Actor

Prakash Raj

Acting

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Acting credits

377

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 371Series: 9Crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 89153

IMDb ID: nm0695177

Known for: Acting

Born: March 26, 1965

Age: 60

Place of birth: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1990 - 2027

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.42

Wikidata: Q1322453

Also known as

Prakashraj • प्रकाश राज • பிரகாஷ் ராஜ் • ప్రకాష్ రాజ్

Other jobs

Producer (9)Director (3)

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Biography

Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, jhaantu 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.