Master Prabhakar

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1957|2|28|df=y}}

| birth_place =Madurai, Tamil Nadu

| occupation = Actor
Technician

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| relatives =Sumathi (sister)

| yearsactive =1967-2002

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Master Prabhakar, (born Prabhakar) is an Indian actor, who primarily worked in Tamil and Hindi cinema, and few Telugu and Kannada films and acted in about 60 programmes for Doordarshan, between 1977 and 1987 and as a technician he has worked for Hindi films. He made his acting debut with the Tamil film Devalayam directed by G. R. Nathan, and he starred in 150 feature films.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/grill-mill-master-prabhakar/article859259.ece |title=Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar |work=The Hindu |date=2010-10-30 |accessdate=2015-03-10}} After he left acting, he was reportedly the first to open a color xerox store in Chennai.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/running-a-xerox-shop-to-over-150-movies-all-about-actor-master-prabhakar-9081869.html|title=Running A Xerox Shop To Over 150 Movies, All About Actor Master Prabhakar|website=News18|accessdate=28 May 2025}}

Personal life

Prabhakar was born in Madurai; a city in Tamil Nadu, India. His mother tongue is Saurashtra. His father and mother were originally from Madurai. His father managed several businesses such as photo studio and printing press. His mother, was a housewife taking care of his sister Sumathi and his other six brothers and three sisters. Prabakhar was the first one in the family to enter the film industry.

In 1966, Prabahakar along with Sumathi moved in with his Aunt to pursue his dreams.{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_masterprabhakar_2008.php|title=Star interviews: Exclusive: Interview with Prabhakar |work=Telugu Cinema |accessdate=14 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502133715/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_masterprabhakar_2008.php |archivedate=2 May 2009 }}

Selected filmography

;Tamil

Sadhu Mirandal (1966)
Marakka Mudiyumaa? (1966)
Bama Vijayam (1967)
Engalukkum Kalam Varum (1967)
Moondrezhuthu (1968)
Thamarai Nenjam (1968)
Anbu Vazhi (1968)
Vaa Raja Vaa (1969) (as Master Prabhakar)
Iru Kodugal (1969)
Enga Mama (1970) as Aasath
Maanavan (1970)
Anadhai Anandhan (1970)
Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) as Ramani

;Hindi

Mujrim Kaun? (1968)
Baal Mahabharat (1973) (as Master Prabhakar)
Anamika (1973)
Fakira (1976)
Susheela (1977)
Adi Manav (1977)
Purana Purush (1978)
Ghar (1978)
Shriman Shrimati (1982)
Angoor (1982)
Jasoos 999 (1983)

;Telugu

Balaraju Katha (1970) (as Master Prabhakar)
Bala Bharatam (1972) (as Master Prabhakar)
Meena (1973){{Cite web |title=Meena (1973) |url=https://indiancine.ma/PUB |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Indiancine.ma}} (as Master Prabhakar) as Young Krishna Rao
Pralaya Rudrudu (1982)
Devi Abhayam (2005)

;Kannada