Prakash Raj
- Acting
- March 26, 1965 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Biography
Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai on 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, director, producer, and politician who works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam cinema. He made his film debut in the Kannada film *Mithileya Seetheyaru* (1988). He later worked in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Raj won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as politician Tamizhselvan in Mani Ratnam's Tamil political drama *Iruvar* (1997). He appeared in character and antagonist roles in films including *Antahpuram* (1998), *Badri* (2000), *Ghilli* (2004), and *Pokiri* (2006). He also played patriarchs in the family dramas *Bommarillu* (2006) and *Abhiyum Naanum* (2008). In 2008, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as a silk weaver in Priyadarshan's Tamil drama *Kanchivaram*. Raj also appeared in Hindi films, including *Wanted* (2009), *Singham* (2011), and *Dabangg 2* (2012). As a producer, he received a National Film Award for the Kannada film *Puttakkana Highway* (2011). His later film roles include appearances in *O Kadhal Kanmani* (2015) and *Rangasthalam* (2018). His recent film credits include Trivikram's *Guntur Kaaram*, Dhanush's *Raayan*, Koratala Siva's *Devara: Part 1*, Suriya's *Kanguva*, and Sukumar's *Pushpa 2: The Rule*. His other credits include S. Shankar's *Game Changer*, *They Call Him OG*, *Daaku Maharaaj*, Dhanush's *Idli Kadai*, *Dacoit: A Love Story*, and the Hindi thriller *Drishyam - The Conclusion*. He has received five National Film Awards.
Known for
Filmography
- They Call Him OG 2 · Sathya Dada
- Vāranāsi
- Golmaal 5 · Vasu Reddy
- Drishyam: The Conclusion · Public Prosecutor Indrajith Shetty
- Jagamae Sangeetham · Shastri
- Jana Nayagan · Roja Rangasamy
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie · S. K. S. Moorthy
- Dacoit · Solomon
- Kaalidas 2 · Advocate Natraj
- S. Saraswathi · Ramanujam
- Seetha Payanam
- Champion · Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Tere Ishk Mein · Raghav Gurrukkal
- Balti · Narrator
- They Call Him OG · Satya Dada
- Retro · Dharmendran
- Jack · Manoj
- Bagheera · Guru
- Utsavam · Abhimanyu Narayana
- Devara: Part 1 · Singappa
- Raayan · R. Sargunam
- Purushothamudu · Raghuram
- Satyabhama · Joseph Raj
- Journey
- Guntur Kaaram · Venkata Swamy
- Kunjamminis Hospital · Dr. Chacko
- Music School
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part II · Sundara Chozhar
- Shaakuntalam · Sarangi
- Rangamarthanda · 'Ranga Marthanda' Raghava Rao
- Waltair Veerayya · Michael 'Kaala' Ceaser
- Varisu · Jayaprakash 'JP'
- Salaam Venky · Judge
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy · SKS Moorthy
- Tadka · Director, Producer
- Varaal · CM Achuthan Nair
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part I · Sundara Chozhar
- Thiruchitrambalam · Inspector Neelakandan
- Viruman · Muthupandi
- Poikkal Kuthirai · Kathiravan's Father
- Bimbisara · Viswanandan Varma
- Sita Ramam · Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
- Thank You · Consultant Rao
- Rashtra Kavach Om · Moorty Sahay
- Major · Unnikrishnan
- Shekar
- Anantham · Elder Venkatesan
- K.G.F: Chapter 2 · Vijayendra Ingalgi
- Attack · Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam
- Clap
- Pada · N Rajasekharan IAS
- Annaatthe · Nattadurai
- Enemy · Paarirajan
- Jai Bhim · Perumalsamy
- Pelli SandaD · Pattabhi Ramayya
- Aaradugula Bullet · Nithyanand
- Navarasa · Sivaraman
- Narappa · Lawyer Venu Gopal
- Vakeel Saab · Nandaji
- Yuvarathnaa · Gurudev Deshmukh
- Alludu Adhurs · Jaypal Reddy
- Shootout at Alair · DSP Suryanarayana
- Paava Kadhaigal · Janakiraman
- Special Ops · Subramanyam
- Mayabazar 2016 · ACP Ashok
- Sarileru Neekevvaru · Nagendra Reddy
- Ruler · Veerandranath Tagore
- Venky Mama · Brigadier Vijay Prakash
- Azhiyatha Kolangal 2
- Asuran · Venugopal Seshadri
- 1st Rank Raju
- Maharshi · Rishi's Father
- Athiran · Mooledatthu Kannan 'M.K.' Nair
- Dev · Ramalingam
- 9 · Dr. Inayat Ali Khan
- F2: Fun and Frustration · Dora Swamy Naidu
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu · Nagi Reddy
- Odiyan · Ravunni Menon
- Sei · ACP Suryanarayana
- Hello Guru Prema Kosame · Viswanath