Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. He was born on Prakash Rai on 26th March 1965 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Prakash Raj Biography, Age, Movies, Tv Show List, Height, Wife, Birthday, Net Worth, Family, Weight, Education & known facts, and more.
Acting
Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. He was born on Prakash Rai on 26th March 1965 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films.
After working in stage shows and television in Kannada for a few years, Raj ventured into films. He made his debut in Tamil cinema through Duet (1994), by K. Balachander, and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. In remembrance, he named his production company Duet Movies. 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.
He starred in many Malayalam films in 1996: The Prince, Indraprastham, and Oru Yathramozhi, the last of which were released in 1997. He also acted in Pandippada, with Dilip in 2005, Thekkekara Superfast in 2003, Keerthichakra in 2006, Amal Neerad’s Anwar, and Shyamaprasad’s sensational movie Elecktra in 2010. For most of his Mollywood movies, he will render his own voice. He was also seen in the movie Achayans along with Jayaram.
His Bollywood movies – Singham, Wanted and Dabang is very famous.
He played a villain character in all the movies.
He changed his surname from Rai to Raj after film director K Balachander suggested he do so.
Prakash Raj Age
He was born on Prakash Rai on 26th March 1965 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His age is 56 years old.
Education
He completed schooling at St. Joseph’s Indian High School and joined St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore.
Prakash Raj Family and Wife
Prakash Raj was born into a well-to-do family. His father Manjunath Raj is a businessman and his mother Swarnalatha Raj is a homemaker and his brother Prasad Raj is also an actor.
Prakash Raj married 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.
Later, he married choreographer Pony Verma on 24 August 2010. They have a son, Vedhanth born in 2015.
Father | Manjunath Rai |
Mother | Swarnalatha Raj |
Brother | Prasad Raj |
Sister | Not Known |
Wife | Lalitha Kumari (1994-2009) Pony Verma (2010-Present) |
Prakash Raj Movie List
Movie | Released |
Entertainment | 2014 |
Thoonga Vanam | 2015 |
Devara Nadalli | 2016 |
Vanamagan | 2017 |
Sometimes | 2018 |
Maharshi | 2019 |
Mayabazar 2016 | 2020 |
Vakeel Saab | 2021 |
Attack | 2022 |
K.G.F: Chapter 2 | 2022 |
Prakash Raj Net Worth
His estimated net worth is USD $10 Million.
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AGE | 56 |
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NATIONALITY | Indian |
PROFESSION | Actor, Filmmaker |
NETWORTH | USD $10 Million |
HEIGHT | 5 Feet 9 Inches |