Prakash Raj filmography

Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai on 26 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, film director, producer and television presenter who mainly works in the South Indian film industry.[1] 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.[2]

Raj at an event in Kerala in 2018

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.[3][4] Prakash has also worked in a number of Bollywood films. Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi and English has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema.[5][6] 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,[7] 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. Suresh in 2011. Prakash was also the host of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi during the shows second season.

As actor

1980-1989

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
1988Mithileya SeetheyaruKannada

1990–1999

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
1990Muthina HaaraJaisinghKannada
RamachaariKannada
Anukoolakkobba GandaKannada
1991Keralida KesariMari VeerappanKannada
1992ChamatkaraInspector RaoKannadaCameo appearance
Mallige HooveKannada
1993Harakeya KuriBadriKannada
Tropical HeatPolice officerEnglish [8]
1994DuetActor SirpyTamil
NishkarshaSureshKannada
Lockup DeathGiriKannada
NilaRameshTamil
Mayor PrabhakarKannada
1995Thalaivanin ArulullamDev SaravananTamil
BombayKumarTamil
SankalpamGaddapalugu Chenchu RamaiahTelugu
PullakuttikaranPrakash RaoTamil
AasaiMajor MadhavanTamil
SeethanamRajasekharTamil
1996KalkiPrakashTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
The PrinceSurya DasMalayalam
PriyamDharmaTamil
SubashArumugasamyTamil
SahanamK.N.RaoTelugu
GunshotAli Zaffar KhanTelugu
VinodamTelugu
JananiKannada
IndraprasthamMohan GeorgeMalayalam
Pavithra BandhamSuriyaTelugu
VishwanathMichaelTamil
PoomaniAshwin SubramaniamTamil
AlexanderAshokTamil
1997SuswagathamVasudeva RaoTelugu
HitlerPrakash RajTelugu
IruvarTamilzhchelvanTamilNational Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Minsara KanavuJaipalTamil
MommagaKannada
AravindhanKrishnan KumarTamil
Oru YathramozhiSatyaMalayalam
RaasiMelapatty Ramasamy's sonTamil
Dhinamum Ennai GavaniRolexTamil
V.I.P.TamilCameo appearance
NandhiniPrakashTamil
NagamandalaAppannaKannada
Nerrukku NerKandaswamyTamil
PellichesukundamTelugu
PaththiniEeswarTamil
VidukathaiNeelakandanTamil
1998AnthapuramNarasimhaTeluguNational Film Award for Best Actor (Special Jury)
SanthoshamNadesanTamil
Kavalai Padathe SagodharaTamil
SwarnamukhiAkashTamil
Choodalani VundiMahendraTelugu
Yaare Neenu CheluveJeetuKannada
SandhippomaVishwa's fatherTamil
SenthooramMuthu ManikkamTamil
SollamaleDr. Surya PrakashTamil
GurupaarvaiGurumurthyTamil
Shanti Shanti ShantiGanga PrasadKannada
Preethsod ThappaKannada
1999Sneham KosamPeddabbayiTelugu
En Swaasa KaatraeGuruTamil
PadayappaIG SubramaniamTamilCameo appearance
Veedu Samanyudu KaaduTelugu
RajakumaruduDhanunjayTelugu
AnthapuramNarashimaTamil
PVenkata NarayanaTelugu
RajasthanTamil
Preminchedi EndukammaJaganTelugu
SamudramNooka RajuTelugu
ZPrakashKannada

