Prabhu Mundkur was born on 5 December 1988 to a Konkani speaking orthodox family in Manipal, in Udupi.
[1] He completed his schooling at Bangalore and Udupi and graduated from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
Prior to pursuing acting, he worked as a research scientist[2] for Biocon and ITC Limited.
He married Kavita Kudtarkar (Nakshatra Prabhu) in 2012 and they have a daughter and twin boy and girl.
Prior to his acting career, Prabhu undertook modelling assignments with regional apparel brands.