# M. Prabhaharan

M. Prabhaharan is an Indian Film Art Director, Production Designer and Director who completed his degree course in Fine Arts at Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai. He had a brief stint as an illustrator in Special Effects Venky's office in 1990 and then worked as an assistant Art Director under the noted Art Director, Mr. Ashok Kumar in Tamil and Telugu film industry for a few years. He got a big break in 1995 when he was offered to do art direction for R. Parthiepan's movie Pulla Kuttikaran, for which he received the award for Best Art Direction from Tamil Nadu Govt. He did art direction for many Tamil movies, to name a few, Ullathai Allitha, Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Thirupaachi, Anbe Sivam, Virumaandi, Dasavathaaram, Majaa, Vishwa Thulasi, Tenaliraman and Bairavaa. He is currently working on Swayambhu, an Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film.

## Awards

* 1995 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Pullakuttikaran
* 1996 - Ajantha Award for Sundara Purushan
* 1997 - Priya Cultural Academy Award for V.I.P
* 2001 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Poovellam Un Vasam
* 2001 - Pace Award for Poovellam Un Vasam
* 2001 - Variety Award for Poovellam Un Vasam
* 2002 - Sica Awards for Anbe Sivam
* 2002 - Medimix Dinakaran Award for Anbe Sivam
* 2002 - V. Shantaram Award for Anbe Sivam
* 2008 - Vikatan Award for Dasavathaaram
* 2008 - Vijay Award for Dasavathaaram
* 2015 - Tamil Nadu Govt. State Award for Pasanga 2

## Filmography

| Year | Movie | Language |
| 1995 | Pullakuttikaran | Tamil |
| 1995 | Ullathai Allitha | Tamil |
| 1996 | Panchalankurichi | Tamil |
| 1996 | Sundara Purushan | Tamil |
| 1997 | Boopathi | Malayalam |
| 1997 | V.I.P | Tamil |
| 1998 | Ninaithen Vandhai | Tamil |
| 1998 | Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Tamil |
| 1998 | Chhota Chetan | Hindi |
| 2000 | Pennin Manathai Thottu | Tamil |
| 2000 | Maayi | Tamil |
| 2000 | Dumm Dumm Dumm | Tamil |
| 2001 | Poovellam Un Vasam | Tamil |
| 2001 | Shahjahan | Tamil |
| 2002 | Arputham | Tamil |
| 2002 | Raja | Tamil |
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Tamil |
| 2003 | Thithikudhe | Tamil |
| 2003 | Arasu | Tamil |
| 2004 | Virumaandi | Tamil |
| 2004 | Udhaya | Tamil |
| 2004 | White Rainbow | English |
| 2004 | Shwet | Hindi |
| 2004 | Vishwa Thulasi | Tamil |
| 2004 | Thirupaachi | Tamil |
| 2005 | Majaa | Tamil |
| 2005 | Kalvanin Kadhali | Tamil |
| 2006 | Kannum Kannum | Tamil |
| 2007 | Dasavathaaram | Tamil |
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Tamil |
| 2009 | Silambattam | Tamil |
| 2009 | Kutty | Tamil |
| 2009 | Mayandi Kudumbathar | Tamil |
| 2010 | Aasal | Tamil |
| 2011 | Uthama Puthiran | Tamil |
| 2012 | Mayilu | Tamil |
| 2013 | Alex Pandian | Tamil |
| 2014 | Tenaliraman | Tamil |
| 2014 | Mosakutty | Tamil |
| 2015 | Nannbenda | Tamil |
| 2015 | Pasanga 2 | Tamil |
| 2016 | Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum | Tamil |
| 2017 | Bairavaa | Tamil |
| 2017 | Neruppu Da | Tamil |
| 2017 | Aayirathil Iruvar | Tamil |
| 2018 | Jagajaalaa Killadi | Tamil |
| 2019 | Sangathamizhan | Tamil |
| 2024 | Swayambhu | Telugu |

## Non-credited films

| Year | Movie | Language |
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | Hindi |
| 1998 | Mere Sapno Ki Rani | Hindi |
| 1999 | Pukar | Hindi |
| 2004 | Pithamagan | Tamil |
| 2014 | Veeram | Tamil |

## Director/ Producer

| Year | Movie | Language | Notes |
| 2011 | Amma | Tamil | Directed and Produced by M. Prabhaharan, (John Pennycuick Productions) |