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{{short description|Indian Kannada film actor}}
{{short description|Indian Kannada film actor (1948–2001)}}
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{{infobox person
{{infobox person
| name              = Prabhakar
| name              = Tiger Prabhakar
| image              = Tiger-Prabhakar-pic.jpg
| image              = Tiger-Prabhakar-pic.jpg
| image_size        =  
| image_size        =  
| birth_name        = Prabhakar
| birth_name        = Prabhakar
| birth_date        = 30 March 1948
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1948|03|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]]
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2001|3|25|1948|3|30|df=yes}}
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2001|3|25|1948|3|30|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Bangalore]], India
| death_place        = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation        = actor, director, composer
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|director|composer}}
| spouse            = {{plainlist|
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Jayamala]]|1985|1994|end=div}}
*{{marriage|Alphonza Mary|1974}}
{{marriage|[[Anju (actress)]]|1996|1997|end=separated}}
*{{marriage|[[Jayamala]]|1985|1996| end=divorce}}
| children           = 2, including [[Vinod Prabhakar]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=Srusthi | website=[[Sify]] | url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13604243&ctid=5&cid=2427 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041221210442/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13604243&ctid=5&cid=2427 | archive-date=2004-12-21 | access-date=2025-04-05}}</ref>
*{{marriage|[[Anju (actress)|Anju]]|1995|1996|end= divorce}}
}}  
| children = 5, including Vinodh, Soundarya
| height            = 6 ft
}}
}}
'''Tiger Prabhakar''' (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001), also known as '''Kannada Prabhakar''', was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema]], with a few [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Bollywood]] films. He is recognised by the most for his action oriented roles and top-class fighting sequences. While he started out in antagonistic roles in his early career, he quickly rose to stardom after successful films like ''[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1983 film)|Mutthaide Bhagya]]'' and ''[[Tiger (1986 film)|Tiger]]''.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2009/jayamala-reaction-vishnu-190309.html Dr. Jayamala's reaction to Vishnuvardhan – Oneindia Entertainment<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/news/144-films-news/3218-rockline-productions.html Tiger Prabhkar Dead - chitraloka.com | Latest Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Images<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
'''Tiger Prabhakar''' (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema]]. He has also acted in a few [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] films. He was also known as '''Kannada Prabhakar'''.


==Career==
==Career==
Prabhakar started his film career by appearing in a negative role<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title= This fighter finally met his match |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/This-fighter-finally-met-his-match/articleshow/35859915.cms? |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 28 March 2001}}</ref> in small-budget movies. As his career progressed, he acted in stunt, action, and thriller movies.
Prabhakar started his career by appearing in small negative roles<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title= This fighter finally met his match |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/This-fighter-finally-met-his-match/articleshow/35859915.cms? |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 28 March 2001}}</ref> in Kannada movies and went on to become one of the most sought after villains in Kannada and Telugu movies during the late 70s and 80s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/index.html|title='TIGER' ERA ENDS|work=Chitraloka|access-date=19 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010406090324/http://www.chitraloka.com:80/index.html|archive-date=6 April 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Chitraloka.com | url=http://www.chitraloka.com:80/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010406090324/http://www.chitraloka.com:80/index.html | archive-date=2001-04-06 | access-date=2025-04-05}}</ref> He graduated to playing full-fledged action hero roles in Kannada movies 1983-84 onward and remained one of the most sought after heroes until 1993-94. He made a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroines of the time like [[Jayamala]], [[Aarathi]], [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] and [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]. Prabhakar has also directed more than 10 films in Kannada in which he starred as the hero.


After gaining recognition, he went on to act in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam movies. He appeared in around 450 movies. His natural acting in many of Chiranjeevi's films as villain earned him the name "Kannada Prabhakar".
=== Acting style ===
Prabhakar's unique acting style, his physique helped him become extremely popular amongst the masses. He excelled in action sequences. He even excelled in his comedic timing and excelled in many movies in comedy scenes as is seen in many movies where he played [[Anant Nag]]'s friend in movies like ''[[Nanna Devaru]]'', ''Dhairya Lakshmi'', ''[[Gayathri Maduve]]''. He would wear a cross to the sets, being a Christian but would be asked to hide or remove it sometimes.<ref name="https://kannada.filmibeat.com 2015 g674">{{cite web | title=ನಟ ಟೈಗರ್ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ 'ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್' ಆಗಿದ್ದೇ ತಪ್ಪಾಯ್ತಾ.? | website=kannada.filmibeat.com | date=2015-04-02 | url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/vinod-prabhakar-controversial-statement-on-caste-politics-in-sandalwood-018179.html | language=kn | access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>


He produced films like ''Mahendra Varma'' and ''Mister Mahesh kumar''. It was his own banner produced by Him.Both films were box-office hits.
Prabhakar introduced [[Kanglish]], a mix of Kannada and English dialogues, to Kannada movies.<ref name="TOI"/>
In the mid-1980s Prabhakar was the most popular and demanded actor from all producers. He acted in number of emotional, family-oriented movies with top heroines like [[Aarathi]], [[Jayamala (actress)|Jayamala]], [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]] and [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]. He played the role of a criminal Anil Raj in [[Amitabh Bachchan]]-[[Sridevi]] starrer [[Inquilaab (1984 film)|Inquilaab]]. He acted in some Malayalam movies with actors such as Mammootty and Suresh Gopi (Dhruvam).


===Kanglish quotes===
== Death ==
Prabhakar introduced [[Kanglish]] into Kannada movies.<ref name="TOI"/> Kanglish is a mix of Kannada and English dialogues. Many mimicry artists recite his Kanglish dialogues.
Tiger Prabhakar died on 25 March 2001 at Mallya Hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka, at the age of 52. He died due to multi-organ failure, primarily kidney failure, after a prolonged illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=This fighter finally met his match |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/this-fighter-finally-met-his-match/articleshow/35859915.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref>


==Personal life==
In later interviews, his son Vinod Prabhakar clarified that several rumours circulated about the actor's illness and death, including reports claiming amputation due to gangrene. However, the family stated that these claims were incorrect and that he died due to complications from illness leading to organ failure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vinod Prabhakar reveals the truth behind Tiger Prabhakar's death |url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/vinod-prabhakar-reveals-the-truth-behind-tiger-prabhakar-s-death-018232.html |website=Filmibeat Kannada |access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Actor Tiger Prabhakar death has tragic mystery behind this |url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/sandalwood/actor-tiger-prabhakar-death-has-tragic-mystery-behind-this-srb-slhqqq |website=Asianet News Kannada |access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref>
Prabhakar was married thrice. He had two daughters Bharathi, Geetha and a son, actor Vinod from his first marriage with Alphonza Mary in 1974.


