Prakash Raj
Acting · Production · Directing
Born March 26, 1965, 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.
Filmography
- 2028They Call Him OG 2 — Sathya Dada
- 2027Golmaal 5 — Vasu Reddy
- 2027Vāranāsi
- 2026Dacoit — Solomon
- 2026Drishyam: The Conclusion — Public Prosecutor Indrajith Shetty
- Jagamae Sangeetham — Shastri
- 2026Jana Nayagan — Roja Rangasamy
- 2026Kaalidas 2 — Advocate Natraj
- 2026Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie — S. K. S. Moorthy
- 2026S. Saraswathi — Ramanujam
- 2026Seetha Payanam
- 2025Balti — Narrator
- 2025Champion — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- 2025Jack — Manoj
- 2025Retro — Dharmendran
- 2025Tere Ishk Mein — Raghav (Shankar's Father)
- 2025They Call Him OG — Satya Dada
- 2024Bagheera — Guru
- 2024Devara: Part 1 — Singappa
- 2024Guntur Kaaram — Venkata Swamy
- Journey
- 2024Purushothamudu — Raghuram
- 2024Raayan — R. Sargunam
- 2024Satyabhama — Joseph Raj
- 2024Utsavam — Abhimanyu Narayana
- 2023Kunjamminis Hospital — Dr. Chacko
- 2023Music School
- 2023Ponniyin Selvan: Part II — Sundara Chozhar
- 2023Rangamarthanda — 'Ranga Marthanda' Raghava Rao
- 2023Shaakuntalam — Sarangi
- 2023Varisu — Jayaprakash 'JP'
- 2023Waltair Veerayya — Michael 'Kaala' Ceaser
- Anantham — Elder Venkatesan
- 2022Attack — Vadraj Kumar Subramaniam
- 2022Bimbisara — Viswanandan Varma
- 2022Clap
- 2022K.G.F: Chapter 2 — Vijayendra Ingalgi
- 2022Major — Unnikrishnan
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy — SKS Moorthy
- 2022Pada — N Rajasekharan IAS
- 2022Poikkal Kuthirai — Kathiravan's Father
- 2022Ponniyin Selvan: Part I — Sundara Chozhar
- 2022Rashtra Kavach Om — Moorty Sahay
- 2022Salaam Venky — Judge
- 2022Shekar
- 2022Sita Ramam — Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
- 2022Tadka — Director, Producer
- 2022Thank You — Consultant Rao
- 2022Thiruchitrambalam — Inspector Neelakandan
- 2022Varaal — CM Achuthan Nair
- 2022Viruman — Muthupandi
- 2021Aaradugula Bullet — Nithyanand
- 2021Alludu Adhurs — Jaypal Reddy
- 2021Annaatthe — Nattadurai
- 2021Enemy — Paarirajan
- 2021Jai Bhim — Perumalsamy
- 2021Narappa — Lawyer Venu Gopal
- Navarasa — Sivaraman
- 2021Pelli SandaD — Pattabhi Ramayya
- 2021Vakeel Saab — Nandaji
- 2021Yuvarathnaa — Gurudev Deshmukh
- 2020Mayabazar 2016 — ACP Ashok
- Paava Kadhaigal — Janakiraman
- 2020Sarileru Neekevvaru — Nagendra Reddy
- Shootout at Alair — DSP Suryanarayana
- Special Ops — Subramanyam
- 20191st Rank Raju
- 20199 — Dr. Inayat Ali Khan
- 2019Asuran — Venugopal Seshadri
- 2019Athiran — Mooledatthu Kannan 'M.K.' Nair
- 2019Azhiyatha Kolangal 2
- 2019Dev — Ramalingam
- 2019F2: Fun and Frustration — Dora Swamy Naidu
- 2019Maharshi — Rishi's Father
- 2019N.T.R: Kathanayakudu — Nagi Reddy
- 2019Ruler — Veerandranath Tagore
- 2019Venky Mama — Brigadier Vijay Prakash
- 201860 Vayadhu Maaniram — Govindharaj
