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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prabhu Solomon
| image = Prabhu Solomon At ‘Kadugu’ Movie Premiere.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|05|07}}
| birth_place = [[Neyveli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[film director|Director]], [[Film producer|Producer]]
| nationality = Indian
| yearsactive = 1991–present
| spouse = Punitha<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EnG-y1aT-k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/7EnG-y1aT-k |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=ADDRESS - MEET THE FAMILY OF FILMMAKER PRABHU SOLOMON|first=Mentions his wife and children name at 7:17|last=Friday Cinemaa WebTV|date=17 January 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| children = Samuel Sanjay Hazel Shiny
}}

'''Prabhu Solomon''' (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on [[Tamil film]]s. After making his debut in 1999, he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success of the romantic tragedy film ''[[Mynaa]]'' (2010).

==Career==

===Early career: 1991-2009===
Solomon hails from [[Neyveli]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and was a regular at the town's only cinema hall, which fostered his passion for films. He attended [[St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School]], after which he completed a master's degree in English literature, before relocating to Chennai. His career in the film industry started in 1991 and for three years, he looked for opportunities to become in involved in ongoing film projects.<ref name="ss">{{cite web |url=http://silverscreen.in/features/prabhu-solomon-interview-the-perfect-wave/ |title=Prabhu Solomon Interview: The Perfect Wave |work=Silverscreen |access-date=2014-12-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223170359/http://silverscreen.in/features/prabhu-solomon-interview-the-perfect-wave/ |archive-date=2014-12-23 }}</ref> He first worked as a stunt double for [[Sarathkumar]] in ''[[Namma Annachi]]'' (1994), where he also met director [[Sundar C]], who was working as the associate director of the film. He consequently joined Sundar's film ''[[Murai Maman]]'' (1995) as an assistant director, before subsequently working with [[Agathiyan]] on the award-winning ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'' (1996).<ref name="ss"/>

Anbalaya Films offered him an opportunity to direct a film for their production house, after he had helped them complete post-production ''[[Murai Mappillai]]'' (1995) when director [[Sundar C]] walked out. Solomon chose to feature [[Raghuvaran]] and [[Bhanupriya]] in the leading roles, though the producers Anabalaya Films were reluctant to cast a character artiste in the lead role for the film, ''[[Kannodu Kanbathellam]]'' (1999). Prabhu revealed he met [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] in Thenkasi during the making of ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' (1999), at the insistence of his producer and actively tried to make a poor impression. Arjun, nonetheless, was keen and worked on the film.<ref name="ss"/> Co-starring [[Sonali Bendre]] and [[Suchindra Bali|Suchindra]], the film was released to positive reviews. A romantic thriller featuring Arjun in a different role to his usual action ventures, the film however did well at the box office and became successful at the box office. Similarly his second venture, the Kannada film ''[[Usire (film)|Usire]]'' (2001), a remake of [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]'s ''[[Bharathi Kannamma]]'', did not perform as expected commercially.<ref name="ss"/> Solomon had wanted [[Shiva Rajkumar]] to play the lead role, and he lamented that miscasting [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]] in the leading role instead, worked against the viability of the film. Solomon had signed on [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] to play the lead role in a project shortly after the success of ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' (1999) and wanted to work on a different script, but the actor insisted that the pair a film from the director's script titled ''[[King (2002 film)|King]]'' (2002). Solomon revealed that he was unconvinced about Vikram portraying the lead role, feeling that he was too old to play [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]'s son, but the actor insisted the project went ahead. Delays in the production in the film, meant that Vikram's star image had risen and reviewers labelled the film as a disappointment upon release. The director noted that the story was written with the expectation of a small-time actor in the lead role, and hence Vikram's sudden popularity worked against his film. He revealed that his early career in film involved making significant compromises and was strictly against the type of cinema he had actually ventured to make.<ref name="ss"/>

===''Mynaa'' and resulting success: 2010-present===

It was during "Mynaa" that Solomon Met his first break through, A romance flick set at the back drop of [[Kurangani]] Theni district Tamil Nadu. Mynaa opened for major critically and commercially successful venture in box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-prabhu-solomon/20110701.htm|title=I never thought I was making Mynaa any differently|publisher=Rediff|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>

Post "Mynaa" Solomon signed his next film "Kumki" to director N. Linguswamy, which also marks a debut of Vikram Prabhu son of actor Prabhu and Grand son of Actor Sivaji Ganesan. Like his previous venture "Kumki" is also a huge success in box office. D. Imman's Music and Sugumaran's cinematography plays major contribution for the film's success.

