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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

	Prakash grew up in [[Chirakkal, Kannur\|Chirakkal]], a small village in Kannur district and attended Kamala Nehru UP School, Govt Model High School, [[Valapattanam]] and [[S. N. College, Kannur]] for ~~schooling~~. He completed [[B.Tech]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[NSS College of Engineering]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]]. Prakash was active in dramatics during the college days and has won many accolades including Best Actor awards in [[Calicut University]] Interzone arts festival. He later did a masters in Microelectronics from [[IIT Kanpur]],<ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in">{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/entrepreneurs-abroad-who-reinvented-careers-in-india/1/179064.html\|title = Entrepreneurs who reinvented careers in India to chase their dreams}}</ref> and spent 15 years in [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]] where he worked as a technologist and entrepreneur in the micro chip design and automation industry.<ref name="DeccanChronicle2011" />		Prakash grew up in [[Chirakkal, Kannur\|Chirakkal]], a small village in Kannur district and attended Kamala Nehru UP School, Govt Model High School, [[Valapattanam]] and [[S. N. College, Kannur]] for Pre University Degree. He completed [[B.Tech]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[NSS College of Engineering]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]]. Prakash was active in dramatics during the college days and has won many accolades including Best Actor awards in [[Calicut University]] Interzone arts festival. He later did a masters in Microelectronics from [[IIT Kanpur]],<ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in">{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/entrepreneurs-abroad-who-reinvented-careers-in-india/1/179064.html\|title = Entrepreneurs who reinvented careers in India to chase their dreams}}</ref> and spent 15 years in [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]] where he worked as a technologist and entrepreneur in the micro chip design and automation industry.<ref name="DeccanChronicle2011" />

	== Tech career ==		== Tech career ==

	Prakash has held various technology and business positions in [[electronics industry\|electronics design industry]] in the US and India. He was a co-founder of GDA Technologies Inc,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gdatech.com\| title=GDA technologies}}</ref> one of the pioneering Electronic Design Services(EDS) companies. GDA, listed as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in US by [[Inc. (magazine)\|Inc Magazine]] its annual INC500 list in 2002, was subsequently acquired by Rambus Inc and L&T Technology Services<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lt-infotech-acquires-gda-technologies-inc-56242017.html \|title=L&T Infotech Acquires GDA Technologies, Inc.}}</ref> in March 2007. He is currently the Co-founder of [https://www.simelabs.com/ Sinergia Media Labs], based in Smartcity Kochi which is into digital transformation services.		Prakash has held various technology and business positions in [[electronics industry\|electronics design industry]] in the US and India. He was a co-founder of GDA Technologies Inc,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gdatech.com\| title=GDA technologies}}</ref> one of the pioneering Electronic Design Services(EDS) companies. GDA, listed as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in US by [[Inc. (magazine)\|Inc Magazine]] its annual INC500 list in 2002, was subsequently acquired by Rambus Inc and L&T Technology Services<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lt-infotech-acquires-gda-technologies-inc-56242017.html \|title=L&T Infotech Acquires GDA Technologies, Inc.}}</ref> in March 2007. He is currently the Co-founder of [https://www.simelabs.com/ Sinergia Media Labs], based in Smartcity Kochi which is into digital transformation services.

	== Acting career ==		== Acting career ==
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	Prakash Bare has acted in more than 30 films, mostly critically acclaimed and artistic, in Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and English languages directed by eminent filmmakers like [[Priyanandanan]], [[P. Balachandran]], [[Dr. Biju]], [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]], [[Shyamaprasad]], [[Jayan K. Cherian]], [[Sathyan Anthikkad]], [[V. K. Prakash]], [[Abi Varghese]], [[M. Padmakumar]], [[Lijin Jose]], Sajeevan Anthikkad, Satheesh Paul, MG Sasi, Shalini Usha Nair et al. [[Ivan Megharoopan]], [[Oraalppokkam]], [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], [[Shutter (2014 film)\|Shutter(Marathi)]], [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]] and [[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]] are some of most noticed performances of Prakash.		Prakash Bare has acted in more than 30 films, mostly critically acclaimed and artistic, in Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and English languages directed by eminent filmmakers like [[Priyanandanan]], [[P. Balachandran]], [[Dr. Biju]], [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]], [[Shyamaprasad]], [[Jayan K. Cherian]], [[Sathyan Anthikkad]], [[V. K. Prakash]], [[Abi Varghese]], [[M. Padmakumar]], [[Lijin Jose]], Sajeevan Anthikkad, Satheesh Paul, MG Sasi, Shalini Usha Nair et al. [[Ivan Megharoopan]], [[Oraalppokkam]], [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], [[Shutter (2014 film)\|Shutter(Marathi)]], [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]] and [[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]] are some of most noticed performances of Prakash.