2000–2009

Year Film Role Language Notes
2000Kshemamga Velli Labhamga RandiMasterTelugu
SanchalanamTelugu
AppuMaharaniTamil
BadriNandaTelugu
ManoharamSrinivasa MurthyTelugu
Real StoryVeeraiyaTelugu
Sardukupodaam RandiProblem ParamkusamTelugu
Adavi ChukkaTelugu
ChamundiKannada
Moodu MukkalaataParamahamsaTelugu
Chinna Chinna KannileSabesanTamil
AzadSalimTelugu
VaanavilPrakashTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
BachiTatineni Koteswara RaoTelugu
Chiru NavvuthoPratapTelugu
Tirumala Tirupati VenkatesaTeluguCameo appearance
2001MrugarajuValmiki DoraTelugu
VanchinathanChidambaramTamil
MurariZamindarTeluguCameo appearance
UsireRudre GowdaKannada
RishiTamil
Little JohnKaala Bhairavan / Kala BhairavaTamil / Hindi / English
DosthACP Neelakanda BhramachariTamil
Ammai KosamAnjali's fatherTelugu
Premakke SaiKannada
Bhalevadivi BasuBenerjeeTelugu
Nuvvu Naaku NachavMurthyTelugu
Alli Thandha VaanamTamil
2002Premaku SwagatamMahendraTelugu
Kannathil MuthamittalDr. Herold VikramesingheTamilITFA Best Supporting Actor Award
EkangiKannada
DhayaDhayaTamilNational Film Award for Best Actor (Special Jury)
AdrustamPolice OfficerTelugu
IndraChenna Kesava ReddyTelugu
IdiotVipra NarayanaTelugu
Shakti – The PowerSharpshooterHindi
AtithiAli Abdul KhanKannada
Nuvve NuvveVishwanathTeluguFilmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actor
BobbyYadagiriTelugu
Kadhal AzhivathillaiTamil
KhadgamAmjad KhanTeluguNandi Award for Best Supporting Actor
I Love You DaSiddharthTamil
RiflesNarasimha VarmaTelugu
2003Chokka ThangamSundaramTamilNominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award
OkkaduObul ReddyTeluguSantosham Best Villain Award
JuniorsPrincipalTelugu
FoolsTelugu
GangotriNeelakantha NaiduTeluguNandi Award for Best Villain
DilGowri ShankarTelugu
Kadhal SaduguduChidambaramTamil
Amma Nanna O Tamila AmmayiRaghuveerTeluguNandi Award for Best Character Actor
NijamA.C.P Raja NarendraTelugu
SimhachalamDora Swamy RajuTelugu
CharminarSurendra BabuTelugu
TagoreSuryamTeluguFilmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actor
NaamIrfan Pathan KhanTamil
Preethi Prema PranayaDr. AshokKannada
Shivamani 9848022338DattuTelugu
2004VarshamRanga RaoTelugu
Lakshmi NarasimhaDharma BhikshamTelugu
Athade Oka SainyamPrakash RaoTelugu
KhakeeACP Shrikant NaiduHindi
Thekkekkara SuperfastJonnykuttyMalayalam
Seenu Vasanthi LakshmiAppala NaiduTelugu
GhilliMuthu PandiTamilFilmfare Award for Best Tamil Villain
SambaPasupathiTelugu
KodukuNarayananTelugu
YagnamInspector Pratap ReddyTelugu
Sri AnjaneyamAnji's fatherTelugu
BimbaBhim KumarKannada
Shart: The ChallengeNanduHindi
Naa AutographPrakash KumarTelugu
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo KumariSundara MurthyTelugu
Vasool Raja MBBSVishwanathanTamil
Azhagiya TheeyeAravindTamil
ArjunBalaTelugu
GiriSuryaprakashTamil
M. Kumaran Son Of MahalakshmiEaswarTamil
Konchem Touchlo Vunte CheputanuTelugu
