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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prajin
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Prajin Padmanabhan
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| othername =
| years active = 2003–present
| spouse = [[Sandra Amy]]
| children = 2(Twin)<ref name="toi.2021.04.01">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/heres-how-prajin-padmanabhan-and-sandra-amy-celebrated-the-second-birthday-of-twins-mithra-and-rudhra-see-first-pics/articleshow/81843202.cms |title=Amy celebrated the second birthday of twins Mithra and Rudhr; see first pics |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 April 2021 |accessdate=21 February 2024}}</ref>
| website =
| occupation = Actor
}}

'''Prajin Padmanabhan'''<ref name="toi.2021.04.01"/> is born in [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]] who works predominantly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]-language films. He started his career as a [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] with [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]. He played the protagonist in the film ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]''.

==Career==

Prajin started his career in films with ''[[Dishyum]]'' followed by Saboothiri. He had the lead role in ''[[Manal Nagaram]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2015/02/27122025/Manal-Nagaram-Movie-Review.html|publisher=[[Maalai Malar]]|title=மணல் நகரம் (2015)- விமர்சனம்|date=2015-01-27|accessdate=2016-06-23|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117034657/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2015/02/27122025/Manal-Nagaram-Movie-Review.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Shankars-Impressive-Tamil-Debut/2015/02/28/article2690185.ece|title=Shankar's Impressive Tamil Debut-Manal Naharam|publisher=newindianexpress|date=2015-01-28|accessdate=2015-06-23|archive-date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610154911/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Shankars-Impressive-Tamil-Debut/2015/02/28/article2690185.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=2249414|title=Actor Shankar takes new avatar|publisher=deccanchronicle|date=2015-02-02|accessdate=2016-06-23|df=dmy-all}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual film set in [[United Arab Emirates|UAE.]] directed by [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar Panicker]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Manal Nagaram: Dreams in Danger|url=http://djmassociates.net|publisher=djmassociates.net|accessdate=2012-02-28|date=27 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524012738/http://www.djmassociates.net/|archive-date=24 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was described as the most desirable man on television in the year 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/prajin-is-tamil-tvs-most-desirable-man/articleshow/64064571.cms|title=Prajin is Tamil TV's Most Desirable Man|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2018-05-08|language=en|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216033655/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/prajin-is-tamil-tvs-most-desirable-man/articleshow/64064571.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Prajin film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Dishyum]]'' || || rowspan="3" | Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Muthirai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Saa Boo Thiri]]'' || Keerthi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[The Thriller]]'' || Simon Joseph Palathungal || rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Tournament – Play & Replay|Tournament]]'' || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Thee Kulikkum Pachai Maram]]'' || Pandi || rowspan="5" | Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Sutrula]]'' || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Manal Naharam|Manal Nagaram]]'' || Manzoor ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Pazhaya Vannarapettai (film)|Pazhaya Vannarapettai]]''|| Karthik ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Aan Devathai]]''|| James ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Love Action Drama]]'' || Ravi || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[D3 (film)|D3]]'' || Vikram || rowspan="8" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Akku (2023 film)|Akku]]'' || Harish ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024 ||''[[Ninaivellam Neeyada]]'' || Goutham ||
|-
| ''[[Padikada Pakkangal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Sevakar'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2025 || ''Tharaipadai'' || ||
|-
| ''Kayilan'' || ||
|-
| ''Paruthi'' || ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Prajin television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Channel
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2006 || [[Penn (2006 TV series)|''Penn'']] || Kailash || rowspan="2" | [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| 2006–2008|| [[Anjali (2006 TV series)|''Anjali'']] || Ashok Chakravarthi ||
|-
| 2007–2008 || [[Kadhalikka Neramillai (TV series)|''Kadhalikka Neramillai'']] || Sakthi || rowspan="2" | [[STAR Vijay]] ||
|-
| 2008 || [[Jodi No.1 (TV series)|''Jodi Number One Season 3'']] || Contestant ||
|-
| 2008–2009|| [[Gokulathil Seethai (2008 TV series)|''Gokulathil Seethai'']] || || [[Kalaignar TV|Kalaignar]] ||
|-
| 2017–2019|| [[Chinna Thambi (TV series)|''Chinna Thambi'']] || Chinna Thambi || rowspan="3" | [[STAR Vijay]] ||
|-
| 2020–2021|| [[Anbudan Kushi (TV series)|''Anbudan Kushi'']] || Anbu ||
|-
| 2021–2022|| ''[[Vaidhegi Kaathirundhaal]]'' || Vijay ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024 || ''[[Veera (Tamil TV series)|Veera]]'' || Raja (Extended Special Appearance) || [[Zee Tamil|Zee Thamizh]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kannedhirey Thondrinal (TV series)|Kannedhirey Thondrinal]]'' || Vikram (Special Appearance) || [[Kalaignar TV]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2025 || ''[[Getti Melam]]''||Srikanth (Special Appearance) || [[Zee Tamil|Zee Thamizh]] ||
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 9|Bigg Boss (Tamil) season 9]]''
|Contestant
|[[Star Vijay]]
|Wildcard entrant, evicted on day 63
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|4270743|Prajin}}
*{{Instagram|id=Prajinpadmanabhan}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil male television actors]]
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