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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Indian patronymic|Cherian or by his stage name Prem Prakash|Joseph}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prem Prakash
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|07|19|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laljose.wordpress.com/tag/malayalam-film-producer-prem-prakash/ |title=Malayalam film Producer Prem Prakash – Laljose's Blog |date=13 August 2012 |publisher=laljose.wordpress.com |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113030557/http://laljose.wordpress.com/tag/malayalam-film-producer-prem-prakash/ |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| occupation = Actor
| parents = {{ubl|K. J. Joseph|Eliyamma Joseph}}
| years_active = 1970{{endash}}present
| spouse = Daisy Luke
| children = 3
| relatives = [[Jose Prakash]] (brother)<br/> [[Bobby-Sanjay]] (sons)<br/> [[Dennis Joseph]] (nephew)
}}

'''Cherian Joseph''', popularly known as''' Prem Prakash''' is an Indian actor who predominantly works in [[Malayalam]] television serials and a producer in [[Malayalam movie]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kerala.com/malayalamcinema/star-details.php?member_id=274 |title=Malayalam movie photos, Malayalam cinema gallery, Malayalam cinema actress, Malayalam cinema photos, New Malayalam cinema |publisher=kerala.com |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113004234/http://www.kerala.com/malayalamcinema/star-details.php?member_id=274 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is mainly known for supporting roles and character roles. He has produced 19 Malayalam films. He is known as Kariachan amongst his family, friends and cinema circles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8693535&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Malayalam News, Kerala News, Latest Malayalam News, Latest Kerala News, Breaking News, Online News, Malayalam Online News, Kerala Politics, Business News, Movie News, Malayalam Movie News, News Headlines, Malayala Manorama Newspaper, Breaking Malayalam News |work=ManoramaOnline |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001146/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8693535&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
Prem Prakash was educated in [[St. Berchmans College|SB College Changanacherry]] and [[CMS College Kottayam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001470300.htm |title=Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram / Personality : Song of success |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113011137/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001470300.htm |archive-date=13 November 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 December 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Premprakash made his acting debut in the movie [[Ara Nazhika Neram (film)|''Ara Nazhika Neram'']] in 1970. He produced his first film ''[[Peruvazhiyambalam]]'' in 1979. It was the directorial debut of writer-director [[P. Padmarajan]] and also the debut of actor [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]]. ''Peruvazhiyambalam'' was well received and Prakash went on to make 17 more films, of which films like ''[[Koodevide]], [[Akashadoothu]], [[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]], [[Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum]]'' and ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' firmly established him as a successful producer. He won the Best Character Actor Award at the 2015 Kerala State Film Awards for his role in ''[[Nirnayakam]]''. He is also credited with introducing popular actors [[Rashin Rahman]], [[Biju Menon]], [[N F Varghese]], [[Jyothirmayi]], [[Achankunju]], lyricist [[Gireesh Puthenchery]], music director A J Joseph and director Jude Attipetty.

== Awards ==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* 1979: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] – ''[[Peruvazhiyambalam]]''
* 1993: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] – ''[[Aakashadoothu]]''
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* 1979: [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]] – ''[[Peruvazhiyambalam]]''
* 1983: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film]] – ''[[Koodevide]]''
* 2003: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film]] – ''[[Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum]]''
* 2012: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film]] – ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]''
* 2015: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor]] – ''[[Nirnayakam]]''

;Film Producer's Association Award
* 2015: Best Character Actor – ''[[Nirnayakam]]''

;[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Film Critics Award]]
* 2015: [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor#Second Best Actor (1979 – 2018)|Second Best Actor]] – ''[[Nirnayakam]]''

