Pradeep Rawat (born 21 January 1952)[2] is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Nepali and Tamil language films.

Notable for playing villainous roles, Rawat's first appearance was in B.R.

Chopra's Mahabharat as Ashwatthama.He had recently played a role in Nepali Movies Hraswo Dirgha.

Rawat was introduced into Telugu cinema with the film Sye.

In Tamil cinema, he acted in the film Ghajini (2005).