{{Short description|Indian film actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Vinnod Prabhakar | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = 03 December 1980 | birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Producer}} | years_active = 2002–present | spouse = Nisha | father = [[Tiger Prabhakar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2025/Jun/12/vinod-prabhakar-i-wish-my-parents-were-alive-they-wouldve-appreciated-this-role|title=Vinod Prabhakar: I wish my parents were alive; they would’ve appreciated this role|first=A.|last=Sharadhaa|date=June 12, 2025|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> }}
'''Vinnod Prabhakar''' is an Indian actor and film producer, who has worked predominantly in [[Kannada cinema]]. He made his debut with the film ''Dil'' (2002). He is the son of actor [[Tiger Prabhakar]].
==Career== In the action film ''[[Roberrt]]'' (2021), Vinnod played a close associate to the titular character played by [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]. His role and performance received praise from critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roberrt Movie Review: Darshan excels in a paisa vasool family entertainer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/roberrt/movie-review/81445584.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=30 December 2025 |language=en |date=11 March 2021}}</ref> Vinod ventured into film production in early 2022, and started he company Tiger Talkies, named after his father.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Vinod Prabhakar ventures into production with Lankasura |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2022/Jan/17/actor-vinod-prabhakar-ventures-into-production-with-lankasura-2407553.html |access-date=30 December 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=17 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> However, the 'i' in Talkies was omitted due to numerological reasons, and he settled with the name Tiger Talkes, in July 2022. It was reported that he would produce an action film starring himself titled ''Lankasura''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Vinod Prabhakar starts a production house named after his father Tiger Prabhakar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/actor-vinod-prabhakar-starts-a-production-house-named-after-his-father-tiger-prabhakar/articleshow/92746362.cms |access-date=30 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=8 July 2022}}</ref> After it failed to release in 2022,<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinod Prabhakar's 'Lankasura' looks at a september release |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2022/Jul/09/vinod-prabhakars-lankasura-looks-at-a-september-release-2474419.html |access-date=30 December 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> his only release of the year was ''Varada''. In the film, Vinod played a boy born into a lower middle-class family, raised by a mother, who goes on to become an engineer, and is grappling with a fraught relationship with his father.<ref>{{cite web |title='Varada', starring Vinod Prabhakar, to release on Feb 18th |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/varada-starring-vinod-prabhakar-to-release-on-feb-18th/articleshow/89264530.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=30 December 2025 |date=1 February 2022}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics. However, Vinod's performance received praise. The reviewer for ''[[The Times of India]]'' stated that he is "at his best as Varada".<ref>{{cite web |title=Varada Movie Review: A commerial potboiler which doesn't evoke interest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/varada/movie-review/89664670.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=30 December 2025 |language=en |date=18 February 2022}}</ref> In the social action-drama ''[[Fighter (2023 film)|Fighter]]'' (2023), Vinod played a principled young man who takes on systemic corruption and social injustice.<ref name="Fighter">{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title='Fighter' movie review: Exploring new frontiers in fight against graft |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/Oct/07/fighter-movie-review-exploring-new-frontiers-in-fight-against-graft-2621486.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=30 December 2025 |language=en |date=7 October 2023}}</ref>
