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Master Prabhakar

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Master Prabhakar
Born (1957-02-28) 28 February 1957 (age 68)
Occupation(s)Actor
Technician
Years active1967-2002
RelativesSumathi (sister)

Master Prabhakar, (born Prabhakar) is an Indian actor, who primarily worked in Tamil and Hindi cinema, and few Telugu and Kannada films and acted in about 60 programmes for Doordarshan, between 1977 and 1987 and as a technician he has worked for Hindi films. He made his acting debut with the Tamil film Devalayam directed by G. R. Nathan, and he starred in 150 feature films.[1] After he left acting, he was reportedly the first to open a color xerox store in Chennai.[2]

Personal life

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Prabhakar was born in Madurai; a city in Tamil Nadu, India. His mother tongue is Saurashtra. His father and mother were originally from Madurai. His father managed several businesses such as photo studio and printing press. His mother, was a housewife taking care of his sister Sumathi and his other six brothers and three sisters. Prabakhar was the first one in the family to enter the film industry. In 1966, Prabahakar along with Sumathi moved in with his Aunt to pursue his dreams.[3]

Selected filmography

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Tamil
Hindi
  • Mujrim Kaun? (1968)
  • Baal Mahabharat (1973) (as Master Prabhakar)
  • Anamika (1973)
  • Fakira (1976)
  • Susheela (1977)
  • Adi Manav (1977)
  • Purana Purush (1978)
  • Ghar (1978)
  • Shriman Shrimati (1982)
  • Angoor (1982)
  • Jasoos 999 (1983)
Telugu
  • Balaraju Katha (1970) (as Master Prabhakar)
  • Bala Bharatam (1972) (as Master Prabhakar)
  • Meena (1973)[4] (as Master Prabhakar) as Young Krishna Rao
  • Pralaya Rudrudu (1982)
  • Devi Abhayam (2005)
Kannada
As technician
  • Guide (1965) (assistant camera)
  • Jewel Thief (1967) (assistant operative cameraman)
  • Mera Naam Joker (1968) (assistant camera)
  • Johny Mera Naam (1970) (assistant camera)
  • Man Mandir (1971) (assistant camera)
  • Bombay to Goa (1972) (camera operator)
  • Karmayogi (1978) (assistant camera)
  • Love in Goa (1983) (assistant camera)
  • Lorie (1984) (light boy)
  • Parinda (1989) (electrician: N.C. Cine)
  • Khiladi (1992) (lighting technician)
  • Prem Yog (1994) (lighting technician)
  • Badmaash (1998) (spot boy)
  • Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) (lighting technician)

References

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  1. ^ "Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar". The Hindu. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Running A Xerox Shop To Over 150 Movies, All About Actor Master Prabhakar". News18. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Star interviews: Exclusive: Interview with Prabhakar". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Meena (1973)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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