- 2018Bharat Ane Nenu — Varadarajulu
- 2018Chekka Chivantha Vaanam — Senapathi 'Sena'
- 2018Goodachari — Sathya
- 2018Hello Guru Prema Kosame — Viswanath
- 2018Jai Simha — Master
- 2018Mahanati — Aluri Chakrapani
- 2018Odiyan — Ravunni Menon
- 2018Rangasthalam — Dakshina Murthy
- 2018Saakshyam — Narrator
- 2018Sei — ACP Suryanarayana
- 2018Sollividava
- 2018Srinivasa Kalyanam
- 2018Traffic Ramasamy — Police Officer
- 2017Achayans — Commissioner Karthikeyan
- 2017Candyflip
- 2017Dwaraka
- 2017Golmaal Again — Vasu Reddy
- 2017Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal — Soundararajan
- 2017Nakshatram — Parasuramaiah
- 2017Raajakumara — Jagannath
- 2017Raja the Great — SP Prakash
- 2017Richie — Sagayam
- 2017Shatamanam Bhavati — Raghavaraju
- 2017Sometimes — Krishnamurthy
- 2017Ungarala Rambabu
- 2017Vanamagan — Rajasekhar
- 2017Velaikkaran — Kasi
- 2017Yaakkai — Sagayam
- 2016Attack — Guru Raj
- 2016Bangalore Naatkal — Francis
- 2016Idolle Ramayana — Bhujangiah, Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2016JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
- 2016Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru — Manimara
- 2016Ko 2 — Yogeeswaran
- 2016Kotigobba 2 — Sathya's Father
- 2016Manithan — Adhiseshan
- 2016Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi
- 2016Oopiri — Prasad
- 2016Shourya
- 2016Speedunnodu — Veerabhrappa
- 2016Srirastu Subhamastu — Sirish's Dad
- 2015Bhooloham — Moorthi
- 2015Inji Iduppazhagi — Size Zero Satyanand
- 2015Lion
- 2015Mr. Airavata — Prathap Kale
- 2015O Kadhal Kanmani — Ganapathy Iyer
- 2015Ranna — Sharat Chandra
- 2015Rudhramadevi — Prime Minister Siva Devayya
- 2015Son of Satyamurthy — Satyamurthy
- 2015Temper — Waltair Vasu
- 2015Thoongaavanam — Vital Rao
- 2015Vinavayya Ramayya
- 2014Alludu Seenu — Narasimha / Bhai (Dual role)
- 2014Gajakessari — narrator
- 2014Govindudu Andarivaadele — Balaraju
- 2014Heart Attack
- 2014Heropanti — Chowdhary
- 2014It's Entertainment — Karan Singh Johari
- 2014Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam — Guest Appearance
- 2014Mukunda — Jaya Prakash
- 2014Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
- 2014Power — A. K. Mishra
- 2014Race Gurram — Bheem Prakash
- 2014Un Samayal Arayil — Kalidasan, Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2013Balupu — Nanaji
- 2013Bhaag Milkha Bhaag — Army Officer
- 2013Chennaiyil Oru Naal — Gautham Krishna
- 2013Gouravam — Pasupathy, Producer
- 2013Mumbai Mirror — Shetty
- 2013Ongole Githa — Adikeshavulu
- 2013Policegiri — Nagori Subramaniyam
- 2013Rajjo — Govind Hande
- 2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu — Relangi Mavayya
- 2013Singh Saab the Great — Bhoodev Singh
- 2013Thillu Mullu — Sivagurunathan
- 2013Thulli Vilayadu — Singam
- 2013Zanjeer — Teja
- 2012Bodyguard — Varadarajula Naidu
- 2012Businessman — Jaidev Ghanapuleti
