Prakash Raj
Born March 26, 1965 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
79
Films reviewed
6.4
Avg. rating
Jai Bhim
Best-reviewed
1995–2026
Years active
Biography
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.
On theIReview.com
Films featuring Prakash Rajthat we've reviewed.
Drishyam: The Conclusion
Abhishek Pathak · 2026
Jana Nayagan
as Roja Rangasamy
H. Vinoth · 2026
★ 6.6Retro
as Supporting
Karthik Subbaraj · 2025
★ 5.9Varisu
as Jayaprakash Amarendran "JP"
Vamshi Paidipally · 2023
Clap
as Lead
Prithivi Adithya · 2022
★ 8.2K.G.F: Chapter 2
as Vijayendra Ingalagi, Anand Ingalagi's son
Prashanth Neel · 2022
RT 50%
Major
as Unnikrishnan
Sashi Kiran Tikka · 2022
★ 6.2Poikkal Kuthirai
as Kathiravan's Father
Santhosh P. Jayakumar · 2022
★ 7.9Thiruchitrambalam
as Inspector Neelakandan
Mithran Jawahar · 2022
RT 100%
★ 4.9Viruman
as Muthupandi
M. Muthaiah · 2022
★ 4.0Annaatthe
as Nattadurai
Siva · 2021
★ 8.6Jai Bhim
as IG Perumalsamy IPS
T.J. Gnanavel · 2021
RT 100%
★ 8.4Asuran
as Venugopal Seshadri, a lawyer
Vetrimaaran · 2019
Dev
as Ramalingam
Rajath Ravishankar · 2019
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
as Senapathi
Mani Ratnam · 2018
Mahanati
as Aluri Chakrapani
Nag Ashwin · 2018
Sei
as ACP Suryanarayana
Raj Babu · 2018
Sollividava
Arjun Sarja · 2018
Traffic Ramasamy
as Police Officer
Vicky Anand · 2018
★ 6.1Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
as Soundararajan
Thangar Bachan · 2017
Sometimes
as Krishnamurthy
Priyadarshan · 2017
Vanamagan
as Rajasekhar
A. L. Vijay · 2017
Velaikkaran
as Supporting
Mohan Raja · 2017
Yaakkai
as Sagayam
Kuzhandhai Velappan · 2017
★ 5.7Bangalore Naatkal
as Francis, Grace's father
Bhaskar · 2016
Ko 2
as Yogeeswaran
Sarath Mandava · 2016
Manithan
as Adhiseshan
I. Mueenuddin Ahmed · 2016
Oopiri
as Prasad
Vamshi Paidipally · 2016
★ 5.7Bhooloham
as Moorthi
N. Kalyanakrishnan · 2015
★ 5.5Inji Iduppazhagi
as Size Zero Satyanand
Prakash Kovelamudi · 2015
★ 6.0JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
Cheran · 2015
★ 7.4O Kadhal Kanmani
as Ganapathy Iyer
Mani Ratnam · 2015
★ 6.9Thoongaa Vanam
Rajesh M. Selva · 2015
★ 6.1Enemy
as IG Parirajan IPS, Rajiv's father
Denis Villeneuve · 2014
★ 6.8Un Samayal Arayil
Director
Prakash Raj · 2014
★ 8.2Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
as Subedar Veerapandian
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra · 2013
RT 75%
★ 6.5Chennaiyil Oru Naal
as Gautham Krishna
Shahid Khader · 2013
★ 4.2Thillu Mullu
Badri · 2013
Thulli Vilayadu
as Supporting
A. Vincent · 2013
★ 6.6Dhoni
as Subramaniam
Prakash Raj · 2012
★ 7.9Ko
as Yogeswaran "Yogi"
K.V. Anand · 2011
★ 7.3Payanam
Radha Mohan · 2011
★ 3.7Ponnar Shankar
as Manthiappan
Thyagarajan · 2011
★ 6.9Singam
as Mayil Vaaganam
Hari · 2010
Villu
as Supporting
Prabhu Deva · 2009
★ 7.6Abhiyum Naanum
as Lead
Radha Mohan · 2008
★ 5.7Bheema
as Supporting
N. Linguswamy · 2008
Santosh Subramaniam
as Supporting
M. Raja · 2008
Saroja
as Supporting
Venkat Prabhu · 2008
Velli Thirai
as Lead
Viji · 2008
★ 4.5Aarya
as Supporting
Balasekaran · 2007
Mozhi
as Supporting
Radha Mohan · 2007
Pokkiri
as Supporting
Prabhu Deva · 2007
Viyabari
as Supporting
Shakti Chidambaram · 2007
★ 4.4Aathi
as Supporting
Ramana · 2006
★ 8.2Bommarillu
as Addala Aravind, Siddhu's father
Bommarillu Baskar · 2006
★ 3.4Idhaya Thirudan
as Supporting
Saran · 2006
Paramasivan
as Supporting
P. Vasu · 2006
Thalai Nagaram
as Lead
Suraj · 2006
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
as Supporting
Boopathy Pandian · 2006
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
as Supporting
Gautham Menon · 2006
★ 8.3Anniyan
as Supporting
S. Shankar · 2005
★ 8.2Athadu
as Anjaneya Prasad IPS, designated to CBI Officer, takes up the case of Siva Reddy's assassination.
Trivikram Srinivas · 2005
★ 5.7Ayya
as Supporting
Hari · 2005
Ponniyin Selvan
as Lead
Radha Mohan · 2005
Sivakasi
as Supporting
Perarasu · 2005
★ 7.2Azhagiya Theeye
as Supporting
Radha Mohan · 2004
★ 8.2Ghilli
as Supporting
Dharani · 2004
Giri
as Supporting
Sundar C · 2004
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
as Lead
M. Raja · 2004
Vasool Raja MBBS
as Supporting
Saran · 2004
★ 5.5Kadhal Sadugudu
as Supporting
Durai · 2003
★ 5.0Dhaya
as Lead
Senthil Kumar · 2002
I Love You Da
as Supporting
C. Raajadurai · 2002
★ 5.8Kadhal Azhivathillai
as Supporting
Vijaya T. Rajendar · 2002
★ 8.3Kannathil Muthamittal
as Supporting
Mani Ratnam · 2002
RT 80%
Rishi
as Supporting
Sundar C · 2001
★ 8.4Iruvar
as Tamizhselvan, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and current opposition leader
Mani Ratnam · 1997
★ 8.1Bombay
as Kumar
Mani Ratnam · 1995
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Selected Filmography
- Jagamae Sangeetham(2026)TV Series · 8 epsas Shastri
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu(2019)as Nagi Reddy
- Devara: Part 1(2024)as Singappa
- Special Ops(2020)TV Series · 7 epsas Subramanyam
- Weekend With Ramesh(2014)TV Series · 2 epsas Himself
- 1st Rank Raju(2019)
- F2: Fun and Frustration(2019)as Dora Swamy Naidu
- Dacoit(2026)as Solomon
- Golmaal 5(2026)as Vasu Reddy
- Navarasa(2021)TV Series · 1 epas Sivaraman
- Premakke Sai(2001)
- Goodachari 2as Tuti Shah
- Sita Ramam(2022)as Brigadier Y.K. Joshi
- S. Saraswathi(2026)as Ramanujam
- Raasi(1997)
- Journey(2024)TV Series · 9 eps
- Mirapakay(2011)as Kittu Bhai
- Paava Kadhaigal(2020)TV Series · 1 epas Janakiraman
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part II(2023)as Sundara Chozhar
- Vāranāsi(2027)