His first intention was to be a doctor, but finally he decided to be an
actor, like his father T. Thiagarajan, also producer and film director
(later, Prashanth's manager, too). He debuted in the film "Vaikasi
Pranthachu" (1990) at the age of 17. His very first hit was "Thief,
Thief" (1993), confirmed finally in 1998 with "Jeans" directed by
Shankar.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Caluchanche
Prashanth is an Indian film actor and businessman, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. The son of actor-director Thiagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu (1990) and went on to feature in other films including Balu Mahendra's Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992), R. K. Selvamani's Chembaruthi (1992), K. Rushendra Reddy's Tholi Muddhu (1993), and Mani Ratnam's action-comedy Thiruda Thiruda (1993).