He then married actress [[Jayamala (actress)|Jayamala]] in 1985 and they had a daughter together, Soundarya. His third wife was another actress, [[Anju (actress)|Anju]] in 1995 with whom he had a son, Arjun. However, his latter two marriages with both actresses ended with divorces.
== Filmography ==
{{unreferenced section|date= September 2022}}


A philanthropist, he was known to have made donations to many charity organisations during his career as an actor. His political aspirations never took off.
===As actor===
===Kannada===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Note
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1969
| ''[[Kadina Rahasya]]''
| Tribal Warrior
|
|-
| ''Punya Purusha''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mathrubhoomi (film)|Mathrubhoomi]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1970
| ''Kallara Kalla''
|
|
|-
| ''Modala Rathri''
| Anthony
|
|-
| ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]''
| The ruffian who attacks Lakshmi ([[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]])
|
|-
| ''[[Paropakari]]''
|
|
|-
| ''Mahadiya Mane''
|
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Prathidhwani]]''
|
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Nari Munidare Mari]]''
| Member of bandits gang
| <ref>{{Citation |title=Naari Munidare Maari--ನಾರಿ ಮುನಿದರೆ ಮಾರಿ ।Movie {{!}} Narasimharaju {{!}} Kalpana {{!}} M.P.Shankar | date=2 October 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOF8USuN_Dw |access-date=2024-01-17 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1973
| ''Triveni''
|
|
|-
| ''Cow Boy Kulla''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Gandhada Gudi]]''
| Moosa
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1974
| ''[[Professor Huchuraya]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Anna Attige]]''
| Dacoit
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1975
| ''[[Kalla Kulla]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Bhagya Jyothi]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Naga Kanye]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mayura (film)|Mayura]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1976
| ''Bengaluru Bhootha''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Raja Nanna Raja]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Bangarada Gudi]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Badavara Bandhu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Aparadhi (1976 film)|Aparadhi]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1977
| ''[[Lakshmi Nivasa]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Giri Kanye]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Shrimanthana Magalu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sahodarara Savaal]]''
| Kaalappa
|
|-
| ''[[Olavu Geluvu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kittu Puttu]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1978
| ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Operation Diamond Racket]]''
| David
|
|-
| ''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thayige Thakka Maga]]''
| Anthony
|
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1979
| ''[[Seetharamu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Huliya Haalina Mevu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pakka Kalla]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vijay Vikram]]''
| Chengappa
|
|-
| ''[[Putani Agent 123]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Naniruvude Ninagagi]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Nanobba Kalla]]''
| Chandru
|
|-
| rowspan="15" | 1980
| ''[[Point Parimala]]''
| Cheeta
|
|-
| ''[[Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Rama Parushurama]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kaalinga]]''
| Danny
|
|-
| ''[[Kulla Kulli]]''
| Jeeva
|
|-
| ''[[Auto Raja (1980 film)|Auto Raja]]''
| Rodrigues
|
|-
| ''[[Ravichandra]]''
| Shatranj
|
|-
| ''[[Prema Anuraga]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Moogana Sedu]]''
| Robert
|
|-
| ''[[Haddina Kannu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Simha Jodi]]''
| Louis
|
|-
| ''[[Vasantha Geetha]]''
| Narahari
|
|-
| ''[[Aarada Gaaya]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Janma Janmada Anubandha]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru]]''
| Fateh Khan
|
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1981
| ''[[Thayiya Madilalli]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Havina Hede]]''
| Antony
|
|-
| ''[[Antha (film)|Antha]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Prachanda Putanigalu]]''
| Rudra
|
|-
| ''[[Naga Kala Bhairava]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Geetha (1981 film)|Geetha]]''
| astrologer
|
|-
| ''[[Maha Prachandaru]]''
| Mohan
|
|-
| ''[[Devara Aata]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ganesha Mahime]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Snehitara Savaal]]''
| Sangram
|
|-
| ''[[Bhaari Bharjari Bete]]''
| Gajendra
|
|-
| ''[[Shikari (1981 film)|Shikari]]''
| Johnny
|
|-
| rowspan="18" | 1982
| ''[[Chellida Raktha]]''
| Basavayya
|
|-
| ''[[Sahasa Simha]]''
| Nandanlal
|
|-
| ''[[Archana (1982 film)|Archana]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Prema Matsara]]''
| Inspector Prabhakar
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Prema Mathsara (1982) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/prema-mathsara-1982 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=chiloka.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mullina Gulabi]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mutthinantha Atthige]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Benki Chendu]]''
| Nanjunda
|
|-
| ''[[Karmika Kallanalla]]''
| Wilson
|
|-
| ''[[Garuda Rekhe]]''
| Narasimha
|
|-
| ''[[Boodi Mucchida Kenda]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ajith (1982 film)|Ajith]]''
| Ali
|
|-
| ''[[Oorige Upakari]]''
| Bairaa
|
|-
| ''[[Tony (1982 film)|Tony]]''
| Sudheer
|
|-
| ''[[Jimmy Gallu]]''
| Prabhakar
|
|-
| ''[[Nyaya Ellide]]''
| Javed
|
|-
| ''[[Nanna Devaru]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kannu Theresida Hennu]]''
| Bettayya aka Betta
|
|-
| ''[[Khadeema Kallaru]]''
| Ravi
|
|-
| rowspan="16" | 1983
| ''[[Simhasana (film)|Simhasana]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Onde Guri]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jaggu (1983 film)|Jaggu]]''
| Raghunath
|
|-
| ''[[Nyaya Geddithu]]''
| Santosh
|
|-
| ''[[Chandi Chamundi]]''
| Basavaraj
|
|-
| ''[[Chakravyuha (1983 Film)|Chakravyuha]]''
| Anil Kumar
|
|-
| ''[[Dampathiyaru]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sididedda Sahodara]]''
| Jagga
|
|-
| ''[[Kranthiyogi Basavanna]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1983 film)|Mutthaide Bhagya]]''
| Rajashekhar
|
|-
| ''[[Geluvu Nannade]]''
| Mahendra
|
|-
| ''[[Hasida Hebbuli]]''
| Patel
|
|-
| ''[[Mududida Tavare Aralithu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Gayathri Maduve]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Karune Illada Kanoonu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Prema Yuddha]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1984
| ''[[Raktha Tilaka]]''
| Ramaiah
|
|-
| ''[[Huliyada Kala]]''
| Kala aka Kali Prasad
|
|-
| ''[[Vigneshwara Vahana]]''
| Vasu and Vinod (Double Role)
|
|-
| ''[[Jiddu (film)|Jiddu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thayi Nadu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Huli Hejje]]''
| Purushottam
|
|-
| ''[[Kanoonige Saval]]''
| [[Raja Venkatappa Nayaka]]
| Special Appearance in a Skit
|-
| ''[[Premigala Saval]]''
| Ramanna
|
|-
| ''[[Hosa Ithihasa]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Preethi Vathsalya]]''
| Prabhakar
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1985
| ''[[Kadina Raja]]''
| Raja
|
|-
| ''[[Pralaya Rudra]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sedina Hakki]]''
| Chandrakanth
|
|-
| ''[[Swabhimana]]''
| Anand
|
|-
| ''[[Thayi Mamathe]]''
| Triple role
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1986
| ''[[Thayiye Nanna Devaru]]''
| Narasimha
|
|-
| ''[[Kedi No. 1]]''
| Raju
|
|-
| ''[[Agni Parikshe]]''
| Jagannath
|
|-
| ''[[Seelu Nakshathra]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Tiger (1986 film)|Tiger]]''
| Inspector Bharat
|
|-
| ''[[Belli Naga]]''
| Bhargava
|
|-
| ''[[Aparadhi Nanalla]]''
| Bhoopathi
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Aparadhi Nanalla {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aparadhi_nanalla |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="9" | 1987
| ''[[Premaloka]]''
| College principal
|
|-
| ''[[Onde Goodina Hakkigalu]]''
| Kapanipathi
|
|-
| ''[[Huli Hebbuli]]''
| Vijay
|
|-
| ''[[Sathwa Pareekshe]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thaliya Aane]]''
| Vikram
|
|-
| ''[[Agni Parva]]''
| Dharmaraj
|
|-
| ''Bedi''
| Prathap
|
|-
| ''[[Bandha Muktha]]''
| Anthony
|
|-
| ''[[Athiratha Maharatha]]''
| Prithviraj
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1988
| ''[[Shakthi (1988 film)|Shakthi]]''
| Gopi ''Shakthi''
|
|-
| ''[[Kirathaka (1988 film)|Kirathaka]]''
| [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Rajesh
|
|-
| ''[[Bharath (film)|Bharath]]''
| Bharath
|
|-
| ''[[Kampana]]''
| Dr. Anand
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kampana (1988) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/kampana-1988 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=chiloka.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mathru Vathsalya]]''
| Prabhakar
|
|-
| ''Dharmathma''
| Father Thomas and Richard
|
|-
| ''[[Nee Nanna Daiva]]''
| Prathap
|
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1989
| ''[[Mutthinantha Manushya]]''
| Shivu
|
|-
| ''[[Bidisada Bandha]]''
| ''[[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]]'' Rajasekhar
|
|-
| ''[[Padma Vyuha]]''
| Ashok Kumar
|
|-
| ''[[Bangarada Baduku]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Idu Saadhya]]''
| Muniyappa
|
|-
| ''[[Onti Salaga]]''
| Pratap
|
|-
| ''[[Namma Bhoomi]]''
| General Prabhakar
|
|-
| ''[[Hosa Kavya]]''
| Soori
|
|-
| ''[[Raja Yuvaraja]]''
|
|-
| ''[[En Swamy Aliyandre]]''
| Vishwanath
|
|-
| rowspan="9" | 1990
| ''[[Ranabheri]]''
| Jagadish
|
|-
| ''[[Pundara Ganda]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Tiger Gangu]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Kiladi Thatha]]''
| Triple role
|
|-
| ''Trinethra''
| Karthik
|
|-
| ''[[Sididedda Gandu]]''
| Vijay and Ashok
|
|-
| ''[[Raja Kempu Roja]]''
| Anand
|
|-
| ''Ashoka Chakra''
| Rajashekhar
|
|-
| ''[[Challange (1990 film)|Challenge]]''
| Prabhakar
|
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1991
| ''[[Varagala Bete]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Prema Pareekshe]]''
| Lakshmana
|
|-
| ''[[CBI Vijay]]''
| Vijay
|
|-
| ''[[Keralida Kesari]]''
| Jayanth
|
|-
| ''[[C. B. I. Shiva]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Central Rowdy]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Bombay Dada]]''
| Subhash
|
|-
| ''[[Mathru Bhagya]]''
| Pradeep
|
|-
| ''[[Kiladi Gandu]]''
| Raghuveer
|
|-
| ''[[Kaliyuga Bheema]]''
| Rajasekhar Gonsalves Mohammad Ali aka Raja
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| ''[[Putta Hendthi]]''
| Manja
|
|-
| ''[[Samara Simha]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Belliyappa Bangarappa]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1993
| ''[[Vikram (1993 film)|Vikram]]''
| Vikram
|
|-
| ''[[Jaga Mechida Huduga]]''
| Nagaraj Rao
|
|-
| ''[[Bhavya Bharatha]]''
| Siddhartha
|
|-
| ''[[Jwala (1993 film)|Jwala]]''
| Manohar
|
|-
| ''[[Mahendra Varma]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jailer Jagannath]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kempaiah IPS]]''
| Halappa
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1994
| ''[[Time Bomb (1994 film)|Time Bomb]]''
| Police Commissioner Durai
|
|-
| ''[[Karulina Koogu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Gandhada Gudi Part 2]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mr. Mahesh Kumar]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Gopi Kalyana]]''
| Bhima
|
|-
| ''[[Mayor Prabhakar]]''
| Prabhakar
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1995
| ''[[Chinnada Raja]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Yama Kinkara]]''
| Yamadharmaraja
|
|-
| ''[[Chiranjeevi Rajegowda]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mr. Vasu]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Boss (1996 film)|Boss]]''
| Bhaskar
|
|-
| ''Ranger''
|
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Cheluva]]''
| Prathap
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| ''[[Arjun Abhimanyu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[My Dear Tiger]]''
| Rajashekhar
|
|-
| ''[[Marthanda (film)|Marthanda]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[King (1998 film)|King]]''
|
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Khalanayaka]]''
|
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Minchu''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Mysore Huli]]''
| Mahendra
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Real Rowdy]]''
| S.P. Chaudhary
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Good Bad Ugly''
|
|
|-
|}