	Prakash is best known for his depiction of poet KP Madhavan Nair in Ivan Megharoopan inspired by the life and works of the renowned [[Malayalam]] [[poet]] [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]] (popularly known as Mahakavi P). Poets [[O.N.V. Kurup]] and [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]], contemporaries of the great poet, observed that Prakash performed brilliantly as P, even with exact the body language as if he is very familiar with P though he has never met him in person.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9RCu_iV4bc&t=2s</ref> Renowned filmmaker [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] also highly appreciated Prakash's performance as the poet and invited him for his next film [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]] to do the much noticed role of Azad, an Ittharwala from Rajastan. Prakash's performance was also lauded by the John Abraham award jury in their citation for that year's award for the film. Critic Veeyen in his review commented: "The film belongs to Prakash Bare, and his luminescent performance that puts in the right amounts of mirth, gloom and life itself, helps him capture the poet that he plays with aplomb and move far beyond a mere impersonation".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8336/malayalam/ivan-megharoopan/3817/review.htm\|title = Ivan Megharoopan Review \| Ivan Megharoopan Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen}}</ref>		Prakash is best known for his depiction of poet KP Madhavan Nair in Ivan Megharoopan inspired by the life and works of the renowned [[Malayalam]] [[poet]] [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]] (popularly known as Mahakavi P). Poets [[O.N.V. Kurup]] and [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]], contemporaries of the great poet, observed that Prakash performed brilliantly as P, even with exact the body language as if he is very familiar with P though he has never met him in person.<ref>{{cite AV media \|url-status = live \|archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/E9RCu_iV4bc \|archive-date = 2021-12-11\| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9RCu_iV4bc&t=2s \|title = Quotes About Ivan Megharoopan \|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Renowned filmmaker [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] also highly appreciated Prakash's performance as the poet and invited him for his next film [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]] to do the much noticed role of Azad, an Ittharwala from Rajastan. Prakash's performance was also lauded by the John Abraham award jury in their citation for that year's award for the film. Critic Veeyen in his review commented: "The film belongs to Prakash Bare, and his luminescent performance that puts in the right amounts of mirth, gloom and life itself, helps him capture the poet that he plays with aplomb and move far beyond a mere impersonation".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8336/malayalam/ivan-megharoopan/3817/review.htm\|title = Ivan Megharoopan Review \| Ivan Megharoopan Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen}}</ref>

