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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{short description|Indian director, screenwriter (born 1980)}}
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| name = Prashanth Neel
| name = Prashanth Neel
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| image = Prashanth Neel in 2022.jpg
| image_caption = Neel in 2019
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| birth_place = [[Haasan]], [[Karnataka]], India
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| years_active = 2014–present
| years_active = 2014–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Likitha Reddy|2010}}
| works = [[Prashanth Neel#Filmography|Filmography]]
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'''Prashanth Neel''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in the [[Kannada]] film industry. He made his debut with the 2014 Kannada film, ''[[Ugramm]]''. He then followed it up with the film ''[[KGF (film)|KGF]]'', which was written and directed by him. His next film ''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]'', is scheduled for a theatrical release on 16 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kannada-features/prashanth-neels-kgf-2-starring-yash-and-sanjay-dutt-to-release-on-july-16-2021/|title=Prashanth Neel’s KGF 2, Starring Yash And Sanjay Dutt, To Release On July 16, 2021|first=Team|last=FC|date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
'''Prashanth Neelakantapuram''' (born 4 June 1980), popularly known as '''Prashanth Neel''', is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] cinema. He debuted with the Kannada action-thriller ''[[Ugramm]]'' (2014) and later directed the [[KGF (film series)|''KGF'' trilogy]] (2018–present), whose [[KGF: Chapter 2|second part]] became the [[List of highest-grossing Kannada films|highest-grossing Kannada film of all-time]]. Subsequently, Neel had his maiden Telugu film release with ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]'' (2023).


==Career==
==Personal life==
Prashanth Neelakantapuram<ref name="name">{{Cite web |date=21 April 2022 |title=నీల్ అంటే నీలకంఠాపురం – ప్రశాంత్ నీల్ మనోడే ! ఇవిగో డీటైల్స్ |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/andhra-pradesh/prashant-neil-is-a-close-relative-of-ap-congress-raghuveera-reddy-30437 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425150842/https://telugu.abplive.com/andhra-pradesh/prashant-neil-is-a-close-relative-of-ap-congress-raghuveera-reddy-30437 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=[[ABP News|ABP Desam]] |language=te}}</ref> was born on 4 June 1980<ref name="dob">{{cite web |date=4 June 2021 |title=Prabhas and Jr NTR wish 'KGF' director Prashanth Neel for birthday |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prabhas-and-jr-ntr-wish-kgf-director-prashanth-neel-birthday-150099 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523002143/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prabhas-and-jr-ntr-wish-kgf-director-prashanth-neel-birthday-150099 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]] |quote=Prashanth Neel [..] is celebrating his 41st birthday on Friday, June 4.}}</ref> into a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] speaking family <!--DO NOT CHANGE/REMOVE WITHOUT CONSENSUS AT THE TALK PAGE--> settled in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="name" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=23 April 2022 |title=KGF : ప్రశాంత్ నీల్ మన తెలుగువాడే.. ఈ రాజకీయ నాయకుడికి బంధువే.. మీకు తెలుసా?? {{!}} Facts about Prashanth Neel |url=https://10tv.in/movies/facts-about-prashanth-neel-413871.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423102032/https://10tv.in/movies/facts-about-prashanth-neel-413871.html |archive-date=23 April 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=[[10TV]] |language=Telugu}}</ref><ref name="n18" /> His parents are Subhash and Bharathi,<ref name="n18">{{Cite web |date=27 April 2022 |title=KGF Director Prashanth Neel's Special Connection With Andhra Pradesh. Learn More |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kgf-director-prashanth-neels-special-connection-with-andhra-pradesh-learn-more-5065183.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525150446/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kgf-director-prashanth-neels-special-connection-with-andhra-pradesh-learn-more-5065183.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> and their family hails from Neelakantapuram village, near [[Madakasira]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He regularly visits his native place Neelakantapuram where his father's tomb is located.<ref name="n18" /><ref name="name" /><ref name=":1" /> He shortened his eponymous surname to Neel.<ref name="name" />


