Prakash Raj is an notable Indian actor, and also well-known film producer, director, and politician. He was born on 26 March 1965 in Mysore, Karnataka, India, who is famous for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi language films. He has received many awards and nominations for his contribution to films. Prakash has so far won 5 National Awards, 8 Nandi Awards, 8 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, 5 South Filmfare Awards, 4 SIIMA Awards, 3 cinema Awards, and 3 Vijay Awards.
Prakash Raj television career began with Doordarshan dramas Bisilu Kudure and Guddada Bhootha. Then, he started his acting career in 1990 with the Kannada film Muthina Haara in which he was seen in the role of Jai Singh. After working in Kannada serials and movies, Prakash made his Tamil debut with Balachandra’s film Duet, released in 1994. The film was a commercial hit at the box office. Earlier in 1993, he made his Hollywood debut as a police officer in the English film Tropical Heat.
The multi-talented actor, made his debut in the Malayalam film industry in 1994 by playing the role of Johnykutty in the Malayalam film Thekkekara Superfast. After working in language films like Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, he made his debut in the Telugu industry with the Telugu film Sahanam. He played the character of K.N.Rao in this film. After working in several South Indian movies, Prakash turned to Hindi films in 2004. He made his debut in the Bollywood industry with the role of ACP Shrikant Naidu in the 2004 Hindi film Khakee.
In the 2002 Hindi film Shakti – The Power, he played a sharpshooter. He became the third South Indian actor after Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan to make a mark in South as well as Hindi films. After the departure of the legendary actor Amrish Puri, who was the villain of Bollywood, Prakash Raj worked to fill the place of villain in Hindi films. He played the role of a dangerous villain in Bollywood films like Singham, Wanted, and Dabangg 2 which all proved to be blockbusters at the box office.
After acting, he has also directed some films which include films like Naanu Nanna Kanasu, Dhoni, and Manavoori Ramayanam / Idolle Ramayana. The movies produced by him are Dhaya, Naam, Azhagiya Theeye, Kanda Naal Mudhal, Poi, Mozhi, Velli Thirai, Abhiyum Naanum, Puttakkana Highway, Arishadvarga, and Dhoni. Prakash began his political career after the assassination of his journalist-turned-activist friend Gauri Lankesh.
The real name of Prakash Raj was Prakash Rai. He later changed his surname to Raj on the advice of film director K. Balachander. In the early days of his career, he did stage shows one after the other, for which he used to get ₹300 a month. He has done around 2000 street theatrical performances.
Prakash Raj born to a Tulu father and a Kannada mother. His brother is Prasad Raj, who is also an actor. Prakash Raj got married to actress Lalitha Kumari in 1994. They had two daughters, Meghana and Pooja, and a son, Sidhu who died in 2004. The couple divorced in 2009. Then, he married choreographer Pony Verma on 24 August 2010. They have a son, Vedhanth born in 2015.
He did his early studies at St. Joseph’s Indian High School, Bangalore. After that, he Graduated in Commerce from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore. Prakash net worth is around about 1-5million. He earned a good amount of her net worth from his Acting, Producing and Singing career. The skillful actor, Prakash Height 5 feet 9 inches and Weight 80 Kg. He is Slim in figure. His Shoe size 9 (US). His Hair color is Black and Eye color is Brown.