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).
Known for
Flashback
ABCD
Vishnu
Moon Walk
The Greatest of All Time
Kalyan Sundaram
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Self
Wanted
Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
R... Rajkumar
Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Self
V.I.P
Guru
Bagheera
Bagheera/Prabhu
Happy New Year
Dance Instructor
Baba
Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
Pokkiri
Special Appearance
Rowdy Rathore
Special Appearance in "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita" song
Badass Ravi Kumar
Carlos Pedro Panther
Dabangg 3
Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
Ninaithathu Yaaro
Special Appearances
Poikkal Kuthirai
Kathiravan
Pukar
as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
Hey Bro
Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
Shakti: The Power
Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
Urumi
Nagapattinam Vavvali / Thanseer / Tarzan
Charlie Chaplin 2
Thiru
Villu
(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")
Devi 2
Krishna Kumar
Manadhai Thirudivittai
Deva
Gulaebaghavali
Badri
Charlie Chaplin
Thiru
Kaadhalan
Prabhu
Khamoshi
Dev
Ullam Kollai Poguthey
Kadhala Kadhala
Sundaralingam
Engeyum Kadhal
Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
Suyamvaram
Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer
Dhoni
Cameo
Kalyana Ramudu
Pon Manickavel
Pon Manickavel
Gentleman
Special Appearance
Pennin Manathai Thottu
Sunil
Jolly O Gymkhana
Poonkundran
Alli Thandha Vaanam
Santosham
Pawan
Eazhaiyin Sirippil
Ganesan
Devi(L)
Krishna Kumar
Mr. Romeo
Madras/ Romeo
Petta Rap
Raasaiyya
Raasaiyya
Time
Srinivasa Murthy
Agni Natchathiram
Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")
Street Dancer 3D
Ram Prasad
Idhayam
special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"
Aabra Ka Daabra
Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
Love Story 1999
Vamsi
Ninaivirukkum Varai
Janaki Raman alias Jani
Shankar Dada Zindabad
Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
Chukkallo Chandrudu
Doubles
Prabhu
Theal
Durai
Lucky Man
Special Appearance
Alaudin
Alaudin
Engal Anna
James Pandu
Pandu
Agni Varsha
Rakshasa
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari
Gopal
Nila Kaalam
(guest appearance)
Be Happy
Himself
Musasi
Michael Musasi
Prabhu Deva's Next
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli
Lakshmi
Vijay Krishna "VK"
Oomai Vizhigal
H2O
10 Ka Dum
Himself
Karataka Damanaka
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
Chezhiyan
GodFather
Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
Jalsa
Walter Vetrivel
Mercury
blind & deaf person
Andaru Dongale Dorikite
Bujji
Yung Mung Sung
ABCD 2
Vishnu
My Dear Bootham
Karkikuki Bootham
Minsara Kanavu
Deva
Vaanathaippola
123
Tirupati
Thotti Gang
Suri babu
Love Birds
Arun/ David
Prarambha
Puttaswamy
Style
Ganesh
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
Prabhu/Deva
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
Indhu
Maharagni
The Kapil Sharma Show
Himself
Comedy Nights Bachao
Self