Prabhu Deva
Biography
Prabhu Deva is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. In a career spanning twenty five years, he has performed and designed a wide range of dancing styles and has garnered two National Film Awards for Best Choreography. Inspired by his father, Mugur Sundar, a choreographer for South Indian movies, and took up dancing learning Indian classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam from Dharmaraj and Udupi Lakshminarayanan as well as Western styles. Prabhu Deva first appeared as a boy playing a flute in the song "Panivizhum Iravu" from the Tamil film Mouna Ragam (1986).[7][8] He later appeared as a background dancer for a song in the 1988 Tamil film Agni Natchathiram. Deva's first venture as a choreographer was the Kamal Haasan starrer Vetri Vizha (1989). Beginning with a series of acting roles in the 1990s and early 2000s, Prabhu Deva featured in several commercially successful films including Kadhalan (1994), Minsara Kanavu (1997) and VIP (1997). After further critically acclaimed performances in the comedy Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and the family drama Vanathai Pola (2000), Deva then failed to recreate the success of his earlier films and his box office value began to decline and he subsequently made appearances in supporting roles and low budget Telugu language films. He then successfully ventured into direction with the 2005 Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, and the success of the project prompted further offers for Deva as a director. He then went on to make highly profitable films in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil languages such as Pokkiri (2007), Wanted (2009), Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Singh is Bling (2015).
Known For
special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"
இதயம்
Bagheera/Prabhu
பஹீரா
Vamsi
లవ్ స్టోరీ - 1999
Kathiravan
பொய்க்கால் குதிரை
Flashback
Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
శంకర్ దాదా జిందాబాద్
Karkikuki Bootham
மை டியர் பூதம்
Sundaralingam
காதலா! காதலா!
Special Appearance
Lucky Man
Special Appearance
ஜென்டில்மேன்
சுயம்வரம்
నువ్వొస్తానంటే నేనొద్దంటానా
உள்ளம் கொள்ளை போகுதே
எங்கள் அண்ணா
Sunil
பெண்ணின் மனதை தொட்டு
வானத்தைப் போல
Prabhu
காதலன்
Deva
மின்சார கனவு
Rakshasa
अग्नि वर्षा
Special Appearance in "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita" song
Rowdy Rathore
Vavvali of Nagapattinam/Thanseer
ഉറുമി
Vishnu
एबीसीडी
కళ్యాణ రాముడు
Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
रमैया वस्तावैया
Puttaswamy
Prarambha
Ganesh
స్టైల్
Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
आर... राजकुमार
Suri babu
తొట్టిగ్యాంగ్
Carlos Pedro Panther
Badass Ravi Kumar
Kalyan Sundaram
த கிரேட்டஸ்ட் ஆஃப் ஆல் டைம்
Prabhu/Deva
நாம் இருவர் நமக்கு இருவர்
இந்து
Special Appearances
நினைத்தது யாரோ
Pawan
సంతోషం
Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
உன்னை வாழ்த்தி பாடுகிறேன்
Chezhiyan
களவாடிய பொழுதுகள்
Srinivasa Murthy
டைம்
Ganesan
ஏழையின் சிரிப்பில்
Pandu
ஜேம்ஸ் பாண்டு
Prabhu
டபுள்ஸ்
அள்ளித்தந்த வானம்
Deva
மனதை திருடிவிட்டாய்
Thiru
சார்லி சாப்ளின்
Tirupati
ஒன் டூ த்ரீ
Raasaiyya
ராசய்யா
Janaki Raman alias Jani
நினைவிருக்கும் வரை
Guru
வி.ஜ.பி
Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
आब्रा का डाब्रा
ஊமை விழிகள்
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli
Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
గాడ్ఫాదర్
చుక్కల్లో చంద్రుడు
ஜல்சா
Vishnu
एबीसीडी 2
வால்டர் வெற்றிவேல்
ಹೆಚ್ ೨ ಓ
ಕರಟಕ ದಮನಕ
കത്തനാർ
Michael Musasi
முசாசி
(guest appearance)
Nila Kaalam
Maharagni
Gopal
ఇంట్లో శ్రీమతి వీధిలో కుమారి
Moon Walk
Madras/ Romeo
மிஸ்டர் ரோமியோ
Krishna Kumar
தேவி
Alaudin
அலாவுதீன்
பெட்டா ராப்
யங் மங் சங்
as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
पुकार
Badri
குலேபகாவலி
blind & deaf person
மெர்குரி
Cameo
தோனி
Dev
ख़ामोशी
Dance Instructor
Happy New Year
Vijay Krishna "VK"
லக்ஷ்மி
Pon Manickavel
பொன் மாணிக்கவேல்
Special Appearance
போக்கிரி
Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
பாபா
Thiru
சார்லி சாப்ளின் 2
Krishna Kumar
தேவி 2
Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
Shakti: The Power
Durai
தேள்
Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
वांटेड
Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
Hey Bro
Ram Prasad
Street Dancer 3D
Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
दबंग्ग ३
(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")
வில்லு
Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")
அக்னி நட்சத்திரம்
Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
எங்கேயும் காதல்
Arun/ David
லவ் பேர்ட்ஸ்
Poonkundran
ஜாலியோ ஜிம்கானா
Himself
Be Happy
Bujji
Andaru Dongale Dorikite
Macha boi
तेरे इश्क़ में
Prabhu Deva's Next
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-04-03
Place of Birth
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Also Known As
Prabhudheva