Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer and television presenter who mainly works in the South Indian film industry. He acted in back-to-back stage shows for 300 a month in the initial stages of his career when he joined Kalakshetra, Bengaluru, and he has 2,000 street theatre performances to his credit.
After working in the Kannada television industry and Kannada cinema for a few years, he made his debut in Tamil cinema through Duet (1994) by K. Balachander and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. In remembrance, he named his production company Duet Movies.'I cannot allow love to rule my thoughts' Metro Plus, 8 June 2004 The HinduCatching them young!, Malathi Rangarajan, 19 August 2010 The Hindu Prakash Raj's work in various languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and English has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema. He has played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonist and, of late, as a character actor. Prakash, as an actor has won a 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, a Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan, and as a producer has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for Puttakkana Highway directed by his long-time theatre friend B. Suresha in 2011. Prakash was also the host of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi during the shows second season. He has appeared in 398 films.
Films
As actor 1988–1999 Year Title Role LanguageNotes 1988 Mithileya Seetheyaru Doctor Kannada 1990 Muthina Haara Jaisingh Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru Ramachaari ChallengeMadhav Rao Anukoolakkobba Ganda 1991 Keralida Kesari Mari VeerappanKiladi GanduSayyed1992 Chamatkara Inspector Rao Cameo Mallige Hoove 1993 Harakeya Kuri Badri Tropical Heat Police Inspector English 1994 Duet Actor Sirpy Tamil Nishkarsha Suresh Kannada Lockup Death Giri Nila Ramesh Tamil 1995 Thalaivanin Arulullam Dev Saravanan Bombay Kumar Sankalpam Gaddapalugu Chenchu Ramaiah Telugu PullakuttikaranPrakash Rao Tamil Aasai Major Madhavan Seethanam Rajasekhar 1996 Kalki Prakash Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain The PrinceSurya Das Malayalam Priyam Dharma Tamil Subash Arumugasamy Sahanam K.N.Rao Telugu Gunshot Ali Zaffar Khan 25th Film Vinodam Prakash Vasantha Kavya Kannada Janani Indraprastham Mohan George Malayalam Pavithra BandhamSuriya Telugu Vishwanath Michael Tamil Poomani Thangamani Alexander Ashok 1997 Suswagatham Vasudeva Rao Telugu Hitler Prakash Raj Iruvar Tamilzhchelvan Tamil National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Minsara Kanavu Jaipal Mommaga Kannada AravindhanKrishnan Kumar Tamil Oru Yathramozhi Satya Malayalam Raasi Melapatty Ramasamy's son Tamil Dhinamum Ennai Gavani Rolex V.I.P. Santhosh's brother Guest appearance Nandhini Prakash Nagamandala Appanna Kannada Nerrukku Ner Kandaswamy Tamil Paththini Eeswar Tamil Vidukathai Neelakandan 1998 Anthapuram Narasimha Telugu National Film Award for Best Actor (Special Jury) Santhosham Nadesan Tamil 50th Film Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara Swarnamukhi Akash Choodalani Vundi Mahendra Telugu Yaare Neenu Cheluve Jeetu Kannada Sandhippoma Vishwa's father Tamil Senthooram Muthu Manikkam Sollamale Dr. Surya Prakash Gurupaarvai Gurumurthy Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene Lankesh Kannada Shanti Shanti Shanti Ganga Prasad Preethsod Thappa Chandana's father Manasichi Choodu Politician Telugu 1999 Sneham Kosam Peddabbayi En Swaasa Kaatrae Guru Tamil Padayappa IG Subramaniam CameoRajasthanTerrorist Veedu Samanyudu Kaadu Sivaram Telugu Rajakumarudu Dhanunjay SeenuDr. Surya Prakash AnthapuramNarashima Tamil P Venkata Narayana Telugu Preminchedi Endukamma Jagan Telugu Samudram Nooka Raju Z Prakash Kannada Aavide Syamala Telugu
2000–2009 Year Title Role Language Notes 2000 Sammakka Sarakka Bose Telugu 75th Film Kshemamga Velli Labhamga Randi Master Sanchalanam Appu Maharani Tamil Badri Nanda Telugu Manoharam Srinivasa Murthy Real Story Veeraiya Sardukupodaam Randi Problem Paramkusam Adavi Chukka Chamundi Kannada Moodu Mukkalaata Paramahamsa Telugu Chinna Chinna Kannile Sabesan Tamil Azad Salim Telugu Vaanavil Prakash Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain Thank You Subba Rao GK Telugu Bachi Tatineni Koteswara Rao Chiru Navvutho Pratap Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa Cameo 2001 Mrugaraju Valmiki Dora Vanchinathan Chidambaram Tamil Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi GV Telugu Murari Zamindar Cameo Usire Rudre Gowda Kannada Rishi Inspector Shakthivel Tamil Little John Kaala Bhairavan / Kala Bhairava Tamil / Hindi / English Dosth ACP Neelakanda Bhramachari Tamil 100th Film Ammai Kosam Anjali's father Telugu Premakke Sai Kannada Bhalevadivi Basu Benerjee Telugu Nuvvu Naaku Nachav Murthy Alli Thandha Vaanam Prakash Tamil 2002 Premaku Swagatam Mahendra Telugu Kannathil Muthamittal Dr. Herold Vikramesinghe Tamil ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award