Prashanth Neel is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He was born on June 4, 1980, in Karnataka, India. who primarily works in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut with the 2014 Kannada film, Ugramm and later directed the two-part film series: K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018), and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), the latter being the highest-grossing Kannada film.
After Prashanth completed his filmmaking course, he wrote a screenplay, Aa Hudugi Neene. He wanted to cast his brother-in-law and actor, Srimurali, in it; however, he changed his original idea and wrote an action film, Ugramm, for him instead.
The film was released under his own production company, Infinite Pictures, and succeeded in becoming one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of 2014. Prashanth narrated to him the script of K.G.F: Chapter 1, and everything fell into place for him.
The movie was released in 2018 and collected Rs. 250 crore at the Box Office. is third directorial, ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, was scheduled for a theatrical release on 16 July 2021 but was delayed due to the second wave of the COVID – 19 pandemic in India. The movie is expected to be released in 5 different languages on 14 April 2022. With the release of his much-hyped movie ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, Prashanth has spoken about his upcoming projects, which include Salaar, NTR30, and Bagheera
His father’s name is Subhash Neelakantapuram. His mother’s name is Bharati Subhash. He has two siblings. His brother’s name is Pradeep Neelakantapuram, and his sister’s name is Rekha Neelakantapuram.
Prashanth Neel married Likitha Reddy on 5 May 2010. The couple has 2 children. They welcomed their daughter, Sarayu Neel, on 26 January 2014, and their son, Rayansh Neel, on 10 January 2017.