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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1975-11-07

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Venkat Prabhu

Biography

Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first three ventures, featuring him in a starring role, failing to release, following which he began appearing in character roles. He hogged spotlight for the first time when he turned director with the summer hit Chennai 600028 (2007).

Known for

Nalanum Nandhiniyum

Nalanum Nandhiniyum

Young lovers defy their families, which are at odds with each other, and get married and migrate to the city. With no jobs and no one to support them, will there be a happily ever after?

Tamizh Padam 2

Tamizh Padam 2

A stringent cop tries all the possible ways to nab a dreaded don who poses a big threat to the society.

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

A man is in a difficult position between his girlfriend who wants to marry him, and his mother who doesn't like his girlfriend.

Ninaithathu Yaaro

Ninaithathu Yaaro

A director changes the perception of love for a group of youngsters by narrating how he reclaimed his life because of his now-married lover and her understanding husband.

Neranja Manasu

Neranja Manasu

The villagers of Suriyakudi believe that young Ayyanar will be their saviour. He soon gets Sivanandi imprisoned for killing his own father, and years later, Sivanandi returns to kill him.

Ji

Ji

When Vasu enters a college election, he earns the wrath of a local MLA whose son is also competing. However, when he wins in the Assembly elections, his enemy makes a devious plan to get back at him.

Mupparimanam

Mupparimanam

A mysterious youngster kidnaps a girl a few minutes before her wedding and takes her to a secluded place in search of answers for his questions.

Vaazhthugal

Vaazhthugal

Kadhiravan, a businessman, desires a wife who should respect his parents. After seeing Kayalvizhi on TV, he meets her on the pretext of being a home contractor and slowly makes his way into her heart.

Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham

Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham

A comic fantasy about four men. As the name suggests, it is a modern-day spin on more than one mythological Tamil films from the mid 60s.

Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam

Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam

A scriptwriter calls his friends over for a discussion to create a script for his first film. The group consists of a cinematographer, a director-wannabe with 40 years of experience and three young assistant directors.

Adiyae!

Adiyae!

Jeeva, a grieving youngster, who is on the verge of taking his life, finds new hope when he listens to his school-time crush Senthazhini’s song on TV. But Post a fatal accident, things take a turn for the worse when he accidentally enters an alternate reality.

April Maadhathil

April Maadhathil

Kathir comes from a poor family and aspires to study hard and start earning. After turning down many girls, he falls for Shweta, a rich girl, but both do not confess their feelings to each other.

Vadacurry

Vadacurry

Satish, a newly appointed medical representative, who is basically a family man, living with his brother an auto-rickshaw driver. Sathish is always embarrassed about his mobile phone, and much to his delight picks up a phone which is left carelessly by its owner at a tea shop. The mobile phone gets him into trouble and his carefree life with girlfriend Naveena turns upside down.

Unnai Charanadaindhen

Unnai Charanadaindhen

Complications arise in the life of a man when he falls in love with his friend.

Lockup

Lockup

The mysterious death of a cop becomes complex as investigation progresses because of fabricated evidences and indirect involvement of a few other cops in the case.