Tharun Moorthy’s Thudarum, starring Mohanalal, is performing well at the box office in just two days since its release. While fans are blown over by the performances of Mohanlal and Shobana, there’s another actor who’s getting as much praise from cine-goers. George, the antagonist, is played by Prakash Varma. But who is he? We find out.
Check out audience reaction on Prakash Varma’s performance in Thudarum:
This is how a Villain Character Should be. Debutant Prakash Varma Vera Level🔥#Thudarum pic.twitter.com/QMDP98yyWl
— Christopher Kanagaraj (@Chrissuccess) April 27, 2025
Random trivia#PrakashVarma… who made his excellent debut in Mohanlal’s #Thudarum is actually a well known advertisement director who was also the brain behind the Vodafone Zoo Zoo ads pic.twitter.com/7PIFPvaKqm
— CineRanker (@CineRanker) April 26, 2025
A potent mix of Mohanlal’s acting prowess & stardom, just the way the doctor ordered. Tharun Moorthy stays true to his humble promises, some flaws aside. Jakes Bejoy cooked. And Prakash Varma in that role? A masterstroke. ❤🔥❤🔥
TW: Depictions of police brutality.#Thudarum pic.twitter.com/aorlgQVxLJ
— Vivek Santhosh (@sonder_being) April 25, 2025
One of the best debuted of Mollywood
What a performance 🔥
Prakash Varma as C I George Sir 🔥
#Thudarum || #Mohanlal pic.twitter.com/JhyuR0yhcl
— ᴀᴍᴇᴇʀ ᴀʟɪ 𝕏 (@Levi_thoughts) April 26, 2025
A great return to form for Mohanlal and a menacing performance by Prakash Varma.#Thudarum pic.twitter.com/vFx5dzoco3
— Nitin Raj (@MrPerfectTech) April 27, 2025
A renowned ad filmmaker, Prakash Varma is the creator of some of the most iconic advertisements in India. He is the person behind a telecom network’s ZooZoo ads and the iconic ‘boy and puppy’ campaign.
In 2001, Prakash founded Nirvana Films with his wife Sneha Ipe. It is a leading production company based in Bengaluru. Before this, he worked under the well-known Malayalam filmmaker, Viji Thampi. After his stint with Thampi, he worked under ad filmmaker V.K. Varma.
He is also the person behind the campaigns for Kerala Tourism and also the Dubai Tourism ads with Shah Rukh Khan, which were much-loved and viral. In 2009, Hollywood director Michael Bay’s production company, The Institute, signed him.
Besides the above, Varma also directed campaigns for several other brands like Bisleri, KitKat, iPhone, Camerry, Amazon Prime and Netflix besides Vodafone.
Coming to Thudarum, the reason why Prakash Varma agreed to work on Thudarum was because he immensely admires Mohanlal, according to Manorama News. Director Tharun decided to get Varma onboard after considering several actors in the Malayalam and Tamil industries. He even conducted several auditions for the role of George. And now, people cannot stop praising him for his role in the movie.