- 2012Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu — Rana Prathap Naidu
- 2012Dabangg 2 — Bachcha Bhaiya
- 2012Damarukam — Sambhayya
- 2012Devudu Chesina Manushulu — Prakash Raj
- 2012Dhoni — Subramaniam, Director, Screenplay
- 2012Mayilu — Producer
- 2012Mithunam — Voice of one of the sons
- 2012Saguni — Boopathi
- 2012Sethu Samudhiram
- 2011Badrinath — Guru Bheeshma Narayana
- 2011Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap — Kabir
- 2011Dongala Mutha — Munna Bhai
- 2011Dookudu — Shankar Narayana
- 2011Engeyum Kadhal — Cameo Appearance
- 2011Gaganam — Vishwanath, Producer
- 2011Ko — Chief Minister Yogeswaran
- 2011Mambattiyan — IG Ranjith
- 2011Mirapakay — Kittu Bhai
- 2011Mr. Perfect — Maggi's Father
- 2011Oosaravelli — Ajju Bhai
- 2011Pillayar Theru Kadaisi Veedu
- 2011Ponnar Shankar — Manthiappan
- 2011Raajadhaani
- 2011Rowthiram — Shiva's Grandfather
- 2011Singham — Jaikant Shikre
- 2011Solo — Naidu
- 2011Vaanam — Rahim
- 2011Vastadu Naa Raju — Narasimha
- 2011Venghai — Rajalingam
- 2011Wanted
- 2010Anwar — DIG Stalin Manimaran IPS
- 2010Brindavanam — Bhanu Prasad
- 2010Collector Gari Bharya — Gautham
- 2010Elektra — Abraham / Issac
- 2010Golimaar
- 2010Inidhu Inidhu — Producer
- 2010Kadhalagi
- 2010Khaleja — Gopala "G.K." Krishnan
- 2010Magizhchi — Moses
- 2010Naanu Nanna Kanasu — Uthappa, Director
- 2010Orange — Abhishek Verma
- 2010Singam — Mayil Vaaganam
- 2010Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai — Anbalazhagan
- 2009Anjaneyulu
- 2009Josh — Principal
- 2009Katha — Circle Inspector
- 2009Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam — Prakash Verma
- 2009Malai Malai
- 2009Mathiya Chennai
- 2009Solla Solla Inikkum — Bhadri Narayanan
- 2009Thoranai — Tamizharasan
- 2009Villu — J.D.
- 2009Wanted — Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai
- 2008Abhiyum Naanum — Raghuraman, Producer
- 2008Alibhabha — Subramaniam
- 2008Arai Enn 305-Il Kadavul — Arnold/ Kadavul
- 2008Bheema — Chinna
- 2008Dhanam
- 2008Jalsa — Rammohan Reddy
- 2008Kanchivaram — Vengadam
- 2008Kantri
- 2008Kotha Bangaru Lokam — Balu's Father
- 2008Panchamirtham — Ravanan
- 2008Pandhayam — Masanam
- 2008Parugu — Neelakanta
- 2008Rainbow — Shyam's Doctor
- 2008Santosh Subramaniam — Subramaniam
- 2008Saroja — Viswanathan
- 2008Velli Thirai — Kannaiah / Dileep, Producer
- 2008Yuvatha
- 2007Aadivaram Adavallaku Selavu
- 2007Aarya — Kasi
- 2007Chirutha
- 2007Jagadam
- 2007Lee — Buthiran
- 2007Mozhi — Vijaya Kumar / Viji, Producer
- 2007Munna — Kakha
- 2007Pokkiri — Ali Bhai
- 2007Veerappu
- 2007Viyabari — Kasi Viswanathan
- 2006Aadum Koothu — Zamindar
- 2006Aathi — Aathi's father
- 2006Ajay — Vijay
- 2006Ashok — Father of Ashok
- 2006Bommarillu — Siddhu's Father
- 2006Idhaya Thirudan — Mayilravanan
- 2006Khatarnak — Commissioner of Police
- 2006Paramasivan — PC 'Nethiadi' Nandakumar
