13 Facts About Prabhu Solomon

Prabhu Solomon was born on 7 May 1969 and is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films.

Prabhu Solomon attended St Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, after which he completed a master's degree in English literature, before relocating to Chennai.

Prabhu Solomon consequently joined Sundar's film Murai Maman as an assistant director, before subsequently working with Agathiyan on the award-winning Kadhal Kottai.

Prabhu Solomon chose to feature Raghuvaran and Bhanupriya in the leading roles, though the producers Anabalaya Films were reluctant to cast a character artiste in the lead role for the film, Kannodu Kanbathellam.

Prabhu Solomon had signed on Vikram to play the lead role in a project shortly after the success of Sethu and wanted to work on a different script, but the actor insisted that the pair a film from the director's script titled King.

Prabhu Solomon revealed that he was unconvinced about Vikram portraying the lead role, feeling that he was too old to play Nassar's son, but the actor insisted the project went ahead.

Prabhu Solomon revealed that his early career in film involved making significant compromises and was strictly against the type of cinema he had actually ventured to make.

Prabhu Solomon made the films Kokki, Lee, and Laadam.

Prabhu Solomon gathered real-life stories of survival and intertwined them into his script.

Prabhu Solomon went on to add that it was his costliest production till date and the film was made at a cost of 15 crore, with the special effects, notably the use of 7.1 Atmos mix for the climax, which was particularly expensive.

Prabhu Solomon produced the film Rubaai under the banner God Pictures.

In 2021, Prabhu Solomon directed Kaadan, a film set in a territory familiar to him - revolving around elephants and protecting forests.

All said, Prabhu Solomon's Kaadan has set its intention right and is a noteworthy venture for its important social message, but the film received mixed reviews.