Prabhakaran or Prabakaran () is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
Notable people Given name A. Prabhakaran, Indian politician Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Indian researcher Inigo Prabhakar (born 1985), Indian actor K. P. Prabhakaran (died 2009), Indian politician K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Indian agronomist K. R. P. Prabakaran (born 1979), Indian politician Kalamandalam Prabhakaran, Indian dancer Lakshmanan Prabhakaran, Indian hockey player M. Prabhakaran, Indian politician N. Prabhakaran (born 1952), Indian writer Prabakaran Kanadasan (born 1991), Malaysian footballer Prabakaran Parameswaran (born 1996), Malaysian politician Prayar Prabhakaran (1930–2004), Indian academic S. R. Prabhakaran, Indian film director Shaji Prabhakaran, Indian football administrator Sreekumar Prabhakaran, Indian air force officer Thachadi Prabhakaran (1936–2000), Indian politician Velu Prabhakaran (1957–2025), Indian filmmaker Velupillai Prabhakaran (1955–2009), Sri Lankan militant leader
Surname Arjun Prabhakaran, Indian film director Justin Prabhakaran (born 1986), Indian composer Prabhakaran Gopalakrishnan (born 1988), Indian cricketer Shyam Prabhakaran, American physician
Other uses Captain Prabhakaran, 1991 Indian Tamil-language film Killing of Balachandran Prabhakaran, killing of the 12-year old son of Velupillai Prabhakaran Prabhakaran (film), 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language film
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