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{{Infobox person
| name = Prakash Belawadi
| image = Prakash Belavadi 4.jpg
| caption = Belawadi during the making of theatrical play of [[Parva (novel)|Parva]], in 2020-21
| landscape = yes
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| other_names =
| alma_mater = [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering|UVCE]], Bangalore
| occupation = Actor, filmmaker
| years_active =
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''[[Stumble]]'' (2003)
| spouse = Chandrika
| children = 2
| mother = [[Bhargavi Narayan]]
| relatives = [[Sudha Belawadi]] (sister)<br />[[Samyukta Hornad]] (niece)
| party = [[Lok Satta Party]]
}}

'''Prakash Belawadi''' is an Indian theater, film, television and media personality, teacher, activist and journalist from [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Patel|first1=Aakar|title=A restless Renaissance Man|date=31 August 2013|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PqMncNXmZWWF81V4XYOu1M/A-restless-Renaissance-Man.html}}</ref> He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India and abroad. He has been a motivational speaker at events and [[TEDx]] conferences.<ref>{{cite web|title=TEDx talks by Prakash Belwadi|url=https://www.simplylifeindia.com/prakash-belawadi.html|website=Simply Life India Speakers Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interactive Movies, Prakash Belawadi, TEDxSIBMBengaluru|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZMEchRFuYU|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=When Tomorrow Comes, Prakash Belawadi, TEDxBITBangalore|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXYtOsygt4g|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Identities," Are you really what you are ? ", Prakash Belawadi, TEDxNMIMSBangalore|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdLekdHzIg|website=YouTube}}</ref>
He is also a mentor with the founding team of BISFF ([[Bengaluru International Short Film Festival]]) since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakash Belawadi, A mentor at BISFF'19|url=https://bisff.in/about-us.php|website=Bengaluru International Short Film Festival}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Belawadi was born into a family of theatre artistes in Bangalore, in the erstwhile [[Mysore State]] (now Karnataka).<ref>{{cite web|title=BEST OF BANGALORE - Innovation Edition|url=https://issuu.com/svengvp/docs/bob2_book/53|access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref> His father, Belavadi Nanjundaiah Narayan (1929–2003) popularly known as Makeup Nani, was a personality in Kannada theatre, who also appeared in films, and worked as a make-up artist alongside. His mother, [[Bhargavi Narayan]], is a renowned film and theatre artiste. His siblings Sujata, [[Sudha Belawadi|Sudha]] and Pradeep, and nieces and nephews are also variously connected with theatre, music, television and cinema.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family time in Kannada films|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/family-time-in-kannada-films-774508.html|website=Deccan Herald|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> He completed his elementary education at Mahila Seva Samaja, higher school education in National High School, following which he completed his pre-university course at National College, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakash Belawadi - Ward No 142 - Loksatta Party (LSP) Candidate - BBMP Elections|url=http://www.mybengaluru.com/resources/2961-Prakash-Belawadi-Ward-No-Loksatta-Party.aspx|website=My Bengaluru|date=26 March 2010}}</ref> He obtained a degree in mechanical engineering from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in 1983,.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni of UVCE|url=https://uvce.ac.in/alumni.php}}</ref>

== Awards ==

* Prakash Belawadi's debut film ''[[Stumble]]'', which he wrote and directed, won the National Award for Best Film in the English language, 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title= The 50th National Film Awards |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/the-50th-national-film-awards/220927 |website= outlookindia.com}}</ref>
* He was conferred ‘Pratibha Bhushan’ in 2003 by the Government of Karnataka for his contribution to culture.<ref>{{cite web |title= ''Pratibha Bhushan'' title is conferred on Nikhil Joshi and Prakash Belawadi (culture) |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Honour-for-Sachin-Saurav-and-Kumble/articleshow/136758.cms |website= timesofindia.com|access-date=19 August 2003}}</ref>
* He was recipient of Karnataka Nataka Academy Award (2011–12) for his contribution to English and Kannada language theatre,<ref>{{cite web |title= Venkatswamy, Belawadi get Nataka Academy Awards |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2012/sep/28/venkatswamy-belawadi-get-nataka-academy-awards-410366.html |website= newindianexpress.com|access-date=28 September 2012}}</ref> and
* He was awarded the ‘Pride of Karnataka’ by Bangalore Round Table (2015),.<ref>{{cite web |title= Pride of Karnataka Awards 2015|url= https://roundtableindia.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/bangalore-rt-7-pride-of-karnataka-awards//articleshow/136758.cms |website= Round Table India blogs}}</ref>
* He was the ‘Varshada Kannadiga’ (2015) in the field of entertainment, conferred by News 18 Kannada.<ref>{{cite web |title= Kannadiga of the year 2018|url= https://kannada.news18.com/kannadiga-of-the-year-2018/ |website= Kannadiga of the year 2018}}</ref>
* He was given Helpmann Award, Australia (2019) for Best Actor, Male in the play 'Counting and Cracking', Belvoir St. Theatre, Sydney".<ref>{{cite web |title= Best Male Actor in a Play, Helpmann Awards 2019 |url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2019/nominees-and-winners/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Helpmann awards 2019: Belvoir sweeps stage industry accolades over two nights |website= [[TheGuardian.com]]|date= 15 July 2019|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jul/16/helpmann-awards-2019-belvoir-sweeps-stage-industry-accolades-over-two-nights/}}</ref>

