Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj was born on 26 March 1965 in Puttur, Karnataka. Born as Prakash Rai, he later changed his name to Prakash Raj on the advice of Balachander, famous Tamil director. Prakash Raj is a prominent Tollywood actor, producer, director and television host.
He started his career as an actor by appearing in Kannada Doordarshan serials like Bisilu Kudure and Guddada Bhootha. He made his debut with Mithileya Seetheyaru in Kannada and since then has appeared in 265 movies. He made his debut in Bollywood with Bachi , Shakti – the Power, Khakee, Shart – The Challenge, Wanted and Singham. He also produced movies like Dhaya, Poi and directed movies like Naanu Nanna Kanasu.
Prakash Raj is married to choreographer Pony Verma
