Prakash Raj

Biography

Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, jhaantu 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 Known For

Vāranāsi

Devara: Part 1

as Singappa

Weekend With Ramesh

as Himself

Pelli SandaD

as Pattabhi Ramayya

Attack

as Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam

Mr. Perfect

as Maggi's Father

Orange

as Abhishek Verma

Candyflip

Navarasa

as Sivaraman

Special Ops

as Subramanyam

Zanjeer

as Teja

Tere Ishk Mein

as Raghav (Shankar's Father)

K.G.F: Chapter 2

as Vijayendra Ingalgi

Devara 2

as Singappa

Chokka Thangam

Sita Ramam

as Brigadier Y.K. Joshi

They Call Him OG

as Satya Dada

Parijatham

as Santhosh

Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy

as SKS Moorthy

F2: Fun and Frustration

as Dora Swamy Naidu