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| Born | Prabhakar (1948-03-30)30 March 1948 |
| Died | 25 March 2001(2001-03-25) (aged 52) |
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| Children | 2, including Junior Prabhakar[1] |
Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked inKannada andTelugu cinema. He has also acted in a fewMalayalam,Tamil andHindi films. He was also known asKannada Prabhakar.
Prabhakar started his career by appearing in small negative roles[2] 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.[3][4] 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 likeJayamala,Aarathi,Bharathi,Lakshmi andJayanthi. Prabhakar has also directed more than 10 films in Kannada in which he starred as the hero.
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 playedAnant Nag's friend in movies likeNanna 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.[5]
Prabhakar introducedKanglish, a mix of Kannada and English dialogues, to Kannada movies.[2]
Prabhakar died in Mallya Hospital inBangalore at 9:45 p.m. on 25 March 2001 due to kidney failure.[2][6]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1971 | Kettikaran[29] | Fight Master | |
| 1977 | Gaayathri | ||
| 1978 | Idhu Eppadi Irukku[30] | Sastry | |
| Thai Meethu Sathiyam | Balu | ||
| 1980 | Kaalam Bathil Sollum[31] | Thandavan | |
| Anbukku Naan Adimai | Velu | ||
| 1981 | Amara Kaaviyam | Chinnadurai | |
| 1982 | Thyagi[32] | Prathap | |
| 1985 | Annai Bhoomi 3D | General Prabhakar | |
| 1992 | Annaamalai | Don | |
| Pandian | Parameshwaran | ||
| 1993 | Rojavai Killathe | Peter | |
| 1995 | Muthu | Pratap Rayudu |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dhruvam | Hyder Marakkar | |
| Mafia | Devaraja Gowda | ||
| 1997 | Ranger | Tiger |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Inquilaab | Anil Raj | |
| 1987 | Jawab Hum Denge | D.J. |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Shakthi | ||
| 1989 | Bidisada Bandha | ||
| 1991 | Kaliyuga Bheema | ||
| Bombay Daada | |||
| 1993 | Mahendra Varma | ||
| 1994 | Mr.Mahesh Kumar | ||
| 1995 | Yama Kinkara | ||
| 1997 | Arjun Abhimanyu | ||
| 1998 | Mr.Dear Tiger | ||
| 2001 | Mysore Huli | Also Composer | |
| 2005 | Good Bad Ugly |