Prakash Raj
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1965-03-26
- Place of birth
- 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.
Works in catalog 56
Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past
Haunted 3D: Ghosts of the Past
Kankana
Dahaan
Haunted 3D: Ghosts of the Past
Jatadhara
Mummy
Su from So
Bou Buttu Bhuta
The Door
Jatadhara
Aranmanai 4
Oneirophrenia
Incident
Sounds Like A Great Project!
Kade Dade Diyan Kade Pote Diyan
Suvarna Sundari
Janha Ratira Sathi
Kasthuri Mahal
Masooda
The Bell
9
Airaa
One Night at Villa
Anthaku Minchi
Natakam
Taxiwala
U Turn
Aake
Andhhagadu
Golmaal Again
Next Nuvve
Sivalinga
Aval
Ghost Villa
Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam
Nayagi
Oru Nodiyil
Kanchana 2
Tripura
Unakkenna Venum Sollu
Vere Vazhi Ille
Kanchana 2
Chandralekha
6-5=2
Akam
Moonnamathoral
Ammo Bomma
Adharvam
Bees Saal Baad
Aayiram Kannukal
Karimpoocha
Sakthi
Lisa
