V. K. Prakash
{{short description|Indian film director and actor (born 1960)}}
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V. K. Prakash (born 12 October 1960) is an Indian film director and actor. He makes films, music videos, and commercials, and works predominantly in Malayalam, but has also directed Telugu, Marathi, Kannada and Hindi films.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/317009/ |title=VK Prakash interview |work=Mathrubhumi |access-date=14 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215010139/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/317009/ |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Prakash's debut feature directorial was Punaradhivasam (2000) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=12899195&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3|title=404 Not Found|website=www.manoramaonline.com}} His film Nirnayakam (2015) won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/national-film-awards-315127-2016-03-28|title=National Film Awards 2016: List of winners|date=28 March 2016 }}
Early life
Born in a Malayali family in Palakkad, and currently based in Bangalore, he runs his own ad film production company called Trends Adfilm Makers Pvt Ltd. He studied in the School of Drama, Thrissur before commencing his career in the ad film industry.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/372867/ |title=V. K. Prakash interview |work=Mathrubhumi |access-date=15 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217202917/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/372867/ |archive-date=17 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
Career
V. K. Prakash started as an advertisement film director and worked in the industry for several years. He directed his debut feature film with Punaradhivasam in 2000, a Malayalam drama which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director for him. In 2015, he directed the social drama Nirnayakam which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.
Personal life
He is married to Sajitha. The couple have a daughter Kavya.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/63630 |title=Lifestyle - VK Prakash |work=Mathrubhumi |access-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206190222/http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/63630 |archive-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
Filmography
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- 2015 : Anarkali
- 2015 : 100 Days of Love
- 2015 : Vidhooshakan
- 2016 : Marubhoomiyile Aana
- 2016 : Kali
- 2017 : Sakhavu
- 2017 : Adventures of Omanakuttan
- 2018 : Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal
- 2018 : B.Tech
- 2018 : Kuttanadan Marpappa
- 2018 : Krishnam
- 2018 : Parole
- 2019 : Manoharam
- 2019 : Lucifer
- 2019 : Mikhael
- 2021 : The Priest
- 2022 : Theerppu
- 2022 : Aquarium{{Cite web |title=HC grants permission to release 'Aquarium' after 10 years |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/hc-grants-permission-to-release-aquarium-after-10-years-1.7419695 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |date=9 April 2022 |language=en}}
- 2023 : Queen Elizabeth{{Cite web |title=Meera Jasmine and Narain's Queen Elizabeth gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/dec/13/meera-jasmine-and-narains-queen-elizabeth-gets-a-release-date-50338.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Cinema Express |date=13 December 2023 |language=en}}
- 2024 : Bazooka{{Cite web |title=Here's a release update on Mammootty's Bazooka |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/nov/12/heres-a-release-update-on-mammoottys-bazooka-49478.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Cinema Express |date=12 November 2023 |language=en}}
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Awards
Controversy
On 26 August 2024, a woman scriptwriter accused that V K Prakash sexually abused her after inviting her to his room in a hotel in Kollam to discuss a film project on 4 April 2022.{{cite web|title=Scriptwriter accuses director VK Prakash of sexual abuse|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/08/26/woman-scriptwriter-accused-director-vk-prakash-sexual-abuse-hema-commission.html|work=Onmanorama|date=26 August 2024|access-date=26 August 2024}}{{cite web|title=Young female writer raises allegation against VK Prakash, says he misbehaved during story discussion|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/young-woman-writer-alleges-sexual-misbehaviour-by-director-vk-prakash-during-story-discussion-1.9846537|work=Mathrubhumi News|date=26 August 2024|access-date=26 August 2024}}
Frequent collaborators
VKP is noted for his particular association with certain actors or using the actors in more of his directorial ventures.{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/processSearch.php?db=movies&director=VK+Prakash|title=MalayalaSangeetham.Info - The Comprehensive Malayalam Music and Movie Database|website=malayalasangeetham.info}}
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References
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External links
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Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:Kannada film directors
Category:Film directors from Mumbai
Category:21st-century Indian people
Category:Indian advertising directors
Category:Directors who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award