Prabhakar, also known as Kalakeya Prabhakar, is an Indian actor who predominently works in

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films along with

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, and

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films. He is best known for his role as Inkoshi, king of the Kalakeyas in '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015). His other notable films include ''

Maryada Ramanna ''Maryada Ramanna'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film is produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works. The film stars Sunil, Saloni and ...

(''2010), '' Dongaata'' (2015), ''

Jai Simha ''Jai Simha'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Kalyan on C. K. Entertainments banner and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Hariprriya, Natasha Doshi and music was composed by ...

'' (2018), ''

Akhanda ''Akhanda'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. It was produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under ''Dwaraka Creations''. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role alongside Pragya J ...

'' (2021)''.'' As of July 2022, he has acted in over 120 films in five languages.

Early life

Prabhakar was born in Husnabad, near

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. His family hails from Kondangal of

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. After studying in Husnabad, he then shifted to

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to enroll in Ananta Padmanabha college. His wife Rajya Lakshmi is a teacher and his son Sriram Rajamouli was named after the famous director Rajamouli who offered him his first full-fledged role in ''Maryada Ramanna'' and gave him 'a new life'. He also has another son Ritvik Preetam.

Career

Prabhakar played a minor role as villain in

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's '' Athidi'', directed by

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and supporting artist in his earlier career. His first breakthrough film as an actor came in 2010 with ''

'', directed by

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. He also acted in '' Gabbar Singh'', directed by

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Dookudu ''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainmen ...

Aagadu ''Aagadu'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla. Written by Anil Ravipudi, Upendra Madhav and Praveen Varma, the film was jointly produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under their bann ...

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and many more, which played well at the box office. Prabhakar gain recognition following his appearance as a Kalakeya in '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015), following which he came to be known as Kalakeya Prabhakar. In 2016, he appeared in ''

Sarrainodu ''Sarrainodu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, and Aadhi Pinisetty. B ...

'' which became the third highest-grossing Telugu film that year. He also starred in ''Right Right'', directed by Manu, starring Sumanth Ashwin and Pooja Zaveri where he played an important role. As of July 2022, he has acted in over 120 films in five languages.

Filmography

Telugu films

Kannada films

Tamil films

Malayalam films

Hindi film

* ''

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'' as Vyomasur

Bhojpuri film

* '' Nayak'' as Kali Maharaj

Odia film

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhakar Living people Telugu people Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Raichur district Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Karnataka 21st-century Indian male actors 1981 births