Prakash Raj
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
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.
Born
Mar 26, 1965
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Known For
Acting
Movies
414 acting
22 crew
Popularity
2.9
Known For
Devara: Part 1
2024
as Singappa
K.G.F: Chapter 2
2022
as Vijayendra Ingalgi
Wanted
2009
as Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai
Sita Ramam
2022
as Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
Singham
2011
as Jaikant Shikre
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
2022
as Sundara Chozhar
Jai Bhim
2021
as Perumalsamy
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013
as Army Officer
Anniyan
2005
as DCP Prabhakar
Attack
2022
as Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam
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