011: Mirchi Listeners Choice Best Album – Aadukalam

MTV Awards

• 2012: MTV VMAI Award for Best Regional Music Video – "Uyirin Uyire" from Thaandavam

South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2011: Best Music Director – Aadukalam
• 2015: Best Debut Actor – Darling
• 2021: Best Music Director – Soorarai Pottru

Vijay Awards

• 2011: Best Music Director – Aadukalam

Vijay Music Awards

• 2011: Best Song Sung by a Music Director – "Yathe Yathe" from Aadukalam
• 2011: Best Folk Song of the Year – "Otha Sollaala" from Aadukalam
• 2011: Popular Album of the Year – Aadukalam
• 2011: Popular Duet of the Year – "Pirai Thedum" from Mayakkam Enna (shared with Saindhavi)

Other awards

• 2011: Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Music Director – Madrasapattinam
• 2019: Zee Cine Awards Tamil Award for Best Background Score – Asuran

References

External links

• G. V. Prakash *ar at IMDb