Director

Velu Prabhakaran

Directing

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.2

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1339579

IMDb ID: nm0694883

Known for: Directing

Born: May 6, 1957

Died: July 17, 2025

Age: 68

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1989 - 2025

Years active: 37

Wikidata: Q16734684

Also known as

V. Prabhakar • V. Prabhakaran • V. Prabakar • V. Prabakaran • Velu Prabakaran • Velu Prabhakharan

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Director of Photography (2)Cinematography (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Velu Prabhakaran is an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is known for his controversial themes, often highlighting atheism and revolutionary subjects in his films.

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Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Velu Prabhakaran.

Oru Iyakkunarin Kadhal Diary

Director

2017 Movie

10.0

Asuran

Director of Photography

1995 Movie

Uruvam

Director of Photography

1991 Movie

Adhisaya Manithan

Director

1990 Movie

Movies

Other Crew Work in Movies

Additional movie credits for Velu Prabhakaran.

Kadhal Kadhai

Writer

2009 Movie

Vikadan

Cinematography

2003 Movie

10.0

Naalai Manithan

Screenplay

1989 Movie

Movies

Acting Appearances in Movies

Movie cast credits for Velu Prabhakaran.

5.0

Gajaana

as Velu

2025 Movie

1.0

Weapon

as Omkar

2024 Movie

2.0

Raid

as Uncle

2023 Movie

4.4

Jango

as Scientist Franklin

2021 Movie

7.0