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-'''Prakash Raj''' (born '''Prakash Rai'''; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]] and [[Malayalam]]-language films, he is recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Prakash Raj|several accolades]], including five [[National Film Awards]], eight [[Nandi Awards]], eight [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], five [[Filmfare Awards South]], four [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]], three [[CineMAA Awards]], and three [[Vijay Awards]].
+'''Prakash Raj''' (born '''Prakash Rai'''; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Hindi]]-language films, he is recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Prakash Raj|several accolades]], including five [[National Film Awards]], eight [[Nandi Awards]], eight [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], five [[Filmfare Awards South]], four [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]], three [[CineMAA Awards]], and three [[Vijay Awards]].
 After working in stage shows and television in [[Kannada]] for a few years, Raj ventured into films. He made his debut in [[Tamil cinema]] through ''[[Duet (1994 film)|Duet]]'' (1994), by [[K. Balachander]], and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. In remembrance, he named his production company [[Duet Movies]].<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/08/stories/2004060800210100.htm 'I cannot allow love to rule my thoughts'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234958/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/08/stories/2004060800210100.htm |date=27 September 2013 }}, hindu.com, 8 June 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article582088.ece Catching them young!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026004110/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article582088.ece |date=26 October 2012 }}, Malathi Rangarajan, 19 August 2010 ''The Hindu''</ref> Apart from his mother tongue [[Kannada]], Prakash Raj's fluency in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Hindi]] and English has placed him among the most sought after actors in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/prakash-rai-responds-to-detractors/articleshow/62213495.cms|title=Prakash Rai responds to detractors &#124; Mangaluru News – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224120758/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/prakash-rai-responds-to-detractors/articleshow/62213495.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 Later, he married choreographer [[Pony Verma]] on 24 August 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakash Raj marriage with Pony Verma|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/8001/tollywood/prakash-raj-marriage-with-pony-verma-news-details|publisher=www.supergoodmovies.com|access-date=20 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227021833/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/8001/tollywood/prakash-raj-marriage-with-pony-verma-news-details|archive-date=27 February 2013}}</ref> They have a son, Vedhanth born in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/little-hero-vedhanth-big-villain-prakash-raj-telugu-news-169056.html|title=Little hero Vedhanth, big villain Prakash Raj – Telugu News|date=13 October 2016|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=9 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409184921/https://www.indiaglitz.com/little-hero-vedhanth-big-villain-prakash-raj-telugu-news-169056.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andhraheadlines.com/news/movies/163060/sunday-spl-cute-vedanths-picture|title=Cute Vedanth's picture – Andhra Headlines|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032019/http://www.andhraheadlines.com/news/movies/163060/sunday-spl-cute-vedanths-picture|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-Prakash Raj identifies himself an atheist.<ref name="forgranted">{{cite news|date=10 July 2013|title=I stopped taking life for granted after my son's death: Prakash Raj|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/news-interviews/40491192_1_negative-roles-prakash-rai-prakash-raj|url-status=dead|access-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109082909/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/news-interviews/40491192_1_negative-roles-prakash-rai-prakash-raj|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=9 January 2014}}</ref>
+Prakash Raj identifies himself as an atheist.<ref name="forgranted">{{cite news|date=10 July 2013|title=I stopped taking life for granted after my son's death: Prakash Raj|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/news-interviews/40491192_1_negative-roles-prakash-rai-prakash-raj|url-status=dead|access-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109082909/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/news-interviews/40491192_1_negative-roles-prakash-rai-prakash-raj|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=9 January 2014}}</ref>
 ==Film career==
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 He acted in many Telugu films, including ''[[Antahpuram]]'' (1998), which earned him a [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Jury Award / Special Mention]].
-He played an important role in [[Venkat Prabhu]]'s ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]''. In 2008, he produced a film titled ''[[Abhiyum Naanum]]'' and played an important character in it. He remade the movie in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Naanu Nanna Kanasu]]''.
+He played an important role in [[Venkat Prabhu]]'s ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]''. In 2008, he produced a film titled ''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]'' and played an important character in it. He remade the movie in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Naanu Nanna Kanasu]]''.
-Prakash Raj worked in 2004 released multi starrer hit movie [[Khakee]] along with [[Amitabh Bachchan|Amithabh Bachchan]], [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]], [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Akshay Kumar]] & [[Tusshar Kapoor|Tushar Kapoor]], he played Additional Commissioner of Police Shrikant Naidu, Angre's main mole in the police force. Since ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' (2009), Prakash Raj has been a regular villain in [[Hindi language]] [[Bollywood movies]], including ''[[Singham]]'' (2011), as Jaikant Shikre, ''[[Dabangg 2]]'', as Bachcha Singh, ''Mumbai Mirror'' (2013), as Shetty, and the movie ''[[Policegiri]]'', opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Prachi Desai]], as Nagori.
