Prabhakar (actor)

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Prabhakar
Born
Husunabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Other namesKalakeya Prabhakar
OccupationActor
Years active2009 – present
SpouseRajya Lakshmi
Children2

Prabhakar, also known as Kalakeya Prabhakar, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films along with Tamil and Kannada films. He is best known for his role as the king of the Kalakeyas in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015). [1] His other notable films include Maryada Ramanna (2010), Dongaata (2015), Jai Simha (2018), Akhanda (2021). [2] As of July 2022, he has acted in over 120 films in five languages. [3]

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Early life

Prabhakar was born in Husnabad, near Raichur. His family hails from Kondangal of Mahabubnagar district, Telangana. [4] After studying in Husnabad, he then shifted to Vikarabad to enroll in Ananta Padmanabha college. [5]

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. [6]

Career

Prabhakar played a minor role as villain in Mahesh Babu's Athidi , directed by Surender Reddy and supporting artist in his earlier career.

His first breakthrough film as an actor came in 2010 with Maryada Ramanna , directed by S. S. Rajamouli. [7] He also acted in Gabbar Singh , directed by Harish Shankar, Dookudu, Aagadu, Lion 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. [8] [9] In 2016, he appeared in Sarrainodu 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. [10] As of July 2022, he has acted in over 120 films in five languages. [3]

Filmography

Key
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Telugu films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Athidhi Goon
2008 Parugu
Bujjigadu GoonUncredited role
Gajibiji Prabhu
2010 Maryada Ramanna Baireddy
2011 Seema Tapakai S/O Venkatappa
Dookudu Prakash Goud
Veera
2012 Dammu Chandravanshi King's henchmen
Lovely
Yamaho Yama
Nippu
Sarocharu
Gabbar Singh Banda Swamy
2013 Attarintiki Daredi Siddhappa Naidu's henchman
Shatruvu
Doosukeltha Badhram
Mahankali Naayak
2014 Legend
Aagadu Damodhar's Bihar batch
Loukyam Shankar
Rabhasa Ganeshan
2015 Lion Forest Tribes
Lava Kusa
Dongaata Kattam Raju
Bengal Tiger Banda
Baahubali: The Beginning Kalakeya king Inkoshi
2016 Sarrainodu Vairam Dhanush's henchmen
Right Right Seshu
2017 Dwaraka Ravi
Lakshmi Bomb Vaikuntam
Patel S. I. R. Laala
Duvvada Jagannadham Suri
Oxygen Major Satyaveer
Kittu Unnadu Jagratha
Om Namo Venkatesaya
2018 Jai Simha Kaniyappan
Pantham Naayak's henchman
Devadas Deva's henchman
2019 90ML Raja
2020 Raahu Nagaraju
2021 Narappa Gampanna
2021 Akhanda DSP Ranjan
2022 Hero Bhai's henchmen
2023Abhilasha
2024 OMG: O Manchi Ghost
Aho Vikramaarka
Srikakulam Sherlock Holmes

Kannada films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Brindavana
2014 Gajakesari Rana's Henchman
2016 Lakshmana
2017 Chowka JungliCameo Appearance
2018 Udgharsha
2019 Natasaarvabhowma Lawyer
2020 Bicchugatti Muddanna

Tamil films

YearTitleRole
2014Eppodhum Vendran
2021 Kodiyil Oruvan Conference Karuna
Pon Manickavel Peruvalathan
2022 Aadhaar Vijayan
DSP Mutta Ravi
2023Jambu Maharishi
Thalainagaram 2 Nanjunda

Malayalam films

YearTitleRole
2018 Parole Bullet Raghavan
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel Goonda
2021 Aaraattu Indrakaran

Other language films

YearTitleRoleLanguage
2007 Bal Ganesh 3 VyomasurHindi
2019 Nayak Kali MaharajBhojpuri
2022Sahari BaghaOdia

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