Prabhakar had met with a bike accident in the mid-1980s, the injuries sustained from which took a toll on his health. Following this, in the early 2000s, he suffered from [[multiple organ dysfunction syndrome]].<ref>{{cite web |title= My Dad Prabhakar Did not Die of Gangrene: Vinod Prabhakar |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/interviews/11793-my-dad-prabhakar-did-not-die-of-gangrene-vinod-prabhakar.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 8 April 2015 |access-date= 9 April 2015}}</ref> Owing to these illness, he died in Mallya Hospital in [[Bangalore]] at 9:45&nbsp;p.m. on 25 March 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title= Tiger Prabhkar Dead |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/flash-back/3218-tiger-prabhkar-dead.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 25 March 2001 |access-date= 10 November 2014}}</ref>
===Telugu===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1971
|''[[Chalaki Rani Kiladi Raja]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chalaki Rani Khiladi Raja |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/chalaki-rani-khiladi-raja/cast/2060031788/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
|Joseph
|Debut Film in Telugu
|-
|1972
|''[[Nijam Nirupistha]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nijam Nirupistha (1972) |url=https://indiancine.ma/PEX |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Gang member
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1978
|''[[Adavi Manushulu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=FilmiClub |title=Adavi Manushulu (1978) |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/movie/adavi-manushulu-1978-telugu-movie |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|''[[Lawyer Viswanath]]''
|Soda Jaggu
|
|-
|''[[Dongala Veta]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Dongala Veta Telugu Full Movie {{!}} Krishna {{!}} JayaPrada {{!}} KongaraJaggayya {{!}} BabyRani {{!}} South CinemaHall | date=4 September 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOXRo7BexIE |access-date=2023-04-26 |language=en}}</ref>
|Dancer in song
|
|-
|''[[Annadammula Savaal]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Anna Thammulla Sawal (1978) |url=https://indiancine.ma/SUJ/info |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Bhayankar
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1979
|''[[Yugandhar]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Iddaru Asadhyule]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Iddaru Asadyule (1979) |url=https://indiancine.ma/BGQJ/info |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Jagan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1980
|''[[Chuttalunnaru Jagratha]]''
|Katthula Rathi
|
|-
|''[[Bangaru Bava]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangaru Bava (1980) |url=https://indiancine.ma/UNV |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Sanyasi Babu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
|''[[Gharana Gangulu]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=GHARANA GANGULU {{!}} TELUGU FULL MOVIE {{!}} SHOBHAN BABU {{!}} SRI DEVI {{!}} NUTHAN PRASAD {{!}} V9 VIDEOS | date=23 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anvr5l6TsKU |access-date=2023-05-13 |language=en}}</ref>
|Syam
|
|-
|''[[Chattaniki Kallu Levu]]''
|Javed
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1982
|''Billa Ranga''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billa Ranga 1982 (1982) {{!}} Billa Ranga 1982 Telugu Movie {{!}} Billa Ranga 1982 Cast & Crew, Story, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/billa-ranga-1982.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=FilmiBeat |language=en}}</ref>
|Raviraj
|
|-
|''Pratigna''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prathignya (1982) |url=https://indiancine.ma/WYB |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Hitman
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1983
|''[[Roshagadu]]''
|Bhayankar
|
|-
|''[[Puli Bebbuli]]''
|Rudraiah
|
|-
|''[[Moogavani Paga]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moogavani Paga (1983) |url=https://indiancine.ma/XUS |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Murder Maridayya
|''[[Moogana Sedu]]'' remake
|-
|''[[Palleturi Pidugu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palleturi Pidugu - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/palleturi_pidugu |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|Drunken miscreant
|
|-
|''[[Dharma Poratam]]''
|Ranga
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1985
|''[[Jwala (1985 film)|Jwala]]''
|Sarvottama Rao
|
|-
|''[[Pattabhishekam (1985 film)|Pattabhishekam]]''
|Mastan Rao
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |1986
|''[[Brahmastram (1986 film)|Brahmastram]]''
|Nagaraju
|
|-
|''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]''
|Sardar
|
|-
|''[[Ide Naa Samadhanam]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=FilmiClub |title=Ide Naa Samadhanam (1986) Complete Cast & Crew |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/movie/ide-naa-samadhanam-1986-telugu-movie/cast-crew |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Jaganmohan Rao
|
|-
|''Police Officer''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Police Officer (1986) |url=https://www.moviebuff.com/police-officer-1986-telugu |website=Moviebuff}}</ref>
|SP Bhavani/ Prabhakar
|Dual role
|-
|''[[Ravana Brahma]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ravana Brahma (1986) |url=https://indiancine.ma/ABHJ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|Tiger Dasu
|
|-
|''[[Kirathakudu]]''
|Snake
|
|-
|''[[Rakshasudu (1986 film)|Rakshasudu]]''
|Vankachakra Ram Murthy
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |1987
|''[[Rakshasa Samharam]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rakshasa Samharam (1987) |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/rakshasa-samharam-1987 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref>
|Dada Chanakya
|
|-
|''[[Thandri Kodukula Challenge]]''
|Narahari
|
|-
|''[[Prema Samrat]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=PREMA SAMRAT Telugu Movie SUMAN, BHANU PRIYA, TIGER PRABHAKAR | date=21 December 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoKlqdfXiso |access-date=2023-04-16 |language=en}}</ref>
|Jagga Rao
|
|-
|''[[Muddayi]]''
|Ranjit Kumar
|
|-
|''[[Pasivadi Pranam]]''
|Inspector Reddy
|
|-
|''[[Jebu Donga (1987 film)|Jebu Donga]]''
|Jimoomba
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|''[[Vicky Daada]]''
|Prabhakar
|
|-
|''[[Palnati Rudraiah]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=PALNATI RUDRAIAH {{!}} TELUGU FULL MOVIE {{!}} SUMAN {{!}} VIJAYA SANTHI {{!}} TELUGU MOVIE ZONE | date=31 January 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYvn_unxil8 |access-date=2023-04-25 |language=en}}</ref>
|Saindhava Rao
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990
|''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]''
|KP
|
|-
|''[[Neti Siddhartha]]''
|Jogender
|
|-
|''[[Kodama Simham]]''
|Gajapati
|
|-
|1993
|''[[Nippu Ravva]]''
|Prabhakar
|
|}


