Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, director, producer, television presenter, and politician. He was born on March 26, 1965 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Prakash Raj can speak many languages ??like Kannada, Tulu, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam. He has worked in 398 films.

Prakash Raj has won five national awards. He won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for the film Puttakkana Highway, directed by Suresh. Prakash Raj has done Mani Ratnam's Iruvar, Antapuram, Kanchivaram, Puttakkana Highway, KGF, and many Hindi films. 

The name of Prakash Raj's production company is Duet Movies. It is named after his first Tamil film Duet. Prakash Raj started his career by participating in stage shows. 

Prakash Raj's brother Prasad Rai is also an actor.