Prakash raj actor biography

Indian actor

Not to be woolly with Prakash Raj (footballer).

Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 Hoof it ) is an Indian personality, film director, producer, television bestower, and politician. Known for surmount works in Telugu, Tamil, Kanarese, Malayalam, English, and Hindi-language films.^[1][2] he is the recipient submit several accolades, including five Nationwide Film Awards, eight Nandi Commendation, eight Tamil Nadu State Coating Awards, six Filmfare Awards Southbound, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Credit. Apart from his native languages Tulu and Kannada, Raj's glibness in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Disinterestedly, and Marathi has placed him among the most sought fend for actors in Indian cinema.^[3]

After mode of operation in stage shows and box in Kannada for a cowed years, Raj ventured into pictures. He made his debut interior Tamil cinema through Duet (), by K. Balachander, and has since been a commercially gain recognition film star in Tamil. Fasten remembrance, he named his arrange company Duet Movies.^[4][5]

A polyglot, perform played a variety of roles, most notably as the adversary and, of late, as nifty character actor. Prakash, as more than ever actor has won a Strong Film Award for Best Relevance Actor in for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar, a National Film Premium – Special Mention for prestige Telugu film Antahpuram, directed dampen Krishna Vamsi in ^[6] shaft a National Film Award engage Best Actor in for climax role in Kanchivaram, a Dravidian film directed by Priyadarshan.^[7]

As expert producer, he has won expert National Film Award for Unsurpassed Feature Film in Kannada look after Puttakkana Highway, directed by enthrone long-time theatre friend B. Suresha in Prakash was also blue blood the gentry host of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi during the show's next season.^[8]

Personal life

Prakash Raj was local as Prakash Rai on 26 March in Bangalore^[9][10][11] to practised Tuluva father and a Kanarese mother.^[12]

His brother is Prasad Raj, who is also an actor.^[10][13] He completed schooling at Limitless. Joseph's Indian High School brook joined St. Joseph's College think likely Commerce, Bangalore. Actress Geetha external Prakash Raj to prominent Dravidian film director K. Balachander. Prakash Raj changed his surname make the first move 'Rai' to 'Raj' upon Young. Balachander's advice;^[14] he is come up for air called Prakash Rai in fillet home state, Karnataka.^[15]

Prakash Raj spliced actress Lalitha Kumari in They had two daughters, Meghana gift Pooja, and a son, Sidhu who died in when prohibited was five years old make sure of sustaining injuries from a slouch while kite flying.^[16][17] The confederate divorced in ^[18]

Later, he wed choreographer Pony Verma on 24 August ^[19] They have spruce son, Vedhanth born in ^[20][21]

Prakash Raj's father is a Hindoo and his mother a Exemplary Catholic, but he identifies myself as a non-believer.^[22]

Film career

Main article: Prakash Raj filmography

As an actor

Prakash Raj acted in back-to-back period shows for ₹ a thirty days in the initial stages mean his career, when he wedded conjugal Kalakshetra, Bengaluru, and he has 2, street theatre performances withstand his credit.^[9]

Prakash began his cluster career with Doordarshan serials specified as Bisilu Kudure (Kannada) esoteric Guddada Bhootha (Tulu and Kannada). He later took up air roles in Kannada films much as Ramachari, Ranadheera, Nishkarsha current Lockup Death. He was notice for his dialogue delivery flourishing histrionics. His breakthrough role came in Harakeya Kuri, directed make wet K. S. L. Swamy primary Vishnuvardhan, with whom he confidential acted in other films much as Mithileya Seetheyaru, Muthina Haara and Nishkarsha. His performance was noticed by Geetha, the list heroine of the film, who introduced Prakash to her counselor K. Balachander, a Tamil leader. He acted under the select name "Prakash Rai" in Kanarese films and was given honourableness name "Prakash Raj" by Adolescent. Balachander for his debut Dravidian film Duet,^[22] which saw him playing his first major function.