Neel married Likitha in 2010. The couple has a daughter and son.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 January 2021 |title=In Pictures: Prashanth Neel shares a heart-warming post to wish daughter a happy birthday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/in-pictures-prashanth-neel-shares-a-heart-warming-post-to-wish-daughter-a-happy-birthday/articleshow/89142797.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214061224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/in-pictures-prashanth-neel-shares-a-heart-warming-post-to-wish-daughter-a-happy-birthday/articleshow/89142797.cms |archive-date=14 February 2022 |access-date= |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Neel's sister is married to actor [[Sriimurali]], who eventually starred in Neel's directorial debut ''[[Ugramm]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2020 |title=ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ನೀಲ್, ಶ್ರೀಮುರಳಿಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ; ಇಲ್ಲಿವೆ ಬಾವ-ಬಾಮೈದರ ಅಪರೂಪದ ಫೋಟೋಗಳು |url=https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/kannada-hero-srimurali-wife-is-director-prashanth-neel-sister-sesr-503941.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601111739/https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/kannada-hero-srimurali-wife-is-director-prashanth-neel-sister-sesr-503941.html |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date= |website=[[News18 Kannada]] |language=kn}}</ref> Neel is a first cousin of former [[Andhra Pradesh]] state minister, [[Raghu Veera Reddy]] and is also a cousin of [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] actor, [[Aadarsh Balakrishna]].<ref name="name" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Thummala |date=23 April 2022 |title=KGF డైరెక్టర్ మన సీమబిడ్డే.. రఘువీరారెడ్డి బంధువు.. ఆసక్తికర విషయాలు |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/director-prashanth-neel-relation-with-congress-ex-minister-raghu-veera-reddy/articleshow/91007195.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425150842/https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/director-prashanth-neel-relation-with-congress-ex-minister-raghu-veera-reddy/articleshow/91007195.cms |archive-date=25 April 2022 |access-date= |website=[[Samayam Telugu]] |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2020 |title=Exclusive Interview : Aadarsh Balakrishna- I have taken my career very seriously now |url=https://www.123telugu.com/interviews/exclusive-interview-aadarsh-balakrishna-i-have-taken-my-career-very-seriously-now.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130041954/https://www.123telugu.com/interviews/exclusive-interview-aadarsh-balakrishna-i-have-taken-my-career-very-seriously-now.html |archive-date=30 November 2020 |access-date= |website=[[Mallemala Entertainments|123telugu.com]]}}</ref>
=== 2014–2019: Debut in Kannada cinema and breakthrough ===
In an interview with a Kannada weekly magazine, Neel said he took to filmmaking initially for the need 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|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-5-kannada-films-of-2014-so-far-south/20140716.htm|title=The Top 5 Kannada films of 2014 so far|website=Rediff}}</ref>


==Career==
Reports emerged in late 2014 and early 2015 of Neel having been signed to direct three films. The first is a sequel to ''Ugramm'', 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 Kannada 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.
In an interview with a Kannada weekly magazine, Neel said he took to filmmaking initially for the need 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 [[Sriimurali]] 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 [[List of Kannada films of 2014|highest-grossing Kannada films of 2014]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-5-kannada-films-of-2014-so-far-south/20140716.htm |title=The Top 5 Kannada films of 2014 so far |website=Rediff |access-date=4 February 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615181242/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-5-kannada-films-of-2014-so-far-south/20140716.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>


Reports emerged in late 2014 and early 2015 of Neel having been signed to direct three films. The first is a sequel to ''Ugramm'', entitled ''Ugramm Veeram'', which would feature Srimurali reprise his role from ''Ugramm''. His next film ''[[KGF: Chapter 1]]'' which stands for [[Kolar Gold Fields]] has [[Yash Gowda|Yash]] playing the role of Rocky, an orphan who becomes a don. The sequel ''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]'', was scheduled for a release in July of 2021, but was delayed due to the second wave of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID pandemic in India]] and was subsequently released in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Express |first=Financial |date=7 July 2021 |title=Raveena Tandon reveals delay to KGF: Chapter 2 release, new date to be announced soon |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/raveena-tandon-reveals-delay-to-kgf-chapter-2-release-new-date-to-be-announced-soon/2285670/ |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726025809/https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/raveena-tandon-reveals-delay-to-kgf-chapter-2-release-new-date-to-be-announced-soon/2285670/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="22release">{{cite web |date=23 August 2021 |title=KGF 2 to release in theatres on this date, Yash-Sanjay Dutt hype up the much-anticipated action film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kgf-2-to-release-in-theatres-on-this-date-yash-sanjay-dutt-action-film-7465550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081307/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kgf-2-to-release-in-theatres-on-this-date-yash-sanjay-dutt-action-film-7465550/ |archive-date=19 November 2021 |access-date=23 August 2021 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
=== 2020–present: Debut in Telugu cinema ===

