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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-04-03 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Mysore, Karnataka, India

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

Acting

2025

Badass Ravi Kumar as Carlos Pedro Panther
Be Happy as Himself

2024

2023

Bagheera as Bagheera/Prabhu

2022

Poikkal Kuthirai as Kathiravan
My Dear Bootham as Karkikuki Bootham
Lucky Man as Special Appearance
GodFather as Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
Theal as Durai

2021

Pon Manickavel as Pon Manickavel

2020

Street Dancer 3D as Ram Prasad

2019

Khamoshi as Dev
Devi 2 as Krishna Kumar
Dabangg 3 as Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song

2018

Mercury as blind & deaf person
Lakshmi as Krishna

2017

2016

Devi(L) as Krishna Kumar

2015

ABCD 2 as Vishnu
Hey Bro as Special Appearance in "Birju" Song

2014

Ninaithathu Yaaro as Special Appearances
Happy New Year as Dance Instructor (Cameo)

2013

ABCD as Vishnu
Ramaiya Vastavaiya as Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
R... Rajkumar as Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song

2012

Rowdy Rathore as Special Appearance in "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita" song
Dhoni as Cameo

2011

Urumi as Vavvali of Nagapattinam/Thanseer
Engeyum Kadhal as Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"

2009

Wanted as Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
Villu as (special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")

2008

10 Ka Dum as Himself

2007

Shankar Dada Zindabad as Special Appearance in "Jagadeka Veeruniki" Song
Prarambha as Puttaswamy
Pokkiri as Special Appearance

2006

2005

2004

Aabra Ka Daabra as Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song

2003

2002

Agni Varsha as Rakshasa
Thotti Gang as Suri babu
Santosham as Pawan
123 as Tirupati
Baba as Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
Shakti: The Power as Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song

2001

2000

James Pandu as Pandu
Doubles as Prabhu
Pukar as as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"

1999

Time as Srinivasa Murthy
Ninaivirukkum Varai as Janaki Raman alias Jani

1998

Kadhala Kadhala as Sundaralingam

1997

V.I.P as Guru

1996

Mr. Romeo as Madras/ Romeo
Love Birds as Arun/ David

1995

Raasaiyya as Raasaiyya

1994

Kadhalan as Prabhu

1993

Gentleman as Special Appearance

1992

Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren as Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song

1991

Idhayam as special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"

1988

Agni Natchathiram as Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")

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Directing

2021

Radhe as Director

2019

Dabangg 3 as Director

2015

Singh Is Bliing as Director

2014

Action Jackson as Director

2013

Ramaiya Vastavaiya as Director
R... Rajkumar as Director

2012

Rowdy Rathore as Director

2011

Engeyum Kadhal as Director
Vedi as Director

2009

Wanted as Director
Villu as Director

2007

Pokkiri as Director

2006

Pournami as Director

-

Wanted 2 as Director

Crew

2025

Game Changer as Choreographer
Kannappa as Choreographer

2024

Raayan as Choreographer

2023

Ayisha as Choreographer

2022

Ginna as Choreographer
GodFather as Choreographer
Naai Sekar Returns as Choreographer

2018

Maari 2 as Choreographer

2017

Vanamagan as Choreographer

2016

Devi(L) as Choreographer

2012

Rowdy Rathore as Choreographer

2010

Enthiran as Choreographer

2009

Wanted as Choreographer

2008

Aegan as Choreographer

2007

Sivaji: The Boss as Choreographer

2006

Sillunu Oru Kaadhal as Choreographer
Don as Choreographer

2005

No Entry as Choreographer

2004

Lakshya as Choreographer

2003

Khushi as Choreographer

2002

Baba as Choreographer
Shakti: The Power as Choreographer

1998

Love Story 1999 as Choreographer

1995

Bombay as Choreographer

1994

Kadhalan as Choreographer

1993

Gardish as Choreographer
Gaayam as Choreographer
Govindha Govindha as Choreographer
Thiruda Thiruda as Choreographer
Gentleman as Choreographer
Chandra Mukhi as Choreographer

1992

Antam as Choreographer

1991

Thalapathi as Choreographer
Kshana Kshanam as Choreographer

1989

Siva as Associate Choreographer

Writing

2019

Charlie Chaplin 2 as Lyricist
Devi 2 as Lyricist

2015

Singh Is Bliing as Screenplay

2014

Action Jackson as Writer

2013

R... Rajkumar as Screenplay
R... Rajkumar as Story

2011

Engeyum Kadhal as Screenplay

2009

Villu as Screenplay

2007

Pokkiri as Screenplay

Production

2019

Devi 2 as Producer

2018

Vinodhan as Producer

2017

Sometimes as Producer
Bogan as Producer

2016

Devi(L) as Producer