Prakash Raj
Biography
Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Varaal
as CM Achuthan Nair
2022
Bachi
2000
Aaradugula Bullet
as Nithyanand
2021
Pelli SandaD
as Pattabhi Ramayya
2021
Pokiri
as Ali Bhai
2006
Wanted
as Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai
2009
Bommarillu
as Siddhu's Father
2006
Villu
as J.D.
2009
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
as Raghuveer
2003
Parugu
as Neelakanta
2008
Love Story 1999
as D. K. Bose
1998
Bombay
as Kumar
1995
Mommaga
1997
Poikkal Kuthirai
as Kathiravan's Father
2022
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai
as Anbalazhagan
2010
Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi
2016
Vikramarkudu
as DGP
2006
Kannathil Muthamittal
as Harold Wickramsinghe
2002
Abhiyum Naanum
as Raghuraman
2008
Varisu
as Jayaprakash 'JP'
2023
TV Appearances
Navarasa
as Sivaraman
2021
Anantham
as Elder Venkatesan
2022
Journey
2024
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
as SKS Moorthy
2022
Weekend With Ramesh
as Himself
2014
Shootout at Alair
as DSP Suryanarayana
2020
Paava Kadhaigal
as Janakiraman
2020
Guddada Bhootha
as Shreenivas
1990
Special Ops
as Subramanyam
2020
Jagamae Sangeetham
TBA