	Another noted performance of Prakash is in film [[Oraalppokkam]], produced by [[Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi]] through online crowdfunding <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/A-Woman-of-Myriad-Talents/2013/12/07/article1933085.ece\|title = A Woman of Myriad Talents}}</ref> and shot in [[Kedarnath (Mountain)\|Kedarnath]] and [[Uttarakhand]] areas. [[The Hollywood Reporter]] observed that "playing the uncommitted philosophy teacher forced to question his very existence, Prakash creates an anxious, self-deceiving but always believable hero".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/six-feet-high-goa-film-760694\|title = 'Six Feet High': Goa Film Bazaar\|date = 30 December 2014}}</ref> Paresh Palicha in his review in Rediff.com observes: "It is Prakash Bare as an actor who shoulders the responsibility of communicating the director’s vision to the viewer and he does it with utmost sincerity. We can see the turmoil he is going through in the entire film."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-oraalppokkam-is-disturbingly-impressive-south/20151005.htm\|title = Review: Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive}}</ref>		Another noted performance of Prakash is in film [[Oraalppokkam]], produced by [[Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi]] through online crowdfunding <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/A-Woman-of-Myriad-Talents/2013/12/07/article1933085.ece\|title = A Woman of Myriad Talents}}</ref> and shot in [[Kedarnath (Mountain)\|Kedarnath]] and [[Uttarakhand]] areas. [[The Hollywood Reporter]] observed that "playing the uncommitted philosophy teacher forced to question his very existence, Prakash creates an anxious, self-deceiving but always believable hero".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/six-feet-high-goa-film-760694\|title = 'Six Feet High': Goa Film Bazaar\|date = 30 December 2014}}</ref> Paresh Palicha in his review in Rediff.com observes: "It is Prakash Bare as an actor who shoulders the responsibility of communicating the director’s vision to the viewer and he does it with utmost sincerity. We can see the turmoil he is going through in the entire film."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-oraalppokkam-is-disturbingly-impressive-south/20151005.htm\|title = Review: Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive}}</ref>
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	== Production activities ==		== Production activities ==
	Under the banner Silicon Media,<ref name="simedia.in">{{Cite web\|url=http://simedia.in/?page_id=979\|title=Painting Life Movie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0361478/\|title=With Silicon Media (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)}}</ref> Prakash has produced/co-produced [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], Janaki, [[Ivan Megharoopan]], [[Shutter (2014 film)\|Shutter(Marathi)]], and [[Papilio Buddha (film)\|Papilio Buddha]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140112172354/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-producer-prakash-bare-is-content-with-his-films-reaction/380284-71-210.html ]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20140111193011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-05/news-and-interviews/33583015_1_film-certification-anand-patwardhan-filmmakers ]</ref> [[Thampi Antony]] has been a co-producer for the first four productions of Silicon Media and Gopa Periyadan a collaborator on [[Ivan Megharoopan]]. Their productions have won several recognitions including 15 state film awards and official selections to reputed film festivals like Berlin, Montreal, BFI, Durban, Kerala, Mumbai, Kolkata, Trinidad-Tobago etc.		Under the banner Silicon Media,<ref name="simedia.in">{{Cite web\|url=http://simedia.in/?page_id=979\|title=Painting Life Movie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0361478/\|title=With Silicon Media (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)}}</ref> Prakash has produced/co-produced [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], Janaki, [[Ivan Megharoopan]], [[Shutter (2014 film)\|Shutter(Marathi)]], and [[Papilio Buddha (film)\|Papilio Buddha]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-producer-prakash-bare-is-content-with-his-films-reaction/380284-71-210.html \|title=Archived copy \|website=ibnlive.in.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112172354/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-producer-prakash-bare-is-content-with-his-films-reaction/380284-71-210.html \|archive-date=12 January 2014 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-05/news-and-interviews/33583015_1_film-certification-anand-patwardhan-filmmakers \|title=Archived copy \|website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|access-date=3 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140111193011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-05/news-and-interviews/33583015_1_film-certification-anand-patwardhan-filmmakers \|archive-date=11 January 2014 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Thampi Antony]] has been a co-producer for the first four productions of Silicon Media and Gopa Periyadan a collaborator on [[Ivan Megharoopan]]. Their productions have won several recognitions including 15 state film awards and official selections to reputed film festivals like Berlin, Montreal, BFI, Durban, Kerala, Mumbai, Kolkata, Trinidad-Tobago etc.

	Prakash has tried to experiment with his productions by staying away from formulas and conventions<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-producer-prakash-bare-on-his-experiments-with-the-craft/article22411470.ece-\|title='I try to experiment in all of my productions': Prakash Bare\|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Thiruvananthapuram,India\|date=2018-01-10}}</ref> His focus areas include content creation and delivery on internet and the newer technology trends in that domain. Prakash has also been part of multiple crowd funded films as an actor as well as collaborator. Teaming up with MP Sajeev and [[V. K. Prakash\|VKP]], he produced [[Shutter (2014 film)\|Shutter]] in [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] language (2015). In 2016, he co-produced a sitcom [[Brown Nation]], based on the lives of Indian community living in NJ area, which is well received on Netflix. [[Dr. Biju]]'s English film [[Painting Life]] is Silicon Media's upcoming production.		Prakash has tried to experiment with his productions by staying away from formulas and conventions<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-producer-prakash-bare-on-his-experiments-with-the-craft/article22411470.ece-\|title='I try to experiment in all of my productions': Prakash Bare\|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Thiruvananthapuram,India\|date=2018-01-10}}</ref> His focus areas include content creation and delivery on internet and the newer technology trends in that domain. Prakash has also been part of multiple crowd funded films as an actor as well as collaborator. Teaming up with MP Sajeev and [[V. K. Prakash\|VKP]], he produced [[Shutter (2014 film)\|Shutter]] in [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] language (2015). In 2016, he co-produced a sitcom [[Brown Nation]], based on the lives of Indian community living in NJ area, which is well received on Netflix. [[Dr. Biju]]'s English film [[Painting Life]] is Silicon Media's upcoming production.
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	Prakash formed BlueOcean Theater group along with friends and colleagues including Jayaprakash Kulur, [[V. K. Prakash\|VKP]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman\|Padmapriya]], Manojkumar Narayanan, musician Sunilkumar et al.		Prakash formed BlueOcean Theater group along with friends and colleagues including Jayaprakash Kulur, [[V. K. Prakash\|VKP]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman\|Padmapriya]], Manojkumar Narayanan, musician Sunilkumar et al.