On 2 December 2020, [[Hombale Films]] have announced the film ''[[Salaar]].'' The film's shoot began on 29 January 2021. In May 2021, [[Mythri Movie Makers]] have announced a film in collaboration with Neel and [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.|N. T. Rama Rao Jr]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=‘KGF’ director Prashanth Neel announces new project with Jr NTR|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kgf-director-prashanth-neel-announces-new-project-jr-ntr-149231|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
In December 2020, [[Hombale Films]] announced the film ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]'' starring [[Prabhas]]. The film's shoot began in January 2021 and was released in December 2023. In May 2021, [[Mythri Movie Makers]] and [[N. T. R. Arts]] have announced a film in collaboration with Neel and [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.|N. T. Rama Rao Jr]].<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2021 |title='KGF' director Prashanth Neel announces new project with Jr NTR |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kgf-director-prashanth-neel-announces-new-project-jr-ntr-149231 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=The News Minute |language=en |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521061625/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kgf-director-prashanth-neel-announces-new-project-jr-ntr-149231 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was officially began in August 2024 with the working title ''NTRNeel.'' It is scheduled to release in January 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2024-08-09 |title=‘RRR’ Star NTR Jr Starts Film by ‘K.G.F.’ Director Prashanth Neel – Global Bulletin |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/ntr-jr-prashanth-neel-ntrneel-1236101433/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


{{pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" text-align: center;
|+
|+ List of Prashanth Neel film credits
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Title
! colspan="2" |Credited as
! rowspan="2" |Language
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Director
! Year !! Film !! Cast
!Language!! class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" | Writer
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[Ugramm]]''
| ''[[Ugramm]]''
| {{yes}}
| [[Sriimurali|Srii Murali]], [[Hariprriya]]
| {{yes}}
| rowspan="3" |Kannada
| [[Kannada]]
|
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''
| ''[[KGF: Chapter 1]]''
| {{yes}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Yash (actor)|Yash]], [[Srinidhi Shetty]]
| {{yes}}
|
|Kannada
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2022
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]''
| ''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]''
| {{yes}}
|Completed<ref>{{Cite web |title=KGF Chapter 2 races towards finish line |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kgf-chapter-2-races-towards-finish-line/articleshow/73665231.cms |date=27 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|Kannada
|-
|-
|2023
| rowspan="3" |2022
| rowspan="2" |''[[Salaar]]''
| ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
| {{yes}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Prabhas]], [[Shruti Haasan]]
| {{yes}}
|Kannada<ref name=":0">https://www.sify.com/movies/shruti-to-romance-prabhas-in-salaar-imagegallery-tollywood-vb3eQyaijhged.html</ref>
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| rowspan="2" |Filming<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prabhas' look from the sets of 'Salaar' leaked online: Fans go berserk |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/prabhas-look-from-the-sets-of-salaar-leaked-online-fans-go-berserk/articleshow/80603290.cms |date=30 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2024
|Telugu<ref name=":0" />
| ''[[Bagheera (2024 film)|Bagheera]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Kannada
|-
|-
|2025
| ''[[Bagheera]]''
| {{Pending film|[[Salaar: Part 2 - Shouryaanga Parvam]]}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Telugu
|-
|2026
| {{Pending film|Dragon}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Telugu
|-
|2027
| {{Pending film|[[KGF: Chapter 3]]}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Kannada
|}


