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Prakash Raj
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 hi…
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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.
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2028
They Call Him OG 2
Movie Sathya Dada
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2027
Vāranāsi
Movie
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2027
Golmaal 5
Movie Vasu Reddy
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2026
Drishyam: The Conclusion
Movie
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2026
Jagamae Sangeetham
TV show Shastri
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2026
Jana Nayagan
Movie Roja Rangasamy
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2026
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
Movie S. K. S. Moorthy
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2026
Dacoit
Movie Solomon
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2026
Kaalidas 2
Movie Advocate Natraj
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2026
S. Saraswathi
Movie Ramanujam
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2026
Seetha Payanam
Movie
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2025
Champion
Movie Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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2025
Tere Ishk Mein
Movie Raghav (Shankar's Father)
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2025
Balti
Movie Narrator
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2025
They Call Him OG
Movie Satya Dada
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2025
Retro
Movie Dharmendran
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2025
Jack
Movie Manoj
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2024
Bagheera
Movie Guru
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2024
Utsavam
Movie
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2024
Devara: Part 1
Movie Singappa
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2024
Raayan
Movie R. Sargunam
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2024
Purushothamudu
Movie Raghuram
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2024
Satyabhama
Movie Joseph Raj
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2024
Journey
TV show
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2024
Guntur Kaaram
Movie Venkata Swamy
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2023
Kunjamminis Hospital
Movie Dr. Chacko
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2023
Music School
Movie
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2023
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Movie Sundara Chozhar
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2023
Shaakuntalam
Movie Sarangi
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2023
Rangamarthanda
Movie 'Ranga Marthanda' Raghava Rao
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2023
Waltair Veerayya
Movie Michael 'Kaala' Ceaser
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2023
Varisu
Movie Jayaprakash 'JP'
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2022
Salaam Venky
Movie Judge
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2022
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
TV show SKS Moorthy
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2022
Tadka
Movie Director
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2022
Varaal
Movie CM Achuthan Nair
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2022
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Movie Sundara Chozhar
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2022
Thiruchitrambalam
Movie Inspector Neelakandan
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2022
Viruman
Movie Muthupandi
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2022
Sita Ramam
Movie Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