== Films ==
===Tamil===
===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
|-
* ''[[Kadina Rahasya]]'' (1967)
!Year
* ''[[Punya Purusha]]'' (1969)
!Film
* ''[[Mathrubhoomi (film)|Mathrubhoomi]]'' (1969)
!Role
* ''[[Kallara Kalla]]'' (1970)
!Notes
* ''[[Modala Rathri]]'' (1970)
|-
* ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]'' (1970)
|1971
* ''[[Paropakari]]'' (1970)
|''[[Kettikaran]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kettikaran {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kettikaran |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Mahadiya Mane]]'' (1970)
|Fight Master
* ''[[Kasidre Kailasa]]'' (1971)
|
* ''[[Prathidhwani]]'' (1971)
|-
* ''[[Triveni (film)|Triveni]]'' (1973)
|1977
* ''[[Cow Boy Kulla]]'' (1973)
|''[[Gaayathri]]''
* ''[[Gandhada Gudi]]'' (1973)
|
* ''[[Professor Huchuraya]]'' (1974)
|
* ''[[Anna Attige]]'' (1974)
|-
* ''[[Kalla Kulla]]'' (1975)
| rowspan="2" |1978
* ''[[Bhagya Jyothi]]'' (1975)
|''[[Idhu Eppadi Irukku]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=இது எப்படி இருக்கு திரைப்படம் {{!}} Idhu Epdi Iruku Tamil Full Movie {{!}} EXCLUSIVE {{!}} GOLDENCINEMA. | date=3 July 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lX-F5Dz80 |access-date=2023-07-28 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Naga Kanye]]'' (1975)
|Sastry
* ''[[Mayura (film)|Mayura]]'' (1975)
|
* ''[[Bangalore Bhootha]]'' (1976)
|-
* ''[[Raja Nanna Raja]]'' (1976)
|''[[Thai Meethu Sathiyam]]''
* ''[[Bangarada Gudi]]'' (1976)
| Balu
* ''[[Badavara Bandhu]]'' (1976)
|
* ''[[Aparadhi (1976 film)|Aparadhi]]'' (1976)
|-
* ''[[Lakshmi Nivasa]]'' (1977)
| rowspan="2" |1980
* ''[[Giri Kanye]]'' (1977)
|''[[Kaalam Bathil Sollum]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Kaalam Bathil Sollum (1980) FULL HD Tamil Movie {{!}} #JaiShankar #Radhika #Sarathbabu #movie #oldmovies | date=5 February 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddqjool0MrQ |access-date=2023-08-01 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Shrimanthana Magalu]]'' (1977)
|Thandavan
* ''[[Sahodarara Savaal]]'' (1977)
|
* ''[[Olavu Geluvu]]'' (1977)
|-
* ''[[Gaayathri]]'' (1977)
|''[[Anbukku Naan Adimai]]''
* ''[[Kittu Puttu]]'' (1977)
| Velu
* ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' (1978)
|
* ''[[Premayana]]'' (1978)
|-
* ''[[Operation Diamond Racket]]'' (1978)
|1981
* ''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]'' (1978)
|''[[Amara Kaaviyam (1981 film)|Amara Kaaviyam]]''
* ''[[Thayige Thakka Maga]]'' (1978)
|Chinnadurai
* ''[[Lawyer Viswanath]]'' (1978)
|
* ''[[Thai Meethu Sathiyam]]'' (1978)
|-
* ''[[Seetharamu]]'' (1979)
|1982
* ''[[Huliya Haalina Mevu]]'' (1979)
|''[[Thyagi]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Thyagi Full Movie HD | date=12 August 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOAmnw1V200 |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Pakka Kalla]]'' (1979)
|Prathap
* ''[[Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu]]'' (1979)
|
* ''[[Vijay Vikram]]'' (1979)
|-
* ''[[Putani Agent 123]]'' (1979)
|1985
* ''[[Naniruvude Ninagagi]]'' (1979)
|''[[Annai Bhoomi 3D]]''
* ''[[Nanobba Kalla]]'' (1979) as Chandru
|General Prabhakar
* ''[[Point Parimala]]'' (1980) as Cheeta
|
* ''[[Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha]]'' (1980)
|-
* ''[[Rama Parushurama]]'' (1980)
| rowspan="2" |1992
* ''[[Kaalinga]]'' (1980)
|''[[Annaamalai]]''
* ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' (1980)
|Don
* ''[[Auto Raja (1980 film)|Auto Raja]]'' (1980) as Rodrigues
|
* ''[[Ravichandra]]'' (1980)
|-
* ''[[Prema Anuraga]]'' (1980)
|''[[Pandian (film)|Pandian]]''
* ''[[Moogana Sedu]]'' (1980)
|Parameshwaran
* ''[[Haddina Kannu]]'' (1980)
|
* ''[[Simha Jodi]]'' (1980)
|-
* ''[[Vasantha Geetha]]'' (1980)
|1993
* ''[[Aarada Gaaya]]'' (1980)
|''[[Rojavai Killathe]]''
* ''[[Janma Janmada Anubandha]]'' (1980)
|Peter
* ''[[Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru]]'' (1980)
|
* ''[[Aadi Manava]]'' (1980)
|-
* ''[[Anbukku Naan Adimai]]'' (1980; Tamil)
|1995
* ''[[Thayiya Madilalli]]'' (1981)
|''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]''
* ''[[Havina Hede]]'' (1981) ... Antony
|Pratap Rayudu
* ''[[Antha (film)|Antha]]'' (1981)
|
* ''[[Prachanda Putanigalu]]'' (1981)
|}
* ''[[Naga Kala Bhairava]]'' (1981)
 
