Prem Kumar
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Prem Kumar is a Malayalam film
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...

 artist. He did many notable roles in Tele films and TV Operas
Indian soap opera
Indian soap operas are soap operas written, produced, filmed in India, with characters played by Indians , with episodes broadcast on Indian television channels/channel chains that are not often limited to the Republic of India itself: often many “serials,” as they’re more commonly referred to as,...

. He acted in more than 100 films in which he was the hero in 18 films.

Career

During college days, Prem Kumar was very active in arts and literature. He has won many State level awards as Best Actor in drama competitions. He was selected as the panel artist of All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...

 and Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...

during his college days. He has staged many classic characters like Macbeth, Coreo launus, Oedipus, Othello, etc. His performance as these characters were very much appreciated by critics as well as audience.

After that he landed into the malayalam film industry starting off his career with some petty roles as a side actor. He is best known his comedy roles in Malayalam movies. His movies in the lead role which did not find much success in the box office.
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