‘It’s getting affected. Now, people don’t work with me’: Actor Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj has made no secret of his political opinions. The actor has been a vocal opponent of the current central government and even ran for election from Bengaluru in 2019. He regularly tweets about social and political issues and that all comes at a cost, he admits. His relationships and employment in the film industry throughout the years have now started to be impacted by his politics.

Prakash says, “It is getting affected. Now, some people don’t work with me not because they have been told not to. But because they are worried ‘they’ may not approve. I am strong and rich enough to lose all that. I always feel my fear will be somebody’s power.”

But the actor says he does not regret it a bit as he wants his legacy to be more than just his on screen work. “Now, I know who is who. I feel more liberated because if I had not raised my voice, I would have died being known just as a good actor because of my roles. But not because of who I am. But doing so comes with a cost. I can afford it,” he says.

The seasoned actor is aware that some celebrities choose to remain silent, but he does not hold this against them. Many other actors are mute, and I don’t blame them because they can’t afford it, the actor claims. There is no point in their tolerating that because they will be pushed. They won’t make it. It’s not like they are in mistake.

Mukhbir, the newest online series by Prakash Raj, debuted on Zee5 last Friday. Adil Hussain and Zain Khan Durrani are also featured in the show. Prior to this, Mani Ratnam’s Tamil epic Poinniyin Selvan: I, one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of the year, featured the actor in a supporting part.