Prabhu Deva
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).
100 acting credits · 16 directing credits
Acting · 100
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
Comedy Nights with Kapil
2013
Comedy Nights Bachao
2015
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
2013
10 Ka Dum
2008
Kaun Banega Crorepati
2000
The Greatest of All Time
2024
Happy New Year
2014
Flashback
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Badass Ravi Kumar
2025
Wanted
2009
Boss
2013
Lakshmi
2018
ABCD 2
2015
Rowdy Rathore
2012
Street Dancer 3D
2020
Dabangg 3
2019
R... Rajkumar
2013
Pokkiri
2007
GodFather
2022
Shakti: The Power
2002
Devi(L)
2016
Poikkal Kuthirai
2022
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2005
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli
2003
Engeyum Kadhal
2011
Aabra Ka Daabra
2004
Hey Bro
2015
ABCD
2013
Love Story 1999
1998
Santosham
2002
Bagheera
2023
Vaanathaippola
2000
Urumi
2011
Kaadhalan
1994
Pukar
2000
Maharagni
—
Shankar Dada Zindabad
2007
Agni Natchathiram
1988
Andaru Dongale Dorikite
2004
Ullam Kollai Poguthey
2001
Baba
2002
Jolly O Gymkhana
2024
Be Happy
2025
Gentleman
1993
Style
2006
Idhayam
1991
Walter Vetrivel
1993
Mercury
2018
Devi 2
2019
Khamoshi
2019
Charlie Chaplin 2
2019
Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer
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Villu
2009
Agni Varsha
2002
Petta Rap
2024
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari
2004
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
1998
Kadhala Kadhala
1998
Minsara Kanavu
1997
Prarambha
2007
Dhoni
2012
Pennin Manathai Thottu
2000
V.I.P
1997
Love Birds
1996
Musasi
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123
2002
Karataka Damanaka
2024
Engal Anna
2004
Suyamvaram
1999
Pon Manickavel
2021
Moon Walk
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Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
2017
Manadhai Thirudivittai
2001
My Dear Bootham
2022
Chukkallo Chandrudu
2006
Mr. Romeo
1996
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
1992
Alaudin
2003
Lucky Man
2022
Ninaithathu Yaaro
2014
Nila Kaalam
2001
Charlie Chaplin
2002
Gulaebaghavali
2018
Eazhaiyin Sirippil
2000
Yung Mung Sung
—
Thotti Gang
2002
James Pandu
2000
Kalyana Ramudu
2003
Ninaivirukkum Varai
1999
Oomai Vizhigal
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Alli Thandha Vaanam
2001
Doubles
2000
Jalsa
—
Bang Bang
—
Time
1999
Raasaiyya
1995
Indhu
1994
H2O
2002
Theal
2022
Directing · 16
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
2013
Wanted
2009
Radhe
2021
Rowdy Rathore
2012
Dabangg 3
2019
R... Rajkumar
2013
Pokkiri
2007
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2005
Singh Is Bliing
2015
Engeyum Kadhal
2011
Action Jackson
2014
Shankar Dada Zindabad
2007
Pournami
2006
Villu
2009
Vedi
2011
Wanted 2
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