Prabhakar

Acting

Prabhakar

Born — Died

1948-11-15 — 2001-03-25

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Indian Kannada film actor

Known for

Muthu poster
6.8

The story concerns Muthu, a charismatic, well-respected and loyal servant and charioteer of Raja Malayasimman, a wealthy zamindar. While Muthu and Raja's exploits lead them to fall in love with the same woman, an actress and dancer named Ranganayaki, Raja's materal uncle Ambalathar is keen on assuming control of the family's property.

Muthu

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sididedda Gandu

1990

No artwork available
NR

Badrappa, a cunning man in a village, sets his eyes on jewels belonging to the temple. He befriends the sons of a man who guards the jewels and hatches a plan to get the keys to the treasure.

Haddina Kannu

1980

No artwork available
NR

Parashurama, a king's son, loses his memory and is separated from his siblings after his father's murder. His loyalty towards the cruel new king starts to fade when he starts recollecting his past.

Rama Parushurama

1980

Anbukku Naan Adimai poster
5.7

Two brothers get separated during their childhood; one grows up to become a police officer while the other turns into a gangster. Problems arise when the gangster takes the place of his brother.

Anbukku Naan Adimai

1980

Geetha poster
NR

Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in the lead role, alongside Padmavathi Rao. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh Bhat and Gayathri. Ilayaraaja composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film that and was declared a blockbuster musical hit. The track "Santhoshakke" from the film became widely popular in Karnataka and is still performed for in concerts and other events

Geetha

1981

Film credits

1990s · 16 titles

Muthu poster
6.8

The story concerns Muthu, a charismatic, well-respected and loyal servant and charioteer of Raja Malayasimman, a wealthy zamindar. While Muthu and Raja's exploits lead them to fall in love with the same woman, an actress and dancer named Ranganayaki, Raja's materal uncle Ambalathar is keen on assuming control of the family's property.

Muthu

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sididedda Gandu

1990

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari poster
8.0

A man finds a ring that gives the bearer great power, but the goddess to whom the ring belongs wants it back to return to her world.

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

1990

Bhagya Debata poster
6.5

Jagdish leads an ordinary life with his wife, Savitri, but, one day, a man is murdered before his eyes and he fails to save him. He then takes up the identity of Alfred, a vigilante, to fight crime.

Bhagya Debata

1997

Mafia poster
7.2

A journalist and aspiring policeman realises that his brother has been killed by conspirers. Later, he teams up with the rivals of his brother's culprits to bring them down and avenge his death.

Mafia

1993

Ranabheri poster
NR

The plot involves a police officer enlisting his friend's help to defeat a notorious don. 

Ranabheri

1990

Thrinethra poster
NR

The story revolves around gritty gang rivalries, betrayal, and relentless revenge, blending intense physical action with a suspenseful, dramatic storyline.

Thrinethra

1990

Dhruvam poster
6.9

Veerasimha Mannadiar gets killed by Hyder Marakkar, a notorious criminal. Thereafter, Veerasimha's brother, Narasimha Mannadiar, decides to avenge Veerasimha's death.

Dhruvam

1993

Annamalai poster
7.3

A class-divided friendship goes through highs and lows through several decades.

Annamalai

1992

Neti Siddhartha poster
6.5

Neti Siddhartha is a 1990 Telugu action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka in the lead roles, with music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. This film is a remake of the Hindi film Dharmatma (1975) which inturn is based on The Godfather. The film was recorded Average at the box office.

Neti Siddhartha

1990

C.B.I Shiva poster
NR

Three educated but unemployed youths campaign for a politician and help him win an election. When the politician does not give them a job as promised, they hatch a plan to make him toe the line.

C.B.I Shiva

1991

Kodama Simham poster
6.0

Chiranjeevi has to get back the treasures hidden by his father by fighting the bad guys to release his mother from jail.

Kodama Simham

1990

Karulina Koogu poster
8.0

Mohan, an alcoholic, gets married to Sharada, a music teacher. Tragedy soon strikes their life when Antony sets his eyes on Sharada and tries to take undue advantage of her.

Karulina Koogu

1994

King poster
NR

An old and ailing king decides to hand over the reins of the kingdom to his son. However, on the day of the coronation, several contenders appear and claim to be the rightful heir to the throne.

King

1998

Nippu Ravva poster
8.5

Nippu Ravva is a 1993 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Balakrishna, Vijayashanti, Shobhana and Raogopal Rao in lead roles.

Nippu Ravva

1993

Gandhada Gudi Part 2 poster
NR

Range Forest Officer Kumar's son is posted in the same forest and must carry on the work that was started by his father and protect the heritage site.

Gandhada Gudi Part 2

1994

1980s · 31 titles

No artwork available
NR

Badrappa, a cunning man in a village, sets his eyes on jewels belonging to the temple. He befriends the sons of a man who guards the jewels and hatches a plan to get the keys to the treasure.

