Prakash Rai, also known as Prakash Raj, is an actor and producer in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries: Sandalwood, Tollywood and Kollywood, respectively. Prakash Raj was born Prakash Rai in Mangalore and his mother tongue is Tulu. Now he has shifted his base to Chennai due to numerous offers from Telugu and Tamil films. He was persuaded to change his last name from Rai to Raj by veteran South Indian director K. Balachander. He has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. His original name ‘Prakash Rai’ in Kannada films was rechristened to ‘Prakash Raj’ by K. Balachander for Prakash Rai’s debut movie ‘Duet’.
Here is the list of best 7 movies of Prakash Raj.
1. Singham
Singham tells the story of inspector Bajirao Singham who gets in the fight against gangster politician Jaikant Shikre. Singham is tired of corruption in the police system and decides to take action against Shikre himself and thus endangers the lives of his loved ones. Prakash Raj was praised for his performance in the role of Jaikant Shikre.
2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
The film depicts the life story of Indian National champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh- The Flying Sikh. The movie follows events from the partition of India to his winning the National Championship and how he is haunted by the ghosts of his past. Prakash Raj played the role of Veerapandian in the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks8WVYnijSA
3. Ghilli
It’s another gem played by the versatile actor, Prakash Raj. Here he plays the role of a vicious leader and son of a Home Minister. He falls in love with the actress Trisha and wants to marry her at any condition. In doing so, he kills two brothers of the actress. The cruelty that he shows as a villain in the flick is absolutely realistic, because of the efforts that he has put forward to make it successful. His fighting with actor Vijay and his dialogue delivery is epic. He also won the Best Villain award for his character.
4. Dabangg 2
Inspector Chulbul Pandey gets in ways of struggling politician Thakur Bachcha Singh as he kills his henchman in a fight. Bachcha Singh tries to set an example of Chulbul Pandey as a reminder to people for opposing him. Prakash Raj played the role of Bachcha Singh.
5. Wanted
Radhe is an undercover officer of police who is in search of Mafia head Gani Bhai. Gani Bhai is himself is searching for him as he has been told that an undercover officer by the name of Rajveer Shekhawat is searching for him. Prakash Raj’s funny yet quirky portrayal of Gani Bhai was well praised.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBdE2-TL7qU
6. Kanchivaram
Released in the year 2008, it’s a Tamil language Drama flick. The direction is from Priyadarshan and the movie producer is Bhushan Kumar. Prakash Raj and Sriya Reddy are in the lead roles. The movie is so scintillating that it landed with numerous awards at various national and international alumni. The acting of Prakash Raj is very heart touching in the flick, which also turns out to be a National Award for his best acting. The film shows the agony and ignorance towards the silk weavers. The acting of Prakash Raj is very scintillating and heart touching, which keeps our nerves pumping till the end.
7. Entertainment
Akhil Lokhande is told that he is the stepson of a wealthy man but his father has made his dog Entertainment the sole heir of his property and assets. Akhil tries to kill the dog but later comes to love him when he saves Akhil’s life. Akhil’s cousins Karan and Arjun are after the bill also. The film was a comedy and Prakash Raj was praised for his comical role as Karan Johri.
