Prem,
who
became
popular
with
his
directorial
movies
before
turning
actor,
seems
to
be
very
serious
about
his
acting
career.
He
has
not
given
nod
for
any
movie
to
direct
in
the
recent
past
rather
he
has
accepted
a
few
projects
as
an
actor.
The
director-turned-actor
made
his
acting
debut
in
Preethi
Yeke
Bhoomi
Melede
in
2008.
His
first
movie
as
an
actor
was
a
dud
at
Box
Office.
The
failure
made
him
to
concentrate
on
his
directorial
career.
However,
he
was
approached
to
act
in
the
movie
titled
Prem
Adda,
which
was
a
remake
of
the
Tamil
film
Subramaniapuram,
in
2012.
The
movie
managed
to
win
decent
response
for
him.
Eventually
he
was
offered
a
few
movies
to
act.
Currently,
he
is
busy
with
Dasavala,
which
features
Akshara
Menon
in
the
female
lead
role.
He
will
be
seen
in
the
role
of
a
tourist
guide
in
the
film.
The
upcoming
movie
is
directed
by
MS
Ramesh.
Meanwhile,
Prem
has
given
a
nod
to
act
in
yet
another
movie.
The
director-turned-actor,
who
worked
with
Mahesh
Babu
in
Prem
Adda,
is
joining
hands
with
the
same
director
again.
The
movie
is
titled
My
Name
Is
Byre
Gowda,
the
original
name
of
Prem.
It
will
take
off
next
month.
With
this
development,
he
is
unlikely
to
director
a
movie
in
the
near
future
and
his
proposed
project
with
Sudeep
has
also
been
postponed.