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

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

films along with

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

and

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

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

Maryada Ramanna ''Maryada Ramanna'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the script with S. S. Kanchi. Produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works, the film stars Sunil ...

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

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

'' (2018), ''

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

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

Early life

Prabhakar was born in Husnabad, near

Raichur Raichur, also pronounced as Rāyachūru (formerly Raichore), is a city and headquarters of eponymous Raichur district in the Karnataka state of India. Raichur, located between Krishna River, Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers. History Ancient His ...

. His family hails from Kondangal of

Mahabubnagar district Mahabubnagar district, also known as Palamuru district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad ...

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

. After studying in Husnabad, he then shifted to

Vikarabad Vikarabad is a town and mandal in Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Vikarabad mandal of Vikarabad revenue division. History Vikarabad was named after the fifth Paigah Amir (Premier noble) H.E. Nawab Sir ...

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

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. He has appeared in more tha ...

's '' Athidi'', directed by

Surender Reddy Surender Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Athanokkade'' (2005), which won him Nandi Awards, Nandi Award for Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director, Best Fi ...

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

'', directed by

S. S. Rajamouli Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his epic, action and fantasy genre films, he is the highest grossing Indian director of all time, as well as the highest-paid d ...

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

Harish Shankar Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1977) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu drama, Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with ''Shock (2006 film), Shock'' ( ...

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 Entertain ...

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 ban ...

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

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 directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, alongside Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, Bra ...

'' 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

Other language films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhakar Living people Telugu actors 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