VidyarthiTelugu
MassDurga PrasadTelugu
2005AyyaKaruppusamyTamil
Nuvvostanante NenoddantanaPrakashTelugu
Dhana 51Telugu
SankranthiGovardhan ChoudaryTelugu
ChakramChakram's fatherTelugu
BunnySomarajuTelugu
Subhash Chandra BoseVenkatratnamTelugu
AthanokkadeRam's fatherTelugu
BhadraSurendraTelugu
AmudheyVictorTamil
Arinthum AriyamalumAadhi NarayananTamil
AndarivaaduVeerendra (Eeru Babu)Telugu
AnniyanDCP PrabhakarTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
AthaduCBI Officer Anjaneya PrasadTelugu
Ponniyin SelvanGuruTamil
PandipadaPandiduraiMalayalam
Political RowdyPanduTelugu
Aadum KoothuZamindarTamildirect-to-television
BhageerathaVenkata RatnamTelugu
SivakasiUdayappaTamilFilmfare Award for Best Tamil Villain
2006ParamasivanNandhakumarTamil
AathiAadhi's fatherTamil
SaravanaSoundarapandiTamil
Idhaya ThirudanMayilravananTamil
Suyetchai MLAIlampiraiTamil
AjayVijayKannada
Illalu PriyuralaVeer SinghTelugu
PokiriAli BhaiTelugu
VeerabhadraTelugu
ThalainagaramTamil
ParijathamSanthoshTamil
VikramarkuduDGPTeluguCameo appearance
AshokAshok's fatherTelugu
BommarilluAravindTeluguNandi Award for Best Supporting Actor
AranColonelTamil
Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduArokiyarajTamil
PerarasuElakkyamTamil
StalinMuddu KrishnayyaTelugu
VathiyarEaswara PandianTamil
SainikuduMondi NaaniTelugu
KhatarnakCommissionerTelugu
Thiruvilaiyaadal AarambamGuruTamil
RakhiTeluguCameo appearance
PoiVidhiTamil
2007PokkiriAli BhaiTamilNominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain
LeePuthiranTamil
MozhiVijayakumarTamilVijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
ViyabariTamilCameo appearance
Aadivaram Adavallaku SelavuTeluguCameo appearance
JagadamPolice CommissionerTeluguCameo appearance
MunnaKakhaTelugu
VeerappuVedhukannuTamil
AaryaKasiTamil
ChiruthaKarthikeyaTelugu
KannaRaghunathTamil
2008BheemaaChinnaTamil
Velli ThiraiKannaiyaTamil
JalsaIndu & Bhagyamati's fatherTelugu
Santosh SubramaniamSubramaniamTamil
Arai En 305-il KadavulKadavulTamil
KantriPothu Raju alias PRTelugu
ParuguNeelakantaTelugu
SarojaVishwanathTamil
RainbowGodfatherTelugu
AlibhabhaSubramaniamTamil
PandhayamMasanamTamil
Kotha Bangaru LokamBalu's fatherTeluguNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actor
KanchivaramVengadamTamilNational Film Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award (2009)
Vijay Award for Best Actor
Abhiyum NaanumRaghuramTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Male)
Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award
PanchamirthamRaavanaTamil
2009VilluJ. D.TamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
Konchem Ishtam Konchem KashtamPrakashTelugu
ThoranaiThamizharasuTamil
PisthaSuryaprakashTelugu
Malai MalaiEssakiTamil
AnjaneyuluJai PrakashTeluguCameo appearance
JoshPrincipalTelugu
WantedGani BhaiHindi
Solla Solla InikkumBhadri NarayananTamil
Mathiya ChennaiTamilCameo appearance
KathaVirenTelugu