* ''[[Chattaniki Kallu Levu]]'' (1981) as Javed
===Malayalam===
* ''[[Geetha (1981 film)|Geetha]]'' (1981) as astrologer
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Maha Prachandaru]]'' (1981)
|-
* ''[[Devara Aata]]'' (1981)
!Year
* ''[[Ganesha Mahime]]'' (1981)
!Film
* ''[[Snehitara Savaal]]'' (1981)
!Role
* ''[[Bhaari Bharjari Bete]]'' (1981)
!Notes
* ''[[Shikari (1981 film)|Shikari]]'' (1981)
|-
* ''[[Billa Ranga]]''(1982)
| rowspan="2" |1993
* ''[[Chellida Raktha]]'' (1982)
|''[[Dhruvam]]''
* ''[[Sahasa Simha]]'' (1982)
|Hyder Marakkar
* ''[[Archana (1982 film)|Archana]]'' (1982)
|
* ''[[Prema Matsara]]'' (1982)
|-
* ''[[Mullina Gulabi]]'' (1982)
|''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]''
* ''[[Mutthinantha Atthige]]'' (1982)
|Devaraja Gowda
* ''[[Benki Chendu]]'' (1982)
|
* ''[[Karmika Kallanalla]]'' (1982)
|-
* ''[[Garuda Rekhe]]'' (1982)
|1997
* ''[[Boodi Mucchida Kenda]]'' (1982)
|''Ranger''
* ''[[Ajith (1982 film)|Ajith]]'' (1982)
|Tiger
* ''[[Oorige Upakari]]'' (1982)
|
* ''[[Tony (1982 film)|Tony]]'' (1982)
|}
* ''[[Jimmy Gallu]]'' (1982)
 
