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Prakash Raj

Acting Born Mar 26, 1965 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Dacoit

as Solomon
Film

Jana Nayagan

as Roja Rangasamy
Film

K.G.F: Chapter 2

as Vijayendra Ingalgi
Film

Tere Ishk Mein

as Raghav (Shankar's Father)
Film

Jai Bhim

as Perumalsamy
Film

Devara: Part 1

as Singappa

Full filmography

  • Dacoit (2026) as Solomon
  • Jana Nayagan as Roja Rangasamy
  • K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) as Vijayendra Ingalgi
  • Tere Ishk Mein (2025) as Raghav (Shankar's Father)
  • Jai Bhim (2021) as Perumalsamy
  • Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) as Army Officer
  • Devara: Part 1 (2024) as Singappa
  • Special Ops (2020) as Subramanyam
  • Retro (2025) as Dharmendran
  • Guntur Kaaram (2024) as Venkata Swamy
  • Sita Ramam (2022) as Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
  • Vāranāsi (2027)
  • S. Saraswathi (2026) as Ramanujam
  • Varisu (2023) as Jayaprakash 'JP'
  • Navarasa (2021) as Sivaraman
  • Major (2022) as Unnikrishnan
  • Raayan (2024) as R. Sargunam
  • They Call Him OG (2025) as Satya Dada
  • Kaalidas 2 (2026) as Advocate Natraj
  • Drishyam 3 (2026)
  • Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) as Nagendra Reddy
  • Weekend With Ramesh (2014) as Himself
  • Anniyan (2005) as DCP Prabhakar
  • Golmaal 5 as Vasu Reddy