2010–2019

Year Film Role Language Notes
2010Naanu Nanna KanasuRaj UthappaKannadaAlso director
SingamMayil VaaganamTamil
Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiJyoti's brotherTamil
HooMichaelKannada
KadhalagiAnanthakrishnan (AK)Tamil
GolimaarDGPTelugu
BrindaavanamBhanu PrasadTelugu
KhalejaGKTelugu
AnwarStalin ManimaranMalayalam
ElektraAbrahamMalayalam
Collector Gari BharyaGauthamTelugu
MagizhchiTamilCameo appearance
OrangeAbhishek VermaTelugu
Chutti ChathanTamil
2011MirapakaayKittuTelugu
PayanamVishwanathanTamil
GaganamVishwanathTelugu
Vastadu Naa RajuNarasimhaTelugu
WantedBasava ReddyTelugu
Dongala MuthaMunna BhaiTelugu
Ponnar ShankarManthiappanTamil
KoYogeswaranTamil
Mr. PerfectDubeyTelugu
VaanamRahimuddin QureshiTamil
DhoolNandaKannada
Engeyum KaadhalHimselfTamilCameo appearance
Puttakkana HighwayShani KrishnaKannada
RajadhaniAjayKannada
BadrinaadhBheeshmanarayanaTelugu
Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi VeeduDoctorTamilCameo appearance
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra BaapKabir BhaiHindi
VenghaiRajalingamTamil
SinghamJaikanth ShikreHindi
RowthiramShiva's grandfatherTamilCameo appearance
Mr. RascalTelugu
DookuduShankar NarayanaTeluguSIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
OosaravelliAjju BhaiTelugu
SoloRaghupathi NaiduTelugu
2012PrarthaneSahukar ThimmappaKannada
BusinessmanJaidevTelugu
BodyguardVaradarajula NaiduTelugu
DhoniSubramaniamTamilAlso director
Telugu
SaguniR. K. BoopathiTamil
Devudu Chesina ManushuluPrakash RajTelugu
Cameraman Gangatho RambabuRana Prathap NaiduTelugu
DhamarukamLord Shiva / SambayyaTelugu
Dabangg 2Thakur Bachcha SinghHindi
2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle ChettuRelangi MavayyaTelugu
Mumbai MirrorShettyHindi
Ongole GithaAdikeshavuluTelugu
Chennaiyil Oru NaalGautham KrishnaTamil
GouravamPasupathiTamil
Telugu
Thillu MulluSiva GurunathanTamil
BalupuNanaji / Mohan RaoTelugu
Thulli VilayaduSingamuthuTamil
PolicegiriNagori SubramaniamHindi
Bhaag Milkha BhaagVeerapandianHindi
ZanjeerTejaHindi
ThoofanTelugu
RajjoHanda BhauHindi
Singh Saab the GreatBhoodev SinghHindi
2014Heart AttackCameoTelugu
Crazy StarKannada
Race GurramBheem PrakashTelugu
HeropantiAdhvik ChaudharyHindi
Un Samayal ArayilKalidasTamilAlso director
Ulavacharu BiriyaniTelugu
OggaraneKalidasaKannada
Alludu SeenuBhai & NarasimhaTelugu
Pilla Nuvvu Leni JeevithamPrabhakarTelugu
EntertainmentKaranHindi
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam IyakkamTamilCameo appearance
Govindudu AndarivadeleBalarajuTelugu
PowerA. K. Mishra
MukundaJaya Prakash
2015TemperWaltair Vasu
S/O SatyamurthySatyamurthy
Pulan Visaranai 2Tamil
JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiRudhratchaganTamil
O Kadhal KanmaniGanapathyTamil
LionCM BharadwajaTelugu
RannaSharat ChandraKannada
Vinavayya RamayyaTelugu
RudhramadeviShiva DevaiahTelugu
Mr. AiravataPrathap KhaleKannada
Thoonga VanamVittal RaoTamil
Cheekati RajyamTelugu
Inji IduppazhagiSatyanandTamil
Size ZeroTelugu
BoologamDeepakTamil
2016Bangalore NaatkalFrancisTamil
PriyankaKannada
SpeedunnoduVeerabhadrappaTelugu
Devara NadalliKannada
CandyFlipJojoEnglish / Hindi
ShouryaKrishnaTelugu
OopiriPrasad RaoTelugu
ThozhaPrasadTamil
AttackGuru RajTelugu
ManithanAdisheshanTamil
Ko 2YogeeswaranTamil
Rajadhi RajaRudhratchaganTelugu
Srirastu SubhamastuKrishna MohanTelugu
Kotigobba 2Sathya's fatherKannada
Mudinja Ivana PudiSathyam's fatherTamil
Idolle RamayanaBhujangaiahKannada
Mana Oori RamayanamTelugu
Kadavul Irukaan KumaruManimaranTamil
Naanu Mattu VaralakshmiTrainerKannada
2017Shatamanam BhavatiRaghavarajuTelugu
DwarkaChief MinisterTelugu
YaakkaiSagayamTamil
RaajakumaraJagannathKannada
AchayansCommissioner Karthik KathiresanMalayalam
Aaradugula BulletNithyanandTelugu
VanamaganRajashekarTamil
NakshatramParasuramaiah IPSTelugu
Ungarala RambabuRanga NayarTelugu
Golmaal AgainVasu ReddyHindi
Raja The GreatSP PrakashTelugu
Gowdru HotelRishi's grandfatherKannada
RichieFather A.K. SagayamTamil
VelaikkaranKasiTamil
Kalavadiya PozhudugalSoundarrajanTamil
2018Jai SimhaMasterTelugu
Prema BarahaArmy man's fatherKannada
SollividavaTamil
RangasthalamMLA Dakshina MurthyTelugu
SeizerBhupathiKannadaNominted – Filmibeat Award for Best Villain – Kannada
MohanlalHimselfMalayalam
Bharat Ane NenuVaradarajuluTelugu
MahanatiAluri ChakrapaniTelugu
SometimesKrishnamoorthyTamildirect-to-video
Traffic RamasamyPolice OfficerTamil
GoodachariSatyaTelugu
Srinivasa KalyanamR.K.Telugu
60 Vayadu MaaniramGovindarajanTamil
Chekka Chivantha VaanamSenapathiTamil
Hello Guru Prema KosameViswanathTelugu
SeiACP SuryanarayanaTamil
OdiyanRavunniMalayalam
2019N. T. R.Nagi ReddyTelugu
F2: Fun and FrustrationDora Swamy NaiduTelugu
9Dr. Iniyath KhanMalayalam
DevRamalingamTamil
AthiranDoctorMalayalam
MaharshiK. SatyanarayanaTelugu
1st Rank RajuCEO ParthasarathyTelugu
AsuranVenugopal SeshadriTamil
Azhiyatha Kolangal 2Gowri ShankarTamil
Venky MamaBrigadier Vijay PrakashTelugu
RulerVeerandranath TagoreTelugu

