M. Prabhaharan

{{Short description|Indian film art director, production designer and director}}

{{Infobox person

| name = M. Prabhaharan

| image = Art Director M.Prabakaran 2.jpg

| caption = M. Prabhaharan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|07|06}}

| birth_place = Kuchanur, Theni, India

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| occupation = Art director,
production designer,
Film Director

}}

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,{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/anbe-sivam/article28572402.ece|title=Anbe Sivam|date=2003-01-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/16anbe.htm|title=The Rediff Review: Anbe Sivam|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2020-01-02}} Virumaandi,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/virumaandi-review--pclvzghhfdeib.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102070459/https://www.sify.com/movies/virumaandi-review--pclvzghhfdeib.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2020|title=Review : (2004)|website=www.sify.com|access-date=2020-01-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://mymazaa.com/tamil/reviews/movie/Virumandi.html|title=Virumandi Review|date=2004-01-15|website=MyMazaa.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}} Dasavathaaram,{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-06-03/18-09-06-dasavatharam.html|title=Tamil movies : Dasavatharam: Sameer Chanda out, Prabhakar in|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2020-01-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/dasavatharam-details-news-tamil-kkfve0baebjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102070457/https://www.sify.com/movies/dasavatharam-details-news-tamil-kkfve0baebjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-01-02|title='Dasavatharam' details!|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}} Majaa, Vishwa Thulasi, Tenaliraman{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/tenaliraman/tenaliraman-review.html|title=Tenaliraman (aka) Jagajala Pujabala Thenaliraman review|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2020-01-02}} and Bairavaa{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/temple-set-for-vijay-s-bairavaa-news-tamil-qkgjnEgacbhcj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102072007/https://www.sify.com/movies/temple-set-for-vijay-s-bairavaa-news-tamil-qkgjnEgacbhcj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2020|title=Temple set for Vijay's 'Bairavaa'|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/the-team-of-vijay-60-leave-for-hyderabad.html|title=The team of Vijay 60 leave for Hyderabad|date=2016-03-15|website=Behindwoods|access-date=2020-01-02}}. He is currently working on Swayambhu,{{Cite news |date=2023-06-02 |title='Swayambhu' director Bharat Krishnamachari says Sengol plays a very important role in Indian civilization |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/swayambhu-director-bharat-krishnamachari-says-sengol-plays-a-very-important-role-in-indian-civilization/articleshow/100694952.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} an Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film.{{Cite web |last=TeluguFunda |date=2023-08-18 |title=An Epic Beginning: Nikhil' and Bharat launch 'Swayambhu' |url=https://telugufunda.com/latest-news/beginning-with-a-grand-launch-nikhil-bharat-krishnamachari-and-pixel-studios-swayambhu/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |language=en-US}}