Prajwal Devaraj: All About The Rising Star Of Kannada Cinema

Prajwal Devaraj is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada movies. Hailing from an actor family, Prajwal made his acting debut in 2016 with the Kannada film ‘Sixer’.

For his first movie, he went on to win the Best Debut Actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards. The other notable works from Prajwal include Gentleman, Gulama, and Chowka.

Prajwal Devaraj has a massive fan following on social media platforms with 7,93,000 followers on Instagram and 4,25,000 followers on Facebook.

Physical Stats

Prajwal Devaraj Family

Prajwal was born on 4th July 1987 to Kannada actor Devaraj and Chandralekha, a former actress. Prajwal also has a younger brother Pranam, who is also an actor.

Relationships

Prajwal Devaraj is married to Ragini Chandran, a dancer and fitness enthusiast since 2015. Though the couple know each other since school days, a relationship developed between the two years later as they happened to be in the same dance class conducted by choreographer Imran Sardhariya.

It was a natural progression from being friends to getting married and Prajwal once revealed that neither of them ever came up with a fancy proposal.

Education

Prajwal did his BBA from Jain University’s Center for Management Studies in Bangalore. 

Controversies

In 2017, Prajwal’s name also surfaced in connection with the accident case of Geetha Vishnu, the grandson of late liquor baron Audikesavul. Reportedly, the accused was driving a Mercedez Benz SUV under the influence of alcohol and drugs and the vehicle rammed into a Maruti Omni.

Following the incident, the cops issued notices to eight people including Pranam, Vishnu’s brother. Though Prajwal’s name had also appeared in the media, the actor denied being present on the spot at the time of the accident.

Prajwal Devaraj Profession

After completing his BBA, Prajwal was all set to do his Master’s degree. During that time, he landed an acting offer from director Shashank for the movie ‘Sixer’. Prajwal was cast opposite Devaki and the film was released on 5th January 2007. It was followed by ‘Geleya’, a film directed by Harsha where Prajwal was cast alongside Tarun Chandra and Kirat Bhattal.

In successive years, Prajwal acted in several movies such as Meravanige (2008), Gulama (2009), Murali Meets Meera (2011), Super Shastri and Galaate (2013), Jamboo Savari and Neenade Naa (2014), Mrugashira and Arjuna (2015). The actor also appeared in a camo role in films such as Ananthu vs Nusrath, Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya, and Yajamana.

Apart from receiving the Suvarna Best Debut Actor award, Prajwal has also been a recipient of the SIIMA Award Best Actor – Critics in 2020 for his performance in the film Gentleman. Directed by Jadesh Kumar Hampi, Prajwal was cast opposite Nishvika Naidu in the action thriller film.

Prajwal will be soon acting in his debut Telugu movie titled ‘ NRI’. Directed by newcomer Venu, the shooting of the film will start in September, as per reports. The other movies from Prajwal that are lined up for release include ‘Gana’, ‘Mafia’ directed by Lohith H, and ‘Tatsama Tadbhava’, a film directed by Vishal Atreya with Meghana Raj playing the lead character.

Prajwal has also signed his first pan-Indian film titled ‘ Jathara’. Directed by Sankarabharanam fame Uday Nandanavanam, the story of the film is written by Vasudev Reddy. As per reports, the makers are all set to start the shooting in August. Apparently, Prajwal is attending acting workshops to get his Telugu diction right.

Prajwal Devaraj Net worth

Prajwal’s main source of income is from acting in Kannada and Telugu films. Reportedly, his net worth stands somewhere between $1 million to $5 million.

Lesser Known Facts About Prajwal Devaraj

• During his childhood days, Prajwal used to be an introvert and he used to do acting in front of the mirror, behind closed doors.

• After completing his college studies, Prajwal had plans of launching a chain of restaurants.

• Right from the time he started acting in films, Prajwal has been following Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar. In an interview, he once disclosed that he had even been to Puneet’s sets to observe him acting.

• Prajwal’s wife Ragini acted in the movie ‘Law’. She once said that the person who was most excited about her acting was her father-in-law.

• Among his dad’s films, Prajwal’s favorites are ‘Huliya’, ‘Lockup Death’, ‘Circle Inspector’ and ‘Golibar’.

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