Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 26, 1965
Place of Birth
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Credits
427 titles
Prakash Raj
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
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 (Shankar's Father)
Balti
Narrator
They Call Him OG
Satya Dada
Retro
Dharmendran
Jack
Manoj
Bagheera
Guru
Utsavam
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
Varaal
CM Achuthan Nair
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Sundara Chozhar
Thiruchitrambalam
Inspector Neelakandan
Viruman
Muthupandi
Sita Ramam
Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
Poikkal Kuthirai
Kathiravan's Father
Bimbisara
Viswanandan Varma
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