Haddina Kannu

1980

No artwork available
NR

Parashurama, a king's son, loses his memory and is separated from his siblings after his father's murder. His loyalty towards the cruel new king starts to fade when he starts recollecting his past.

Rama Parushurama

1980

Anbukku Naan Adimai poster
5.7

Two brothers get separated during their childhood; one grows up to become a police officer while the other turns into a gangster. Problems arise when the gangster takes the place of his brother.

Anbukku Naan Adimai

1980

Geetha poster
NR

Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in the lead role, alongside Padmavathi Rao. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh Bhat and Gayathri. Ilayaraaja composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film that and was declared a blockbuster musical hit. The track "Santhoshakke" from the film became widely popular in Karnataka and is still performed for in concerts and other events

Geetha

1981

Jebu Donga poster
7.0

Chittibabu (Chiranjeevi) and Bhanupriya are small-time thieves who are fighting with each other. Sathyanarayana and Gollapudi are CBI officers who are investigating Kannada Prabhakar (KP) and his activities in his secret forest hideout with the help of a secret agent. When the agent gets killed, they suspect infiltrators in their agency and make Chiru as the decoy agent so that their actual agent can get the info. The villains, thinking that Chiru is a CBI agent try to kill him and create problems for him, which he doesn't understand and he gets involved in a murder case to be rescued by a beautiful girl (Radha). He later comes to know of the confusion on him from the officers and refuses to help them. But when he comes to know that Radha is the actual agent and is the daughter of Satyanarayana trying to bring criminals to justice, he feels responsible for the country and joins hands with them in eliminating the threat posed by KP's organization.

Jebu Donga

1987

Jimmy Gallu poster
NR

After losing her parents in an accident at a young age, Sudha is adopted by her father's friend. She becomes a lawyer and takes up a special interest in a case that involves Jimmy, a do-gooder.

Jimmy Gallu

1982

Khadeema Kallaru poster
NR

Thieves Raja and Ravi hatch a plan to steal an exquisite diamond necklace from Usha. In a turn of events, Raja falls in love with Usha.

Khadeema Kallaru

1982

Bedi poster
NR

Bedi, a 1987 Kannada film, stars Ambarish, Bhavya, and Tiger Prabhakar in the lead roles, with V. Somashekar directing and producing the movie under the Gajaraja Pictures banner.

Bedi

1987

No artwork available
NR

Rajashekar, an honest police officer, puts a notorious criminal, Alexander, behind bars. However, when he is released from prison, Alexander seeks revenge by going after Rajashekar's family.

Mutthaide Bhagya

1983

Prema Mathsara poster
NR

The plot follows a psychotic killer who escapes from prison to murder his wife.

Prema Mathsara

1982

Geluvu Nannade poster
NR

1983 Kannada film directed by S.A. Chandrashekar

Geluvu Nannade

1983

Hasida Hebbuli poster
NR

Hasida Hebbuli is a remake of director S. A. Chandrasekhar's own Tamil film, Nenjile Thunivirunthal.

Hasida Hebbuli

1983

Premaloka poster
8.2

A young boy is in love with his classmate, who turns down his proposal. To impress her, he poses as a mysterious biker to make her fall in love with him.

Premaloka

1987

Onde Guri poster
NR

Onde Guri is a 1983 Indian Kannada film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M P Shankar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, M. P. Shankar, Ramakrishna and Madhavi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Rajan-Nagendra.

Onde Guri

1983

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shakthi

1988

Kirathakudu poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Kirathakudu

1986

Tony poster
NR

A young woman loves a man, but the man dies in an accident and the woman becomes mentally unstable. However, her life changes forever when she is married off to another man.

Tony

1982

No artwork available
NR

A college boy takes financial help from a man to pay for his education. However, when he falls in love and gets married, he changes his mind about his studies due to various reasons.

En Swamy Aliyandire

1989

No artwork available
NR

Santhosh, a businessman, abandons his sister after learning that she has married a guy who killed his fiancee.

Nyaya Gedditu

1983

Karmika Kallanalla poster
NR

Mohan, a factory worker, tries to give his brother good education with his minimal wages. When he is falsely accused of a crime and dismissed from work, he resorts to illegal means to earn money.

Karmika Kallanalla

1982

Ajith poster
8.0

It is a crime movie directed by V. Somasekhar.

Ajith

1982

Auto Raja poster
9.0

Raja, an educated man, makes a living by driving an auto rickshaw. He falls in love with Rani, but soon discovers that she has multiple personality disorder.

Auto Raja

1980

Karune Illada Kanoonu poster
NR

After Kavita's brother kills her ex-boyfriend, he takes shelter in Major Chandrakanth's house. Later, inspector Shiva, the older son of Chandrakanth, is assigned the case.

Karune Illada Kanoonu

1983

Janma Janmada Anubandha poster
9.0

Avinash, a young man, is troubled by the memories of his past life and decides to investigate the truth behind it.

Janma Janmada Anubandha

1980

Kulla Kulli poster
NR

A man and woman, who always quarrel, open their driving schools, individually, and compete with one another. Eventually, they realise they have feelings for each other.