Following the success of ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]'', Solomon took a break and went on a [[Recce (filmmaking)|recce]] to the coastal South Indian town of [[Nagapattinam]] to get inspired for a story set on the backdrop of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]]. He gathered real-life stories of survival and intertwined them into his script.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/interview-with-prabhu-solomon/article6602904.ece|title=The travelling showman|first=Vishal|last=Menon|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 November 2014|access-date=12 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Subsequently, he launched his next production ''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' with newcomers [[Chandran]] and [[Anandhi]] in the title roles, and shot for the film for a year. Scenes were shot for several days underwater, with the team often doing up to ten hours a day in knee-length depths of water.<ref name="hindu"/> The film completed shoot after 85 days in May 2014, with the director announcing that post-production would be extensive as a result of impending VFX works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/news/kayal-post-production/|title=Kayal in Post-production|date=31 July 2014|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/celluloid-tribute-to-tsunami-victims/article6421448.ece|title=Celluloid tribute to tsunami victims|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 September 2014|access-date=12 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> During the music release of the film in November 2014, Solomon revealed more details about the production of the film, noting that the climax was shot first to ensure graphic works depicting the tsunami could have as much time spent on it as possible. He went on to add that it was his costliest production till date and the film was made at a cost of {{INR}}15 crore, with the special effects, notably the use of 7.1 Atmos mix for the climax, which was particularly expensive.<ref name="Kayal Budget">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-solomon-opens-up-on-kayal-news-tamil-olnlHViggdhae.html|title=Prabhu Solomon opens up on 'Kayal'|work=Sify|date= 13 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/movies/hindi/prabhu-solomon-s-kayal-to-release-in-dolby-atmos-launches-its-music-in-chennai-141113|title=Prabhu Solomon's 'Kayal' to release in Dolby Atmos, launches its music in Chennai|date=13 November 2014|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Thodari]]'', with good performances and an interesting screenplay with plenty of fun moments make Solomon's a decent attempt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-thodari-is-a-decent-attempt/20160922.htm|title=Review: Thodari is a decent attempt}}</ref> Solomon produced the film ''[[Rupai (film)|Rubaai]]'' (2017) under the banner God Pictures. The film was titled as ''Faisal''. After they had wrapped up the first schedule, the film had the title change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.2daycinema.com/moviereview-id-rubaai---movie--review298.htm|title = Rubaai - Movie Review}}</ref> 5 years after the 2016 flick ''Thodari'' starring [[Dhanush]], Solomon is back with ''[[Kaadan]]'' (2021), a movie set in a territory familiar to him - revolving around elephants and protecting forests. According to Indiaglitz, ''Kaadan'', for a Tamil film, presents North Indian police officers and has a lot of North sensibilities which make audience feel an instant disconnect as well. All said, Prabu Solomon's ''Kaadan'' has set its intention right and is a noteworthy venture for its important social message.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaadan-review-tamil-movie-23101|title = Kaadan review. Kaadan Tamil movie review, story, rating}}</ref> He is next directing a film, titled ''Sembi'' for [[Trident Arts]] productions.<ref >{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kovai-sarala-turns-serious-for-prabu-solomons-road-movie/articleshow/91677752.cms|title= Kovai Sarala turns serious for Prabu Solomon’s road movie|website=The Timesofindia.com|date=19 May 2022}}</ref> Touted to be an intense social drama, set against the backdrop for [[Kodaikanal]], [[Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan]] plays the lead in the film alongside actors [[Kovai Sarala]] and [[Thambi Ramaiah]].<ref name="PS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashwin-kumar-teams-up-with-prabu-solomon-for-an-intense-social-drama/articleshow/86292983.cms|title= Ashwin Kumar teams up with Prabu Solomon for an intense social drama|website= Timesofindia.com|date=18 September 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Film
! colspan="3" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:350px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Writer
! width=65 | Producer
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kannodu Kanbathellam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=1088|title=Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999) Tamil Movie CD-Rip 320KBPS MP3 Songs Music By Deva - StarMusiQ.Com|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Usire (film)|Usire]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||[[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[King (2002 film)|King]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamiltunes.com/kokki.html|title=Kokki - TamilTunes.com - Download Tamil Songs|date=6 December 2008|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Lee (2007 film)|Lee]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Laadam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Mynaa]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]] [[Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer]] Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/mynaa/cast-crew.html|title=Mynaa Cast & Crew, Mynaa Tamil Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Filmibeat|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Saattai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||SIIMA Award for Best Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/kumki-tamil/profile-50012269.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142530/http://www.in.com/kumki-tamil/profile-50012269.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2014|title=Kumki (Tamil) Photos, Pics, Kumki (Tamil) Wallpapers, Videos, News, Movies, Songs, Images|website=In.com|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Thodari]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Rupai (film)|Rubaai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 ||''[[Kaadan]]'' ''Aranya'' ''Haathi Mere Saathi''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil Telugu Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Kumki 2]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil || Filming
|-
| 2022 || ''Sembi'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Tamil || Post-production
|-
|}

;Actor
*''Gokulathil Seethai'' (1996) - Guy who gives bouquet to Suvalaksmi in class
*''[[Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy]]'' (2005)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3454743}}

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