Prabhakar played a minor role as
villain in
Mahesh Babu's
Athidi, directed by
Surender Reddy and supporting artist in his earlier career. His first breakthrough film as an actor came in 2010 with
Maryada Ramanna, directed by
S. S. Rajamouli. He also acted in
Gabbar Singh, directed by
Harish Shankar,
Dookudu,
Aagadu,
Lion and many more, which played well at the
box office. Prabhakar gain recognition following his appearance as a Kalakeya in
Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), following which he came to be known as Kalakeya Prabhakar. In 2016, he appeared in
Sarrainodu which became the third highest-grossing Telugu film that year. He also starred in
Right Right, directed by Manu, starring
Sumanth Ashwin and
Pooja Zaveri where he played an important role. As of July 2022, he has acted in over 120 films in five languages. ==Partial filmography==