Kulla Kulli

1980

Mutthinantha Manushya poster
NR

Shivu, an honest man, lives a simple life with his family. However, years later, Shivu's old rival and the enmity between his two sons threaten to create a rift within his family.

Mutthinantha Manushya

1989

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shikari

1981

Jaggu poster
NR

The movie is a story about a rugged, emotionally complex man named Jaggu, played by Ambareesh, and explores themes of identity, redemption, and social injustice within a backdrop of class conflict.

Jaggu

1983

Snehithara Saval poster
NR

Prasad and Raja, two best friends who get separated in a fire, grow up in two different communities. However, after a few years, they unite to fight against an evil man.

Snehithara Saval

1981

Billa Ranga poster
7.0

Billa Ranga is action thriller based movie in which, Raviraj (Kannada Prabhakar) is a smuggler who kills people and smuggles their skulls to foreign countries. To get evidences against him and close his business, police commissioner (Thyagaraju) call up Billa (Chiranjeeevi) , a CID officer from delhi and presents him as thief in local area.

Billa Ranga

1982

Annai Bhoomi 3D poster
8.0

Two friends are hired to kill General Prabhakar. They kidnap the general but have a change of heart when they learn that he actually tried to help them.

Annai Bhoomi 3D

1985

1970s · 13 titles

Kalla Kulla poster
10.0

Kalla Kulla is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by Shastry Associates. The story is written by M. D. Sundar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Bhavani and Jayalakshmi. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Chor Ka Bhai Chor. H.R. Bhargava was the associate director of this movie. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1976 as Kallanum Kullanum. The movie was dubbed in Malayalam as Kallanum Kullanum

Kalla Kulla

1975

Mayura poster
7.9

Mayura challenges an arrogant wrestler and defeats him. Though never formally trained he has only learned techniques of wrestling by observing others. As a Brahmin he is required to study Vedas yet he is deeply interested in martial arts. Ranga Jetti, the premier wrestler in Kanchi, takes him under his wing and trains him. One day while observing the training of Pallava princes Mayura gets into a fight with and thrashes Vishnugopa, the Pallava prince, earning his enmity. Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti to escape from pursuing Pallavas. He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma, the Kadamba king who was deceitfully killed by the Pallava king, Sivaskandhavarma. Upon learning of his illustrious lineage, Mayura dedicates himself to overthrow the Pallava yoke. Returning to Banavasi in the guise of a merchant Mayura builds an army and conquers both Banavasi and the Telugu speaking regions around Srishaila, thus building a vast kingdom.

Mayura

1975

No artwork available
NR

Janaki, the wife of a sepoy, lives in a village with her son and daughter. One night, when a drunkard tries to molest her, her son kills him with an axe.

Iddaru Asadhyule

1979

Sahodarara Savaal poster
8.0

Two brothers get separated when they are young but dislike each other after reuniting as adults. Though they are initially unaware of their parentage, their interests align once they learn the truth.

Sahodarara Savaal

1977

No artwork available
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Annadammula Savaal

1978

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Naniruvude Ninagagi

1979

Bangarada Gudi poster
9.0

Bangarada Gudi is a 1976 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by C. H. Prakash Rao. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Ambareesh and Padmapriya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1979 as Bangaru Gudi.

Bangarada Gudi

1976

Seetha Ramu poster
10.0

Seetharamu is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film is based on a science fiction plot of a brain transplant. The movie was remade in Telugu as Seethe Ramudaithe, starring Shankar Nag in his Telugu debut, and in Hindi in 1995 as Diya Aur Toofan. The song Ee Roopave Nannee Baalina was earlier used by Chellapilla Satyam for the 1978 Telugu movie Annadammula Savaal, which incidentally was a remake of the 1977 Kannada movie Sahodarara Savaal.

Seetha Ramu

1979

Vijay Vikram poster
NR

Kaveri gets raped by Vikram who impregnates her and then refuses to marry her. When their son, Vijay, grows up and learns the truth, he seeks revenge.

Vijay Vikram

1979

Thai Meethu Sathiyam poster
5.3

Babu vows to take revenge on Balu and Johnny, who killed his family members, and trains himself for the fight. Unknown to him, the culprit is someone very close to him.

Thai Meethu Sathiyam

1978

Pakka Kalla poster
NR

Ravi, a thief, falls in love with Lata, the daughter of a wealthy man. However, problems arise when her father turns out to be an alleged killer and the long-lost father of Ravi's friend, Shankar.

Pakka Kalla

1979

Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu poster
8.0

Ravi, a poor man, falls in love with a rich woman, Madhavi. In order to impress her, he poses as a rich man with the help of his friend, Sripathi

Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu

1979

Shankar Guru poster
8.7

Rajashekhar earns the enmity of his business partners when he opposes their illegal plans. Circumstances force him to run from the police and he is separated from his wife in the process.

Shankar Guru

1978

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