	BlueOcean theater productions includes plays based on the works of [[Samuel Beckett]], [[Anton Chekhov]], [[Neil Simon]], Jayaprakash Kulur and [[NN Pillai]]. Becket's [[Waiting for Godot]] was presented in Malayalam as "Godoye Kaathu" (based on [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan\|Kadammanitta]]'s translation), directed by theater veteran KA Nandajan in which Prakash played the role of Vladimir.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105121628/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/04/stories/2010010458300300.htm ]</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-endless-wait/article791582.ece\|title=The endless wait\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=24 September 2010\|last1=Cheerath\|first1=Bhawani}}</ref> 4Play, based on the works of [[Anton Chekhov]] and Jayaprakash Kulur was staged in 2012 with a cast of Prakash, [[Padmapriya Janakiraman\|Padmapriya]], Manojkumar Narayanan, [[V. K. Prakash\|VKP]], [[Ann Augustine]], and Vandana Prabhu.		BlueOcean theater productions includes plays based on the works of [[Samuel Beckett]], [[Anton Chekhov]], [[Neil Simon]], Jayaprakash Kulur and [[NN Pillai]]. Becket's [[Waiting for Godot]] was presented in Malayalam as "Godoye Kaathu" (based on [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan\|Kadammanitta]]'s translation), directed by theater veteran KA Nandajan in which Prakash played the role of Vladimir.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/04/stories/2010010458300300.htm \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.hindu.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105121628/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/04/stories/2010010458300300.htm \|archive-date=5 January 2010 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-endless-wait/article791582.ece\|title=The endless wait\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=24 September 2010\|last1=Cheerath\|first1=Bhawani}}</ref> 4Play, based on the works of [[Anton Chekhov]] and Jayaprakash Kulur was staged in 2012 with a cast of Prakash, [[Padmapriya Janakiraman\|Padmapriya]], Manojkumar Narayanan, [[V. K. Prakash\|VKP]], [[Ann Augustine]], and Vandana Prabhu.

	In 2017, BlueOcean collaborated with NECAB and Performance Studies Collective, Delhi to produce The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - play directed by [[Deepan Sivaraman]] based on [[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\|the classic German expressionist silent film of 1920]]. Prakash enacts in this play the title role of [[Dr Caligari]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://countercurrents.org/2017/10/19/as-caligari-looms-large\|title=As Caligari looms large\|author=Sudeesh Yezhuvath\|publisher=Countercurrents}}</ref>		In 2017, BlueOcean collaborated with NECAB and Performance Studies Collective, Delhi to produce The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - play directed by [[Deepan Sivaraman]] based on [[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\|the classic German expressionist silent film of 1920]]. Prakash enacts in this play the title role of [[Dr Caligari]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://countercurrents.org/2017/10/19/as-caligari-looms-large\|title=As Caligari looms large\|author=Sudeesh Yezhuvath\|publisher=Countercurrents}}</ref>

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'''Prakash Bare''' is an Indian theater and film actor focusing on [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]] and other south Indian language productions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shiba Kurian|title=Prakash Bare to play a poet|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-18/news-interviews/31074667_1_poet-big-screen-prakash|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235555/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-18/news-interviews/31074667_1_poet-big-screen-prakash|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 2013|accessdate=6 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 February 2012}}</ref> Starting with the 2010 [[Malayalam]] film [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], Prakash has acted in more than 30 films directed by some of the most eminent filmmakers.<ref name="DeccanChronicle2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/%E2%80%98-world-craving-indian-culture%E2%80%99-163 | title=The world is craving for Indian culture | publisher=Deccan Chronicle | date=7 July 2011 | accessdate=20 September 2012}}</ref> He is now a live presence in south Indian [[art house film|art house movies]] and theater scene. Prakash is also a technologist and entrepreneur focusing on content production and media related tech solutions.

