Abhiyum Naanum is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. It features Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha in the lead role as his daughter, while Aishwarya and Ganesh Venkatraman play supporting roles. The film is based on the American film Father of the Bride. The film was partially reshot in Telugu as Aakasamantha (transl. Sky-high) with Jagapathi Babu replacing Prithviraj, which released on 27 May 2009.
Promotional poster
Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, English, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi-language films, he is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Raj's fluency in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, Tulu and Marathi has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema.
Raj at the 2018 Kerala Literature Festival
President presenting the Best Actor Award to Prakash Raj for the film Kanchivaram, at the 55th National Film Awards