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Tiger Prabhakar

Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Kannada and Telugu cinema. He has also acted in a few Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films (Bollywood). He was also known as Kannada Prabhakar,

Prabhakar
Born
Prabhakar

(1948-03-30)30 March 1948
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died25 March 2001(2001-03-25) (aged 52)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Composer

Career edit

Prabhakar started his career by appearing in small negative roles[1] in Kannada movies and went on to become one of the most sought after villains in Kannada and Telugu movies during the late 70s and 80s.[2][3] He graduated to playing full-fledged action hero roles in Kannada movies 1983-84 onward and remained one of the most sought after heroes until 1993-94. He made a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroines of the time like Jayamala, Aarathi, Bharathi, Lakshmi and Jayanthi. Prabhakar has also directed 9-10 films in Kannada in which he starred as the hero.

Acting Style edit

Prabhakar's unique acting style, his physique helped him become extremely popular amongst the masses. He excelled in action sequences. He even excelled in his comedic timing and excelled in many movies in comedy scenes as is seen in many movies where he played Anant Nag's friend in movies like Nanna Devaru, Dhairya Lakshmi, Gayathri Maduve. He would wear a cross to the sets, being a Christian but would be asked to hide or remove it sometimes.[4]

Kanglish quotes edit

Prabhakar introduced Kanglish, a mix of Kannada and English dialogues, to Kannada movies.[1]

Death edit

Prabhakar died in Mallya Hospital in Bangalore at 9:45 p.m. on 25 March 2001 due to kidney failure.[1][5]

Filmography edit

As actor edit

Kannada edit

Telugu edit

Year Film Role Notes
1971 Chalaki Rani Kiladi Raja[9] Joseph Debut Film in Telugu
1972 Nijam Nirupistha[10] Member of bandits gang
1978 Adavi Manushulu[11]
1978 Lawyer Viswanath Soda Jaggu
1978 Dongala Veta[12] Dancer in Song Danced with Jayamalini
1978 Annadammula Savaal[13] Bhayankar
1979 Yugandhar
1979 Iddaru Asadhyule[14]
1980 Chuttalunnaru Jagratha Katthula Rathi
1980 Bangaru Bava[15] Sanyasi Babu
1981 Gharana Gangulu[16] Syam
1981 Chattaniki Kallu Levu Javed
1982 Billa Ranga[17] Raviraj
1982 Pratigna[18] Nagaraju's hitman
1983 Roshagadu Bhayankar
1983 Puli Bebbuli Rudraiah
1983 Moogavani Paga[19] Murder Maridayya Remake of Moogana Sedu
1983 Palleturi Pidugu[20] Drunken miscreant at the vegetable market Credited as K. Prabhakar
1983 Dharma Poratam Ranga
1985 Jwala Sarvottama Rao
1985 Pattabhishekam Mastan Rao
1986 Brahmastram Nagaraju
1986 Vikram Sardar
1986 Ide Naa Samadhanam[21] Jaganmohan Rao
1986 Police Officer[22] S.P. Bhavani Prasad and Prabhakar Dual Role
1986 Ravana Brahma[23] Tiger Dasu
1986 Kirathakudu Snake
1986 Rakshasudu Vankachakra Ram Murthy
1987 Rakshasa Samharam[24] Dada Chanakya Chowdary
1987 Thandri Kodukula Challenge Narahari
1987 Prema Samrat[25] Jagga Rao
1987 Muddayi Ranjit Kumar
1987 Pasivadi Pranam Inspector Reddy
1987 Jebu Donga Jimoomba
1989 Vicky Daada Prabhakar
1989 Palnati Rudraiah[26] Saindhava Rao
1990 Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari KP
1990 Neti Siddhartha Jogender
1990 Kodama Simham Gajapati
1993 Nippu Ravva Prabhakar