- 2006Parijatham — Santhosh
- 2006Perarasu — Ilakiyan
- 2006Poi — Producer
- 2006Pokiri — Ali Bhai
- 2006Rakhi — Judge (Guest Appearance)
- 2006Sainikudu — Mondi Nani
- 2006Saravana — Soundarapandi
- 2006Stalin — Muddu Krishnayya
- 2006Suyetchai MLA — Ilampirai
- 2006Thalai Nagaram — ACP Gopinath
- 2006Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam — Guru
- 2006Vathiyar — Easwara Pandian
- 2006Veerabhadra
- 2006Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu — Arokiya Raj
- 2006Vikramarkudu — DGP
- 2005Allari Pidugu
- 2005Andarivaadu — Veerendra "Eeru Babu"
- 2005Anniyan — DCP Prabhakar
- 2005Arinthum Ariyamalum — Adhi Narayanan
- 2005Athadu — Anjaneya Prasad IPS
- 2005Athanokkade — Ram's father
- 2005Ayya — Karuppusamy
- 2005Bhadra
- 2005Bhageeratha — Venkata Ratnam
- 2005Bunny — Somaraju
- 2005Chakram
- 2005Kanda Naal Mudhal — Producer
- 2005Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana — Prakash
- 2005Pandippada — Pandi Durai
- 2005Political Rowdy — Pandu
- 2005Ponniyin Selvan — Guru
- 2005Sivakasi — Udhayapaa
- 2005Subash Chandra Bose
- 2004Arjun — Bala Nayakar
- 2004Athade Oka Sainyam — Prakash Rao
- 2004Azhagiya Theeye — Aravind, Producer
- 2004Ghilli — Muthupandi
- 2004Giri — Suryaprakash
- 2004Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari — Sundara Murthy
- 2004Khakee — Additional Commissioner of Police Shrikant Naidu
- 2004Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu — JK
- 2004Lakshmi Narasimha
- 2004M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi — Eshwar
- 2004Mass — Durga prasad
- 2004Naa Autograph Sweet Memories — Prakash
- 2004Samba — Pasupathi Naidu
- 2004Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi
- 2004Shart: The Challenge — Nandu
- 2004Sri Anjaneyam
- 2004Thekkekara Superfast — Johnykutty
- 2004Varsham — Ranga Rao
- 2004Vasool Raja MBBS — Dr. Vishwanathan
- 2004Yagnam
- 2003Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi — Raghuveer
- 2003Chokka Thangam — Sundharam
- 2003Dil
- 2003Gangotri — Neelakantam Naidu
- 2003Juniors
- 2003Kadhal Sadugudu — Chithambaram
- 2003Naam — Irfan Khan, Producer
- 2003Nijam — ACP Raja Narendra
- 2003Okkadu — Obul Reddy
- 2003Preethi Prema Pranaya — Dr Ashok
- 2003Shambhu
- 2003Sivamani — Dattu
- 2003Tagore — Suryam
- 2002Album
- 2002Bobby — Yadagiri
- 2002Dhaya
- 2002Ekangi
- 2002Guest — Terrorist
- 2002I Love You Da — Siddharth
- 2002Idiot — Vipra Narayana
- 2002Indra — Governor Chenna Kesava Reddy
- 2002Kadhal Azhivathillai — Simbu's Father
- 2002Kannathil Muthamittal — Harold Wickramsinghe
- 2002Khadgam — Amjad
- 2002Nuvve... Nuvve... — Vishwanath
- 2002Premaku Swagatam
- 2002Shakti: The Power — Sharpshooter
- 2001Alli Thandha Vaanam — Prakash
- 2001Ammayi Kosam — Anjali's father, train driver
- 2001Bhalevadivi Basu
- 2001Cheppalani Vundhi
- 2001Dosth — Neelakanda Brahmachari