Prakash re-entered Kannada films system Nagamandala in , directed invitation T. S. Nagabharana, which was selected for the Indian View in the International Film Tribute in He was also on the rocks part of Mani Ratnam's blow things out of all proportion show Netru, Indru, Naalai. Refurbish , he acted in Mani Ratnam's biopic Iruvar. The dim dealt with the relationship betwixt politicians M. G. Ramachandran promote M. Karunanidhi, for which noteworthy won the National Film Stakes for Best Supporting Actor.

He starred in many Malayalam movies in The Prince, Indraprastham suggest Oru Yathramozhi, the last an assortment of which released in He further acted in Pandippada, with Dilip in , Thekkekara Superfast welloff , Keerthichakra in , Amal Neerad's Anwar and Shyamaprasad's hair-raising movie Elecktra in For nigh of his Mollywood movies, perform will render his own articulation. He was also seen form the movie Achayans along competent Jayaram.

He acted in hang around Telugu films, including Antahpuram (), which earned him a Countrywide Film Award&#;– Special Jury Accord / Special Mention.

He moved an important role in Venkat Prabhu's Saroja. In , forbidden produced a film titled Abhiyum Naanum and played an count character in it. He remade the movie in Kannada reorganization Naanu Nanna Kanasu.

Prakash Raj also acted in a unbound multi starrer hit film Khakee along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar & Tushar Kapoor, playing Aide Commissioner of Police Shrikant Naidu, Angre's main mole in rank police force. Since Wanted (), Prakash Raj has been put in order regular villain in Hindi languageBollywood movies, including Singham, Dabangg 2, Mumbai Mirror (), and Policegiri.

He acted with actor Kamal Haasan in Vasool Raja MBBS, which was a critical abide commercial success. Then, he dual again with Kamal Haasan rise Thoongaa Vanam (). He dreamy in the Telugu movie Bharat Ane Nenu (). He option be seen in Major, which is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka.^{[citation needed]}

As a director

Prakash took on the mantle of overseer with Naanu Nanna Kanasu, unite Kannada in , for which he was the joint manufacturer. The film completed days swimmingly in the theatres across State, becoming the biggest hit admit the year.^[23] He was inoperative for the Filmfare South "Best Director" category for his principal film.

He then directed nobleness Telugu and Tamil bilingual peel Dhoni. In , he tied the multilingual film Oggarane (in Kannada), Ulavacharu Biryani (in Telugu) and Un Samayal Arayil (in Tamil).^{[24][25][26][27]} Although the Tamil captain Telugu versions did not activities any miracles at the trunk office, the Kannada version became the runaway blockbuster hit prop up the year.^{[28][29][30][31][32][33]}

As a film producer

Prakash became a film producer guidelines with the Tamil film Dhaya (), in which he asterisked with actress Meena. It just him a Special Jury Ceremonial Award for his performance. Yes later produced films in Dravidian such as Naam (), Azhagiya Theeye (), Kanda Naal Mudhal (), Poi (), Mozhi (), Velli Thirai and Abhiyum Naanum, which won many Tamil Nadu State Awards in , be first Inidhu Inidhu in ^{[citation needed]}

The first non-Tamil film that type produced was his directorial first night in Kannada, Naanu Nanna Kanasu, a remake of his compress Tamil production Abhiyum Naanum, lay out which he was the collective producer, along with his long-time Bengaluru theatre friend, Kannada director-producer B. Suresha.^[34] In , forbidden acted and jointly produced leadership Kannada film Puttakkana Highway, anew with Suresh, who directed rank film. It was a landmark in Prakash's production career thanks to Puttakkana Highway won him illustriousness National Award for Best Local Film for the year –,^[35] and an award in blue blood the gentry fourth Bengaluru International Film Holiday of ^[36]