He played an eponymous role in the period-drama ''[[Maadeva]]''. Set in the 1980s, he plays a reclusive and emotionally-detached village hangman whose life is unsettled by human connection. The film was a commercial success, and completed a 50-day run at the box office.<ref name="Maadeva">{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Vinod Prabhakar wraps up shooting for Balaramana Dinagalu |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2025/Jul/21/vinod-prabhakar-wraps-up-shooting-for-balaramana-dinagalu |website=Cinema Express |access-date=30 December 2025 |language=en |date=21 July 2025}}</ref> His performance received praise from critics. A. Sharadhaa of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' called his "most restrained performance yet..." and wrote, "What elevates Vinod Prabhakar’s performance is how he sheds his action-hero skin and inhabits the role of a broken man. His walk, stillness, and silence speak more than words. His rage simmers only when needed; his expressions carry quiet intensity."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Maadeva Movie Review: A silent but raging portrait of a hangman’s solitude |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/review/2025/Jun/07/maadeva-movie-review-a-silent-but-raging-portrait-of-a-hangmans-solitude |website=Cinema Express |access-date=30 December 2025 |language=en |date=7 June 2025}}</ref> The reviewer for ''The Times of India'' wrote, "Vinod Prabhakar delivers one of his best, portraying the shades of a broken man with intense depth, reminiscent of [[Upendra]] in ''[[Anatharu]]''. His action impresses, but it's his monstrous side that's hardest to watch."<ref>{{cite web |title=Maadeva Movie Review: A Gritty Old-School Action Drama That Demands a Strong Stomach |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/maadeva-review-a-gritty-old-school-action-drama-that-demands-a-strong-stomach/movie-review/121673744.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=30 December 2025 |language=en |date=6 June 2025}}</ref>
Vinnod's upcmong projects include ''Balaramana Dinagalu'', a take on [[organized crime]] inspired by real events and is directed by [[K. M. Chaitanya]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinod Prabhakar’s 25th film is titled 'Balaramana Dinagalu' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2024/Aug/19/vinod-prabhakars-25th-film-is-titled-balaramana-dinagalu |access-date=30 December 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Films=== {{pending films key}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes ! {{refh}} |- | rowspan="2" |2002 |''Dil'' | Vinod | | |- |''Phatinga'' | | | |- | 2004 || ''[[Srusti (film)|Srusti]]'' || Santosh | Credited as Junior 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=2025-11-29|author=Moviebuzz}}</ref> |- | 2006 | ''Maha Nagara'' | Vinod | | |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''VIP 5'' | | | |- | ''Circle Rowdy'' | Nagaraj | | |- | 2008 | ''[[Navagraha (film)|Navagraha]]'' | Tony | | |- | 2011 | ''Hori'' | Krishna | | |- | 2013 | ''Gajendra'' | Gajendra | | |- | 2014 | ''[[Belli (film)|Belli]]'' | Babu | | |- | 2016 | ''[[Tyson (2016 film)|Tyson]]'' | Deepu | | |- | 2017 | ''Crack'' | Crack | | |- | 2018 | ''Mari Tiger'' | Tiger | | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 |''[[Yajamana (2019 film)|Yajamana]]'' |Himself |Special appearance | |- | ''[[Rugged]]'' | Shivu | |<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 April 2019|title=Actor Vinod Prabhakar watches movie 'Rugged' with fans |url=https://citytoday.news/actor-vinod-prabhakar-watches-movie-rugged-with-fans/|website=City Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2019|title=Vinod Prabhakar shocks one and all with his transformation for his next film Rugged |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/a-rugged-avatar/articleshow/68514428.cms|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''Shadow'' | CM or Common Man | | |- | ''[[Roberrt]]'' | Raghava | |<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 June 2019|title=Actor Vinod Prabhakar roped in for Darshan’s ‘Roberrt’ |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-vinod-prabhakar-roped-darshan-s-roberrt-103850|website=The News Minute}}</ref> |- | 2022 | ''Varada'' | Varada | |<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 February 2022|title='Varada', starring Vinod Prabhakar, to release on Feb 18th |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/varada-starring-vinod-prabhakar-to-release-on-feb-18th/articleshow/89264530.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''[[Fighter (2023 film)|Fighter]]'' | Mohak | | <ref name="Fighter"/> |- | 2025 | ''[[Maadeva]]'' | Maadeva | | <ref name="Maadeva"/> |- | rowspan="3"| 2026 | {{pending film|Balaramana Dinagalu}} | Balarama | |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=Y. Maheswara |title=Music meets magic |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/music-meets-magic/articleshow/126087257.cms |access-date=30 December 2025 |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=20 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref> |- | {{Pending film|Nelson}} | TBA | | |- | {{pending film|Lankasura}} | TBA | Also producer | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=Y. Maheswara |title=Lankasura is here |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/lankasura-is-here/articleshow/92734322.cms |access-date=30 December 2025 |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=8 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |}
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