Prakash Raj
Acting
Born: Mar 26, 1965
From: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varisu | Jayaprakash 'JP' | 2023 | 5.051 |
| Shaakuntalam | Sarangi | 2023 | 4.2 |
| Varaal | CM Achuthan Nair | 2022 | 6.0 |
| Poikkal Kuthirai | Kathiravan's Father | 2022 | 6.0 |
| Attack | Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam | 2022 | 6.8 |
| Aaradugula Bullet | Nithyanand | 2021 | 2.5 |
| Pelli SandaD | Pattabhi Ramayya | 2021 | 4.5 |
| Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi | 2016 | — | |
| Ko | Chief Minister Yogeswaran | 2011 | 7.198 |
| Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | Anbalazhagan | 2010 | 5.2 |
| Kadhalagi | 2010 | — | |
| Singam | Mayil Vaaganam | 2010 | 6.75 |
| Wanted | Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani … | 2009 | 5.855 |
| Villu | J.D. | 2009 | 3.8 |
| Parugu | Neelakanta | 2008 | 5.6 |
| Abhiyum Naanum | Raghuraman | 2008 | 7.9 |
| Bheema | Chinna | 2008 | 5.5 |
| Pokiri | Ali Bhai | 2006 | 7.514 |
| Bommarillu | Siddhu's Father | 2006 | 6.378 |
| Vikramarkudu | DGP | 2006 | 6.556 |
| Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Arokiya Raj | 2006 | 7.2 |
| Ayya | Karuppusamy | 2005 | 5.75 |
| Athadu | CBI investigator Anjaneya Prasad | 2005 | 7.611 |
| Ghilli | Muthupandi | 2004 | 7.174 |
| Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Raghuveer | 2003 | 6.615 |
| Kannathil Muthamittal | Harold Wickramsinghe | 2002 | 7.61 |
| Bachi | 2000 | — | |
| Love Story 1999 | D. K. Bose | 1998 | — |
| Mommaga | 1997 | — | |
| Bombay | Kumar | 1995 | 7.215 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1965 |
| From | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |