| Prem Mandal | |||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Madhav Sharma | ||||||||
| Duration | 2008 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 18 July 2008 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 14 November 2008 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||||||||
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Prem Mandal, played by Madhav Sharma, first appeared upon meeting Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) and Vernon Tomlin (Ian Reddington) on a golf course. Prem, who runs a successful floor-covering business, remembered Dev from a Trades association meeting. Prem took Dev under his wing, as he said Dev reminded him of a younger version of himself. Sharma had previously played Dev's father during a 2004 appearance. Dev was invited to dinner with Prem and his wife Nina (Harvey Virdi) on 1 August 2008. Nina then began an affair with Dev behind Prem's back. In October 2008, he consented to Dev going out with his daughter Tara (Ayesha Dharker) as he saw Dev as a man of integrity and honour. Prem was disgusted when Dev revealed his affair with Nina to him, he forced him out of his house and vowed to have nothing more to do with him, ending his relationship with Tara, but agreed not to tell her why they had to end.
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