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 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.
Prem's father is a DSP.[1] He made his acting debut starring in a television serial produced by K. Balachander and directed by Samuthirakani 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.[2] The film released in 2005 to average reviews.[3]
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.[4] He has since appeared in films including Nepali (2008), Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Vallakottai (2010). His brother-in-law is the singer Harish Raghavendra.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nattupura Pattu | Velpandi | |
| 2005 | Kannamma | Anandan | |
| Kalaiyatha Ninaivugal | |||
| 2007 | Veerappu | Puli's Brother-in-law | |
| Machakaaran | |||
| Pazhaniappa Kalloori | Special appearance | ||
| 2008 | Nepali | Gautham | |
| Dhanam | Ananth | ||
| Kathi Kappal | Pari Vallal | ||
| Seval | Parijatham's Brother-in-Law then husband | ||
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Zakria | |
| Munnar | Shankar | ||
| 2010 | Vaadaa | Prem | |
| Vallakottai | Bala | ||
| 2011 | Gurusamy | Vembu | |
| Naan Sivanagiren | |||
| 2012 | Saattai | Private School Coach | |
| 2013 | Biriyani | Vikram | |
| 2014 | Pulivaal | Gautham | |
| 2015 | Killadi | Dharani's brother | |
| 36 Vayadhinile | Jayachandran | ||
| 2016 | Aagam | Mrithula | |
| Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum | Shiva | ||
| Thodari | Arvind | ||
| 2017 | Si3 | Ananda Rao | |
| Vikram Vedha | Simon | ||
| Kodiveeran | Kathir | ||
| 2018 | Ezhumin | G. Rajasekar | |
| Sarkar | Sundar Ramasamy' brother | ||
| 2019 | Kaappaan | Prem | |
| Sivappu Manjal Pachai | Rajasekar's brother | ||
| Petromax | Saravanan | ||
| Hero | Police officer | ||
| 2021 | Master | Prem | |
| 2022 | Payanigal Gavanikkavum | Inspector K. Raja Narayanan | |
| Kaari | Sethu's friend | ||
| 2023 | Thunivu | Prem | |
| 2024 | Singappenney | ||
| Vasco Da Gama | Mahadevan | ||
| Kanguva | Karaikoothan | ||
| Sshhh | |||
| 2025 | Retro | Murugan | |
| Trending | Arul |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eenadu | Francis | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Appu and Pappu | Prasad | Kannada | Uncredited |
| Huli | ||||
| 2013 | Jatta | Bheem Kumar |
| Year | Film | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alarm | Prem | ZEE5 | [5] | |
| 2022 | Suzhal: The Vortex | Vadivelu | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| 2023 | Sengalam | Natesan | ZEE5 | [6] | |
| 2024 | Sshhh | aha | Anthology series |
