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Prem Prakash | |
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| Born | 19 July 1943[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | Daisy Luke |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Jose Prakash (brother) Bobby-Sanjay (sons) Dennis Joseph (nephew) |
Cheriyan Joseph, popularly known as Prem Prakash is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam television serials and a renowned producer in Malayalam movies.[2] He is mainly known for supporting roles and character roles. He has produced 19 Malayalam films. He is known as Kariachan amongst his family, friends and cinema circles.[3]
Prem Prakash was born as the youngest among eight children to Eliyamma & K.J. Joseph of the Kunnel family at Kochi, Kerala. He spend his childhood in Shikohabad in Uttar Pradesh. He has four brothers and three sisters, the eldest brother being the veteran actor Jose Prakash, who was 18 years older than him. He did his schooling in Sacred Heart Mount School Kottayam & St.Epherms School Mannanam. He completed his higher education in C.M.S.College Kottayam & S.B.College Changanacherry. He is married to Daisy Luke who is a retired English professor from BCM College Kottayam. They have a daughter Thankam & two sons, Malayalam movie screenwriter duo Bobby–Sanjay. Prem Prakash also produced and acted in few notable TV serials. His first love had been singing and he entered the film industry as a playback singer in the 1968 film Kaarthika.
He was educated in SB College Changanassery and CMS College Kottayam.[4] Premprakash made his acting debut in the movie Ara Nazhika Neram in 1970. He produced his first film Peruvazhiyambalam in 1979. It was the film that really launched the career of writer-director P. Padmarajan and also introduced actor Ashokan for the first time. That film was well-received and he went on to make 17 more films, of which films like Koodevide, Akashadoothu, Johnnie Walker, Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum and Ayalum Njanum Thammil firmly established him as a successful producer. He won the Best Character Actor Award in the 2015 Kerala State Film Awards for his role in Nirnayakam. He is also credited with introducing popular actors Rashin Rahman, Biju Menon, N F Varghese, Jyothirmayi, Achankunju, lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery, music director A J Joseph and director Jude Attipetty. He served as a juror for the 61st South Indian Film Fare Awards, announced in July 2014. His autobiography, Prakashavarshangal, is published by D C Books.
2016 – Best Supporting Actor – Nirnnayakam
| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Producer | Channel | Notes | ||
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| 2001 | Avasthantharangal | Yes | Kairali TV | |||||
| 2003–2004 | Swapnam | Vishwanathan | Yes | Asianet | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Avicharitham | Aravind | Yes | Yes | Asianet | |||
| 2005 | Ariyathe | Yes | Asianet | |||||
| 2006 | Oru Mandarappoovu | Achan | Yes | Asianet | ||||
| 2006 | Manaporutham | Achan | Yes | Asianet | ||||
| 2007 | Manapporutham | Achan | Surya TV | |||||
| 2006-2007 | Amma Manassu | Issa's Father | Yes | Asianet | ||||
| 2008 | Mandaram | Hariharan | Yes | Kairali TV | ||||
| 2009 | Alphonsamma | perappan | Yes | Asianet | ||||
| 2009 | Aagneyam | Yes | Yes | DD Malayalam | ||||
| 2011–2013 | Akashadoothu | Joy | Yes | Surya TV | ||||
| 2010–2012 | Indraneelam | Balachandran | Yes | Surya TV | ||||
| 2012 | Sandhyaraagam | Saudamini's father | Yes | Amrita TV | ||||
| 2013 | red roses | Yes | Asianet | |||||
| 2013 | Bahumanapetta Bharya | Yes | DD Malayalam | |||||
| 2013 | Oru penninte kadha | Yes | Mazhavil Manorama | |||||
| 2014 | Avalude Kadha | Yes | Surya TV | |||||
| 2015 | Iswaran Sakshiyayi | Mahendran | Yes | Flowers (TV channel) | ||||
| 2015 | Streetvam | Yes | Surya TV | |||||
| 2016 | Mizhi Randilum | Krishnamangalath Appu mash | Yes | Surya TV | ||||
| 2016 | Jagratha | Vishwanathan | Yes | Amrita TV | ||||
| 2017–2018 | Nokketha Doorathu | Achu's father | Yes | Mazhavil Manorama | ||||
| 2020 | Padatha Painkili | Anandavarma | Yes | Asianet | Replaced by Dinesh Panicker |
Prakashavarshangal (Autobiography)