== Early life ==

Prakash grew up in [[Chirakkal, Kannur|Chirakkal]], a small village in Kannur district and attended Kamala Nehru UP School, Govt Model High School, [[Valapattanam]] and [[S. N. College, Kannur]] for schooling. He completed [[B.Tech]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[NSS College of Engineering]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]]. Prakash was active in dramatics during the college days and has won many accolades including Best Actor awards in [[Calicut University]] Interzone arts festival. He later did a masters in Microelectronics from [[IIT Kanpur]],<ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/entrepreneurs-abroad-who-reinvented-careers-in-india/1/179064.html|title = Entrepreneurs who reinvented careers in India to chase their dreams}}</ref> and spent 15 years in [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]] where he worked as a technologist and entrepreneur in the micro chip design and automation industry.<ref name="DeccanChronicle2011" />

== Tech career ==

Prakash has held various technology and business positions in [[electronics industry|electronics design industry]] in the US and India. He was a co-founder of GDA Technologies Inc,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gdatech.com| title=GDA technologies}}</ref> one of the pioneering Electronic Design Services(EDS) companies. GDA, listed as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in US by [[Inc. (magazine)|Inc Magazine]] its annual INC500 list in 2002, was subsequently acquired by Rambus Inc and L&T Technology Services<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lt-infotech-acquires-gda-technologies-inc-56242017.html |title=L&T Infotech Acquires GDA Technologies, Inc.}}</ref> in March 2007. He is currently the Co-founder of [https://www.simelabs.com/ Sinergia Media Labs], based in Smartcity Kochi which is into digital transformation services.

== Acting career ==

Prakash Bare has acted in more than 30 films, mostly critically acclaimed and artistic, in Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and English languages directed by eminent filmmakers like [[Priyanandanan]], [[P. Balachandran]], [[Dr. Biju]], [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]], [[Shyamaprasad]], [[Jayan K. Cherian]], [[Sathyan Anthikkad]], [[V. K. Prakash]], [[Abi Varghese]], [[M. Padmakumar]], [[Lijin Jose]], Sajeevan Anthikkad, Satheesh Paul, MG Sasi, Shalini Usha Nair et al. [[Ivan Megharoopan]], [[Oraalppokkam]], [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], [[Shutter (2014 film)|Shutter(Marathi)]], [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]] and [[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]] are some of most noticed performances of Prakash.

Prakash is best known for his depiction of poet KP Madhavan Nair in Ivan Megharoopan inspired by the life and works of the renowned [[Malayalam]] [[poet]] [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]] (popularly known as Mahakavi P). Poets [[O.N.V. Kurup]] and [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]], contemporaries of the great poet, observed that Prakash performed brilliantly as P, even with exact the body language as if he is very familiar with P though he has never met him in person.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9RCu_iV4bc&t=2s</ref> Renowned filmmaker [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] also highly appreciated Prakash's performance as the poet and invited him for his next film [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]] to do the much noticed role of Azad, an Ittharwala from Rajastan. Prakash's performance was also lauded by the John Abraham award jury in their citation for that year's award for the film. Critic Veeyen in his review commented: "The film belongs to Prakash Bare, and his luminescent performance that puts in the right amounts of mirth, gloom and life itself, helps him capture the poet that he plays with aplomb and move far beyond a mere impersonation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8336/malayalam/ivan-megharoopan/3817/review.htm|title = Ivan Megharoopan Review | Ivan Megharoopan Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen}}</ref>

Another noted performance of Prakash is in film [[Oraalppokkam]], produced by [[Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi]] through online crowdfunding <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/A-Woman-of-Myriad-Talents/2013/12/07/article1933085.ece|title = A Woman of Myriad Talents}}</ref> and shot in [[Kedarnath (Mountain)|Kedarnath]] and [[Uttarakhand]] areas. [[The Hollywood Reporter]] observed that "playing the uncommitted philosophy teacher forced to question his very existence, Prakash creates an anxious, self-deceiving but always believable hero".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/six-feet-high-goa-film-760694|title = 'Six Feet High': Goa Film Bazaar|date = 30 December 2014}}</ref> Paresh Palicha in his review in Rediff.com observes: "It is Prakash Bare as an actor who shoulders the responsibility of communicating the director’s vision to the viewer and he does it with utmost sincerity. We can see the turmoil he is going through in the entire film."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-oraalppokkam-is-disturbingly-impressive-south/20151005.htm|title = Review: Oraalppokkam is disturbingly impressive}}</ref>

Diverse roles like Maamootty in [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], Filmmaker in [[Shutter (2014 film)|Shutter(Marathi)]], Itthar trader Azad in [[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]], IT tycoon Mahesh Moorthy in [[Ivide]], Sub Inspector in [[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]], Dr Mohankumar in [[Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal]], Thahasildar Sunil Das in [[Jalam (film)|Jalam]], Swami Haripanchanana Baba in [[Prabhuvinte Makkal]] are some of the other most noted performances of Prakash. The investigation officer DIG Balagopal Narayan in Satheesh Paul's Kaattu Vithachavar and the filmmaker in [[Dr. Biju]]'s new English film [[Painting Life]] are Prakash's upcoming lead roles.

