Actor info
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Name :
Prakash Raj
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Born :
March 26, 1965 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (61 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
405 films (1990–2027)
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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.
Notable films
- Vāranāsi (2027)
- Dacoit (2026) as Solomon
- Tere Ishk Mein (2025) as Raghav (Shankar's Father)
- K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) as Vijayendra Ingalgi
- Jana Nayagan as Roja Rangasamy