- 2001Little John — Kaala Bhairavan (Kala Bhairav)
- 2001Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi — GV
- 2001Mrugaraju
- 2001Murari — Guest Appearance as Jamindar
- 2001Nuvvu Naaku Nachav — Srinivasa Murthy
- 2001Premakke Sai
- 2001Rishi — Policeman
- 2001Usire — Rudre Gowda
- 2001Vaanchinathan — Chidhambaram
- 2000Appu — Maharani
- 2000Azad — Inspector Salim
- 2000Bachi
- 2000Badri — Nanda
- 2000Chamundi
- 2000Chinna Chinna Kannile — Sabesan
- 2000Chiru Navvuto
- 2000Kshemanga Velli Labhamga Randi
- 2000Manoharam
- 2000Moodu Mukkalaata — Paramahamsa
- 2000Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa — 'Paisa Paisa' song cameo
- 2000Vaanavil — Prakash
- 1999Aavide Shyamala
- 1999Anthapuram — Narasimha
- 1999En Swasa Kaatre — Guru
- 1999Padayappa — Police Officer
- 1999Premaku Velayera — Venkata Narayana
- 1999Preminchedi Endukamma — Jagan
- 1999Rajakumarudu — Dhanunjay
- 1999Samudram — Constable Nukaraju
- 1999Seenu — Doctor
- 1999Sneham Kosam — Peddabbayi
- 1999Z
- 1998Anthahpuram — Narasimha
- 1998Choodalani Vundi — Mahendra
- 1998Guru Paarvai — Guru Moorthi / Mahendra Boopathi
- 1998Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara
- 1998Love Story 1999 — D. K. Bose
- 1998Manasichi Choodu
- 1998Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath
- 1998Naya Natvarlal
- 1998Preethsod Thappa
- 1998Sandhippoma — Vishwa's Father
- 1998Senthooram — Muthu Manikkam
- 1998Shanti Shanti Shanti — Ganga Prasad
- 1998Suswagatham
- 1998Swarnamukhi — Akash
- 1998Yaare Neenu Cheluve
- 1997Aravindhan — Rama Ganapathy
- 1997Dhinamum Ennai Gavani — Rolex
- 1997Hitler
- 1997Iruvar — Tamil Selvam
- 1997Minsara Kanavu — Jaipal
- 1997Mommaga
- 1997Nagamandala
- 1997Nandhini
- 1997Nerrukku Ner — Kandaswamy
- 1997Oru Yaatra Mozhi — Satya
- 1997Paththini
- 1997Pelli Chesukundaam
- 1997Raasi
- 1997V.I.P — Santhosh's brother (Guest Appearance)
- 1997Vidukathai — Neelakandan
- 1996Alexander — Ashok
- 1996Amma Naana Kaavali
- 1996Gunshot — Prakash
- 1996Indraprastham — Mohan George
- 1996Kalki — Prakash
- 1996Poomani
- 1996Priyam — Dharma
- 1996Subash — Arumugasamy
- 1996The Prince — Surya
- 1996Vasantha Kavya
- 1996Vinodham
- 1995Aasai — Major Madhavan
- 1995Bombay — Kumar
- 1995Pullakuttikaran
- 1995Sankalpam — Gaddapalugu Chenchu Ramayya
- 1994Duet — Sirpy
- 1994Lockup Death
- 1994Nila
- 1993Nishkarsha — Anti-terrorist Commando Suresh
- 1993Tropical Heat — Inspector
- 1992Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake — David
- 1992Harakeya Kuri
- 1991Jagadeka Veera
- 1991Ramachari
- 1990Anukoolakkobba Ganda
- 1990Chakravarthy
- Guddada Bhootha — Shreenivas
- 1990Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru
- Agni Siragugal
- Devara 2 — Singappa
- Father
- Goodachari 2 — Tuti Shah
- Isle of the Golden Swan
- Suriya 48
- The Gambler
Appearances as themselves (1)
- Weekend With Ramesh — Himself