Prajwal Devaraj | |
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Born | [1] | 4 July 1987
Alma mater | Jain University, Bengaluru |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–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 film). [4]
His films include Meravanige (2008), Gulama (2009), Murali Meets Meera (2011), Super Shastri (2013) and Galaate (2013).
Prajwal is the son of Kannada actor Devaraj. He has a younger brother, Pranam. [5]
Prajwal completed his bachelor's degree course at Jain University's Center for Management Studies in Bangalore. [6] [7]
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† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Sixer | Rahul | 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 | Dev | First home production film | |
2015 | Mrugashira | Prajwal | |
Arjuna | Arjun | ||
2016 | Madha Mathu Manasi | Mass Madha | |
Bhujanga | Bhujanga | 25th film | |
2017 | Chowka | Mohammed Anwar | |
2018 | Life Jothe Ondh Selfie | Virat | |
2020 | Gentleman | Bharath | SIIMA Award Best Actor - Critics |
2021 | Inspector Vikram | Vikram | |
Arjun Gowda | Arjun Gowda | [8] | |
2022 | Abbara | Shiva | [9] |
2023 | Veeram | Veru | [10] |
Tatsama Tadbhava | Aravind Ashwatthama | ||
2024 | Mafia † | Dr. Sathyanaryan | Filming [11] |
Gana† | Ganesh | Filming [12] [13] |
Cameo Appearances
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Ananthu vs Nusrath | Dr. Nisar Ahmed | |
2019 | Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya | Jeeva | |
2019 | Yajamana | Himself | Cameo appearance in the "Shivanandi" song |
Awards
Year | Title | Awards | Notes |
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2007 | Sixer | Suvarna Best Debut Actor | Won |
2020 | Gentleman | SIIMA Award Best Actor - Critics | Won |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Dance Dance | Judge | [14] [15] |
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