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{{short description|Indian film director}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

| name             = Prashanth Neel

| image           = Prashanth Neel.jpg

| native_name_lang = kn

| birth_name       =  

| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|06|04}}

| birth_place     = [[Bangalore, Karnataka]], India

| nationality     = Indian

| other_names     =  

| occupation       = Film director, screenwriter

| years_active     = 2014–present

| spouse           = Likitha

| relatives        = [[Srimurali]]

'''Prashanth Neel''' is an Indian film director who works in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]]. He made his debut with the 2014 film, ''[[Ugramm]] s''tarring [[Sriimurali]] in lead. The film emerged as a blockbuster hit and launched his career. He then followed it up with the Kannada magnum opus ''[[KGF (film)|KGF]]'', which was written and directed by him and became [[Highest-grossing Kannada films|all-time highest-grossing film of Kannada]]. His next film will be 2nd and final installment of ''KGF'' titled as ''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]''.

In an interview with a Kannada weekly magazine, Neel said he took to filmmaking initially want of money, following which he completed a course in the same, eventually developing interest in it. After having completed the course, he decided to cast his brother-in-law and actor [[Srimurali]] in '' Aa Hudugi Neene'', a screenplay that he had written during the time. After the latter expressed his concerns due to his inexperience, Neel changed his mind and began observing Srimurali's mannerisms over a period of time, and came up with the project ''[[Ugramm]]'', an action film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://samvaada.com/themes/article/414/Ugram_Neel.interview |title="ಸಿನೆಮಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಕತೆ ಹೇಳುವುದಲ್ಲ"- ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ನೀಲ್ |last=Setlur |first=Mukund |access-date=23 April 2015 |language=Kannada |trans-title=Aim of the Film is Not Narration of the Story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040310/http://samvaada.com/themes/article/414/Ugram_Neel.interview |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film turned out to be a massive commercial success and emerged as one of the highest grossing Kannada films of 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title= The Top 5 Kannada films of 2014 so far |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-5-kannada-films-of-2014-so-far-south/20140716.htm#4}}</ref>

Reports emerged in late 2014 and early 2015 of Neel having been signed to direct three films. The first is a sequel to ''Ugrammm'', entitled ''Ugramm Veeram'', which would feature Srimurali reprise his role from ''Ugramm''. His next film ''[[KGF (film)|KGF]]'' which stands for [[Kolar Gold Fields]] presented [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] in the role of Rocky, an orphan who becomes a don and the film turned to be an all time industry hit. The film released in five languages at the same time and has set the premises for a sequel which will be happening soon considering the success of the first film.

* ''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''

!Year

!Title

!Notes

| Also wrote story and screenplay, Blockbuster

| Also wrote story and screenplay.

| 2020

| Also wrote story and screenplay

==Awards and nominations==

| rowspan="2" | 2015

| rowspan="2"|''[[Ugramm]]''

| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare]]

| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]]

|[[4th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA]]

| Best Debutant Director

| {{Won}}

|2018

| rowspan="4" |''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''

|Filmibeat Award  

| rowspan="4" |Best Director

|{{Won}}

| rowspan="3" |2019

|City Cine Award

|{{Won}}

|Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga

|{{Won}}

|-

|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|8th SIIMA Awards]]

|{{Won}}

[[Category:Kannada screenwriters]]

[[Category:1980 births]]