== International ==
Belawadi as mentioned earlier has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India<ref>{{cite web|title=Archives for Prakash Belawadi|url=http://bangaloreliteraturefestival.org/tag/prakash-belawadi/|website=Bangalore Literature Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Duttagupta|first1=Ishani|title=Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week: Does Rabindranath Tagore still matter|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/sweden-india-nobel-memorial-week-does-rabindranath-tagore-still-matter/articleshow/25899001.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=17 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Lecture Series on the Practitioner's Approach Lecture 7, Production of Knowledge in the Arts, FIXING CLIVE in HISTORY|url=http://ces.iisc.ac.in/hpg/ragh/ccs/events2012.htm|website=The Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Prakash Belwadi at the Mangaluru Literary Festival 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangaluru-literary-festival-from-november-3/article25376282.ece|website=The Hindu|date=31 October 2018|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Prakash Belwadi at the Mangaluru Literary Festival 2019|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/mangaluru-lit-fest-2019-on-nov-29-30-779821.html|website=The Deccan Herald|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> and abroad, including the Beyond Bollywood conference at the Gothenburg International Film Festival, 2010 <ref>{{cite web|title=Beyond Bollywood|url=https://issuu.com/universityofgothenburg/docs/guj-eng-5-2010/14|website=GU Journal no 5-2010|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> the Performing Arts Market conference in Seoul, 2011 <ref>{{cite web|title=Venue in Need for More In-depth Interactive Discussions|url=http://www.gokams.or.kr/Data/GKBM29/THEAPRO%202011.pdf}}</ref> the 50th Theatertreffen – annual theatre festival meet at Berlin, 2013 <ref>{{cite web|last1=HORWITZ|first1=ANDY|title=Notes From Berlin|url=https://www.culturebot.org/2013/08/18523/notes-from-berlin-part-ii/4/|website=culturebot.org|date=23 August 2013|access-date=23 August 2013}}</ref> and the seminar and exhibition, ‘Nature – A Good Idea’ at Trollhättan, Sweden in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=NATURE: A GOOD IDEA|url=https://www.peter-ojstersek.com/geodesic-domes/nature-a-good-idea/}}</ref> He has been faculty for film courses in Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Lab - to Explore the Image of The Other (FBF630)|url=https://akademinvaland.gu.se/english/education/film/elective-courses|website=akademinvaland.gu.se}}</ref>

== Partial filmography ==
[[File:Prakash Belavadi, S.L. Bhyrappa 6.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[S. L. Bhyrappa]] (left) and Prakash Belavadi (middle) discussing about the making of theatrical play on novel Parva]]
[[File:Prakash Belavadi 5.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Prakash Belavadi, addressing an audience]]

