Kanchivaram
Prakash
Raj
was
honoured
with
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Actor
for
his
portrayal
of
a
silk
weaver
in
this
film.
Directed
by
Priyadarshan,
Prakash
Raj's
performance
in
Kanchivaram
is
certainly
one
of
his
best
till
date.
Iruvar
Directed
by
Mani
Ratnam,
Iruvar
gave
the
veteran
actor
his
first
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Supporting
Actor.
His
role
in
this
film
was
loosely
based
on
politician/writer
M
Karunanidhi.
Appu
Prakash
proved
his
versatility
by
playing
a
transgender
with
negative
shades
in
this
Prashanth
starrer.
Directed
by
Vasanth,
this
film
elevated
Prakash's
star
status.
Kalki
This
Balachander
directorial
gave
Prakash
Raj
Tamil
Nadu
State
Film
Award
for
Best
Villain.
His
portrayal
of
a
sadistic
husband
who
then
is
tortured
by
his
girlfriend
is
praised
even
today.
Aasai
Aasai
was
once
again
directed
by
Vasanth
and
portrayed
Prakash
as
a
lustful
villain.
Once
again
his
acting
skills
and
nuances
were
displayed
convincingly
in
this
Ajith
starrer.
Ghilli
This
film
turned
Prakash
from
a
terrifying
villain
to
a
lovable
baddie.
His
dialogue
'chellam' became
a
huge
hit
and
also
won
the
National
award
for
best
dialogue.
It
was
directed
by
Dharani
and
had
Vijay
in
the
lead.
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu
Directed
by
Gautham
Menon,
starring
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
lead,
Prakash
Raj's
performance
in
this
movie
was
as
powerful
as
it
can
get.
Though
he
appears
only
for
a
brief
period
of
time,
he
would've
exhibited
his
acting
skill
to
the
fullest.
Abhiyum
Naanum
This
film
gave
him
the
Tamil
Nadu
State
Film
Award
for
Best
Character
Artiste.
As
the
award
suggests,
Prakash
had
adapted
himself
to
play
character
roles
by
now
and
this
was
certainly
one
of
his
best.
It
was
directed
by
Radha
Mohan.
Santosh
Subramaniam
Once
again
proving
to
be
a
perfect
character
artiste,
his
portrayal
of
a
caring
father
won
many
hearts.
He
had
also
played
the
same
role
in
Telugu.
The
Tamil
version
was
directed
by
M
Raja.
Anniyan
Once
again
winning
the
Tamil
Nadu
State
Film
Award
for
Best
Villain
for
Anniyan,
he
had
already
proven
himself
as
a
fantastic
actor.
Anniyan
was
directed
by
Shankar
which
had
Prakash
portraying
the
role
of
a
cop.