+Prakash Raj also acted in a 2004-released multi starrer hit film [[Khakee]] along with [[Amitabh Bachchan|Amithabh Bachchan]], [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]], [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Akshay Kumar]] & [[Tusshar Kapoor|Tushar Kapoor]], playing Assistant Commissioner of Police Shrikant Naidu, Angre's main mole in the police force. Since ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' (2009), Prakash Raj has been a regular villain in [[Hindi language]] [[Bollywood movies]], including ''[[Singham]]'' (2011), as Jaikant Shikre, ''[[Dabangg 2]]'', as Bachcha Singh, ''Mumbai Mirror'' (2013), as Shetty, and the movie ''[[Policegiri]]'', opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Prachi Desai]], as Nagori.
-He acted with actor [[Kamal Haasan]] in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' which was a critical and commercial success. Then he paired again with Kamal Haasan in ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' (2015). He acted in the Telugu movie ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' (2018).
+He acted with actor [[Kamal Haasan]] in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' which was a critical and commercial success. Then he paired again with Kamal Haasan in ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' (2015). He acted in the Telugu movie ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' (2018). He will be seen in Major which is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
 ===As a director===
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 ===As a film producer===
-Prakash became a film producer beginning with the Tamil film ''[[Dhaya (film)|Dhaya]]'' (2002), in which he starred with actress [[Meena (actress)|Meena]]. It earned him a Special Jury National Award for his performance. He later produced films in Tamil such as ''Naam'' (2003), ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' (2004), ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' (2005), ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' (2006), ''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]'' (2007), ''[[Velli Thirai]]'' and ''[[Abhiyum Naanum]]'', which won many Tamil Nadu State Awards in 2008, and ''[[Inidhu Inidhu]]'' in 2010.
+Prakash became a film producer beginning with the Tamil film ''[[Dhaya (film)|Dhaya]]'' (2002), in which he starred with actress [[Meena (actress)|Meena]]. It earned him a Special Jury National Award for his performance. He later produced films in Tamil such as ''Naam'' (2003), ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' (2004), ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' (2005), ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' (2006), ''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]'' (2007), ''[[Velli Thirai]]'' and ''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]'', which won many Tamil Nadu State Awards in 2008, and ''[[Inidhu Inidhu]]'' in 2010.
-The first non-Tamil film that he produced was his directorial debut in Kannada ''[[Naanu Nanna Kanasu]]'' in 2010, a remake of his own Tamil production ''[[Abhiyum Naanum]]'', for which he was the joint producer, along with his long-time Bengaluru theatre friend, Kannada director-producer B. Suresh.<ref name="Prakash Raj to direct">{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-02/prakash-raj-abhiyum-naanum-11-11-09.html | title=Prakash Raj finalizes | date=11 November 2009 | publisher=Behindwoods | access-date=11 November 2009 | archive-date=14 November 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114060445/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-02/prakash-raj-abhiyum-naanum-11-11-09.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, he acted and jointly produced the Kannada film ''[[Puttakkana Highway]]'', again with B. Suresh, who directed the film. It was a milestone in Prakash's production career since ''[[Puttakkana Highway]]'' won him the [[National Film Awards|National Award]] for Best Regional Film for the year 2010–2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinevedika.net/national-film-award-for-prakash-raj/|title=National Film Award for Prakash Raj&nbsp;– Puttakkana Highway &#124; Cine Vedika &#124; Telugu &#124;Film News &#124; Daily Serials &#124; TV Shows &#124; Movies&#124; Music|publisher=Cine Vedika|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011181857/http://www.cinevedika.net/national-film-award-for-prakash-raj/|url-status=live}}</ref> and an award in the fourth Bengaluru International Film Festival of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lucky-wins-the-golden-bherunda-award-at-biff/215058-62-132.html |title='Lucky' wins the Golden Bherunda award at BIFF&nbsp;– IBN South&nbsp;– IBN Bangalore&nbsp;– ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=26 December 2011 |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203220408/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lucky-wins-the-golden-bherunda-award-at-biff/215058-62-132.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+The first non-Tamil film that he produced was his directorial debut in Kannada ''[[Naanu Nanna Kanasu]]'' in 2010, a remake of his own Tamil production ''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]'', for which he was the joint producer, along with his long-time Bengaluru theatre friend, Kannada director-producer B. Suresh.<ref name="Prakash Raj to direct">{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-02/prakash-raj-abhiyum-naanum-11-11-09.html | title=Prakash Raj finalizes | date=11 November 2009 | publisher=Behindwoods | access-date=11 November 2009 | archive-date=14 November 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114060445/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-02/prakash-raj-abhiyum-naanum-11-11-09.