Prabhu Deva
Born
April 3, 1973 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mysore, 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).
Badass Ravi Kumar
Carlos Pedro Panther
2025
The Greatest of All Time
Kalyan Sundaram
2024
Bagheera
Bagheera/Prabhu
2023
Lucky Man
Special Appearance
2022
Poikkal Kuthirai
Kathiravan
2022
My Dear Bootham
Karkikuki Bootham
2022
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
Chezhiyan
2017
Ninaithathu Yaaro
Special Appearances
2014
R... Rajkumar
Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
2013
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
2013
ABCD
Vishnu
2013
Rowdy Rathore
Special Appearance in "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita" song
2012
Urumi
Vavvali of Nagapattinam/Thanseer
2011
Prarambha
Puttaswamy
2007
Shankar Dada Zindabad
Special Appearance in "Jagadeka Veeruniki" Song
2007
Style
Ganesh
2006
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2005
Aabra Ka Daabra
Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
2004
Engal Anna
2004
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli
2003
Kalyana Ramudu
2003
Thotti Gang
Suri babu
2002
Agni Varsha
Rakshasa
2002
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Tirupati
2002
Santosham
Pawan
2002
Charlie Chaplin
Thiru
2002
Manadhai Thirudivittai
Deva
2001
Alli Thandha Vaanam
2001
Ullam Kollai Poguthey
2001
Doubles
Prabhu
2000
Pennin Manathai Thottu
Sunil
2000
James Pandu
Pandu
2000
Eazhaiyin Sirippil
Ganesan
2000
Vaanathaippola
2000
Time
Srinivasa Murthy
1999
Suyamvaram
1999
Ninaivirukkum Varai
Janaki Raman alias Jani
1999
Love Story 1999
Vamsi
1998
Kadhala Kadhala
Sundaralingam
1998
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
Prabhu/Deva
1998
V.I.P
Guru
1997
Minsara Kanavu
Deva
1997
Raasaiyya
Raasaiyya
1995
Kaadhalan
Prabhu
1994
Indhu
1994
Gentleman
Special Appearance
1993
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
1992
Idhayam
special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"
1991
Flashback
Oomai Vizhigal
Tere Ishk Mein
Macha boi
2025
Be Happy
Himself
2025
Jolly O Gymkhana
Poonkundran
2024
Petta Rap
2024
Karataka Damanaka
2024
GodFather
Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
2022
Theal
Durai
2022
Pon Manickavel
Pon Manickavel
2021
Chukkallo Chandrudu
2006
Jalsa
Wolf
2021
Street Dancer 3D
Ram Prasad
2020
Dabangg 3
Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
2019
Khamoshi
Dev
2019
Devi 2
Krishna Kumar
2019
Charlie Chaplin 2
Thiru
2019
Lakshmi
Krishna
2018
Mercury
blind & deaf person
2018
Gulaebaghavali
Badri
2018
Devi(L)
Krishna Kumar
2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
Himself · (3 episodes)
2016
Comedy Nights Bachao
Self · (1 episode)
2015
ABCD 2
Vishnu
2015
Hey Bro
Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
2015
Happy New Year
Dance Instructor
2014
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Self · (5 episodes)
2013
Dhoni
Cameo
2012
Engeyum Kadhal
Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
2011
Wanted
Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
2009
Villu
(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")
2009
Andaru Dongale Dorikite
Bujji
2004
Alaudin
Alaudin
2003
H2O
2002
Mr. Romeo
Madras/ Romeo
1996
Walter Vetrivel
1993
Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer
Musasi
Michael Musasi
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari
Gopal
2004
Nila Kaalam
(guest appearance)
2001
Maharagni
Moon Walk
Yung Mung Sung
10 Ka Dum
Himself · (1 episode)
2008
Pokkiri
Special Appearance
2007
Shakti: The Power
Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
2002
Baba
Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
2002
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Pukar
as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
2000
Love Birds
Arun/ David
1996
Agni Natchathiram
Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")
1988