India, April 27 -- Tharun Moorthy's recent release Thuduram, starring Mohanlal and Sobhana in the lead roles, features a new actor as the antagonist. Prakash Varma made his acting debut this Friday after a long and illustrious career as an ad man who directed advertisements with Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma and even Vodafone's famous ZooZoos. Know all about him. (Also Read: Thudarum movie review: A top-form Mohanlal shines in fan boy Tharun Moorthy's gripping directorial)

Prakash Varma founded Nirvana Films with his wife, Sneha Iype, in 2001. He hails from a Malayali family, and his ad firm is based in Bengaluru. Before that, he worked with Malayalam filmmaker Viji Thampi and ad filmmaker VK Varma.

Prakash has direct...