Prem

Prem Kumar is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He rose to fame starring in television serials, and was also the winner of season 1 of the reality dance show Jodi Number One. In the Nadigar Sangam elections held on 18 October 2015, he was elected as an executive committee member. He is the grandson of Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi, the Raja of Ramnad.

Personal life and career Prem's father is a DSP. He made his acting debut starring in a television serial produced by K. Balachander and directed by Samuthirakani called Anni. He was recommended by Dr. M. Karunanidhi, who had seen him perform in the TV serial Annamalai, to feature in the film version of Karunanidhi's novel Kannamma. The film released in 2005 to average reviews.

He participated in season one of Jodi Number One with Pooja, his co-star in Annamalai. He went on to win Jodi No.1 and announced a move away from television serials and into films. He has since appeared in films including Nepali (2008), Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Vallakottai (2010). His brother-in-law is the singer Harish Raghavendra. His son Kaushik Sundaram is also an actor.

Filmography Tamil films Year Film Role Notes 1996 Nattupura Pattu Velpandi 2005 Kannamma Anandan Kalaiyatha Ninaivugal 2007 Veerappu Puli's Brother-in-law Machakaaran Pazhaniappa Kalloori Special appearance 2008 Nepali Gautham Dhanam Ananth Kathi Kappal Pari Vallal Seval Parijatham's Brother-in-Law then husband 2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Zakria Munnar Shankar 2010 Vaadaa Prem Vallakottai Bala 2011 Gurusamy Vembu Naan Sivanagiren 2012 Saattai Private School Coach 2013 Biriyani Vikram 2014 Pulivaal Gautham 2015 Killadi Dharani's brother 36 Vayadhinile Jayachandran 2016 Aagam Mrithula Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum Shiva Thodari Arvind 2017 Si3 Ananda Rao Vikram Vedha Simon Kodiveeran Kathir 2018 Ezhumin G. Rajasekar Sarkar Sundar Ramasamy' brother 2019 Kaappaan Prem Sivappu Manjal Pachai Rajasekar's brother Petromax Saravanan Hero Police officer 2021 Master Prem 2022 Payanigal Gavanikkavum Inspector K. Raja Narayanan Kaari Sethu's friend 2023 Thunivu Prem 2024 Singappenney Vasco Da Gama Mahadevan Kanguva Karaikoothan Sshhh 2025 Retro Murugan Akkenam Inspector Azad Trending Arul 2026 29 Kurunila Kathiravan Valluvan

Other language films Year Film Role Language Notes 2009 Eenadu Francis Telugu2010 Appu and Pappu Prasad Kannada Uncredited Huli 2013 Jatta Bheem Kumar

Web series

Television Serials Nimmathi Ungal Choice II: Triveni Sangamam (Sun TV) Nimmathi Ungal Choice V: Manasatchi (Sun TV) 2001-2003 Anni as Muthiah Ramanathan (Jaya TV) 2002 Soolam as Senathipathi (Sun TV) 2003-2005 Annamalai as Nambi (Sun TV) 2004-2005 Manaivi as Arivazhagan "Arivu" (Sun TV)

Reality Shows 2006 Jodi No. 1 as participant and Title Winner along with Pooja (Star Vijay)