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Aliases: Prakashraj , प्रकाश राज , பிரகாஷ் ராஜ் , ప్రకాష్ రాజ్

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Movie Involvements: 236

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer and television presenter who is known for his works in the South Indian film industry. Apart from his mother-tongue, Kannada, his fluency in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi and English has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema. He has played a variety of roles, most notably as an antagonist and character actor. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar and a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2009 for his role in Kanchivaram. As a producer, he won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for Puttakkana Highway.

Most Famous Work

Attack
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7

Attack

(2022) Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
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5

Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy

(2022) SKS Moorthy
Navarasa
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6

Navarasa

(2021) Sivaraman
Raayan
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6

Raayan

(2024) Sargunam
K.G.F: Chapter 2
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8

K.G.F: Chapter 2

(2022) Vijayendra Ingalgi
Paava Kadhaigal
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8

Paava Kadhaigal

(2020) Janakiraman
Anantham
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8

Anantham

(2022) Elder Venkatesan
Shootout at Alair
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7

Shootout at Alair

(2020) DSP Suryanarayana

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
N/A
N/A
R. Sargunam
Raghuram
Joseph Raj
N/A
Venkata Swamy
2023 Dr. Chacko
N/A
Sundara Chozhar
Sarangi
Raghava Rao
Michael 'Kaala' Ceaser
Jayaprakash 'JP'
2022 Judge
SKS Moorthy
CM Achuthan Nair
Sundara Chozhar
Inspector Neelakandan
Muthupandi
Kathiravan's Father
Viswanandan Varma
Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
Consultant Rao
Moorty Sahay
Unnikrishnan
N/A
Elder Venkatesan
Vijayendra Ingalgi
Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam
N/A
N Rajasekharan IAS
2021 Nattadurai
Paarirajan
Perumalsamy
Pattabhi Ramayya
Nithyanand
Sivaraman
Lawyer Venu Gopal
Nandaji
Gurudev Deshmukh
Jaypal Reddy
2020 DSP Suryanarayana
Janakiraman
ACP Ashok
Nagendra Reddy
2019 Veerandranath Tagore
Brigadier Vijay Prakash
N/A
Venugopal Seshadri
N/A
Rishi's Father
Mooledatthu Kannan 'M.K.' Nair
Ramalingam
Dr. Inayat Ali Khan
Dora Swamy Naidu
Nagi Reddy
2018 Ravunni Menon
ACP Suryanarayana
N/A
Senapathi aka Sena
Govindharaj
N/A
Sathya
Narrator
Police Officer
Aluri Chakrapani
Varadarajulu
Dakshina Murthy
N/A
Master
2017 Soundararajan
Kasi
N/A
Sagayam
Vasu Reddy
SP Prakash
N/A
Parasuramaiah
Rajasekhar
Commissioner Karthikeyan
Jagannath
Sagayam
N/A
Raghavaraju
2016 N/A
Krishnamurthy
Manimara
Bhujangiah
Sathya's Father
Sirish's Dad
N/A
Yogeeswaran
Adhiseshan
Guru Raj
Prasad
N/A
Veerabhrappa
Francis
2015 Moorthi
Size Zero Satyanand
Vital Rao
Mahamantri Shiva Devayya
Prathap Kale
Sharat Chandra
N/A
Ganapathy
Satyamurthy
N/A
Waltair Vasu
2014 Jaya Prakash
N/A
N/A
A. K. Mishra
Guest Appearance
