Directing
Venkat Prabhu
Born
1975-11-07 (50)
Place of birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
64 titles
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
4.6A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.
The Greatest of All Time
2024
5.7When 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.
Ji
2005
4.9The desire for biryani after drinks lands two friends in an endless frenzy as they get framed for a kidnapping and go on the run.
Biriyani
2013
No synopsis available yet.
Chennai 600028 III
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5.1Siva, a police officer, has to escort a witness to the court. He learns that all the police service wants to kill the witness. An escape begins.
Custody
2023
5.1A conman gains the power to see and communicate with ghosts and decides to use it to make money. His happy-go-lucky lifestyle goes for a toss when a ghost who is his look-alike approaches him with an offer.
Masss Engira Masilamani
2015
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
4.6A man is in a difficult position between his girlfriend who wants to marry him, and his mother who doesn't like his girlfriend.
Let's Get Married
2023
5.2Jeeva, 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.
Adiyae!
2023
6.0The 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.
Lockup
2020
6.9The lives of a few individuals get impacted, both in good and bad ways, by the actions of others who are hardly connected to them.
Kasada Thapara
2021
NRA new pet friend, Max enters the lives of four kids, Kailash, Pallavi, Ballu and Ramana, who grow up in and around a sprawling and 'prestigious' apartment. When Max goes missing the four children join hands to search for Max and bring him back home.
Shot Boot Three
2023
NRAnand, in the travel back to his home to reunite with his friends , looks back at his life in 8 chapters, trying to find an answer to the question of “What’s happiness / Am I happy?
Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu
2024
2010s · 11 titles
6.0Three young men, who always get into trouble in their village, dream of an effortless life. For this, they run away to Goa in the hope of finding and getting married to rich foreign women.
Goa
2010
4.9Satish, 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.
Vadacurry
2014
6.5A 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.
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
2014
5.2A 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.
Mupparimanam
2017
5.0Various people in different places, and dealing with diverse issues, come together and run for their lives in an unexpected situation.
Vizhithiru
2017
6.1A stringent cop tries all the possible ways to nab a dreaded don who poses a big threat to the society.
Tamizh Padam 2
2018
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.
Ninaithathu Yaaro
2014
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?
Nalanum Nandhiniyum
2014
NRAfter being attacked by three unidentified men, Shruti is rushed to the hospital. The very same night three drunk friends, Sujith, Ramesh and Stephan, are arrested by police under the suspicion of attacking Shruti. Meanwhile, Shruti passes away in the hospital under mysterious circumstances and the three friends struggle to prove their innocence.
Kalavu
2019
4.2A 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.
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham
2013
Vennila Veedu is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Vetri Mahalingam. The film stars Senthil, Vijayalakshmi, Pandi and VJ Settai Senthil in lead roles.
Vennila Veedu
2014
2000s · 8 titles
5.7When 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.
Ji
2005
5.6Muthappa is forced to leave his house at a young age for a crime that his older brother, Udayappa, committed. When he returns home, he learns about his brother's antics and decides to punish him.
Sivakasi
2005
5.6Arjun, an unemployed youngster and Deva a powerful don both fall in love with Sailaja, a middle-class beauty, at the same time on a rainy day at a railway station. Arjun keeps bumping into Sailaja coincidentally every time it rains. This makes them both feel that it is perhaps the rain that keeps bringing them together, and they start to fall in love. Deva, on the other hand, takes the back-door route to get the girl, with the help of her good-for-nothing father.
Mazhai
2005
3.5The 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.
Neranja Manasu
2004
4.0Kadhiravan, 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.
Vaazhthugal
2008
4.6Kathir 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.
April Maadhathil
2002
No synopsis available yet.
Unnai Charanadaindhen
2003
9.0Vikadan is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Arun Pandian. The film stars Harish Raghavendra, Arun Pandian, Gayathri Raghuram and Radhika Chaudhari in lead roles.
Vikadan
2003
Undated · 1 titles
Behind the camera
4.6A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.
The Greatest of All Time
2024
4.6A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.
The Greatest of All Time
2024
4.9The desire for biryani after drinks lands two friends in an endless frenzy as they get framed for a kidnapping and go on the run.