Tamil edit

Year Film Role Notes
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Idhu Eppadi Irukku[27] Sastry
1978 Thai Meethu Sathiyam
1980 Kaalam Bathil Sollum[28] Thandavan
1980 Anbukku Naan Adimai
1981 Amara Kaaviyam Chinnadurai
1982 Thyagi[29] Prathap
1985 Annai Bhoomi 3D
1992 Annamalai Don
1992 Pandian Parameshwaran
1993 Rojavai Killathe Peter
1995 Muthu S. P. Pratap Rayudu

Malayalam edit

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Dhruvam Hyder Marakkar
1993 Mafia Devaraja Gowda
1997 Ranger Tiger

Hindi edit

Year Film Role Notes
1984 Inquilaab Anil Raj
1987 Jawab Hum Denge D.J.

As director edit

  • Good Bad Ugly (2005) (also composer)
  • Mysore Huli (2001) (also composer)
  • Yama Kinkara (1995)
  • Mr. Mahesh Kumar (1994)
  • Mahendra Varma (1993)
  • Kaliyuga Bheema (1991)
  • Bombay Daadaa (1991)
  • Shakthi (1988)
  • Bidisada bandha (1989)
  • Arjun Abhimanyu (1997)
  • My Dear Tiger (1998)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "This fighter finally met his match". The Times of India. 28 March 2001.
  2. ^ "'TIGER' ERA ENDS". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2001. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20010406090324/http://www.chitraloka.com:80/index.html
  4. ^ "ನಟ ಟೈಗರ್ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ 'ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್' ಆಗಿದ್ದೇ ತಪ್ಪಾಯ್ತಾ.?". https://kannada.filmibeat.com (in Kannada). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  5. ^ "Fans bid tearful adieu to 'Tiger' Prabhakar". Deccan Herald. 27 March 2001. Archived from the original on 1 May 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  6. ^ Naari Munidare Maari--ನಾರಿ ಮುನಿದರೆ ಮಾರಿ ।Movie | Narasimharaju | Kalpana | M.P.Shankar, retrieved 17 January 2024
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  8. ^ "Kampana (1988) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew". chiloka.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Chalaki Rani Khiladi Raja". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Nijam Nirupistha (1972)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ FilmiClub. "Adavi Manushulu (1978)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  12. ^ Dongala Veta Telugu Full Movie | Krishna | JayaPrada | KongaraJaggayya | BabyRani | South CinemaHall, retrieved 26 April 2023
  13. ^ "Anna Thammulla Sawal (1978)". Indiancine.ma.
  14. ^ "Iddaru Asadyule (1979)". Indiancine.ma.
  15. ^ "Bangaru Bava (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  16. ^ GHARANA GANGULU | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SHOBHAN BABU | SRI DEVI | NUTHAN PRASAD | V9 VIDEOS, retrieved 13 May 2023
  17. ^ "Billa Ranga 1982 (1982) | Billa Ranga 1982 Telugu Movie | Billa Ranga 1982 Cast & Crew, Story, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Prathignya (1982)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Moogavani Paga (1983)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Palleturi Pidugu - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  21. ^ FilmiClub. "Ide Naa Samadhanam (1986) Complete Cast & Crew". FilmiClub. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Police Officer (1986)". Moviebuff.
  23. ^ "Ravana Brahma (1986)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Rakshasa Samharam (1987)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  25. ^ PREMA SAMRAT Telugu Movie SUMAN, BHANU PRIYA, TIGER PRABHAKAR, retrieved 16 April 2023
  26. ^ PALNATI RUDRAIAH | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SUMAN | VIJAYA SANTHI | TELUGU MOVIE ZONE, retrieved 25 April 2023
  27. ^ இது எப்படி இருக்கு திரைப்படம் | Idhu Epdi Iruku Tamil Full Movie | EXCLUSIVE | GOLDENCINEMA., retrieved 28 July 2023
  28. ^ Kaalam Bathil Sollum (1980) FULL HD Tamil Movie | #JaiShankar #Radhika #Sarathbabu #movie #oldmovies, retrieved 1 August 2023
  29. ^ Thyagi Full Movie HD, retrieved 2 September 2023

External links edit

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