== Production activities ==
Under the banner Silicon Media,<ref name="simedia.in">{{Cite web|url=http://simedia.in/?page_id=979|title=Painting Life Movie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0361478/|title=With Silicon Media (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)}}</ref> Prakash has produced/co-produced [[Sufi Paranja Katha]], Janaki, [[Ivan Megharoopan]], [[Shutter (2014 film)|Shutter(Marathi)]], and [[Papilio Buddha (film)|Papilio Buddha]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140112172354/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-producer-prakash-bare-is-content-with-his-films-reaction/380284-71-210.html ]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20140111193011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-05/news-and-interviews/33583015_1_film-certification-anand-patwardhan-filmmakers ]</ref> [[Thampi Antony]] has been a co-producer for the first four productions of Silicon Media and Gopa Periyadan a collaborator on [[Ivan Megharoopan]]. Their productions have won several recognitions including 15 state film awards and official selections to reputed film festivals like Berlin, Montreal, BFI, Durban, Kerala, Mumbai, Kolkata, Trinidad-Tobago etc.

Prakash has tried to experiment with his productions by staying away from formulas and conventions<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-producer-prakash-bare-on-his-experiments-with-the-craft/article22411470.ece-|title='I try to experiment in all of my productions': Prakash Bare|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Thiruvananthapuram,India|date=2018-01-10}}</ref> His focus areas include content creation and delivery on internet and the newer technology trends in that domain. Prakash has also been part of multiple crowd funded films as an actor as well as collaborator. Teaming up with MP Sajeev and [[V. K. Prakash|VKP]], he produced [[Shutter (2014 film)|Shutter]] in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] language (2015). In 2016, he co-produced a sitcom [[Brown Nation]], based on the lives of Indian community living in NJ area, which is well received on Netflix. [[Dr. Biju]]'s English film [[Painting Life]] is Silicon Media's upcoming production.

== Theater ==

Prakash formed BlueOcean Theater group along with friends and colleagues including Jayaprakash Kulur, [[V. K. Prakash|VKP]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]], Manojkumar Narayanan, musician Sunilkumar et al.

BlueOcean theater productions includes plays based on the works of [[Samuel Beckett]], [[Anton Chekhov]], [[Neil Simon]], Jayaprakash Kulur and [[NN Pillai]]. Becket's [[Waiting for Godot]] was presented in Malayalam as "Godoye Kaathu" (based on [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan|Kadammanitta]]'s translation), directed by theater veteran KA Nandajan in which Prakash played the role of Vladimir.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105121628/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/04/stories/2010010458300300.htm ]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-endless-wait/article791582.ece|title=The endless wait|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 September 2010|last1=Cheerath|first1=Bhawani}}</ref> 4Play, based on the works of [[Anton Chekhov]] and Jayaprakash Kulur was staged in 2012 with a cast of Prakash, [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]], Manojkumar Narayanan, [[V. K. Prakash|VKP]], [[Ann Augustine]], and Vandana Prabhu.

In 2017, BlueOcean collaborated with NECAB and Performance Studies Collective, Delhi to produce The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - play directed by [[Deepan Sivaraman]] based on [[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari|the classic German expressionist silent film of 1920]]. Prakash enacts in this play the title role of [[Dr Caligari]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://countercurrents.org/2017/10/19/as-caligari-looms-large|title=As Caligari looms large|author=Sudeesh Yezhuvath|publisher=Countercurrents}}</ref>

