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V. K. Prakash
V. K. Prakash
	V. K. Prakash, IFFI (2009)
Born	12 October 1960 (age 64); Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other names	VKP
Occupations	Filmmaker; actor;
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Sajitha
Children	1

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.^[2] 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.^[3] His film Nirnayakam (2015) won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.^[4]

Early life

Born in a Malayali family in Palaghat, 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.^[5]

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.^[6] In 2015, he directed the social drama Nirnayakam which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.^[7]

Personal life

He is married to Sajitha. The couple have a daughter Kavya.^[8]

Filmography

Director

List of V. K. Prakash film directing credits
Year	Title	Language	Notes
2000	Punaradhivasam	Malayalam
2003	Mullavalliyum Thenmavum	Malayalam
2003	Freaky Chakra	Hindi
2005	Police	Malayalam
2006	Moonnamathoral	Malayalam	First high-definition (HD) Malayalam film to be digitally distributed to theatres via satellite.
2008	Positive	Malayalam
2009	Phir Kabhi	Hindi	DTH premiere
	Kavya's Diary	Telugu
	Gulumal: The Escape	Malayalam
2010	Aidondla Aidu	Kannada
2011	Three Kings	Malayalam
2011	Beautiful	Malayalam
2012	Karmayogi	Malayalam
	Trivandrum Lodge	Malayalam
	Poppins	Malayalam
2013	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla	Malayalam
	Thank You	Malayalam
	Silence	Malayalam
2014	Shutter	Marathi
2015	Nirnnayakam	Malayalam
	Ishqedarriyaan	Hindi
	Rock Star	Malayalam
2016	Marubhoomiyile Aana	Malayalam
2017	Careful	Malayalam
2019	Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond	Hindi	ZEE5 originals web series^[9]^[10]
2019	Praana	Malayalam
2021	Vishnupriya	Kannada
2021	Erida	Malayalam, Tamil	Bilingual film; Amazon Prime Video exclusive^[11]
2022	Oruthee	Malayalam
2023	Live	Malayalam	^[12]
2024	Kaagaz 2	Hindi	^[13]
2024	Palum Pazhavum	Malayalam	^[14]

Actor

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 (2021 film)
2022 : Theerppu
2022 : Aquarium^[15]
2023 : Queen Elizabeth^[16]
2024 : Bazooka^[17]

Awards

National Film Awards

2000: Best Feature Film in Malayalam – Punaradhivasam
2015: Best Film on Other Social Issues – Nirnayakam

Kerala State Film Awards

2000: Best Debut Director – Punaradhivasam

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.^[18]^[19]

Frequent collaborators

VKP is noted for his particular association with certain actors or using the actors in more of his directorial ventures.^[20]

Films	Kunchacko Boban	Jayasurya	Indrajith	Ouseppachan (Music)	Anoop menon	Honey Rose	Meghna Raj
Mullavalliyum Thenmavum	N		N	N
Police			N	N
Moonnamathoral				N
Positive		N
Gulumal-The Escape	N	N
Three Kings	N	N	N	N
Karmayogi			N	N
Beautiful		N			N	N	N
Trivandrum Lodge		N			N	N
Poppins	N	N	N			N	N
Thank You		N
Nirnnayakam				N
Mazhaneerthullikal				N