=== Films ===
==== As actor ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1976 || ''Bangaravayithu'' || Shambhu || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kanooru Heggadithi]]'' || || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Mathadana]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Madras Cafe]]'' || Bala || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Youngistaan]]''|| Murli Mukundan || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2015 || ''[[Benkipatna]]'' ||Limba Rama
| Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' || Dr D. S. ([[Neurosurgeon]]) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[Aatagara]]'' ||Dr. Chetan Bhagawat || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Fading Red'' || ACP Ravikumar|| Kannada || Short film
|-
| ''[[Kendasampige]]'' || [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|DCP]] Suryakanth || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]''|| Ramshankar Pillai || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2016 || ''[[Wazir (film)|Wazir]]''|| DCP || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Last Bus]]'' ||Sandy
| Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Airlift (film)|Airlift]]''|| George Kutty || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu]]''|| A Government Officer || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Ishtakamya]]'' || Vikranth || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Te3n]]''|| Kumar || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2017 || ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]''|| Rajan Menon || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Aake (film)|Aake]]'' || PK || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Meri Pyaari Bindu]] ''|| Bindu's father|| Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Solo (2017 film)|Solo]]''|| rowspan="2" | Vishnu ||Malayalam|| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film
|-
|Tamil
|-
| ''[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]''|| || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Aval (2017 film)|Aval]]''|| rowspan="2" | Joshua || Tamil<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/oct/05/mani-ratnam-isnt-a-fan-of-horror-films-milind-rau-1666865.html|title = Mani Ratnam isn't a fan of horror films: Milind Rau}}</ref>|| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film
|-
| ''[[Aval (2017 film)|The House Next Door]]''|| Hindi
|-
| ''[[Mufti (2017 film)|Mufti]]'' || Social worker || Kannada ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Sanju]]'' || ANews Editor || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2019 || ''[[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|The Accidental Prime Minister]]'' || [[M. K. Narayanan]] || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Thackeray (film)|Thackeray]]'' || George Fernandes|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Natasaarvabhowma]]'' || Shruthi's uncle || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[The Tashkent Files]]''
| GK Anantha Suresh
|Hindi
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Saaho]]'' || rowspan="3" | Shinde || Telugu || rowspan="3" | Trilingual film
|-
|Tamil
|-
|Hindi
|-
| ''[[Made in China (2019 film)|Made in China]]''|| || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Katha Sangama (2019 film)|Katha Sangama]]'' ||Sathya Murthy
| Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
|''[[Shakuntala Devi (film)|Shakuntala Devi]]''
|Bishaw Mitra Mani
|Hindi
|
|-
| ''[[Soorarai Pottru]]''||Prakash Babu
| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Yuvarathnaa ]]'' || Shatrughan Salimath
| Kannada |Kannada
|-
| 2021
| ''100''
| Sadanand
| Kannada
|-
| 2022
| [[The Kashmir Files]]
|
| [[Hindi]]
|-
|TBA
|''[[Mysore Masala: The UFO Incident]]''
|Dr. Satyaprakash
|Kannada
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/a-multi-starrer-sci-fi-adventure-drama-in-the-works-in-kannada/articleshow/64698983.cms|title=A multi-starrer sci-fi adventure drama in the works in Kannada - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-04-06}}</ref>
|-
|}

====Web series====
{|class = "wikitable sortable"
! Period
! Name
! Role
! Genre
! Channel
! Notes
|-
|2018
|''Smoke''
| Bhau
|Web series
|[[Eros Now]]
|Hindi Language
|-
|2020
|''[[High (2020)|High]]''
| Dr. Shridhar Roy
|Web series
|[[MX Player]]
|Hindi Language
|-
|2021
|''[[Mumbai Diaries 26/11]]''
|Dr. Mani Subramaniam
|Web series
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|Hindi Language
|-
|2022
|Humble Politician Nograj
|Krishna Gundu Bala (KGB)
|Web series
|Voot Select
|Kannada Language
|}

==== As director ====
*His debut film feature has now been included in the national telecaster Doordarshan's Best of Indian Cinema series.<ref>{{cite web |title= THE BEST of INDIAN CINEMA on DD NATIONAL 'Stumble'|url= https://hi-in.facebook.com/DoordarshanNational/photos/sunday-night________-the-best-of-indian-cinema-_________________________________/780942801957909/ |website= facebook.com}}</ref>
*The serial ‘Garva’, which he wrote and directed in 2001 is still considered a classic among Kannada serials.<ref>{{cite web |title= 16 Old Kannada TV Serials Which Have Made Our Childhood Awesome and Fun-filled|url= https://metrosaga.com/old-kannada-tv-serials/ |website= metrosaga.com|date= 23 September 2018 |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref>

But Belawadi believes he belongs to the stage.<ref>{{cite web |title= "I Can Quit Acting, Not Theatre" Says Actor-Director Prakash Belawadi|url= https://starofmysore.com/can-quit-acting-not-theatre-says-actor-director-prakash-belawadi/ |website= starofmysore.com|date= 2 August 2017 }}</ref>

== Activism ==
Belawadi is one of the founding members of [[Citizens for Bengaluru]], an active platform for people to engage with the city government to make it accountable to citizens.<ref>{{cite web |title= How Bengaluru got its pride back: The steel flyover protests gave it a robust citizen's movement |url= https://scroll.in/article/831923/how-bengaluru-got-its-pride-back-the-steel-flyover-protests-gave-it-a-robust-citizens-movement |website= scroll.in|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref> Belawadi curates ‘Rotary Avani’, an annual ecology festival in Bengaluru between 22 April, International Mother Earth Day and 5 June, World Environment Day, to create awareness about the environment, in The Five Elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Sky, so that people, together with government, industry, business and citizens can participate in initiatives to improve urban ecological health.<ref>{{cite web |title= Celebrating Environment by Rotary Avani|url= http://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/celebrating-environment/}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title= I'm involved in issues that hurt us the most: Prakash Belawadi-Yourstory}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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