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'' direct ...

. He made his debut with the Kannada film ''

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'' (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the

Suvarna Film Awards The Suvarna Film Awards is an award ceremony for Kannada films presented annually by Star Suvarna Channel, a Kannada-language division of the STAR India, from the south-Indian state of Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karu ...

. 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 t ...

'' (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'' (2008), '' Gulama'' (2009), ''

Murali Meets Meera ''Murali Meets Meera'' is a 2011 Kannada film in the romance genre starring Prajwal Devaraj and Reema Vohra in the lead roles . The film has been directed and written by director Mahesh Rao and produced by Yogish Hunsur. Abhiman Roy has compose ...

'' (2011), '' Super Shastri'' (2013) and ''

Galaate ''Galaate'' is a 2013 Kannada romantic comedy film directed and written by M. D. Sridhar. The film stars Prajwal Devaraj, Kriti Kharbanda and Nisha Shetty in the lead roles. Shashikumar and Tara are in the supporting roles. The music is composed ...

'' (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 h ...

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 Jain University, officially JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), is a private deemed-to-be-university in Bangalore, India. Originating from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, it was conferred the deemed-to-be-university status in 2009. In August ...

Center for Management Studies Jain University, officially JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), is a private deemed-to-be-university in Bangalore, India. Originating from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, it was conferred the deemed-to-be-university status in 2009. In August ...

, Bangalore. .

Filmography

Cameo Appearances Awards

Television

References

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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 {{India-actor-stub