Acting
Mar 25, 1965
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Prakash Raj
Acting
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.
Feature Films (414)
When Kerala CM Achuthan Nair and his Leftist party are preparing for their third consecutive term in the Kerala Assembly, Party high command surprises everyone by nominating a wealthy businessman named David John Medayil as the CM candidate.While the entire party’s Kerala cadre does not want David to become CM and conspire against him and repercussions of high command's decision and gets David kidnapped.
Varaal
A police officer in the special branch, Bhaskar Chenmai, alias Bachi (Jagapathi Babu) one day receives a boy Habibi (Master Teja) from a courier from Dubai. Claiming that his mother had told him that Jagapati Babu is his father, the boy starts addressing him as father. The uncomfortable Bachi tries various methods to get rid of the boy, but his ways serve only to get him drawn towards the boy and become friends ultimately. Meanwhile, Bachi is the chief security officer for Tatineni Koteswara Rao (Prakash Raj), the Rs 50-crore winner of the Paris lottery. But Bachi's search for the boy continues and he manages to nail the father by his name, Bachi (Pruthvi Raj) and arrests him. But is he the real villain of the piece?
Bachi
Siva is a careless youth who loves his family to death. But his father hates the fact that Siva is aimless in life. Siva falls in love with Nayana and just when things seem to be going fine, a dreaded don grabs the land of Siva’s father.
Aaradugula Bullet
Is a young man's will power and a young woman's destiny enough for them to be together?
Pelli SandaD
Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.
Pokiri
Television & Series (10)
From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series.
Navarasa
Anantham has sheltered and nurtured families since 1964. When Ananth, the son of the house owner returns to Anantham, he learns about the many untold past stories of the house.
Anantham
Five equally talented candidates. One vacancy. Having journeyed through trying times in their lives, each of them must prove why they deserve the job. Can they rely on their past to help build their future?
Journey
After the Sino-India war, a highly trained Indian spy enters Pakistan on a mission to gather crucial intelligence and stop Pakistan from launching an attack against India. Will he succeed?
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.
Weekend With Ramesh
Akhtar kills a policeman every year on the day of the Mecca Masjid blasts. Soon, Akhtar is encountered. However, after several years, when a policeman gets killed on the same day, IG Praveen Chand suspects Akhtar's involvement. Is Akhtar still alive.
