Pradeep Rawat (born 21 January 1952) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. Notable for playing villainous roles, Rawat's first appearance was in B.R. Chopra's Mahabharat as Ashwatthama. He appeared in Yug as a British police officer Marshal. He also played various roles in serial Jai Mata Di He was in memorable roles in Bollywood films such as Sarfarosh as Sultan, in Lagaan as Deva, in Ghajini (2005) as Ram and Lakshman, and in its Hindi remake Ghajini (2008) as the title character.

Rawat was introduced into Telugu cinema with the film Sye. In Tamil cinema his memorable hit was Ghajini where he appeared in a double role. He debuted in Kannada cinema with Parodi; Malayalam cinema with China Town; Bengali cinema with Hero 420 and Bhojpuri cinema with Crack Fighter.

Awards
2004: Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) for Sye
2004: Winner, Santosham Best Villain Award for Sye
2004: Winner, Nandi Award for Best Villain for Sye
2012: Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for - Mangala
2014:Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for -Naayak