Dinesh Prabhakar

Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films.[1][2]

Dinesh Prabhakar
Dinesh Prabhakar
Born
Dinesh Nair

Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)actor, Executive producer, Casting director
Years active2002 – present
Notable workMeesa Madhavan, Lukka Chuppi, Jacobinte Swargarajyam, Drishyam 2, Malik (film)
SpouseSreerekha Dinesh
ChildrenVibha Nair
Parents
  • Prabhakaran Nair (father)
  • Sarojini Amma (mother)

Early life

Dinesh was born as the second child of Prabhakaran Nair and Sarojini Amma at Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala. He was passionate about Cinema and Media from the childhood itself. This passion tempted him to discontinue from studies during his college years at Sree Sankara College. Passionate about the movies and fascinated to Hindi language during school days with heavy influence by the Doordarshan serials like Circus (Indian TV series), Humraahi, Tamas (film) and the programs like Chitrahaar & Surabhi (TV series) he then moved to Mumbai in the early 1990's where his elder sister stays. He started to work as a medical shop assistant for a living along with learning the language Hindi. The life in Mumbai played a major role in helping his growth in acting, dubbing, casting any many more roles he has done during his film journey. During his stay in Mumbai he was eagerly trying to get into the silverscreen but in vain. His movie career started with a small role in the film Meesa Madhavan in 2002. This role helped him to bag couple of more roles in main stream Malayalam films. Meanwhile along with his fellow dubbing artist and friend Jismon he started an advertisement agency.[3]

Career

He has started his film career as a dubbing artist for many popular Ad films. He had lent his voice for most of the popular ads which featured Sharukh Khan, Aamir Khan & Amitabh Bachan in the Malayalam versions. Meanwhile along with his fellow dubbing artist and friend Jis Joy he started an advertisement agency. Dubbing and the advertisement agency had become his pathway to the movie field. He is considered as the first casting director of Malayalam film industry.[4]

Personal life

Dinesh is married to Sreerekha. They have a daughter Vibha Nair who is studying now .

Filmography

Malayalam films
YearFilmRoleNotes
2002NammalCollege student
Meesa MadhavanManoharan
2003PattalamSatheeshan
SwapnakooduAnpazhakan
2004RasikanRaj Kumar
2005RappakalGovindan
2006Karutha PakshikalBabu
2008ThalappavuDinesh
2010AagathanDasappan
Best ActorAssistant Director
2012Matinee
Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.
Namukku Parkkan
Orange
2013God for SaleHari
Left Right LeftAnil
Pullipulikalum AattinkuttiyumAdv. Ashokan
20141983Saji a.k.a. Ambrose Saji
Beware of dogsFreddy
Money RatnamCleetus
Samsaaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramChettupara Sasi
Homely MealsLalan
2015Ayal NjanallaChristopher Vasco
Jamna PyariAadu Thoma
KohinoorSt Johnson
KunjiramayanamRamachandran
Love 24x7Channel Employee
Lukka ChuppiBenny Chacko
PathemariSudhakaran
PremamLonappan
RockstarRarichan
Two CountriesDriver(Cameo)
2016Jacobinte SwargarajyamSijoy
Kavi Uddheshichathu..?
Kolamass
Kolumittayi
Monsoon MangoesReporter
OozhamSelvam
PaavadaThattukada Kunjumon
2017SoloPrabha
Sherlock TomsCost Gangu
2018AamiAngry Husband of Madhavikutty fan
2019Sathyam Paranja ViswasikkuvoPrasad
Prakashante Metro[5]
Sayanna VarthakalTBA
2021Drishyam 2Rajan
MalikPeter Esthappan[6]
2022Bro DaddyJames
The TeacherVishwambaran
Veekam[7]

Other Language films
+Key † Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguage
2013Madras CafeLTTE MilitantHindi
2015WaitingLuckyHindi
2017ChefAlex Oomen[8]Hindi
SoloPrabhaTamil
2019Nerkonda PaarvaiPolice Inspector KandhasamyTamil
BakridSundaramTamil
2022 ValimaiDCP RajangamTamil
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect L. D. Gopal Tamil
Hindi
English
SardarChittagong prison guardTamil

As casting director
+Key † Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilm
2013Thira
2015Lukka Chuppi
2016Jacobinte Swargarajyam

As dubbing artist
YearFilmActor
2013AmenMakarand Deshpande
2015Two CountriesMakarand Deshpande
Double Barrel African
Laddoo Charlie
2016DeviPrabhu Deva
PulimuruganMakarand Deshpande
2022PS: I (Malayalam)Vikram Prabhu

Television/Web Series
Year Film Role Network Notes
2019The Family ManAsif Amazon Prime VideoWeb Series

References
  1. "Actor and face-finder". Deccan Chronicle. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. Gauri, Deepa (11 July 2016). "Dubai-based Bash Mohammed casts Dinesh Prabhakar". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. Anand, Shilpa Nair (9 October 2017). "Living a dream | The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. Gopalakirshnan, Aswathy (10 November 2016). "'The Casting Trick': An Interview With Casting Director Dinesh Prabhakar". Silverscreen India. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. The Hindu (2 May 2019). "I am recognised as an artiste and that matters the most: Dinesh Prabhakar". Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. "Watch Malik Malayalam Movie on Amazon Prime Video - indvox". 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. "'Veekam' OTT release date: When and where to watch Dhyan Sreenivasan's crime thriller". The Economic Times. 31 January 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. Jayaram, Deepika. "Dinesh Prabhakar talks about being part of 'Chef'". Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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