Biriyani
2013
4.9The desire for biryani after drinks lands two friends in an endless frenzy as they get framed for a kidnapping and go on the run.
Biriyani
2013
4.9The desire for biryani after drinks lands two friends in an endless frenzy as they get framed for a kidnapping and go on the run.
Biriyani
2013
No synopsis available yet.
Chennai 600028 III
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No synopsis available yet.
Chennai 600028 III
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5.1Siva, a police officer, has to escort a witness to the court. He learns that all the police service wants to kill the witness. An escape begins.
Custody
2023
5.1Siva, a police officer, has to escort a witness to the court. He learns that all the police service wants to kill the witness. An escape begins.
Custody
2023
5.1A conman gains the power to see and communicate with ghosts and decides to use it to make money. His happy-go-lucky lifestyle goes for a toss when a ghost who is his look-alike approaches him with an offer.
Masss Engira Masilamani
2015
5.1A conman gains the power to see and communicate with ghosts and decides to use it to make money. His happy-go-lucky lifestyle goes for a toss when a ghost who is his look-alike approaches him with an offer.
Masss Engira Masilamani
2015
7.0A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
Maanaadu
2021
7.0A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
Maanaadu
2021
5.0After an accident, a man finds that he can communicate with the dead and must decide whether to act on their advice.
Naqaab
2018
6.0Three young men, who always get into trouble in their village, dream of an effortless life. For this, they run away to Goa in the hope of finding and getting married to rich foreign women.
Goa
2010
6.0Three young men, who always get into trouble in their village, dream of an effortless life. For this, they run away to Goa in the hope of finding and getting married to rich foreign women.
Goa
2010
6.8Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
Mankatha
2011
6.8Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
Mankatha
2011
6.8Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
Mankatha
2011
5.7A group of friends reunite for the wedding of one of their own. However, when a mishap threatens to ruin the event, only a series of cricket matches can save the day.
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
2016
5.7A group of friends reunite for the wedding of one of their own. However, when a mishap threatens to ruin the event, only a series of cricket matches can save the day.
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
2016
5.7A group of friends reunite for the wedding of one of their own. However, when a mishap threatens to ruin the event, only a series of cricket matches can save the day.
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
2016
7.2A group of young men from Chennai find friendship, rivalry, and love through their passion for street cricket. As they face challenges both on and off the field, the game becomes more than just a pastime, shaping their bonds, conflicts, and coming-of-age journey.
Chennai 600028
2007
7.2A group of young men from Chennai find friendship, rivalry, and love through their passion for street cricket. As they face challenges both on and off the field, the game becomes more than just a pastime, shaping their bonds, conflicts, and coming-of-age journey.
Chennai 600028
2007
6.8Jaga, Ganesh, Ajay and Vishwas are motoring to a cricket game. An accident leads them to divert on a side road, where they encounter a criminal gang that has kidnapped a young girl and shot a policeman - in front of them....
Saroja
2008
5.0Two one-night stands in the life of a man that happen 10 years apart seem to mirror each other. Is there something more to them than what meets our eyes?
Manmatha Leelai
2022
5.0Two one-night stands in the life of a man that happen 10 years apart seem to mirror each other. Is there something more to them than what meets our eyes?
Manmatha Leelai
2022
5.0Two one-night stands in the life of a man that happen 10 years apart seem to mirror each other. Is there something more to them than what meets our eyes?
Manmatha Leelai
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Party
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NRNo synopsis available yet.
Party
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An upcoming film. Plot TBA.
Mankatha 2
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3.3Things look up for a Chennai man struggling to make ends meet when he falls for a politician's daughter until he gets entangled in a murder case.
R. K. Nagar
2019
5.7An anthology of four stories that revolve around man-woman relationships.
Kutty Story
2021
5.7An anthology of four stories that revolve around man-woman relationships.
Kutty Story
2021
No synopsis available yet.
Sivakarthikeyan - Venkat Prabhu Film
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No synopsis available yet.
Sivakarthikeyan - Venkat Prabhu Film
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NRAnand, in the travel back to his home to reunite with his friends , looks back at his life in 8 chapters, trying to find an answer to the question of “What’s happiness / Am I happy?
Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu
2024