M. Prabhaharan is an Indian Film Art Director, Production Designer and Director who completed his degree course in Fine Arts at Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai. He had a brief stint as an illustrator in Special Effects Venky's office in 1990 and then worked as an assistant Art Director under the noted Art Director, Mr. Ashok Kumar in Tamil and Telugu film industry for a few years. He got a big break in 1995 when he was offered to do art direction for R. Parthiepan's movie Pulla Kuttikaran, for which he received the award for Best Art Direction from Tamil Nadu Govt. He did art direction for many Tamil movies, to name a few, Ullathai Allitha, Thullatha Manamum Thullum, Thirupaachi, Anbe Sivam, Virumaandi, Dasavathaaram, Majaa, Vishwa Thulasi, Tenaliraman and Bairavaa. He is currently working on Swayambhu, an Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film.
Awards
1995 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Pullakuttikaran 1996 - Ajantha Award for Sundara Purushan 1997 - Priya Cultural Academy Award for V.I.P 2001 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 - Pace Award for Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 - Variety Award for Poovellam Un Vasam 2002 - Sica Awards for Anbe Sivam 2002 - Medimix Dinakaran Award for Anbe Sivam 2002 - V. Shantaram Award for Anbe Sivam 2008 - Vikatan Award for Dasavathaaram 2008 - Vijay Award for Dasavathaaram 2015 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Pasanga 2
Filmography YearMovieLanguage1995PullakuttikaranTamil1995Ullathai AllithaTamil1996PanchalankurichiTamil1996Sundara PurushanTamil1997BoopathiMalayalam1997V.I.PTamil1998Ninaithen VandhaiTamil1998Thullatha Manamum ThullumTamil1998Chhota ChetanHindi2000Pennin Manathai ThottuTamil2000MaayiTamil2000Dumm Dumm DummTamil2001Poovellam Un VasamTamil2001ShahjahanTamil2002ArputhamTamil2002RajaTamil2003Anbe SivamTamil2003ThithikudheTamil2003ArasuTamil2004VirumaandiTamil2004UdhayaTamil2004White RainbowEnglish2004ShwetHindi2004Vishwa ThulasiTamil2004ThirupaachiTamil2005MajaaTamil2005Kalvanin KadhaliTamil2006Kannum KannumTamil2007DasavathaaramTamil2008Velli ThiraiTamil2009SilambattamTamil2009KuttyTamil2009Mayandi KudumbatharTamil2010AasalTamil2011Uthama PuthiranTamil2012MayiluTamil2013Alex PandianTamil2014TenaliramanTamil2014MosakuttyTamil2015NannbendaTamil2015Pasanga 2Tamil2016Meen Kuzhambum Mann PaanaiyumTamil2017BairavaaTamil2017Neruppu DaTamil2017Aayirathil IruvarTamil2018Jagajaalaa KilladiTamil2019SangathamizhanTamil2024SwayambhuTelugu
Non-credited films YearMovieLanguage1997Chachi 420Hindi1998Mere Sapno Ki RaniHindi1999PukarHindi2004PithamaganTamil2014VeeramTamil
Director/ Producer YearMovieLanguageNotes2011AmmaTamilDirected and Produced by M. Prabhaharan, (John Pennycuick Productions)
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