Karan
Himself
Narasimha / Bhai (Dual role)
Kalidasan
Chowdhary
narrator
Bheem Prakash
N/A
2013 Bhoodev Singh
Govind Hande
Teja
Army Officer
Nagori Subramaniyam
Nanaji
Singam
Sivagurunathan
Pasupathy
Gautham Krishna
N/A
Shetty
Relangi Uncle
2012 Voice of one of the sons
Bachcha Bhaiya
Sambhayya
Rana Prathap Naidu
Prakash Raj
Boopathi
N/A
Subramaniam
Varadarajula Naidu
Jaidev Ghanapuleti
2011 Naidu
Ajju Bhai
Shankar Narayana
IG Ranjith
Shiva's Grandfather
Jaikant Shikre
Rajalingam
Kabir
N/A
Guru Beeshma Narayana
N/A
Cameo Appearance
Rahim
Chief Minister Yogeswaran
Maggi's Father
Munna Bhai
Manthiappan
Vishwanath
Narasimha
N/A
Kittu Bhai
2010 Abhishek Verma
Abraham / Issac
Moses
Stalin Manimaran
Bhanu Prasad
Gopala "G.K." Krishnan
N/A
Mayil Vaaganam
N/A
Uthappa
Anbalazhagan
2009 Circle Inspector
N/A
Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai
Bhadri Narayanan
Principal
N/A
N/A
Tamizharasan
Prakash Verma
J.D.
2008 Ravanan
Raghuraman
Balu's Father
Shyam's Doctor
Masanam
Viswanathan
Subramaniam
N/A
N/A
Neelakanta
Arnold/ Kadavul
Subramaniam
Rammohan Reddy (Indu & Bhagyamati's father)
Vengadam
Kannaiah / Dileep
Chinna
2007 N/A
Kasi
N/A
Kakha
N/A
Kasi Viswanathan
Vijay Kumar
Buthiran
Ali Bhai
2006 N/A
Judge (Guest Appearance)
Guru
Muddu Krishnayya
Commissioner of Police
Zamindar
Mondi Nani
Easwara Pandian
Ilakiyan
Arokiya Raj
Siddhu's Father
Father of Ashok
DGP
N/A
ACP Gopinath
Ilampirai
Vijay
N/A
Ali Bhai
Mayilravanan
Soundarapandi
Aathi's father
PC 'Nethiadi' Nandakumar
2005 Udhayapaa
Venkata Ratnam
N/A
Guru
CBI investigator Anjaneya Prasad
Pandi Durai
DCP Prabhakar
Veerendra "Eeru Babu"
Adhi Narayanan
N/A
N/A
Somaraju
N/A
Karuppusamy
Prakash
Ram's father
2004 Durga prasad
JK
Eshwar
Bala Nayakar
Dr. Vishwanathan
Nandu
Prakash
Aravind
N/A
Pasupathi Naidu
Muthupandi
Johnykutty
N/A
Prakash Rao
Additional Commissioner of Police Shrikant Naidu
Ranga Rao
N/A
Suryaprakash
Sundara Murthy
2003 Dattu
Suryam
Irfan Khan
ACP Raja Narendra
Raghuveer
Chithambaram
Neelakantham Naidu
N/A
Obul Reddy
N/A
2002 Amjad
Simbu's Father
Yadagiri
Viswanath
Sharpshooter
Vipra Narayana
Terrorist
N/A
Governor Chenna Kesava Reddy
Harold Wickramsinghe
N/A
N/A
N/A
2001 Srinivasa Murthy
N/A
N/A
Neelakanda Brahmachari
N/A
Anjali's father, train driver
Kala Bhairav
Rudre Gowda
Guest Appearance as Jamindar
Policeman
GV
N/A
N/A
2000 'Paisa Paisa' song cameo
N/A
N/A
Prakash
Inspector Salim
Paramahamsa
N/A
Nanda
N/A
N/A
1999 N/A
Doctor
Venkata Narayana
Narasimha
Dhanunjay
Police Officer Subramaniam (Special Appearance)
Guru
N/A
N/A
Peddabbayi
1998 N/A
N/A
D. K. Bose
N/A
Vishwa's Father
Narasimha
N/A
Akash
N/A
N/A
N/A
1997 Neelakandan
N/A
Kandaswamy
N/A
Santhosh's brother (Guest Appearance)
N/A
Rolex
Satya
Rama Ganapathy
Tamil Selvam
Jaipal
N/A
N/A
N/A
1996 N/A
Prakash
N/A
Prakash
Arumugasamy
Mohan George
Surya
Dharma
N/A
1995 Major Madhavan
Gaddapalugu Chenchu Ramayya
Kumar
1994 N/A
Sirpy
1993 Inspector
Anti-terrorist Commando Suresh
Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
villan
Tuti Shah
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Director
2016 Director
2014 Director
2012 Director
2010 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Screenplay
2014 Screenplay
2012 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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