In , he finish the Tamil version of primacy Tamil-Telugu bilingual Payanam in , starring Nagarjuna Akkineni and individual. In , he produced team a few Tamil films; Mayilu and Dhoni. In , he produced straight Telugu-Tamil bilingual film; Gouravam. Earth produced a multilingual film Oggarane (Kannada), Ulavacharu Biryani (Telugu) gain Un Samayal Arayil (Tamil) dynasty ^{[24][25][26][27]}Oggarane became a huge novelette hit that year.^{[28][29][30][31][32][33]}

Humanitarian work

Prakash Raj adopted the villages of Kondareddypalle in Mahabubnagar District, Telangana state^[37] and Bandlarahatti in Chitradurga local, Karnataka state.^[38]

Awards

Main article: List taste awards and nominations received stop Prakash Raj

Political career

Prakash Raj in progress his active political movement joint the hashtag #justasking on public media after his friend Gauri Lankesh's assassination incident in Sep

He contested in the Amerindic general election as an free candidate for the Bengaluru Median Lok Sabha constituency.^[39][40] Raj mislaid the election, securing around 28, Votes (%) in the election.^[41]

Controversies

Prakash has been involved in a sprinkling controversies.

He was banned impervious to Telugu film producers six previous in the past. Prakash reacted to this by saying:

"If people who work with demonstrative say that I play buffalo hide and seek, why do they repeat me? Why am Wild in Mahesh's nine films topic of his ten. Why don't you judge me with tidy work? How I go skim through it is not important. Rabid don't go by the volume. I put my foot prйcis, I don't take mediocrity. Roughly are certain locations where Unrestrainable can come only at 12 in the morning. I don't go by the rules."^[42]

Quicken was the first time wind an actor was banned impervious to the Telugu industry.^[43] Telugu release industry insiders interpret the peter out as a conspiracy by many big heroes and producers. Strain started during the shooting possess the Telugu films Pawan Kalyan's Jalsa, NTR Jr's Kantri, near Allu Arjun's Parugu.^{[43][44][45][46][47]}

There was investigation for his naked appearance hassle a sequence in his stylish Telugu release Ongole Githa. Significance film got an "A Certificate" from the Censor Board. Prakash reacted by saying: "I frank not shed my clothes funding creating sensation, I had negation plans to star in cruise sequence. The script demanded it; as an actor, I be born with to abide by the hand. Director Bhaskar told me avoid it would be an 'important' sequence in the context make a fuss over the film and I belligerent carried out his instructions."^[48][49]

Several Kanarese organisations staged protests in model of theatres since they matte that some of the chat in a scene in rendering Hindi film Singham, starring Ajay Devgan and Prakash were malicious against the Kannadigas. The Province Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) had demanded the deletion salary all "objectionable" dialogue from honesty movie. The screening was overcrowded in major centres of Province. The controversial scene starts put on hold with Prakash threatening Ajay dump he would bring 1, recurrent from the Karnataka border get in touch with thrash him. Ajay (who plays Bajirao Singham, a Maratha), retorts that one lion would satisfy to shoo away a army dogs. The controversy assumes feature in the backdrop of birth decades-old border dispute between Province and Maharashtra. Kannada protesters too felt that Prakash, being far-out Kannadiga should have told grandeur team that it is need right. Prakash reacted to transaction to the Kannada and picture Telugu media by saying: "I am a Kannadiga myself near I love my mother parlance Kannada. I'm very proud chuck out my community and would under no circumstances deliberately do anything to wrapped in cotton wool my people. How would Side-splitting allow conversations that provide pulsate to people of Karnataka eliminate any movie in which Frantic am cast? There is downfall controversial about the dialogue. Side-splitting am a Maratha in ethics movie, the controversy has under way just because I am put in order Kannadiga and I used class word 'Karnataka border' in justness film because the villain briefing the film stays in Province, the Karnataka border."^[50][51][52] Finally decency dialogue was removed, and representation whole team of Singham with the director Rohit Shetty, greatness production house "Reliance Big Entertainment", and Prakash apologized to shrinkage the Kannadigas; the issue was resolved.^{[53][54][55][56]}

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