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Biography
Leo Prabhu is a veteran dramatist, playwright and novelist from the state of Tamil Nadu. He started his career as an actor at the famous Boys Company and has worked with many legends of the Tamil theater like S. V. Sahasranamam for many years at Seva Stage, Y. G. Parthasarathy at UAA etc. Prabhu, later founded his own troupe STAGE IMAGE and shot to fame. His yeomen service and contribution to Tamil Theatre are well recognised by the Tamils across the world. He is regarded as one of the finest actors, writer and playwright and The Tamil Nadu Government conferred on him the highest State award, Kalaimamani in 1990.
Early life
Born in Coimbatore, Leo Prabu, was passionate about football and acting since childhood. In the end, it was acting which prevailed and later on he became a versatile dramatist, an illustrious media person and an imaginative author. His area of expertise can be broadly classified as an Actor (Theater,Tele Serials and Cinema), Director (Tele serials, Theatre plays) and Writer (Screenplay, dialogue and Novels).
Partial filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Paruva Kaalam | Tamil | ||
| 1983 | Idhu Enga Naadu | Tamil | ||
| 1983 | Anney Anney | Tamil | ||
| 1984 | Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film) | Tamil | ||
| 1986 | Puthir | Tamil | ||
| 1987 | Per Sollum Pillai | Tamil | ||
| 1988 | Rendum Rendum Anju | Tamil | ||
Links
- http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/evocative-of-a-glorious-era/article5922081.ece. Review of Leo Prabhu's recent play in THE HINDU'S Friday Review dated 17 April 2014.
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/old-world-flavour/article5923280.ece.
- https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/leo-prabhu/. Biography of the actor
- http://www.kalaikoodam.org/ Official website