==Awards and nominations==
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Prashanth Neel awards and nominations
|-
|-
! Year
!Year
! scope="col" | Award
! Film
! scope="col" | Category
! Award
! scope="col" | Work
! Category
! Result
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References(s)}}
! Ref.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| rowspan="2" |2015
| rowspan="2"|''[[Ugramm]]''
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director – Kannada]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Ugramm]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/kannada/nominations</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/kannada/nominations |title=Filmfare Awards South 2019 Kannada Nominations &#124; Filmfare |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306164844/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/kannada/nominations |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[4th South Indian International Movie Awards|4th SIIMA]]
| [[4th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| Best Debutant Director
| Best Debut Director {{Ndash}} Kannada
| {{Won}}
| {{won}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.siima.in/2015/winners.html|title=SIIMA AWARDS &#124; 2015 &#124; winners &#124; &#124;|website=www.siima.in}} Note: Select "Kannada" language tab.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siima.in/2015/winners.html |title=SIIMA AWARDS &#124; 2015 &#124; winners &#124; &#124; |website=www.siima.in |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410212935/http://siima.in/2015/winners.html |url-status=live}} Note: Select "Kannada" language tab.</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
| rowspan="3" |2019
| [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|rowspan=3|''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director – Kannada]]
|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|8th SIIMA]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[KGF: Chapter 1]]''
|Best Director
|{{Won}}
|{{won}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.siima.in/2019/winners.html|title=SIIMA AWARDS &#124; 2019 &#124; winners &#124; &#124;|website=www.siima.in}} Note: Select "Kannada" language tab.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siima.in/2019/winners.html |title=SIIMA AWARDS &#124; 2019 &#124; winners &#124; &#124; |website=www.siima.in |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422085301/http://siima.in/2019/winners.html |url-status=dead}} Note: Select "Kannada" language tab.</ref>
|-
|-
|[[66th Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[66th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director – Kannada]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html |title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019 |website=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=22 December 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222020917/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Zee Kannada|Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kanndiga Awards]]
|[[Zee Kannada|Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Awards]]
| Best Director
| Best Director
| {{Won}}
| {{won}}
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| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zeekannada.zee5.com/hemmeya-kannadiga-awards-2019-winners-list-a-big-win-for-rachitha-ram-yash-and-chikkana/amp/ |title=Hemmeya Kannadiga Awards 2019 Winners List: A Big Win For Rachitha Ram, Yash And Chikkana |date=31 March 2019 |author=Parinika Uchil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816163905/https://zeekannada.zee5.com/hemmeya-kannadiga-awards-2019-winners-list-a-big-win-for-rachitha-ram-yash-and-chikkana/amp/ |archive-date=16 August 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
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|2022
|[[11th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director – Kannada]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]''
|{{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=2023-08-02 |title=SIIMA 2023 nomination out. 'PS 1', 'RRR', 'KGF 2' and 'Kantara' bag top spots |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/siima-2023-nomination-list-out-ps-1-rrr-kantara-bag-top-spots-2415011-2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |2024
|[[70th National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Prashanth Neel Reacts To KGF Chapter 2's National Award Wins: 'A Triumph for Kannada Cinema' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/prashanth-neel-reacts-to-kgf-chapter-2s-national-award-wins-a-triumph-for-kannada-cinema-9017984.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[68th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director – Kannada]]
|{{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South ( Kannada ) 2023 {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-kannada-2023_-67191.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[69th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director – Telugu]]
|''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
|{{nom}}
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 5 January 2025

Prashanth Neel
Neel in 2022
Born
Prashanth Neel

(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 44)
Haasan, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2014–present
Spouse
Likitha Reddy
​
(m. 2010)​
Children2

Prashanth Neelakantapuram (born 4 June 1980), popularly known as Prashanth Neel, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Kannada cinema. He debuted with the Kannada action-thriller Ugramm (2014) and later directed the KGF trilogy (2018–present), whose second part became the highest-grossing Kannada film of all-time. Subsequently, Neel had his maiden Telugu film release with Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023).

Personal life

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Prashanth Neelakantapuram[1] was born on 4 June 1980[2] into a Telugu speaking family settled in Bangalore.[1][3][4] His parents are Subhash and Bharathi,[4] and their family hails from Neelakantapuram village, near Madakasira in Andhra Pradesh. He regularly visits his native place Neelakantapuram where his father's tomb is located.[4][1][3] He shortened his eponymous surname to Neel.[1]

Neel married Likitha in 2010. The couple has a daughter and son.[5] Neel's sister is married to actor Sriimurali, who eventually starred in Neel's directorial debut Ugramm.[6] Neel is a first cousin of former Andhra Pradesh state minister, Raghu Veera Reddy and is also a cousin of Telugu film actor, Aadarsh Balakrishna.[1][7][8]

Career

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In an interview with a Kannada weekly magazine, Neel said he took to filmmaking initially for the need 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 Sriimurali 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.[9] The film turned out to be a massive commercial success and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of 2014.[10]

Reports emerged in late 2014 and early 2015 of Neel having been signed to direct three films. The first is a sequel to Ugramm, entitled Ugramm Veeram, which would feature Srimurali reprise his role from Ugramm. His next film KGF: Chapter 1 which stands for Kolar Gold Fields has Yash playing the role of Rocky, an orphan who becomes a don. The sequel KGF: Chapter 2, was scheduled for a release in July of 2021, but was delayed due to the second wave of the COVID pandemic in India and was subsequently released in April 2022.[11][12]