Ekangi Kannada Dhaya Dhaya Tamil National Film Award for Best Actor (Special Jury) Hai Priya's father Telugu Adrustam Police Officer Indra Chenna Kesava Reddy Idiot Vipra Narayana Shakti – The Power Sharpshooter Hindi Atithi Ali Abdul Khan Kannada Album Jamun fruit seller Tamil Cameo Nuvve Nuvve Vishwanath Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actor Bobby Yadagiri Kadhal Azhivathillai Fingerprint Expert Tamil Khadgam Amjad Khan Telugu Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor I Love You Da Siddharth Tamil Rifles Narasimha Varma Telugu 2003 Chokka Thangam Sundaram Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award Okkadu Obul Reddy Telugu Santosham Best Villain Award Juniors Principal Gangotri Neelakantha Naidu 125th Film;Nandi Award for Best Villain Dil Gowri Shankar Kadhal Sadugudu Chidambaram Tamil Sanchalanam Telugu Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Raghuveer Nandi Award for Best Character Actor Nijam A.C.P Raja Narendra Simhachalam Dora Swamy Raju Charminar Surendra Babu Tagore Suryam Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actor Naam Irfan Pathan Khan Tamil Preethi Prema Pranaya Dr. Ashok Kannada Sivamani Dattu Telugu 2004 Varsham Ranga Rao Lakshmi Narasimha Dharma Bhiksham Athade Oka Sainyam Prakash Rao Khakee ACP Shrikant Naidu Hindi Thekkekkara Superfast Jonnykutty MalayalamMalayalam debut film 1995 start released on 2004 Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi Appala Naidu Telugu Ghilli Muthu Pandi Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Villain Samba Pasupathi Telugu Koduku Narayanan Yagnam Inspector Pratap Reddy Sri Anjaneyam Anji's father Bimba Raj Kannada Shart: The Challenge Nandu Hindi150th Film Naa Autograph Prakash Kumar Telugu Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari Sundara Murthy Vasool Raja MBBS Vishwanathan Tamil Azhagiya Theeye Aravind Arjun Bala Telugu Giri Suryaprakash Tamil M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi Easwar Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu JK Telugu Vidyarthi Mass Durga Prasad 2005 Ayya Karuppusamy Tamil Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Prakash Telugu Dhana 51 Sankranthi Govardhan Choudary Chakram Chakram's father Bunny Somaraju Subhash Chandra Bose Venkatratnam Athanokkade Ram's father Bhadra Surendra Amudhae Victor Tamil Arinthum Ariyamalum Aadhi Narayanan Andarivaadu Veerendra (Eeru Babu) Telugu Anniyan DCP Prabhakar Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain Athadu CBI Officer Anjaneya Prasad Telugu Ponniyin Selvan Guru Tamil 175th Film Pandipada Pandidurai Malayalam Political Rowdy Pandu Telugu Aadum Koothu Zamindar Tamil direct-to-television Bhageeratha Venkata Ratnam Telugu Sivakasi Udayappa Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Villain 2006 Paramasivan Nandhakumar Aathi Aadhi's father Saravana Soundarapandi Idhaya Thirudan Mayilravanan Suyetchai MLA Ilampirai Ajay Vijay Kannada Illalu Priyurala Veer Singh Telugu Pokiri Ali Bhai Veerabhadra Pothuraju Thalainagaram ACP Gopinath Tamil Parijatham Santhosh Vikramarkudu DGP Telugu Cameo Ashok Ashok's father Bommarillu Aravind Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor Aran Colonel Tamil Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Arokiyaraj Perarasu Elakkyam Stalin Muddu Krishnayya Telugu Vathiyar Easwara Pandian Tamil Sainikudu Mondi Naani Telugu 200th Film Khatarnak Commissioner Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam Guru Tamil Rakhi Judge Telugu Cameo Poi Vidhi Tamil 2007 Pokkiri Ali Bhai Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain Lee Puthiran Mozhi Vijayakumar Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor Viyabari Kasi Viswanathan Cameo Aadivaram Adavallaku Selavu Telugu Cameo Jagadam Police Commissioner Cameo Munna Kakha Veerappu Vedhukannu Tamil Aarya Kasi Chirutha Karthikeya Telugu Kanna Raghunath Tamil 2008 Bheemaa Chinna Velli Thirai Kannaiya Jalsa Indu & Bhagyamati's father Telugu Santosh Subramaniam Subramaniam Tamil Arai En 305-il Kadavul Kadavul Kantri Pothu Raju alias PR Telugu Parugu Neelakanta Saroja Vishwanath Tamil Rainbow Doctor Telugu Alibhabha Subramaniam Tamil225th Film Pandhayam Masanam Kotha Bangaru Lokam Balu's father Telugu Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actor Kanchivaram Vengadam Tamil National Film Award for Best ActorFilmfare Best Tamil Actor Award (2009)Vijay Award for Best Actor Abhiyum Naanum Raghuram Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Male)Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Awardpartially reshot in Telugu as AakasamanthaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu Panchamirtham Raavana 2009 Villu J. D. Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam Prakash Telugu Thoranai Thamizharasu Tamil Pistha Suryaprakash Telugu Malai Malai Essaki Tamil Anjaneyulu Jai Prakash Telugu Cameo Josh Principal Wanted Gani Bhai Hindi Solla Solla Inikkum Bhadri Narayanan Tamil Mathiya Chennai Cameo Katha Viren Telugu
2010–2019