== Filmography (Actor) ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Film !! Director !! Character
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| 2010|| ''[[Sufi Paranja Katha]]'' || [[Priyanandanan]]|| Maamootti
|-
| 2011|| ''Janaki'' || [[M. G. Sasi|MG Sasi]]|| Ayaal
|-
| 2011|| ''[[Akam (film)|Akam]]'' || Shalini Usha Nair || Architect CK
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Ivan Megharoopan]]'' || [[P. Balachandran]] || Poet KP Madhavan Nair
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Friday (2012 film)|Friday]]'' || [[Lijin Jose]]|| Arun
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Arike]]'' || [[Shyamaprasad]]|| Vinayan
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Prabhuvinte Makkal]]'' || Sajeevan Anthikad || Haripanchanan Baba
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Ithramathram (2012 film)|Ithra Mathram]]'' || K. Gopinathan || Guest appearance
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Papilio Buddha (film)|Papilio Buddha]]'' || [[Jayan K. Cherian|Jayan K Cherian]]|| Police officer
|-
| 2013|| ''[[Silence (2013 film)|Silence]]'' || ''[[V. K. Prakash]] ''|| Guest appearance
|-
| 2013|| ''[[Oru Indian Pranayakatha]]'' || [[Sathyan Anthikad]] || Azad, Itharwala
|-
| 2014|| ''[[Oraalppokkam]]'' || [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]]|| Mahendran
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Mazhaneerthullikal]]'' || ''[[V. K. Prakash]] ''|| Editor
|-
| 2014 || ''Nayana'' || KN Sasidharan || Jayan
|-
| 2014 || ''Kukkilyar'' || Nemom Pushparaj || Raman Nair
|-
| 2014 || ''Shutter'' (Marathi) || ''[[V. K. Prakash]] '' || Struggling film director Govind
|-
| 2014 || ''Brown Nation'' (TV Sitcom) || Aby Varghese || Guru (Godman)
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'' || Pramod Payyannur || Suhara's father
|-
| 2015 || ''Jalam'' || Padmakumar || Sunil Das
|-
| 2015 || ''Rangolu'' (Kannada) || AV Jayaraj || Film Director
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Ivide]]'' || Shyamaprasad || Mahesh Murthy
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Birds With Large Wings]]'' || [[Dr. Biju]] || Dr. Mohankumar
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Rockstar (2015 film)|Rockstar]]'' || VK Prakash || Narendran
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]]'' || [[Dr. Biju]] || Sub Inspector
|-
| 2017 || ''Kaviyude Osyath'' || Vineeth Anil || Kavi
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Tiyan]]'' || Jeeyen Krishnakumar || Corporate head
|-
| 2017 || ''Kaattu Vithachavar'' || Satish Paul || DIG Balagopal
|-
| 2017 || ''Mammali Enna Indiakkaran'' || Arun N Sivan || Gafoor Haji
|-
| 2017 || ''Shukra Dase (Kannada)'' || Joseph Neenasam || Udyami
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Painting Life]]'' || [[Dr. Biju]] || Filmmaker
|-
| 2017 || ''Udampadi'' || Suresh peter || Ayyappan
|-
| 2018|| ''Madhuram ee jeevitham'' || Fr Anil Philip || Samuel
|-
| 2018|| ''[[Veyilmarangal]]'' || [[Dr. Biju]] || Collector
|-
| 2020|| ''[[Orange Marangalude Veedu]]'' || [[Dr. Biju]]|| Davis
|}

== Filmography (Producer) ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Language || Comments
|-
| 2010|| [[Sufi Paranja Katha]] || [[Priyanandanan]]|| Malayalam || 4 Kerala state awards, IFFK
|-
| 2011|| Janaki || [[M. G. Sasi|MG Sasi]]|| Malayalam || Kerala state award for Best child artiste, IFFK
|-
| 2012|| [[Ivan Megharoopan]]|| [[P. Balachandran]] || Malayalam || 4 Kerala state awards including second best film, John Abraham Sp Jury Award
|-
| 2013 || [[Papilio Buddha (film)|Papilio Buddha]]|| [[Jayan K. Cherian|Jayan K Cherian]]|| Malayalam || Berlinale, Montreal, BFI, Durban, Oxaca, 2 Kerala state awards..
|-
| 2014 || Shutter (Marathi) || VK Prakash || Marathi || Best regional film in JIFF, DD Sahyadri award for editing, Sanskruti Kaladarpan Award for Sachin
|-
| 2014 || Brown Nation (TV Sitcom) || Aby Varghese || English || Released on Netflix
|-
| 2017 || Painting Life || Dr Biju || English || World premiere in Montreal World film festival
|-
| 2017 || Udampadi || Suresh Peter || Malayalam || Under production
|}

==References==
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