In December 2020, Hombale Films announced the film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire starring Prabhas. The film's shoot began in January 2021 and was released in December 2023. In May 2021, Mythri Movie Makers and N. T. R. Arts have announced a film in collaboration with Neel and N. T. Rama Rao Jr.[13] The film was officially began in August 2024 with the working title NTRNeel. It is scheduled to release in January 2026.[14]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Prashanth Neel film credits
Year Title Credited as Language
Director Writer
2014 Ugramm Yes Yes Kannada
2018 KGF: Chapter 1 Yes Yes Kannada
2022 KGF: Chapter 2 Yes Yes Kannada
2023 Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Yes Yes Telugu
2024 Bagheera No Yes Kannada
2025 Salaar: Part 2 - Shouryaanga Parvam † Yes Yes Telugu
2026 Dragon † Yes Yes Telugu
2027 KGF: Chapter 3 † Yes Yes Kannada

Awards and nominations

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List of Prashanth Neel awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2015 62nd Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Kannada Ugramm Nominated [15]
4th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director – Kannada Won [16]
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director – Kannada KGF: Chapter 1 Won [17]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Kannada Nominated [18]
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Awards Best Director Won [19]
2022 11th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director – Kannada KGF: Chapter 2 Nominated [20]
2024 70th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Kannada Won [21]
68th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Kannada Nominated [22]
69th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Nominated [23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "నీల్ అంటే నీలకంఠాపురం – ప్రశాంత్ నీల్ మనోడే ! ఇవిగో డీటైల్స్". ABP Desam (in Telugu). 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Prabhas and Jr NTR wish 'KGF' director Prashanth Neel for birthday". The News Minute. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022. Prashanth Neel [..] is celebrating his 41st birthday on Friday, June 4.
  3. ^ a b "KGF : ప్రశాంత్ నీల్ మన తెలుగువాడే.. ఈ రాజకీయ నాయకుడికి బంధువే.. మీకు తెలుసా?? | Facts about Prashanth Neel". 10TV (in Telugu). 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "KGF Director Prashanth Neel's Special Connection With Andhra Pradesh. Learn More". News18. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ "In Pictures: Prashanth Neel shares a heart-warming post to wish daughter a happy birthday". The Times of India. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ "ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ನೀಲ್, ಶ್ರೀಮುರಳಿಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ; ಇಲ್ಲಿವೆ ಬಾವ-ಬಾಮೈದರ ಅಪರೂಪದ ಫೋಟೋಗಳು". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ Kumar, Thummala (23 April 2022). "KGF డైరెక్టర్ మన సీమబిడ్డే.. రఘువీరారెడ్డి బంధువు.. ఆసక్తికర విషయాలు". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Exclusive Interview : Aadarsh Balakrishna- I have taken my career very seriously now". 123telugu.com. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ Setlur, Mukund. ""ಸಿನೆಮಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಕತೆ ಹೇಳುವುದಲ್ಲ"- ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ನೀಲ್" [Aim of the Film is Not Narration of the Story] (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ^ "The Top 5 Kannada films of 2014 so far". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ Express, Financial (7 July 2021). "Raveena Tandon reveals delay to KGF: Chapter 2 release, new date to be announced soon". Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. ^ "KGF 2 to release in theatres on this date, Yash-Sanjay Dutt hype up the much-anticipated action film". The Indian Express. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "'KGF' director Prashanth Neel announces new project with Jr NTR". The News Minute. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (9 August 2024). "'RRR' Star NTR Jr Starts Film by 'K.G.F.' Director Prashanth Neel – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Filmfare Awards South 2019 Kannada Nominations | Filmfare". Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  16. ^ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2015 | winners | |". www.siima.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021. Note: Select "Kannada" language tab.
  17. ^ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2019 | winners | |". www.siima.in. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021. Note: Select "Kannada" language tab.
  18. ^ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  19. ^ Parinika Uchil (31 March 2019). "Hemmeya Kannadiga Awards 2019 Winners List: A Big Win For Rachitha Ram, Yash And Chikkana". Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  20. ^ K., Janani (2 August 2023). "SIIMA 2023 nomination out. 'PS 1', 'RRR', 'KGF 2' and 'Kantara' bag top spots". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Prashanth Neel Reacts To KGF Chapter 2's National Award Wins: 'A Triumph for Kannada Cinema'". News18. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South ( Kannada ) 2023 | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  23. ^ Filmfare (4 August 2024). "Full list of Winners of the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South (Telugu) 2024". Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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