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 2013: [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam|Best Film]] – ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]''<ref>[[60th Filmfare Awards South]]</ref>
;Padmarajan Memorial Award
* 2013: Chalachitra Prathiba<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/padmarajan-award/article4367237.ece |title=Padmarajan Award |newspaper=The Hindu |date=February 2013 |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224101554/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/padmarajan-award/article4367237.ece |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== As an actor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Aranazhika Neram]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1973 || ''[[Panitheeraatha Veedu]]'' || Hari ||
|-
| ''[[Udayam (film)|Udayam]]'' || Unni ||
|-
| ''[[Thottavadi]]'' || Babu ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1974 || ''[[Suprabhatham (1974 film)|Suprabhatham]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chattakkari (1974 film)|Chattakkari]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Shapamoksham]]'' || ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Seemantha Puthran]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1977 || ''[[Aaraadhana]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aval Oru Devaalayam]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1978 || ''[[Rappadikalude Gatha]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Eeta]]'' || Abraham ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1981 || ''[[Kallan Pavithran]]'' || Kuruppu ||
|-
| ''[[Oridathoru Phayalvaan]]'' || ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Idavela]]'' || Ravi's brother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1983 || ''[[Koodevide]]'' || Captain George ||
|-
| ''[[Prathijnja]]'' || Police Officer ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1985 || ''[[Ente Kaanakkuyil]]'' || Driver ||
|-
| ''[[Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil]]'' || Balan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1986 || ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' || Police Officer ||
|-
| ''[[Kariyilakkattu Pole]]'' || Menon ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Season (film)|Season]]'' || man coming to buy the TV ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Orukkam]]'' || Kuttikrishnan ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]]'' || Bobby's friend ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1993 || ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| ''[[Maya Mayooram]]'' || Issac ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Puthran'' || Avarachan ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Highway (1995 film)|Highway]]'' || Sivanandan ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Vamsam'' || ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Niram]]'' || Mathukutty ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2004 || ''[[C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu]]'' || Minister ||
|-
| ''Kusruthi'' || 'Kaduva' Narayanan ||
|-
| 2005 || ''The Campus'' || Neena's father ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2006 || ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'' || Dr. Kim Sudarshan ||
|-
| ''[[Rashtram]]'' || Charles ||
|-
| ''[[Balram vs. Tharadas]]'' || CM Nandakumar ||
|-
| ''[[Moonnamathoral]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Notebook (2006 film)|Notebook]]'' || Swaminathan ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' || CM Narayanan ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Evidam Swargamanu]]'' || Jacob ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''[[Four Friends (2010 film)|Four Friends]]'' || Murali ||
|-
| ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Traffic (2011 film)|Traffic]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2012 || ''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]'' || Santhosh Kumar||
|-
| ''[[Ustad Hotel]]'' || Bank Manager ||
|-
| ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' || Thomas Tharakan ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty]]'' || Zachariya ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''[[London Bridge (film)|London Bridge]]'' || John Daniel ||
|-
| ''[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You]]'' || Simon sir ||
|-
| ''[[Avatharam (2014 Malayalam film)|Avatharam]]'' || Narendran ||
|-
| ''[[Angels (2014 film)|Angels]]'' || Channel Production Head ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Nirnayakam]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Siddarth Shankar ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016 || ''[[Vettah]]'' || Philip a.k.a. Appachan ||
|-
| ''Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]'' || Jayamohan ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2018 || ''Samaksham'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Joseph (2018 film)|Joseph]]'' || Cardiologist ||
|-
| ''[[Ira (film)|Ira]]'' || IG Ajay Chacko IPS ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2019 || ''[[Maarconi Mathaai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Valiyaperunnal]]'' || Popcorn Basheer ||
|-
| ''[[Evidey]]'' || Kuttichan ||
|-
| ''[[Uyare]]'' || Balakrishnan Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Brother's Day]]'' || Michael ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Al Mallu]]'' || Sreenivas Sreedhar's father ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2021 || ''[[Kaanekkaane]]'' || George ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/09/11/kaanekkaane-digital-release-sonyliv-teaser-launched.html | title=Kaanekkaane' gears up for OTT release, intriguing teaser launched| work= Manorama News Online | date=11 September 2021 | accessdate=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Enthada Saji]]'' || Puthenpurayil Augustine ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2023 || ''[[Kolla (2023 film)|Kolla]]'' || Bank Manager ||
|-
| ''[[Garudan (2023 film)|Garudan]]'' || Samuel John ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2024 || ''Ithuvare'' || Zachariah||
|-
| ''[[Theeppori Benny]]'' || Chief Minister ||
|-
| ''[[Anweshippin Kandethum]]'' || Dr. Prajulachandran ||
|-
|}

=== As a producer ===

{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[Peruvazhiyambalam]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Koodevide]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Parannu Parannu Parannu]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Ente Kaanakkuyil]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Kunjattakilikal]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Orukkam]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Puthran]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Highway (1995 film)|Highway]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Dilliwala Rajakumaran]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Nee Varuvolam]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Meenathil Thalikettu]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Njangal Santhushtaranu]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Ente Veedu Appoontem]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sankaranum Mohananum]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Evidey]]'' (2019)
{{div col end}}

=== As playback singer ===
* Kaarthika Nakshathrathe as Kaarthika (1968)

== Television career ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year || Title || Role || Actor || Producer || Channel || Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''Avasthantharangal''|| || || {{Yes}} || [[Kairali TV]] ||
|-
| 2003–2004 || ''Swapnam''|| Vishwanathan || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||
|-
| 2004–2005 || ''Avicharitham''|| Aravind || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Ariyathe''|| || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||

|-2007-|| Manapporutham-|| Surya TV

| 2006 || ''Oru Mandarappoovu''|| Achan || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||

|-2006 |Ponnoonjal- Asianet

| 2006 || ''Manaporutham''|| Achan || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||
|-
| 2007 || Manapporutham || Achan || || || Surya TV ||
|-
| 2006-2007 || Amma Manassu || Issa's father || Yes || || Asianet ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Mandaram''|| Hariharan || {{Yes}} || || [[Kairali TV]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Alphonsamma''|| perappan || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Aagneyam]]'' || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[DD Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2011–2013 || [[Akashadoothu (TV series)|''Akashadoothu'']] ||Joy || {{Yes}} || || [[Surya TV]] ||
|-
| 2010–2012 || ''Indraneelam''|| Balachandran || {{Yes}} || || [[Surya TV]] ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Sandhyaraagam''|| Saudamini's father || {{Yes}} || || [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''red roses''|| || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Bahumanapetta Bharya''|| || {{Yes}} || || [[DD Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Oru penninte kadha''|| || {{Yes}} || || [[Mazhavil Manorama]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Avalude Kadha''|| || {{Yes}} || || [[Surya TV]] ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Iswaran Sakshiyayi''|| Mahendran || {{Yes}} || || [[Flowers (TV channel)]] ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Streetvam''|| || {{Yes}} || || [[Surya TV]] ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Mizhi Randilum''|| Krishnamangalath Appu mash || {{Yes}} || || [[Surya TV]] ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Jagratha''|| Vishwanathan || {{Yes}} || || [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
| 2017–2018 || ''Nokketha Doorathu''|| Achu's father || {{Yes}} || || [[Mazhavil Manorama]] ||
|-
| 2020|| [[Padatha Painkili (TV series)|''Padatha Painkili'']]|| Anandavarma || {{Yes}} || || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||Replaced by [[Dinesh Panicker]]
|-
|}

== Books ==

* Prakashavarshangal (Autobiography)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0695171}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Prem%20Prakash Prem Prakash] at MSI

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[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Malayalam film producers]]

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