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Prabhu Deva

Born · April 3, 1973 (52 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Mysore, Karnataka, India

Bio

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

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Wanted

Wanted

Rowdy Rathore

Rowdy Rathore

R... Rajkumar

R... Rajkumar

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

Alibabavum 9 Thirudargalum

2007

Style

Ganesh

2006

Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana

2005

Aabra Ka Daabra

Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song

2004

Engal Anna

2004

Kalyana Ramudu

2003

Thotti Gang

Suri babu

2002

Agni Varsha

Rakshasa

2002

123

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

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

Wolf

2021

Street Dancer 3D

Ram Prasad

2020

Dabangg 3

Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song

2019

Khamoshi

Dev

2019

Charlie Chaplin 2

Thiru

2019

Lakshmi

Krishna

2018

Mercury

blind & deaf person

2018

Gulaebaghavali

Badri

2018

Devi(L)

Krishna Kumar

2016

Comedy Nights Bachao

Self · (1 episode)

2015

ABCD 2

Vishnu

2015

Comedy Nights with Kapil

Self · (5 episodes)

2013

Dhoni

Cameo

2012

Engeyum Kadhal

Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"

2011

Pokkiri

Special Appearance

2007

Chukkallo Chandrudu

2006

Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli

2003

Jalsa

Devi 2

Krishna Kumar

2019

Alaudin

Alaudin

2003

H2O

2002

Nila Kaalam

(guest appearance)

2001

Walter Vetrivel

1993

Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer

Musasi

Michael Musasi

Maharagni

Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari

Gopal

2004

Moon Walk

Pon Manickavel

Pon Manickavel

2021

The Kapil Sharma Show

Himself · (3 episodes)

2016

Hey Bro

Special Appearance in "Birju" Song

2015

Happy New Year

Dance Instructor (Cameo)

2014

Wanted

Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song

2009

Villu

(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")

2009

10 Ka Dum

Himself · (1 episode)

2008

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

Mr. Romeo

Madras/ Romeo

1996

Yung Mung Sung

Love Birds

Arun/ David

1996

Agni Natchathiram

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

1988

The Greatest Of All Time Vs Original Gangster

Kalayan Sundaram