N. Om Prakash Rao Biography: Wife, Age, Daughter, Net Worth, Movies, Controversy, Career

Om Prakash Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and occasional actor who became widely known in Kannada cinema for high-energy action films and commercially successful thrillers.

He first drew attention in the 1990s with titles such as Lockup Death and A.K. 47 and later reached a broader audience with Huchcha and Kalasipalya; those films, built around bold action sequences and clear genre instincts, are often cited as the projects that established his reputation in Sandalwood.

Profile

• Full name: N. Om Prakash Rao
• Date of birth: N/A
• Age: N/A
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• State of origin: Karnataka
• Nationality: Indian
• Profession: Film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor
• Parents: Father: N. S. Rao
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Rekha Das (divorced); Denissaa Prakash (m. 2002)
• Children Shravya Rao
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: N/A
• Ethnicity: N/A
• Net worth: $2 million

Early Life and education

Om Prakash Rao was born in Bengaluru and comes from a family with film-industry ties: his father, N. S. Rao, was a recognized comedian in Kannada cinema. Details about his schooling, the year of graduation and any formal film education are not public.

Personal Life

Public information about Om Prakash Rao’s personal life centers on his marriages and his children. He was married to actress Rekha Das, and to Denissaa Prakash (in 2002).

One of his daughters, Shravya Rao, has worked as an actress and has spoken in interviews about working with her father on projects.

Career

Om Prakash Rao’s career in Kannada cinema began in the 1990s and includes directing, writing and producing a long list of commercial films. Early directorial work appearing in public filmographies includes films from the mid-1990s; his name became more widely noticed after action-oriented releases such as Lockup Death and A.K. 47.

The 2001 film Huchcha (often spelled Huccha) became a notable commercial and awards-season entry, earning a Filmfare nomination for direction, and later projects such as Kalasipalya (2004) further established Rao as a director who works in mainstream, mass-oriented Kannada cinema.

Over the years he has also appeared as an actor in a number of films, and several of his projects involved him in multiple roles (director–producer or director–writer).

Awards

• Huchcha — nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director (nomination).

Net worth

Om Prakash Rao’s net worth is estimated to be at least $2 million. His incom come from directing, producing and acting in Kannada films and related industry work.

Controversy

Om Prakash Rao has been the subject of several high-profile controversies in the public record. In August 2014 a television sting carried out by a Kannada news channel led to footage that showed Rao, along with other industry figures, in situations that critics described as attempts to elicit sexual favours from aspiring actresses in return for film opportunities; that sting and the public fallout were widely reported.

Around the same time Rao was the target of a separate episode in which he was physically assaulted in Srirangapattina; media coverage described the attack as related to outrage over his alleged behavior. Rao publicly apologised in the immediate aftermath of the 2014 episodes.

Social Media

• Instagram: @rao_omprakash
• Twitter / X: @OmparkashRao8

Filmography

• Palegaara
• Lockup Death
• Gold Medal
• Emergency
• Simhada Mari
• CBI Durga
• A. K. 47
• A. K. 47 (Telugu)
• Huchcha
• Vande Matharam
• Ninne Preethisuve
• Partha
• Sachi
• Kalasipalya
• Sahukara
• Annavru
• Ayya
• Thunta
• Hubli
• Mandya
• Kannadada Kiran Bedi
• Yodha
• Sugreeva
• Huli
• Prince
• AK 56
• Bheema Theeradalli
• Shiva
• Election
• Chandralekha
• Katte
• Huccha 2