Prashanth Neelakantapuram (born June 4, 1980), known professionally as Prashanth Neel, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the action thriller *Ugramm* (2014), which he also wrote. Neel subsequently gained wider recognition for writing and directing the two-part period action film series *K.G.F: Chapter 1* (2018) and *K.G.F: Chapter 2* (2022). In 2023, he made his debut in Telugu cinema by directing the action film *Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire*, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Outside of directing, he wrote the story for the action thriller *Bagheera* (2024).
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 4, 1980 (46)
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Director and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Prashanth Neel's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 4
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Prashanth Neel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Prashanth Neel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
418(2026)
Bagheera(2024)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Salaar(2023)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
K.G.F: Chapter 2(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
K.G.F: Chapter 1(2018)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Ugramm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Dragon: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
K.G.F: Chapter 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Ravanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Salaar: Part 2 - Shouryaanga Parvam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 5 of them dated from 2014 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Prashanth Neel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of the 4 of 5 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Prashanth Neel's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Prashanth Neel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Prashanth Neel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vijay Kiragandur shares the most, 4.
Writers
- D.R. SuriShared titles: Bagheera (2024), Salaar (2023)See all 2 shared titles with D.R. Suri
Actors
- Achyuth KumarShared titles: Bagheera (2024), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Achyuth Kumar
- Garuda RamShared titles: Bagheera (2024), Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Garuda Ram
- Easwari RaoShared titles: Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Easwari Rao
- Archana JoisShared titles: K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Archana Jois
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bhuvan GowdaShared titles: Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Bhuvan Gowda
- Ravi BasrurShared titles: Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Ravi Basrur
- Ujwal KulkarniShared titles: Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ujwal Kulkarni
Producers
- Vijay KiragandurShared titles: Bagheera (2024), Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Vijay Kiragandur
- Chaluve GowdaShared titles: Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Chaluve Gowda
- K.V. Rama RaoShared titles: Salaar (2023), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)See all 2 shared titles with K.V. Rama Rao