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, he acted and jointly produced the Kannada film ''[[Puttakkana Highway]]'', again with B. Suresh, who directed the film. It was a milestone in Prakash's production career since ''[[Puttakkana Highway]]'' won him the [[National Film Awards|National Award]] for Best Regional Film for the year 2010–2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinevedika.net/national-film-award-for-prakash-raj/|title=National Film Award for Prakash Raj&nbsp;– Puttakkana Highway &#124; Cine Vedika &#124; Telugu &#124;Film News &#124; Daily Serials &#124; TV Shows &#124; Movies&#124; Music|publisher=Cine Vedika|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011181857/http://www.cinevedika.net/national-film-award-for-prakash-raj/|url-status=live}}</ref> and an award in the fourth Bengaluru International Film Festival of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lucky-wins-the-golden-bherunda-award-at-biff/215058-62-132.html |title='Lucky' wins the Golden Bherunda award at BIFF&nbsp;– IBN South&nbsp;– IBN Bangalore&nbsp;– ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=26 December 2011 |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203220408/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lucky-wins-the-golden-bherunda-award-at-biff/215058-62-132.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 In 2011, he produced the Tamil version of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual ''[[Payanam (2011 film)|Payanam]]'' in 2011, starring [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] and himself. In 2012, he produced two Tamil films; ''[[Mayilu]]'' and ''[[Dhoni (film)|Dhoni]]''. In 2013, he produced a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film; ''[[Gouravam (2013 film)|Gouravam]]''. He produced a multilingual film ''[[Oggarane (film)|Oggarane]]'' (Kannada), ''[[Ulavacharu Biryani]]'' (Telugu) and ''[[Un Samayal Arayil]]'' (Tamil) in 2014.<ref name="ibnlive.in.com"/><ref name="behindwoods.com"/><ref name="indiaglitz.com"/><ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> ''Oggarane'' became a huge blockbuster hit that year.<ref name="rediff.com"/><ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="moviesamachar.com"/><ref name="veooz.com"/><ref name="kannada.filmyfilmy.com"/><ref name="nthwall.com"/>
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 <blockquote>"If people who work with me say that I play hide and seek, why do they repeat me? Why am I in [[Mahesh Babu|Mahesh]]'s nine films out of his ten. Why don't you judge me with my work? How I go about it is not important. I don't go by the rules. I put my foot down, I don't take mediocrity. There are certain locations where I can come only at 12 in the morning. I don't go by the rules."<ref>{{cite web|title=An Interview With Prakash Raj&nbsp;– Interviews|url=http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-prakash-raj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715002234/http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-prakash-raj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2013|publisher=CineGoer.com|access-date=3 April 2009}}</ref></blockquote> It was the first time that an actor was banned by the Telugu industry.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-31/hyderabad/27771601_1_prakash-raj-film-industry-ban |title=Tollywood bans Prakash Raj |date=31 May 2008 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001142708/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-31/hyderabad/27771601_1_prakash-raj-film-industry-ban |archive-date=1 October 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Telugu film industry insiders interpret the ban as a conspiracy by several big heroes and producers. Problems started during the shooting of films such as [[Pawan Kalyan]]'s ''[[Jalsa]]'', [[NTR Jr]]'s ''[[Kantri]]'', and [[Allu Arjun]]'s ''[[Parugu]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/multifaceted-actor-prakash-raj-banned-in-tollywood/ |title=Multifaceted actor Prakash Raj banned in Tollywood |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=2 June 2008 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017210504/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/multifaceted-actor-prakash-raj-banned-in-tollywood/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prakash-raj-banned-in-tollywood-news-tamil-kkft0idfbhg.html |title=Prakash Raj banned in Tollywood! |publisher=Sify.com |date=1 June 2008 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213125944/http://www.sify.com/movies/prakash-raj-banned-in-tollywood-news-tamil-kkft0idfbhg.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38946.html |title=Ban on Prakash Raj&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=31 May 2008 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017152646/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38946.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-06-02/11-09-06-prakashraj.html |title=Tamil movies : Prakashraj banished from acting |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=11 September 2006 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194045/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-06-02/11-09-06-prakashraj.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-There was controversy for his naked appearance in a sequence in his latest Telugu release ''[[Ongole Githa]]''. The film got an "A Certificate" from the Censor Board. Prakash reacted by saying: "I did not shed my clothes for creating sensation, I had no plans to star in that sequence. The script demanded it; as an actor, I have to abide by the script. Director [[Bommarillu Bhaskar|Bhaskar]] told me that it would be an 'important' sequence in the context of the film and I just carried out his instructions."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/prakash-raj-defends-his-naked-act-in-ongole-githa-81687.html |title=Prakash Raj defends his 'naked' act in Ongole Githa |publisher=Kolly Talk |date=7 February 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017162117/http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/prakash-raj-defends-his-naked-act-in-ongole-githa-81687.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/videos/39550.html |title=Videos&nbsp;– Prakash Raj Defends nude scenes in 'Ongolu Gittha' |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=27 March 2009 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017152643/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/videos/39550.