Velu Prabhakaran

Velu Prabhakaran is an Indian Film Actor, Cinematographer, and Filmmaker. He worked in the Tamil Film Industry. His films have a unique theme. They are mostly controversial. At the age of 60, he married Shirley Das Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , an actress in his film “Kadhal Kathai” (2009). They married on the 3rd of June in 2017.

Prabhakaran started his career in the Tamil Film Industry as a Cinematographer. He worked in a few movies as a Cinematographer. He later turned into a Filmmaker with the horror film “Nalaya Manithan” (1989). Prabhakaran worked as a Writer, Director, and Cinematographer in this Horror Drama.

He later worked in the films “Pick Pocket” (1989), “Uruvam” (1991), “rajali’ (1996), “Kadhal Kathai” (2009), and many more. Prabhakaran turned as an actor with the film “Sariyana Jodi” (1989). Prabhakaran won the Best Dialogue Writer by Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the film “Kadavul” (1997).

In 2017, he directed and performed in the film Oru Iyakkunarin Kadhal Diary with Pon Swathi Pon Swathi is an Indian-Actress. She was born on 1 >> Read More... . This is his last directorial venture. In 2019, Velu Prabhakaran was seen in Gangs of Madras directed by CV Kumar. In 2021, he played in Jango, directed by Mano Karthikeyan Mano Karthikeyan is a film director, who worked in >> Read More... and Anti Indian, directed by Blue Sattai Maaran. The next year, he shared the screen with Amala Paul Amala Paul is the super talented star of South Ind >> Read More... in “Cadaver.” In 2023, he was seen in Pizza 3 TheMummy with Ashwin Kakumanu Ashwin Kakumannu is a Tamil film actor born on 5 J >> Read More... and Raid with Vikram Prabhu Vikram Prabhu works in Tamil films as an Actor. Fr >> Read More... . In 2024, he played in a couple of films, Appu VI STD and Weapon, with “ Sathyaraj Sathyaraj is one of the greatest actors of Tamil f >> Read More... .” In 2025, Velu Prabhakaran was seen in Gajaana with “Vedika” and Yogi Babu.

He had been suffering from a prolonged illness. On 18th July 2025, he died due to a heart attack.