* ''[[Nyaya Ellide]]'' (1982)
===Hindi===
* ''[[Nanna Devaru]]'' (1982)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Kannu Theresida Hennu]]'' (1982)
!Year
* ''[[Khadeema Kallaru]]'' (1982) ... Ravi
!Film
* ''[[Simhasana (film)|Simhasana]]'' (1983)
!Role
* ''[[Onde Guri]]'' (1983)
!Notes
* ''[[Jaggu (1983 film)|Jaggu]]'' (1983)
|-
* ''[[Nyaya Geddithu]]'' (1983)
|1984
* ''[[Chandi Chamundi]]'' (1983)
|''[[Inquilaab (1984 film)|Inquilaab]]''
* ''[[Chakravyuha (1983 Film)|Chakravyuha]]'' (1983) as Anil Kumar
|Anil Raj
* ''[[Dampathiyaru]]'' (1983)
|
* ''[[Sididedda Sahodara]]'' (1983)
|-
* ''[[Kranthiyogi Basavanna]]'' (1983)
|1987
* ''[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1983 film)|Mutthaide Bhagya]]'' (1983)
|''[[Jawab Hum Denge]]''
* ''[[Geluvu Nannade]]'' (1983)
|D.J.
* ''[[Hasida Hebbuli]]'' (1983)
|
* ''[[Mududida Tavare Aralithu]]'' (1983)
|}
* ''[[Gayathri Maduve]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Roshagadu]]''(1983)
* ''[[Karune Illada Kanoonu]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Prema Yuddha]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Puli Bebbuli]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Dharma Poratam]]'' (1983) as Ranga
* ''[[Raktha Tilaka]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Huliyada Kala]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Vigneshwara Vahana]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Jiddu (film)|Jiddu]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Thayi Nadu]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Huli Hejje]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Kanoonige Saval]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Premigala Saval]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Hosa Ithihasa]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Preethi Vathsalya]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Inquilaab (1984 film)|Inquilaab]]'' (1984; Hindi)
* ''[[Kadina Raja]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Pralaya Rudra]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Annai Bhoomi 3D]]'' (1985; Tamil)
* ''[[Sedina Hakki]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Jwala (1985 film)|Jwala]]'' (1985;Telugu)
* ''[[Pattabhishekam (1985 film)|Pattabhishekam]]'' (1985;Telugu)
* ''[[Swabhimana]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Thayi Mamathe]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Thayiye Nanna Devaru]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Kedi No. 1]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Agni Parikshe]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Rakshasudu]]'' (1986;Telugu)
* ''[[Seelu Nakshathra]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Tiger (1986 film)|Tiger]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Belli Naga]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Kirathakudu]]'' (1986) as Snake
* ''[[Aparadhi Nanalla]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Jawab Hum Denge]]'' (1987; Hindi)
* ''[[Premaloka]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Onde Goodina Hakkigalu]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Huli Hebbuli]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Sathwa Pareekshe]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Thaliya Aane]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Agni Parva]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Thandri Kodukula Challenge]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Pasivadi Pranam]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Jebu Donga]]''(1987; Telugu)
* ''Bedi'' (1987)
* ''[[Bandha Muktha]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Athiratha Maharatha]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Shakthi (1988 film)|Shakthi]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Kirathaka (1988 film)|Kirathaka]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Vicky Dada]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Bharath (film)|Bharath]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Mathru Vathsalya]]'' (1988)
* ''Dharmathma '' (1988)
* ''[[Nee Nanna Daiva]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Mutthinantha Manushya]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Bidisada Bandha]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Padma Vyuha]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Bangarada Baduku]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Idu Saadhya]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Onti Salaga]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Namma Bhoomi]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Hosa Kavya]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Raja Yuvaraja]]'' (1989)
* ''[[En Swamy Aliyandre]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Ranabheri]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Pundara Ganda]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tiger Gangu]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Kodama Simham]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Kiladi Thatha]]'' (1990)
* ''Trinethra '' (1990)
* ''[[Sididedda Gandu]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Raja Kempu Roja]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Ashoka Chakra]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Challange (1990 film)|Challenge]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]''  (1990; Telugu) as Jogendar
* ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' (1990; Telugu) ... K.P.
* ''[[Varagala Bete]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Prema Pareekshe]]'' (1991)
* ''[[CBI Vijay]]'' (1991)...Vijay
* ''[[Keralida Kesari]]'' (1991)
* ''[[C. B. I. Shiva]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Central Rowdy]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Bombay Dada]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Mathru Bhagya]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Kiladi Gandu]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Kaliyuga Bheema]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'' (1992; Tamil)
* ''[[Putta Hendthi]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Pandiyan (film)|Pandiyan]]'' (1992; Tamil)
* ''[[Samara Simha]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Belliyappa Bangarappa]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Vikram (1993 film)|Vikram]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' (1993; Malayalam) as Devaraja Gowda
* ''[[Rojavai Killathe]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Jaga Mechida Huduga]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Bhavya Bharatha]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Jwala (1993 film)|Jwala]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mahendra Varma]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Jailer Jagannath]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Kempaiah IPS]]'' (1993) as Halappa
* ''[[Dhruvam]]'' (1993; Malayalam) as Hyder Marakkar
* ''[[Nippu Ravva]]'' (1993; Telugu) as Prabhakar
* ''[[Time Bomb (1994 film)|Time Bomb]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Karulina Koogu]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Gandhada Gudi Part 2]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mr. Mahesh Kumar]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Gopi Kalyana]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mayor Prabhakar]]'' (1994) as Prabhakar
* ''[[Chinnada Raja]]'' (1995)
* ''Yama Kinkara'' (1995)...Yamadharmaraja
* ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995; Tamil)
* ''[[Chiranjeevi Rajegowda]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mr. Vasu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Boss (1996 film)|Boss]]'' (1996)...Bhaskar
* ''Ranger'' (1996)
* ''Ranger'' (1997; Malayalam film)
* ''[[Cheluva]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Arjun Abhimanyu]]'' (1998)
* ''[[My Dear Tiger]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Marthanda (film)|Marthanda]]'' (1998)
* ''[[King (1998 film)|King]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Khalanayaka]]'' (1999)
* ''Minchu'' (2000)
* ''[[Bombat Brothers]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Mysore Huli]]'' (2001) as Mahendra
* ''[[Real Rowdy]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Good Bad Ugly]]'' (2005)
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=== As director ===
=== As director ===
*''[[Good Bad Ugly]]'' (2005) (also composer)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''Mysore Huli'' (2001) (also composer)
|+
*''Yama Kinkara'' (1995)
!Year
*''Mr. Mahesh Kumar'' (1994)
!Film
*''Mahendra Varma'' (1993)
!Role
*''[[Kaliyuga Bheema]]'' (1991)
!Notes
*''[[Bombay Daadaa]]'' (1991)
|-
*''[[Shakthi (1988 film)|Shakthi]]'' (1988)
|1988
*''Bidisada bandha'' (1989)
|''Shakthi''
*''Arjun Abhimanyu '' (1997)
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*''My dear Tiger'' (1998)
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|1989
|''Bidisada Bandha''
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| rowspan="2" |1991
|''[[Kaliyuga Bheema]]''
|  Rajashekar Gonzales Mohammed Ali
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|-
|''Bombay Daada''
| Subhash
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|1993
|''Mahendra Varma''
| Mahendra Varma
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|1994
|''Mr.Mahesh Kumar''
|  Mr.Mahesh Kumar
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|1995
|''[[Yama Kinkara]]''
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|1997
|''Arjun Abhimanyu''
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|1998
|''Mr.Dear Tiger''
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|2001
|''Mysore Huli''
| Mr Mahendra
| rowspan="2" |Also Composer
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|2005
|''Good Bad Ugly''
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Tiger Prabhakar
Born
Prabhakar

(1948-03-30)30 March 1948
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died25 March 2001(2001-03-25) (aged 52)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • composer
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1985; div. 1994)
​
(
m. 1996;
separated 
1997)
Children2, including Vinod Prabhakar[1]

Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Kannada and Telugu cinema. He has also acted in a few Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films. He was also known as Kannada Prabhakar.

