Name	Prashanth Thyagarajan
Height
Naionality	Indian
Date of Birth	April 6, 1973
Place of Birth	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Famous for	Acting

Prashanth is an Indian film actor who appeared in several Tamil films, as well as a few Telugu films, Hindi and Malayalam films.

The son of actor-director Thyagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu and went on to feature in other films including R. K. Selvamani's Chembaruthi and Mani Ratnam's action-comedy Thiruda Thiruda. After a brief career lull, Prashanth appeared in a dual role in Shankar's romantic comedy Jeans alongside Aishwarya Rai.

In the late 1990s, he featured in a series of films such as Kaadhal Kavithai, Jodi and Parthen Rasithen. His 2011 release Ponnar Shankar, based on the historical epic, won good reviews upon release.