Prashant Raj

Prashant Raj
Prashant Raj (on 2 July 2014)
Born10 March 1982
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Years active2009 – present
SpouseVandana
ChildrenAkarsh, Vilok

Prashant Raj (born 10 March 1982 in Bangalore) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his directorial debut with Love Guru in 2009.

Career

Prashant Raj is an Indian film director who's been entertaining the audience with his movies for a decade now. It was in the year 2009 he made his debut directional movie Love Guru and set up his benchmark in the Kannada Film Industry. Later Raj continued his direction journey by directing various movies like Ghana Bhajana, Whistle, Zoom, Dalapathi, and Orange.

Filmography

Year Title Language Notes Ref.
2009 Love Guru Kannada [1]
2010 Gaana Bajaana [2]
2013 Whistle [1]
2016 Zoom
2018 Dalapathy
2018 Orange
2023 Kick Tamil Remake of Zoom

Awards and nominations

[citation needed]

Film Award Category Result
Love Guru 57th Filmfare Awards South Best Director[citation needed] Nominated[citation needed]
Love Guru Karnataka State award Third Best Film Won[3]
Love Guru America AKKA award Best debutants director award[citation needed] Won
Love Guru Ragavendra Chitra Vani awards Best director Won

References

  1. ^ a b "It's action time for 'Love Guru'". Deccan Herald.
  2. ^ "From Love Guru to Gaana Bajaanaa". Rediff.
  3. ^ "Middle path". Bangalore Mirror.