Career[edit | edit source]

Prabhakar started his career by appearing in small negative roles[2] in Kannada movies and went on to become one of the most sought after villains in Kannada and Telugu movies during the late 70s and 80s.[3][4] He graduated to playing full-fledged action hero roles in Kannada movies 1983-84 onward and remained one of the most sought after heroes until 1993-94. He made a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroines of the time like Jayamala, Aarathi, Bharathi, Lakshmi and Jayanthi. Prabhakar has also directed more than 10 films in Kannada in which he starred as the hero.

Acting style[edit | edit source]

Prabhakar's unique acting style, his physique helped him become extremely popular amongst the masses. He excelled in action sequences. He even excelled in his comedic timing and excelled in many movies in comedy scenes as is seen in many movies where he played Anant Nag's friend in movies like Nanna Devaru, Dhairya Lakshmi, Gayathri Maduve. He would wear a cross to the sets, being a Christian but would be asked to hide or remove it sometimes.[5]

Prabhakar introduced Kanglish, a mix of Kannada and English dialogues, to Kannada movies.[2]

Death[edit | edit source]

Tiger Prabhakar died on 25 March 2001 at Mallya Hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka, at the age of 52. He died due to multi-organ failure, primarily kidney failure, after a prolonged illness.[6]

In later interviews, his son Vinod Prabhakar clarified that several rumours circulated about the actor's illness and death, including reports claiming amputation due to gangrene. However, the family stated that these claims were incorrect and that he died due to complications from illness leading to organ failure.[7][8]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As actor[edit | edit source]

Kannada[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Note
1969 Kadina Rahasya Tribal Warrior
Punya Purusha
Mathrubhoomi
1970 Kallara Kalla
Modala Rathri Anthony
Baalu Belagithu The ruffian who attacks Lakshmi (Bharathi)
Paropakari
Mahadiya Mane
1971 Prathidhwani
1972 Nari Munidare Mari Member of bandits gang [9]
1973 Triveni
Cow Boy Kulla
Gandhada Gudi Moosa
1974 Professor Huchuraya
Anna Attige Dacoit
1975 Kalla Kulla
Bhagya Jyothi
Naga Kanye
Mayura
1976 Bengaluru Bhootha
Raja Nanna Raja
Bangarada Gudi
Badavara Bandhu
Aparadhi
1977 Lakshmi Nivasa
Giri Kanye
Shrimanthana Magalu
Sahodarara Savaal Kaalappa
Olavu Geluvu
Kittu Puttu
1978 Shankar Guru
Operation Diamond Racket David
Vasantha Lakshmi
Thayige Thakka Maga Anthony
1979 Seetharamu
Huliya Haalina Mevu
Pakka Kalla
Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu
Vijay Vikram Chengappa
Putani Agent 123
Naniruvude Ninagagi
Nanobba Kalla Chandru
1980 Point Parimala Cheeta
Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha
Rama Parushurama
Kaalinga Danny
Kulla Kulli Jeeva
Auto Raja Rodrigues
Ravichandra Shatranj
Prema Anuraga
Moogana Sedu Robert
Haddina Kannu
Simha Jodi Louis
Vasantha Geetha Narahari
Aarada Gaaya
Janma Janmada Anubandha
Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru Fateh Khan
1981 Thayiya Madilalli
Havina Hede Antony
Antha
Prachanda Putanigalu Rudra
Naga Kala Bhairava
Geetha astrologer
Maha Prachandaru Mohan
Devara Aata
Ganesha Mahime
Snehitara Savaal Sangram
Bhaari Bharjari Bete Gajendra
Shikari Johnny
1982 Chellida Raktha Basavayya
Sahasa Simha Nandanlal
Archana
Prema Matsara Inspector Prabhakar [10]
Mullina Gulabi
Mutthinantha Atthige
Benki Chendu Nanjunda
Karmika Kallanalla Wilson
Garuda Rekhe Narasimha
Boodi Mucchida Kenda
Ajith Ali
Oorige Upakari Bairaa
Tony Sudheer
Jimmy Gallu Prabhakar
Nyaya Ellide Javed
Nanna Devaru
Kannu Theresida Hennu Bettayya aka Betta
Khadeema Kallaru Ravi
1983 Simhasana
Onde Guri
Jaggu Raghunath
Nyaya Geddithu Santosh
Chandi Chamundi Basavaraj
Chakravyuha Anil Kumar
Dampathiyaru
Sididedda Sahodara Jagga
Kranthiyogi Basavanna
Mutthaide Bhagya Rajashekhar
Geluvu Nannade Mahendra
Hasida Hebbuli Patel
Mududida Tavare Aralithu
Gayathri Maduve
Karune Illada Kanoonu
Prema Yuddha
1984 Raktha Tilaka Ramaiah
Huliyada Kala Kala aka Kali Prasad
Vigneshwara Vahana Vasu and Vinod (Double Role)
Jiddu
Thayi Nadu
Huli Hejje Purushottam
Kanoonige Saval Raja Venkatappa Nayaka Special Appearance in a Skit
Premigala Saval Ramanna
Hosa Ithihasa
Preethi Vathsalya Prabhakar
1985 Kadina Raja Raja
Pralaya Rudra
Sedina Hakki Chandrakanth
Swabhimana Anand
Thayi Mamathe Triple role
1986 Thayiye Nanna Devaru Narasimha
Kedi No. 1 Raju
Agni Parikshe Jagannath
Seelu Nakshathra
Tiger Inspector Bharat
Belli Naga Bhargava
Aparadhi Nanalla Bhoopathi [11]
1987 Premaloka College principal
Onde Goodina Hakkigalu Kapanipathi
Huli Hebbuli Vijay
Sathwa Pareekshe
Thaliya Aane Vikram
Agni Parva Dharmaraj
Bedi Prathap
Bandha Muktha Anthony
Athiratha Maharatha Prithviraj
1988 Shakthi Gopi Shakthi
Kirathaka SP Rajesh
Bharath Bharath
Kampana Dr. Anand [12]
Mathru Vathsalya Prabhakar
Dharmathma Father Thomas and Richard
Nee Nanna Daiva Prathap
1989 Mutthinantha Manushya Shivu
Bidisada Bandha SP Rajasekhar
Padma Vyuha Ashok Kumar
Bangarada Baduku
Idu Saadhya Muniyappa
Onti Salaga Pratap
Namma Bhoomi General Prabhakar
Hosa Kavya Soori
Raja Yuvaraja
En Swamy Aliyandre Vishwanath
1990 Ranabheri Jagadish
Pundara Ganda
Tiger Gangu
Kiladi Thatha Triple role
Trinethra Karthik
Sididedda Gandu Vijay and Ashok
Raja Kempu Roja Anand
Ashoka Chakra Rajashekhar
Challenge Prabhakar
1991 Varagala Bete
Prema Pareekshe Lakshmana
CBI Vijay Vijay
Keralida Kesari Jayanth
C. B. I. Shiva
Central Rowdy
Bombay Dada Subhash
Mathru Bhagya Pradeep
Kiladi Gandu Raghuveer
Kaliyuga Bheema Rajasekhar Gonsalves Mohammad Ali aka Raja
1992 Putta Hendthi Manja
Samara Simha
Belliyappa Bangarappa
1993 Vikram Vikram
Jaga Mechida Huduga Nagaraj Rao
Bhavya Bharatha Siddhartha
Jwala Manohar
Mahendra Varma
Jailer Jagannath
Kempaiah IPS Halappa
1994 Time Bomb Police Commissioner Durai
Karulina Koogu
Gandhada Gudi Part 2
Mr. Mahesh Kumar
Gopi Kalyana Bhima
Mayor Prabhakar Prabhakar
1995 Chinnada Raja
Yama Kinkara Yamadharmaraja
Chiranjeevi Rajegowda
Mr. Vasu
1996 Boss Bhaskar
Ranger
1997 Cheluva Prathap
1998 Arjun Abhimanyu
My Dear Tiger Rajashekhar
Marthanda
King
1999 Khalanayaka
2000 Minchu Himself
2001 Mysore Huli Mahendra
2004 Real Rowdy S.P. Chaudhary
2005 Good Bad Ugly

