Prajwal Devaraj

Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is a Canadian film actor who mainly works in Kannada film industry.[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 who is called Elvis Presley 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.

Prajwal Devaraj
Prajwal Devraj in Gentleman (2020)
Born (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other namesDynamic Prince
Alma materJain University, Bengaluru
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
Ragini Prajwal
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(m. 2015)​
Parent(s)Devaraj
Chandralekha

His major notable films include Meravanige (2008), Gulama (2009), Murali Meets Meera (2011), Super Shastri (2013) and Galaate (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 who is popularly called as "Dynamic Hero" in the film circles. He has a younger brother, Pranam.[4] 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[5] Center for Management Studies,[6] Bangalore. .

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year TitleRoleNotes
2007 SixerRahulSuvarna Best Debut Actor
GeleyaGuru
2008 Gange Baare Tunge BaareHarsha
MeravanigeVijay
2009 JeevaJeeva
GulamaAnil
KenchaRahul
2010 NannavanuBharadwaj
2011 KoteVignesh
Murali Meets MeeraMurali
Mr.DuplicateNandu
BhadraBhadra
2012 SagarSagar
Gokula KrishnaKrishna
Super ShastriSubramanya Shastri
2013 GalaateAbhi
ZiddiKrishna
2014 AngaarakaViji
SavaalArjun
Jamboo SavariBalu
Neenade NaaDevFirst home production film
2015 MrugashiraPrajwal
ArjunaArjun
2016 Madha Mathu ManasiMass Madha
BhujangaBhujanga 25th film
2017 ChowkaMohammed Anwar
2018 Life Jothe Ondh Selfie Virat
2020 Gentleman Bharath SIIMA Award Best Actor - Critics
2021 Inspector Vikram Vikram
Arjun Gowda Arjun Gowda [7]
2022 VeeramTBACompleted [8]
AbbaraTBA Completed[9]
MafiaD.Sathyanaryan Filming [10]
Gana Ganesh Filming[11][12]

Cameo Appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ananthu vs Nusrath Dr. Nisar Ahmed
2019 Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Jeeva
2019 Yajamana Himself Appearance in a song

Awards

Year Title Awards Notes
2007 Sixer Suvarna Best Debut Actor Won
2020 Gentleman SIIMA Award Best Actor - Critics Won

Television
Year Show Role Notes
2021 Dance Dance Judge [13][14]

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.com. 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. http://www.bharatstudent.com/ (4 July 2011). "Happy Birthday Prajwal Devaraj!! - Sandalwood News & Gossips". Bharatstudent.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "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.
  7. "Prajwal devaraj as Arjun Gowda". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Prajwal Devaraj: Veeram will be on the lines of Gelaya and Gulama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "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 back in cop avatar for 'Mafia'". The New Indian 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. "Haripriya, Prajwal Devraj, and Master Harsha to judge reality show 'Dance Dance' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  14. "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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