Prakash Raj

61 years old 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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Satyabhama (2024) Joseph Raj 2
2 Raayan (2024) R. Sargunam 5
3 Guntur Kaaram (2024) Venkata Swamy 2
4 Shaakuntalam (2023) Sarangi 1
5 Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) Sundara Chozhar 5.3
6 Varisu (2023) Jayaprakash 'JP' 4
7 Tadka (2022) Director / Writer 2
8 K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) Vijayendra Ingalgi 6.5
9 Attack (2022) Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam 4
10 Major (2022) Unnikrishnan 7
11 Bimbisara (2022) Viswanandan Varma 2
12 Thiruchitrambalam (2022) Inspector Neelakandan 7
13 Rashtra Kavach Om (2022) Moorty Sahay 1
14 Salaam Venky (2022) Judge 5
15 Sita Ramam (2022) Brigadier Y.K. Joshi 7
16 Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) Sundara Chozhar 5.7
17 Annaatthe (2021) Nattadurai 4
18 Jai Bhim (2021) Perumalsamy 6.7
19 Asuran (2019) Venugopal Seshadri 7.7
20 Dev (2019) Ramalingam 8
21 F2: Fun and Frustration (2019) Dora Swamy Naidu 2
22 Mahanati (2018) Aluri Chakrapani 10
23 60 Vayadhu Maaniram (2018) Govindharaj 9
24 Richie (2017) Sagayam 8
25 Golmaal Again (2017) Vasu Reddy 5.5
26 Velaikkaran (2017) Kasi 8
27 Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017) Soundararajan 6
28 Yaakkai (2017) Sagayam 7
29 Sometimes (2017) Krishnamurthy 8
30 Raja the Great (2017) SP Prakash 1
31 Ko 2 (2016) Yogeeswaran 8
32 Bangalore Naatkal (2016) Francis 7
33 Oopiri (2016) Prasad 7
34 Rudhramadevi (2015) Prime Minister Siva Devayya 4
35 Bhooloham (2015) Moorthi 7
36 Inji Iduppazhagi (2015) Size Zero Satyanand 8
37 Thoongaavanam (2015) Vital Rao 8
38 It's Entertainment (2014) Karan Singh Johari 6
39 Un Samayal Arayil (2014) Director / Writer 8
40 Heropanti (2014) Chowdhary 5
41 Singh Saab the Great (2013) Bhoodev Singh 6
42 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013) Relangi Mavayya 3
43 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) Army Officer 6.3
44 Zanjeer (2013) Teja 4
45 Dabangg 2 (2012) Bachcha Bhaiya 4.7
46 Singham (2011) Jaikant Shikre 7
47 Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011) Kabir 4
48 Singam (2010) Mayil Vaaganam 7.5
49 Orange (2010) Abhishek Verma 9
50 Wanted (2009) Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai 4
51 Kanchivaram (2008) Vengadam 1
52 Pokkiri (2007) Ali Bhai 6
53 Bommarillu (2006) Siddhu's Father -
54 Athadu (2005) CBI investigator Anjaneya Prasad 6
55 Bunny (2005) Somaraju 7
56 Anniyan (2005) DCP Prabhakar 10
57 Khakee (2004) Additional Commissioner of Police Shrikant Naidu 6
58 Varsham (2004) Ranga Rao -
59 Okkadu (2003) Obul Reddy 6
60 Bombay (1995) Kumar 8