Dinesh Prabhakar
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Dinesh Prabhakar | |
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 Dinesh Prabhakar | |
| Born | Dinesh Nair |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | actor, Executive producer, Casting director |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Notable work | Meesa Madhavan, Lukka Chuppi, Jacobinte Swargarajyam, Drishyam 2, Malik (film) |
| Spouse | Sreerekha Dinesh |
| Children | Vibha Nair |
| Parents |
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Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films.[1][2]
Early life
Dinesh was born as the second child of Prabhakaran Nair and Sarojini Amma at Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala. He was passionate about Cinema and Media from the childhood itself. This passion tempted him to discontinue from studies during his college years at Sree Sankara College. Passionate about the movies and fascinated to Hindi language during school days with heavy influence by the Doordarshan serials like Circus (Indian TV series), Humraahi, Tamas (film) and the programs like Chitrahaar & Surabhi (TV series) he then moved to Mumbai in the early 1990s where his elder sister stays. He started to work as a medical shop assistant for a living along with learning the language Hindi. The life in Mumbai played a major role in helping his growth in acting, dubbing, casting any many more roles he has done during his film journey. During his stay in Mumbai he was eagerly trying to get into the silverscreen but in vain. His movie career started with a small role in the film Meesa Madhavan in 2002. This role helped him to bag couple of more roles in main stream Malayalam films. Meanwhile along with his fellow dubbing artist and friend Jismon he started an advertisement agency.[3]
Career
Prabhakar started his film career as a dubbing artist for many popular Ad films. He had lent his voice for most of the popular ads which featured Sharukh Khan, Aamir Khan & Amitabh Bachan in the Malayalam versions. Meanwhile along with his fellow dubbing artist and friend Jis Joy he started an advertisement agency. Dubbing and the advertisement agency had become his pathway to the movie field. He is considered as the first casting director of Malayalam film industry.[4]
Personal life
Dinesh is married to Sreerekha. They have a daughter Vibha Nair who is studying now .
Filmography
As actor
Malayalam films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nammal | College student | |
| Meesa Madhavan | Manoharan | ||
| 2003 | Pattalam | Satheeshan | |
| Swapnakoodu | Anpazhakan | ||
| 2004 | Rasikan | Raj Kumar | |
| 2005 | Rappakal | Govindan | |
| 2006 | Karutha Pakshikal | Babu | |
| 2008 | Thalappavu | Dinesh | |
| 2010 | Aagathan | Dasappan | |
| Best Actor | Assistant Director | ||
| 2012 | Matinee | ||
| Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. | |||
| Namukku Parkkan | |||
| Orange | |||
| 2013 | God for Sale | Hari | |
| Left Right Left | Anil | ||
| Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum | Adv. Ashokan | ||
| 2014 | 1983 | Saji a.k.a. Ambrose Saji | |
| Beware of dogs | Freddy | ||
| Money Ratnam | Cleetus | ||
| Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram | Chettupara Sasi | ||
| Homely Meals | Lalan | ||
| 2015 | Ayal Njanalla | Christopher Vasco | |
| Jamna Pyari | Aadu Thoma | ||
| Kohinoor | St Johnson | ||
| Kunjiramayanam | Ramachandran | ||
| Love 24x7 | Channel Employee | ||
| Lukka Chuppi | Benny Chacko | ||
| Pathemari | Sudhakaran | ||
| Premam | Lonappan | ||
| Rockstar | Rarichan | ||
| Two Countries | Driver(Cameo) | ||
| 2016 | Jacobinte Swargarajyam | Sijoy | |
| Kavi Uddheshichathu..? | |||
| Kolamass | |||
| Kolumittayi | |||
| Monsoon Mangoes | Reporter | ||
| Oozham | Selvam | ||
| Paavada | Thattukada Kunjumon | ||
| 2017 | Solo | Prabha | |
| Sherlock Toms | Cost Gangu | ||
| 2018 | Aami | Angry Husband of Madhavikutty fan | |
| 2019 | Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo | Prasad | |
| Prakashante Metro | [5] | ||
| Sayanna Varthakal | TBA | ||
| 2021 | Drishyam 2 | Rajan | |
| Malik | Peter Esthappan | [6] | |
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | James | |
| The Teacher | Vishwambaran | ||
| Veekam | [7] | ||
| 2023 | Garudan | Saji |
Other Language films
| +Key | † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Madras Cafe | LTF (Based on LTTE) Militant | Hindi |
| 2015 | Waiting | Lucky | Hindi |
| 2017 | Chef | Alex Oomen[8] | Hindi |
| Solo | Prabha | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | Police Inspector Kandhasamy | Tamil |
| Bakrid | Sundaram | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Valimai | DCP Rajangam | Tamil |
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | L. D. Gopal | Tamil Hindi | |
| Sardar | Chittagong prison guard | Tamil |
As casting director
| +Key | † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Thira |
| 2015 | Lukka Chuppi |
| 2016 | Jacobinte Swargarajyam |
As dubbing artist
| Year | Film | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Amen | Makarand Deshpande |
| 2015 | Two Countries | Makarand Deshpande |
| Double Barrel | African | |
| Laddoo | Charlie | |
| 2016 | Devi | Prabhu Deva |
| Pulimurugan | Makarand Deshpande | |
| 2022 | PS: I (Malayalam) | Vikram Prabhu |
Television/Web Series
| Year | Film | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Family Man | Asif | Amazon Prime Video | Web Series |
References
- ^ "Actor and face-finder". Deccan Chronicle. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Gauri, Deepa (11 July 2016). "Dubai-based Bash Mohammed casts Dinesh Prabhakar". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Anand, Shilpa Nair (9 October 2017). "Living a dream | The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Gopalakirshnan, Aswathy (10 November 2016). "'The Casting Trick': An Interview With Casting Director Dinesh Prabhakar". Silverscreen India. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ The Hindu (2 May 2019). "I am recognised as an artiste and that matters the most: Dinesh Prabhakar". Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Watch Malik Malayalam Movie on Amazon Prime Video - indvox". 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "'Veekam' OTT release date: When and where to watch Dhyan Sreenivasan's crime thriller". The Economic Times. 31 January 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Jayaram, Deepika. "Dinesh Prabhakar talks about being part of 'Chef'". Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
External links
- Dinesh Prabhakar at IMDb
- Dreaming Gangster, Casting Life: Behind the Scenes with Dinesh Prabhakar
- Dinesh Prabhakar is excited to have dubbed for Prabhudeva
- On dubbing to Malayalam for Amitabh Bachchan
- The actor who chose Mumbai but not Madras to fulfill his movie ambition
- An Exclusive interview with actor Dinesh Prabhakar | Tharapakittu EP 388 | Part 01 | Kaumudy