Swamy starring Vishnuvardhan, with whom he had acted in other films such as Mithileya Seetheyaru, Muthina Haara and Nishkarsha. His breakthrough role came in Harakeya Kuri, directed by K. He was noticed for his dialogue delivery and histrionics. He later took up supporting roles in Kannada films such as Ramachari, Ranadheera, Nishkarsha and Lockup Death. Prakash began his television career with Doordarshan serials such as Bisilu Kudure (Kannada) and Guddada Bhootha ( Tulu and Kannada). Prakash Raj 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. Main article: Prakash Raj filmography As an actor Prakash Raj identifies himself an atheist. Later, he married choreographer Pony Verma on 24 August 2010.
They had two daughters, Meghana and Pooja, and a son, Sidhu who died in 2004. Prakash Raj married actress Lalitha Kumari in 1994. Balachander's advice he is still called Prakash Rai in his home state, Karnataka. Prakash Raj changed his surname to 'Raj' upon prominent Tamil film director K. Joseph's Indian High School and joined St. His brother is Prasad Raj, who is also an actor. Prakash Raj was born in Bangalore on 26 March 1965 to a Tulu father and a Kannada mother. Prakash was also the host of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi during the show's second season.
Prakash, as an actor has won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar, a National Film Award – Special Mention for the Telugu film Antahpuram, directed by Krishna Vamsi in 1998 and a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2007 for his role in Kanchivaram, a Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan, Īs a producer, he has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for Puttakkana Highway, directed by his long-time theatre friend B. Ī polyglot, he played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonist and, of late, as a character actor. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Prakash Raj's fluency in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi and English has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema. In remembrance, he named his production company Duet Movies.
Balachander, and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. He made his debut in Tamil cinema through Duet (1994), by K. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam-language films, he is recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards.Īfter working in stage shows and television in Kannada for a few years, Raj ventured into films. Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician.