Premgi Amaren is an Indian artist known for singing, composing, songwriting and performing. He often composes rap songs in Tamil films and is known for his comedy roles in films directed by his brother Venkat Prabhu.
Wiki/Biography
Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren was born on Monday, February 26, 1979 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (44 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He attended Cambridge Matriculation High School in Chennai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Premgi’s father’s name is Gangai Amaran, a composer and director.
Prej Amaren and his father
Not much information is available about his mother, who passed away in 2021. He has a brother, Venkat Prabhu, who is a film director and actor.
Premgi Amaren (left) with his mother (middle) and brother (right)
other relatives
His uncle’s name is Ilaiyaraaja and he is a film composer.
Premji Amarun and his uncle
The names of his cousins are Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja and Bhavatharini.
Premgi Amaren and his cousin Yuvan Shankar Raja
Relationships/Affairs
He is rumored to be in a relationship with singer Vinetta.
Premgi Amaren and Vinaita
Profession
actor
Premgi made her acting debut in 2003 with the film Punnagai Poove.
Poster of the movie “Punnagai Poove”
In 2006, he made his debut as the protagonist’s friend in Slambalasan’s “Vallavan”. Later, he played the role of Seenu in his brother Venkat Prabhu’s directorial debut “Chennai 600028” (2007). The film became the biggest summer blockbuster of the year and established Premji as a comedic actor. He once again collaborated with his brother in his next project Saroja and received critical acclaim for his role as Ganesh Kumar. He played the lead role in Venkat Prabhu’s film “Goa” (2010) and later appeared in “Mankatha” (2011) and “Settai” (2013). Premgi has also appeared in other films such as Santosh Subramaniam (2008) as Sekhar, Onbadhule Guru (2013) as Charles, Tamizh Padam 2 (2018), Kasada Thapara (2021) Bala, and “Custody” (2023) as Prem.
Movie “Tamizh Padam 2” poster
He is known for his role as Pradeep in the movie Sathiya Sothanai in 2023. His project Thalapathy 68 was planned for release in 2024 but was announced in 2023. In 2023, he appeared in the Malaysian Tamil TV series Badep. In 2021, he appeared in the web series Live Telecast and played the role of Bigil Sathya.
Movie Live (2021) poster
Music Director
Premgi made his directorial debut in 1990 with the film Anjali.
Movie “Anjali” (1990) poster
Premgi entered the film industry in 1997 with a project titled “Wanted” starring Venkat Prabhu and SPB Charan. Despite having Yuvan Shankar Raja as the music composer and comedians Gangai Amaren and SP Balasubrahmanyam, the film is still unfinished. In 2005, he entered independent music direction with the film “Gnabagam Varuthe” starring his brother. Thereafter, he contributed to the music of Agatiyan’s “Nenjathai Killathe” and “Thozha”, in which he played an important role. He has worked as music director for songs in films such as Nenjathai Killadhe (2008), Adhe Neram Adhe Idam (2009), Maanga (2015), RK Nagar (2019) and Manmadha Leelai (2022).
Poster of the movie Nenjathai Killadhe (2008)
Amaran and singer Suresh Peters co-produced a song called “The One Anthem” dedicated to the iconic Michael Jackson.
music composer
Premgi made his debut as a music composer in 2007 with the song Niyabagam Varuthe. At the beginning of his career, he focused on music creation. He started out as an assistant to film music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and later ventured into playback singing. Initially, his singing role mainly consisted of managing the rap parts of Yuvan Shankar Raja’s compositions, which later expanded to include collaborations with other music composers. Apart from working with Yuvan Shankar Raja, he has also remixed songs for some soundtrack albums, starting with the song “Loosu Penne” from the film Vallavan. He has composed other songs for films including Adhe Neram Adhe Idam (2009), Ennamo Nadakkudhu (2014), Zombie (2019), Kutty Story (2021) and Manmadha Leelai (2022).
Poster of the movie “The Story of Kutty”
In addition to film music, he also composed the music for a series titled “Planet Galatta II – Adra Sakkae” on the Singapore satellite channel “Mediacorp Vasantham”.
singer
He made his debut in 1998 with the song Kaalathukku Etta Gana. He has sung “Andhra Khiladi Vidyardhi” for the movie Vidyardhi (2004), “Orampo Naina”, “Yenno Yenno” and other songs for the movie Azagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu (2006). ” for the movie Nenu Meeku Telusa? (2008), Mississippi for the movie Biriyani (2013) and Plan Panni for the movie Panni Panni Pannanum (2020).
Movie “Panni Pannanum” poster
His recorded song remixes include “Loosu Penne” (Club Mix) from the movie Vallavan (2006), “Goa” (Club Mix) from the movie Goa (2010), “Nahnh Na Nah” (Extended Dance) from the movie Goa (2010) Mix). “Therikidhu Masses” (Gasa Gasa Mix) from the movie Biriyani (2013) and the movie Masss (2015).
Poster of the movie Biriyani (2013)
Facts/Trivia
- His stage name Premgi is derived from a spelling mistake. Initially, its name was “Prem G”, with the “G” symbolizing his father’s name.
- In 2009, he was nominated for the Jury Award for Best Comedy Actor for his performance in the film Saroja.
- He was often spotted drinking on different occasions.
Premgi Amaren’s Instagram post about drinking beer
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education