Happy Birthday Prakash Raj: From 'Ghilli' to 'Santhosh Subramaniyam' - A look at five excellent performances of the actor

National Award-winning actor Prakash Raj celebrates his birthday today. The multitalented star is famous for his acting skills and has directed and produced several super hit films as well. Prakash Raj has won 5 National Awards and 5 Filmfare Awards for his immeasurable contribution to cinema across several languages down South. He has also won 4 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards as the best villain, and one state award as the best character actor. So, on the super talented actor’s birthday, we look at five excellent performances of Prakash Raj from 'Ghilli' to 'Santhosh Subramaniyam'.

Prakash Raj had played the role of a ruthless factionalist leader Muthupandi in the 2004 film 'Ghilli', and he fought against actor Vijay in the film. Prakash Raj's role in the film is one of his most unforgettable performances and the dialogues 'Dhanalakshmi en Saami de' and 'Chellam' have got popular among fans. The action-thriller 'Ghilli' stars Vijay and Trisha in lead roles, while Prakash Raj played the role of a villain.

In 'Vasool Raja MBBS', Prakash Raj had played the role of the female lead Sneha's father, who is also a dean of a Medical College. Kamal Haasan had played the lead role in the Tamil remake of the Hindi film 'Munnabhai MBBS'. Scenes of Prakash Raj battling with Kamal Haasan in the film make for a great watch, and both the stars gave outstanding performances. 'Vasool Raja MBBS' was a comedy-drama directed by Saran, while the dialogues of the film were written by Crazy Mohan.

'Anniyan' is an action-thriller film, which was written and directed by Shankar, and it starred Vikram in the lead role. Prakash Raj played the role of Prabhakar, an investigating police officer in the film. The actor gave an extraordinary performance and his investigation scene with Anniyan (Vikram) is still a favorite among many. Prakash Raj had bagged his third Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Villain of the year in this 2005 film. 'Anniyan' was released in Tamil first, and it was later dubbed into Telugu, Hindi and French languages.

'Abhiyum Naanum', which is directed by Radha Mohan, features Prakash Raj in the main role, while Trisha plays his daughter and Aishwarya plays his wife. The story of 'Abhiyum Naanum' is about the connection between a father (Prakash Raj) and a daughter (Trisha), and it travels from the childhood of Trisha to her wedding. After doing several films as a father, Prakash Raj gave an outstanding performance as a father, and he won the Tamil Nadu State award and Filmfare award for his role in the film.'Abhiyum Naanum' - 2008

'Abhiyum Naanum', which is directed by Radha Mohan, features Prakash Raj in the main role, while Trisha plays his daughter and Aishwarya plays his wife. The story of 'Abhiyum Naanum' is about the connection between a father (Prakash Raj) and a daughter (Trisha), and it travels from the childhood of Trisha to her wedding. After doing several films as a father, Prakash Raj gave an outstanding performance as a father, and he won the Tamil Nadu State award and Filmfare award for his role in the film.

'Santosh Subramaniyam' featured Jayam Ravi and Genelia in lead roles, while Prakash Raj had played the role of Jayam Ravi's father. Prakash Raj is a rich businessman who cares more for his family, and his role as a father is one of his best performances to remember for a long time. Also, the scene in which Prakash Raj realises his mistakes is one of the most-watched scenes on the internet. The film, which was directed by Mohan Raja, was a remake of the Telugu film 'Bommarillu'.