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Prabhu Deva

Prabhu Deva

Acting

Born: April 3, 1973Mysore, Karnataka, India

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
Filmography
Moon Walk

Moon Walk

Babooty

2026
Flashback

Flashback

2026
Be Happy

Be Happy

Himself

2025
Badass Ravi Kumar

Badass Ravi Kumar

Carlos Pedro Panther

2025
Jolly O Gymkhana

Jolly O Gymkhana

Poonkundran

2024
Petta Rap

Petta Rap

Bala the Hero

2024
The Greatest of All Time

The Greatest of All Time

Kalyan Sundaram

2024
Karataka Damanaka

Karataka Damanaka

2024
Bagheera

Bagheera

Bagheera/Prabhu

2023
GodFather

GodFather

Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"

2022
Lucky Man

Lucky Man

Special Appearance

2022
Poikkal Kuthirai

Poikkal Kuthirai

Kathiravan

2022
My Dear Bootham

My Dear Bootham

Karkikuki Bootham

2022
Theal

Theal

Durai

2022
Pon Manickavel

Pon Manickavel

Pon Manickavel

2021
Street Dancer 3D

Street Dancer 3D

Ram Prasad

2020
Dabangg 3

Dabangg 3

Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song

2019
Khamoshi

Khamoshi

Dev

2019
Devi 2

Devi 2

Krishna Kumar

2019
Charlie Chaplin 2

Charlie Chaplin 2

Thiru

2019
Lakshmi

Lakshmi

Vijay Krishna "VK"

2018
Mercury

Mercury

blind & deaf person

2018
Gulaebaghavali

Gulaebaghavali

Badri

2018
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal

Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal

Chezhiyan

2017
Devi(L)

Devi(L)

Krishna Kumar

2016
ABCD 2

ABCD 2

Vishnu

2015
Hey Bro

Hey Bro

Special Appearance in "Birju" Song

2015
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Dance Instructor

2014

Ninaithathu Yaaro

Special Appearances

2014
R... Rajkumar

R... Rajkumar

Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song

2013
Boss

Boss

Man at the party

2013
Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song

2013
ABCD

ABCD

Vishnu

2013
Rowdy Rathore

Rowdy Rathore

Self

2012
Dhoni

Dhoni

Cameo

2012
Engeyum Kadhal

Engeyum Kadhal

Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"

2011
Urumi

Urumi

Nagapattinam Vavvali / Thanseer / Tarzan

2011
Wanted

Wanted

Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song

2009
Villu

Villu

(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")

2009
Prarambha

Prarambha

Puttaswamy

2007
Shankar Dada Zindabad

Shankar Dada Zindabad

Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"

2007
Pokkiri

Pokkiri

Special Appearance

2007
Chukkallo Chandrudu

Chukkallo Chandrudu

2006
Style

Style

Ganesh

2006
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana

Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana

2005
Aabra Ka Daabra

Aabra Ka Daabra

Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song

2004
Andaru Dongale Dorikite

Andaru Dongale Dorikite

Bujji

2004
Engal Anna

Engal Anna

2004
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari

Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari

Gopal

2004
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli

Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli

2003

Alaudin

Alaudin

2003
Kalyana Ramudu

Kalyana Ramudu

2003
Thotti Gang

Thotti Gang

Suri babu

2002
Shakti: The Power

Shakti: The Power

Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song

2002
Agni Varsha

Agni Varsha

Rakshasa

2002
Baba

Baba

Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song

2002

123

Tirupati

2002
Santosham

Santosham

Pawan

2002

H2O

2002
Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Thiru

2002
Manadhai Thirudivittai

Manadhai Thirudivittai

Deva

2001
Alli Thandha Vaanam

Alli Thandha Vaanam

2001
Nila Kaalam

Nila Kaalam

(guest appearance)

2001

Ullam Kollai Poguthey

2001

Doubles

Prabhu

2000
Pennin Manathai Thottu

Pennin Manathai Thottu

Sunil

2000
James Pandu

James Pandu

Pandu

2000
Pukar

Pukar

as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"

2000
Eazhaiyin Sirippil

Eazhaiyin Sirippil

Ganesan

2000
Vaanathaippola

Vaanathaippola

2000

Time

Srinivasa Murthy

1999

Suyamvaram

1999

Ninaivirukkum Varai

Janaki Raman alias Jani

1999
Love Story 1999

Love Story 1999

Vamsi

1998
Kadhala Kadhala

Kadhala Kadhala

Sundaralingam

1998
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar

Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar

Prabhu/Deva

1998
V.I.P

V.I.P

Guru

1997
Minsara Kanavu

Minsara Kanavu

Deva

1997
Mr. Romeo

Mr. Romeo

Madras/ Romeo

1996
Love Birds

Love Birds

Arun/ David

1996

Raasaiyya

Raasaiyya

1995
Kaadhalan

Kaadhalan

Prabhu

1994
Indhu

Indhu

1994
Gentleman

Gentleman

Special Appearance

1993

Walter Vetrivel

1993

Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren

Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song

1992
Idhayam

Idhayam

special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"

1991
Agni Natchathiram

Agni Natchathiram

Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")

1988