Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

Acting March 26, 1965 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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.

Movies

5.3

Roja Rangasamy

Jana Nayagan

2026

6.8

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Singappa

Devara: Part 1

2024

K.G.F: Chapter 2

7.4

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Vijayendra Ingalgi

K.G.F: Chapter 2

2022

6.6

Solomon

Dacoit

2026

6.8

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Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam

Attack

2022

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

7.1

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Sundara Chozhar

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

2022

5.9

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Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai

Wanted

2009

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

6.2

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Sundara Chozhar

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

2023

6.8

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Champion

2025

7.0

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Unnikrishnan

Major

2022

6.3

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Dharmendran

Retro

2025

5.5

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Guru

Bagheera

2024

4.0

Seetha Payanam

2026

6.6

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Rishi's Father

Maharshi

2019

5.0

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Bachcha Bhaiya

Dabangg 2

2012

Waltair Veerayya

5.3

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Michael 'Kaala' Ceaser

Waltair Veerayya

2023

5.3

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Venkata Swamy

Guntur Kaaram

2024

5.4

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Raghav (Shankar's Father)

Tere Ishk Mein

2025

6.0

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R. Sargunam

Raayan

2024

7.6

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Ali Bhai

Pokiri

2006

6.8

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Mayil Vaaganam

Singam

2010

5.0

Chirutha

2007

5.3

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Ajju Bhai

Oosaravelli

2011

4.2

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Sarangi

Shaakuntalam

2023

6.6

Nandaji

Vakeel Saab

2021

5.4

Narrator

Balti

2025

3.4

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Wanted

2011

Son of Satyamurthy

6.9

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Satyamurthy

Son of Satyamurthy

2015

6.5

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Judge

Salaam Venky

2022

3.6

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Lion

2015

5.0

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Narrator

Saakshyam

2018

4.8

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Gurudev Deshmukh

Yuvarathnaa

2021

5.1

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Varadarajula Naidu

Bodyguard

2012

5.8

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Guru Raj

Attack

2016

5.9

Rajasekhar

Vanamagan

2017

Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari

Sundara Murthy

Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari

2004

TV Shows

8.2

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Subramanyam

Special Ops

2020