Telugu[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1971 Chalaki Rani Kiladi Raja[13] Joseph Debut Film in Telugu
1972 Nijam Nirupistha[14] Gang member
1978 Adavi Manushulu[15]
Lawyer Viswanath Soda Jaggu
Dongala Veta[16] Dancer in song
Annadammula Savaal[17] Bhayankar
1979 Yugandhar
Iddaru Asadhyule[18] Jagan
1980 Chuttalunnaru Jagratha Katthula Rathi
Bangaru Bava[19] Sanyasi Babu
1981 Gharana Gangulu[20] Syam
Chattaniki Kallu Levu Javed
1982 Billa Ranga[21] Raviraj
Pratigna[22] Hitman
1983 Roshagadu Bhayankar
Puli Bebbuli Rudraiah
Moogavani Paga[23] Murder Maridayya Moogana Sedu remake
Palleturi Pidugu[24] Drunken miscreant
Dharma Poratam Ranga
1985 Jwala Sarvottama Rao
Pattabhishekam Mastan Rao
1986 Brahmastram Nagaraju
Vikram Sardar
Ide Naa Samadhanam[25] Jaganmohan Rao
Police Officer[26] SP Bhavani/ Prabhakar Dual role
Ravana Brahma[27] Tiger Dasu
Kirathakudu Snake
Rakshasudu Vankachakra Ram Murthy
1987 Rakshasa Samharam[28] Dada Chanakya
Thandri Kodukula Challenge Narahari
Prema Samrat[29] Jagga Rao
Muddayi Ranjit Kumar
Pasivadi Pranam Inspector Reddy
Jebu Donga Jimoomba
1989 Vicky Daada Prabhakar
Palnati Rudraiah[30] Saindhava Rao
1990 Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari KP
Neti Siddhartha Jogender
Kodama Simham Gajapati
1993 Nippu Ravva Prabhakar

Tamil[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1971 Kettikaran[31] Fight Master
1977 Gaayathri
1978 Idhu Eppadi Irukku[32] Sastry
Thai Meethu Sathiyam Balu
1980 Kaalam Bathil Sollum[33] Thandavan
Anbukku Naan Adimai Velu
1981 Amara Kaaviyam Chinnadurai
1982 Thyagi[34] Prathap
1985 Annai Bhoomi 3D General Prabhakar
1992 Annaamalai Don
Pandian Parameshwaran
1993 Rojavai Killathe Peter
1995 Muthu Pratap Rayudu

Malayalam[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Dhruvam Hyder Marakkar
Mafia Devaraja Gowda
1997 Ranger Tiger

Hindi[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1984 Inquilaab Anil Raj
1987 Jawab Hum Denge D.J.

As director[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1988 Shakthi
1989 Bidisada Bandha
1991 Kaliyuga Bheema Rajashekar Gonzales Mohammed Ali
Bombay Daada Subhash
1993 Mahendra Varma Mahendra Varma
1994 Mr.Mahesh Kumar Mr.Mahesh Kumar
1995 Yama Kinkara
1997 Arjun Abhimanyu
1998 Mr.Dear Tiger
2001 Mysore Huli Mr Mahendra Also Composer
2005 Good Bad Ugly

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Srusthi". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "This fighter finally met his match". The Times of India. 28 March 2001.
  3. ↑ "'TIGER' ERA ENDS". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2001. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chitraloka.com". Archived from the original on 6 April 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "ನಟ ಟೈಗರ್ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ 'ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್' ಆಗಿದ್ದೇ ತಪ್ಪಾಯ್ತಾ.?". kannada.filmibeat.com (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "This fighter finally met his match". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Vinod Prabhakar reveals the truth behind Tiger Prabhakar's death". Filmibeat Kannada. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Actor Tiger Prabhakar death has tragic mystery behind this". Asianet News Kannada. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Naari Munidare Maari--ನಾರಿ ಮುನಿದರೆ ಮಾರಿ ।Movie | Narasimharaju | Kalpana | M.P.Shankar, 2 October 2014, retrieved 17 January 2024
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  15. ↑ FilmiClub. "Adavi Manushulu (1978)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  16. ↑ Dongala Veta Telugu Full Movie | Krishna | JayaPrada | KongaraJaggayya | BabyRani | South CinemaHall, 4 September 2019, retrieved 26 April 2023
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  18. ↑ "Iddaru Asadyule (1979)". Indiancine.ma.
  19. ↑ "Bangaru Bava (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  20. ↑ GHARANA GANGULU | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SHOBHAN BABU | SRI DEVI | NUTHAN PRASAD | V9 VIDEOS, 23 January 2021, retrieved 13 May 2023
  21. ↑ "Billa Ranga 1982 (1982) | Billa Ranga 1982 Telugu Movie | Billa Ranga 1982 Cast & Crew, Story, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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  23. ↑ "Moogavani Paga (1983)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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  25. ↑ FilmiClub. "Ide Naa Samadhanam (1986) Complete Cast & Crew". FilmiClub. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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  27. ↑ "Ravana Brahma (1986)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  28. ↑ "Rakshasa Samharam (1987)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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  30. ↑ PALNATI RUDRAIAH | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SUMAN | VIJAYA SANTHI | TELUGU MOVIE ZONE, 31 January 2023, retrieved 25 April 2023
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