Quick Facts
Biography
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 started early part of his career in Bollywood as assistant director in Raaz - Mahesh Bhatt Film.He has also worked in movies: Shootout at Lokhandwala - Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, Deewane Huye Paagal - Directed by Vikram Bhatt, Kisna: The Warrior Poet - Directed by Subhash Ghai.
Prashant Raj made his directorial debut with Love Guru in 2009. His fourth directorial venture is Zoom, which released in 1 July 2016 and happened to be a block buster in sandalwood for the year 2016 zoom has completed successful 150days across Karnataka.
His upcoming film is Dalapathi starring Prem Kumar and Kriti Kharbanda.
Personal life
Prashant Raj married Vandana in 2011 and they have two sons.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Love Guru | Blockbuster 100 Days |
| 2010 | Gaana Bajaana | 50 Days musical hit |
| 2013 | Whistle | 50 days best horror film of the year in sandalwood |
| 2016 | Zoom | 150days Blockbuster Hit of 2016 |
| 2016 | Dalapathi | Post-production |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Love Guru | Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | Won | ||||
| 2010 | love guru | Karnataka state award | Best director | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Love guru | America akka award | Best debutants director award | Won201220112 | ||||
| 2010 | Love guru | Ragavendra Chitra Vani awards | Best director | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Love guru | South scope | Best director | Won | ||||
| 2012 | Gana bajannna | Film fare | Best film | Won | ||||
| 2012 | Gana bajnna | South India talented awards corp | Best entertainer film of the year | Won | ||||
| 2012 | Ganabajanna | AwardsMirchi | Best music albums | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Whistle | Siima | Best film | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Whistle | Film fare | Best horror | Won | ||||
| 2016 | Zoom | British commerce ministry | Excellence award | Won |
south scope award
Akka award Karnataka government state award best director