Prabhu Deva
Born: 1973-04-03 in Mysore, Karnataka, India
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Flashback
- Game Changer ... (Choreographer)
- Badass Ravi Kumar as Carlos Pedro Panther
- Be Happy as Himself
- Kannappa ... (Choreographer)
2024
- The Greatest of All Time as Kalyan Sundaram
- Raayan ... (Choreographer)
- Karataka Damanaka
- Petta Rap as Bala the Hero
- Jolly O Gymkhana as Poonkundran
2022
- Theal as Durai
- Poikkal Kuthirai as Kathiravan
- My Dear Bootham as Karkikuki Bootham
- GodFather as Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
- Ginna ... (Choreographer)
- Naai Sekar Returns ... (Choreographer)
- Lucky Man as Special Appearance
2021
- Radhe ... (Director)
- Pon Manickavel as Pon Manickavel
2020
- Street Dancer 3D as Ram Prasad
2019
- Devi 2 as Krishna Kumar
- Charlie Chaplin 2 as Thiru
- Dabangg 3 as Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
- Khamoshi as Dev
2018
- Gulaebaghavali as Badri
- Maari 2 ... (Choreographer)
- Lakshmi as Vijay Krishna "VK"
- Vinodhan ... (Producer)
- Mercury as blind & deaf person
2017
- Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga ... (Choreographer)
- Bogan ... (Producer)
- Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal as Chezhiyan
- Vanamagan ... (Choreographer)
- Sometimes ... (Producer)
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- Devi(L) as Krishna Kumar
2015
- Comedy Nights Bachao as Self
- ABCD 2 as Vishnu
- Singh Is Bliing ... (Director)
- Hey Bro as Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
2014
- Happy New Year as Dance Instructor
- Ninaithathu Yaaro as Self
- Action Jackson ... (Writer)
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Boss as Man at the party
- R... Rajkumar as Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
- Ramaiya Vastavaiya as Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
- ABCD as Vishnu
2012
- Rowdy Rathore as Self
- Dhoni as Cameo
2011
- Vedi ... (Director)
- Urumi as Nagapattinam Vavvali / Thanseer / Tarzan
- Engeyum Kadhal as Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
2010
- Enthiran ... (Choreographer)
2009
2007
- Sivaji: The Boss ... (Choreographer)
- Pokkiri as Special Appearance
- Shankar Dada Zindabad as Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
- Prarambha as Puttaswamy
2006
- Don ... (Choreographer)
- Sillunu Oru Kaadhal ... (Choreographer)
- Pournami ... (Director)
- Style as Ganesh
- Chukkallo Chandrudu
2005
- No Entry ... (Choreographer)
- Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2004
- Lakshya ... (Choreographer)
- Aabra Ka Daabra as Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
- Engal Anna as Kannan
- Andaru Dongale Dorikite as Bujji
- Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari as Gopal
2003
- Alaudin as Alaudin
- Kalyana Ramudu
- Khushi ... (Choreographer)
- Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli
2002
- Baba as Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
- 123 as Tirupati
- H2O
- Charlie Chaplin as Thiru
- Shakti: The Power as Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
- Santosham as Pawan
- Thotti Gang as Suri babu
- Agni Varsha as Rakshasa
2001
- Nila Kaalam as (guest appearance)
- Ullam Kollai Poguthey as Anbu
- Alli Thandha Vaanam as Sathyam
- Manadhai Thirudivittai as Deva
2000
- Kaun Banega Crorepati as Self
- Doubles as Prabhu
- James Pandu as Pandu
- Eazhaiyin Sirippil as Ganesan
- Pennin Manathai Thottu as Sunil
- Vaanathaippola as Selvakumar
- Pukar as as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
1999
- Suyamvaram as Kanna
- Time as Srinivasa Murthy
- Ninaivirukkum Varai as Janaki Raman alias Jani
1998
- Kadhala Kadhala as Sundaralingam
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar as Prabhu/Deva
- Love Story 1999 as Vamsi
1997
- V.I.P as Guru
- Minsara Kanavu as Deva
1996
- Mr. Romeo as Madras/ Romeo
- Love Birds as Arun/ David
1994
- Hello Brother ... (Choreographer)
- Kaadhalan as Prabhu
- Indhu
1993
- Walter Vetrivel
- Gaayam ... (Choreographer)
- Gardish ... (Choreographer)
- Govindha Govindha ... (Choreographer)
- Thiruda Thiruda ... (Choreographer)
- Gentleman as Special Appearance
- Chandra Mukhi ... (Choreographer)
1992
- Suriyan as Self
- Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren as Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
- Antam ... (Choreographer)
1991
- Idhayam as Self
- Kshana Kshanam ... (Choreographer)
- Thalapathi ... (Choreographer)
- Aditya 369 ... (Choreographer)
1989
- Siva ... (Associate Choreographer)
1988
- Agni Natchathiram as Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")