Prajwal Devaraj

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Prajwal Devaraj
Born (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37) [1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Alma mater Jain University, Bengaluru
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Parent(s) Devaraj

Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Kannada cinema. [2] He made his debut with the Kannada film Sixer (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards. [3] This was followed by the gangster drama Geleya (2007) which was a box-office success. Prajwal has been appreciated for his recent films like Chowka (2017), Gentleman (2020) and Inspector Vikram (2021). [4]

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His films include Meravanige (2008), Gulama (2009), Murali Meets Meera (2011), Super Shastri (2013) and Galaate (2013).

Early life

Prajwal is the son of Kannada actor Devaraj. He has a younger brother, Pranam. [5]

Education

Prajwal completed his bachelor's degree course at Jain University's Center for Management Studies in Bangalore. [6] [7]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Sixer RahulWon— Suvarna Best Debut Actor
Geleya Guru
2008 Gange Baare Thunge Baare Harsha
Meravanige Vijay
2009 Jeeva Jeeva
Gulama Anil
Kencha Rahul
2010 Nannavanu Bharadwaj
2011 Kote Vignesh
Murali Meets Meera Murali
Mr. Duplicate Nandu
Bhadra Bhadra
2012 Sagar Sagar
Gokula Krishna Krishna
Super Shastri Subramanya Shastri
2013 Galaate Abhi
Ziddi Krishna
2014 Angaaraka Viji
Savaal Arjun
Jamboo Savari Balu
Neenade Naa DevFirst home production film
2015 Mrugashira Prajwal
Arjuna Arjun
2016 Madha Mathu Manasi Mass Madha
Bhujanga Bhujanga25th film
2017 Chowka Mohammed Anwar
2018 Life Jothe Ondh Selfie Virat
Ananthu vs Nusrath Dr. Nisar AhmedCameo appearance
2019 Yajamana HimselfCameo appearance in the "Shivanandi" song
Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya JeevaCameo appearance
2020 Gentleman BharathWon— SIIMA Award Best Actor Critics – Kannada
2021 Inspector Vikram Vikram
Arjun Gowda Arjun Gowda [8]
2022 Abbara Shiva [9]
2023 Veeram Veru [10]
Tatsama Tadbhava Aravind Ashwatthama
2025 Gana Gana [11] [12]
Mafia †Dr. SathyanaryanFilming [13]

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2021 Dance Dance Judge [14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Prajwal Devaraj". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Prajwal Devaraj in Kencha". Sify . Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Suvarna Awards". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kannada Actor Prajwal Devaraj Bags His First Pan-India Film With Jathara". News18. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Happy Birthday Prajwal Devaraj!! - Sandalwood News & Gossips". Bharatstudent.com. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Top and Best University in Bangalore, India | Jain University". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top & Best BBA Colleges - BA Colleges in Bangalore, India". CMS. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Prajwal devaraj as Arjun Gowda". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Lokesh, Vinay. "Rajshri Ponnappa, Nimika Ratnakar and Lekha Chandra in Prajwal Devaraj's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Prajwal Devaraj: Veeram will be on the lines of Gelaya and Gulama". Cinema Express . Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲ್ ದೇವರಾಜ್‌ ಹೊಸ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಯಕಿ ಫಿಕ್ಸ್‌; 'ಶಿವಲಿಂಗ' ಬೆಡಗಿ ಜೊತೆ 'ಡೈನಾಮಿಕ್ ಪ್ರಿನ್ಸ್' ಡ್ಯುಯೆಟ್". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ↑ govindaraj.s. "Prajwal Devaraj: ಡೈನಾಮಿಕ್ ಪ್ರಿನ್ಸ್ ನಟನೆಯ 'ಗಣ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Prajwal Devaraj back in cop avatar for 'Mafia'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Haripriya, Prajwal Devraj, and Master Harsha to judge reality show 'Dance Dance' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Daithota, Madhu. "Prajwal Devaraj set for his big television debut as judge for dance reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.


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