Prakashraj,
who
hails
from
Karnataka,
started
his
acting
career
performing
in
several
Kannada
serials.
He
later
started
acting
in
Kannada
films
and
has
established
his
reputation
as
a
successful
actor
and
producer
today.
He
changed
his
name
from
Prakash
Rai
to
Prakashraj
with
the
Tamil
movie
Duet,
directed
by
K.
Balachander.
He
has
appeared
in
Kannada,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam
and
Hindi
movies.
Some
of
his
Kannada
films
include
Nagamandala,
Kansalu
Neene
Mansalu
Neene,
Shanti
Shanti
Shanti,
Z,
Yaaru
Neene
Cheluve,
Athithi,
Bimba
and
Ajay.
Prakashraj
is
currently
working
on
his
next
production,
Mayilu,
directed
by
Jeevan
and
shot
in
the
villages
of
Madurai.
The
movie
introduces
several
new
faces
from
Madurai
and
Usilampatti.
Prakashraj
wants
to
use
the
original
voices
of
these
artists.
So
he
has
set
up
a
temporary
dubbing
theatre
near
Madurai
airport
so
that
it
becomes
easy
for
the
artist
to
appear
for
dubbing.
The
movie
also
casts
Kanja
Karuppu
and
Prakashraj
in
important
roles.