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2013/prakash-raj-defend-nudeact-scenes-ongole-gitta-103221.html |title=Prakash Raj defends his nude act scenes in Ongole Gitta&nbsp;– Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=5 February 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011182038/https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2013/prakash-raj-defend-nudeact-scenes-ongole-gitta-103221.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+There was controversy for his naked appearance in a sequence in his latest Telugu release ''[[Ongole Githa]]''. The film got an "A Certificate" from the Censor Board. Prakash reacted by saying: "I did not shed my clothes for creating sensation, I had no plans to star in that sequence. The script demanded it; as an actor, I have to abide by the script. Director [[Bommarillu Bhaskar|Bhaskar]] told me that it would be an 'important' sequence in the context of the film and I just carried out his instructions."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/videos/39550.html |title=Videos&nbsp;– Prakash Raj Defends nude scenes in 'Ongolu Gittha' |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=27 March 2009 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017152643/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/videos/39550.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2013/prakash-raj-defend-nudeact-scenes-ongole-gitta-103221.html |title=Prakash Raj defends his nude act scenes in Ongole Gitta&nbsp;– Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=5 February 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011182038/https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2013/prakash-raj-defend-nudeact-scenes-ongole-gitta-103221.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 Several Kannada organisations staged protests in front of theatres since they felt that some of the dialogue in a scene in the Hindi film ''[[Singham]]'', starring [[Ajay Devgan]] and Prakash were derogatory against the Kannadigas. The [[Karnataka]] Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) had demanded the deletion of all "objectionable" dialogue from the movie. The screening was stopped in major centres of Karnataka. The controversial scene starts off with Prakash threatening Ajay that he would bring 1,000 people from the Karnataka border to thrash him. Ajay (who plays Bajirao Singham, a Maratha), retorts that one lion would suffice to shoo away a thousand dogs. The controversy assumes significance in the backdrop of the decades-old border dispute between Karnataka and [[Maharashtra]]. Kannada protesters also felt that Prakash, being a [[Kannada people|Kannadiga]] should have told the team that it is not right. Prakash reacted to it to the [[Kannada]] and the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] media by saying: "I am a Kannadiga myself and I love my mother tongue Kannada. I'm very proud of my community and would never deliberately do anything to hurt my people. How would I allow conversations that provide pain to people of Karnataka in any movie in which I am cast? There is nothing controversial about the dialogue. I am a Maratha in the movie, the controversy has started just because I am a Kannadiga and I used the word 'Karnataka border' in the film because the villain in the film stays in [[Goa]], the Karnataka border."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1568545/report-singham-dialogue-offends-kannadigas |title=Singham dialogue offends Kannadigas&nbsp;– Entertainment&nbsp;– DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017214517/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1568545/report-singham-dialogue-offends-kannadigas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/remove-derogatory-remarks-from-all-prints-of-singham/article2288183.ece |title=Remove derogatory remarks from all prints of Singham |newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 July 2011 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011181901/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/remove-derogatory-remarks-from-all-prints-of-singham/article2288183.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://andhravilas.net/movienews/224041/2/PrakashRajsdialoguesinSinghambecomecontroversial.html |title=Prakash Raj's dialogues in Singham become controversial |publisher=Andhravilas |access-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018015750/http://andhravilas.net/movienews/224041/2/PrakashRajsdialoguesinSinghambecomecontroversial.html |archive-date=18 October 2013  }}</ref> Finally the dialogue was removed, and the whole team of ''Singham'' including the director, [[Rohit Shetty]], the production house "Reliance Big Entertainment" and Prakash apologised to all the Kannadigas; the issue was resolved.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/bangalore/29809306_1_reliance-big-entertainment-apology-singham |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017210840/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/bangalore/29809306_1_reliance-big-entertainment-apology-singham |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |title=We're sorry, says Singham team |date=24 July 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2011/singham-team-apology-kannadigas-240711-aid0062.html |title=Singham team tenders apology to Kannadigas&nbsp;– Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=24 July 2011 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011181911/https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2011/singham-team-apology-kannadigas-240711-aid0062.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bLPln8PeIM |title=Tv9&nbsp;– Prakash Raj's dialogues in Singham become controversial |publisher=YouTube |date=25 July 2011 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=30 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130071046/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bLPln8PeIM |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EWoXfkwOJg |title=TV9&nbsp;– "Prakash Raj" Apologizes Kannadigas |publisher=YouTube |date=23 July 2011 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=30 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130071007/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EWoXfkwOJg |url-status=live }}</ref>
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