Prajwal Devaraj

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Prajwal Devaraj
Born (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37) [1]
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 film). [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
2024 Mafia Dr. SathyanaryanFilming [11]
GanaGaneshFilming [12] [13]

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2021 Dance Dance Judge [14] [15]

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