2020–present

Year Film Role Language Notes
2020Sarileru NeekevvaruMLA Yeddula NagendraTelugu
Mayabazar 2016ACP AshokKannada
Paava KadhaigalJanakiraman TamilAnthology film on Netflix
Shoot-Out at AlairDSP Suryanarayana TeluguZEE5
2021Alludu AdhursJaypal ReddyTelugu
Vakeel Saab
Naarappa Lawyer Venugopal
Major Telugu

Hindi

Pushpa Telugu
YuvarathnaaKrishna VardhanKannada

Telugu

K.G.F: Chapter 2 Kannada
Annaatthe Tamil
ThalaiviM. KarunanidhiTamil

Telugu

Hindi

2022Sarkaru Vaari Paata Telugu
Ponniyin Selvan Tamil

As producer and director

YearFilmLanguageProducerDirectorNotes
2002DhayaTamilYesNo
2003NaamYesNo
2004Azhagiya TheeyeYesNo
2005Kanda Naal MudhalYesNo
2006PoiYesNo
2007MozhiYesNo
2008Velli ThiraiYesNo
Abhiyum NaanumYesNo
2010Inidhu InidhuYesNo
Naanu Nanna KanasuKannadaYesYesDirectorial Debut
2011PayanamTamilYesNo
Puttakkana HighwayKannadaYesNoNational Award for Best Regional Film of the year[9]
Bengaluru International Film Festival Award[10]
2012MayiluTamilYesNo
DhoniTamil / TeluguYesYes
2013GouravamYesNo
2014Un Samayal Arayil / Oggarane / Ulavacharu Biriyani[11][12]Tamil / Kannada / TeluguYesYes
2016Manavoori Ramayanam / Idolle RamayanaTelugu / KannadaYesYes
2020ArishadvargaKannadaYesNo

References

  1. "I stopped taking life for granted after my son's death: Prakash Raj". The Times of India. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. "'I cannot allow love to rule my thoughts'". The Hindu. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. 'I cannot allow love to rule my thoughts' Metro Plus, 8 June 2004 The Hindu
  4. Catching them young!, Malathi Rangarajan, 19 August 2010 The Hindu
  5. "Passion for Cinema Post on Prakash Raj (2007)". My Year of Prakash Raj. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. "Story of the week: Prakashraj.. King of action !". HelloAndhra.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  7. "55th National Film Awards for the Year 2007" (PDF). Press Information Bureau (Govt. of India).
  8. Tropical Heat, retrieved 19 April 2017
  9. "National Film Award for Prakash Raj — Puttakkana Highway | Cine Vedika | Telugu |Film News | Daily Serials | TV Shows | Movies| Music". Cine Vedika. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  10. "'Lucky' wins the Golden Bherunda award at BIFF — IBN South — IBN Bangalore ". CNN IBN. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  11. Prakash Rai to direct Oggarane | Chakpak
  12. Oggarane Kannada film by actor Prakash Raj | ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ 'ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ' ಹಾಕಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ – Oneindia Kannada
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