Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is an Indian actor who mainly works in
Kannada cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...
. He made his debut with the Kannada film ''
Sixer'' (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the
Suvarna Film Awards. This was followed by the gangster drama ''
Geleya
''Geleya'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by Harsha, a popular choreographer making his debut in direction. The script is written by Preetham Gubbi and the cinematography is by Krishna; all of whom had worked previously ...
'' (2007) which was a box-office success. Prajwal has been appreciated for his recent films like Chowka (2017), Gentleman (2020) and Inspector Vikram (2021) which were his biggest box-office hits. Prajwal has matured as an actor and known to play versatile roles. He was awarded the SIIMA Best Actor for Gentleman in 2020.
His major notable films include ''
Meravanige
''Meravanige'' (Kannada: ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ) is a 2008 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Babu and starring Prajwal Devaraj and Aindrita Ray.
Cast
*Prajwal Devaraj as Vijay
* Aindrita Ray
*Sadhu Kokila
* Komal
*Harish
...
'' (2008), ''
Gulama
''Gulama'' (Kannada:ಗುಲಾಮ) is a 2009 Kannada-language film directed by Tushar Ranganath and produced by Ramu. The film stars Prajwal Devraj and Bianca Desai in the lead roles. Music was composed by Gurukiran. The film released statewi ...
'' (2009), ''
Murali Meets Meera'' (2011), ''
Super Shastri
''Super Shastri'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film directed by Raviraj and produced by G. Ramachandran. It stars Prajwal Devraj and Haripriya in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the 2007 Telugu comedy film ''Seema Sas ...
'' (2013) and ''
Galaate'' (2013) and thus has established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in Kannada cinema. He has many films lined up for release and one of the busiest actors with many films in the pipeline.
Early life
Prajwal is the son of a famous Kannada actor
Devaraj
Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He ha ...
who is popularly called as "Dynamic Hero" in the film circles. He has a younger brother,
Pranam. He has a close circle of friends consisting of his college classmates from Center for management studies. In 2015 married his childhood friend Ragini chandran who is model and classic dancer.
Education
Prajwal completed his bachelor's degree course at
Jain University Center for Management Studies,
Bangalore.
.
Filmography
Cameo Appearances
Awards
Television
References
External links
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Prajwal Biography
1987 births
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Living people
Kannada people
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Bangalore
21st-century Indian male actors
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