
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
Credits
- 2026 · Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer as
- 2025 · Be Happy as Himself
- 2025 · Badass Ravi Kumar as Carlos Pedro Panther
- 2024 · Jolly O Gymkhana as Poonkundran
- 2024 · Petta Rap as
- 2024 · The Greatest of All Time as Kalyan Sundaram
- 2024 · Karataka Damanaka as
- 2023 · Bagheera as Bagheera/Prabhu
- 2022 · Lucky Man as Special Appearance
- 2022 · Poikkal Kuthirai as Kathiravan
- 2022 · My Dear Bootham as Karkikuki Bootham
- 2022 · Theal as Durai
- 2021 · Pon Manickavel as Pon Manickavel
- 2020 · Street Dancer 3D as Ram Prasad
- 2019 · Dabangg 3 as Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
- 2019 · Khamoshi as Dev
- 2019 · Devi 2 as Krishna Kumar
- 2019 · Charlie Chaplin 2 as Thiru
- 2018 · Lakshmi as Krishna
- 2018 · Mercury as blind & deaf person
- 2018 · Gulaebaghavali as Badri
- 2017 · Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal as Chezhiyan
- 2016 · Devi(L) as Krishna Kumar
- 2016 · The Kapil Sharma Show as Himself
- 2015 · ABCD 2 as Vishnu
- 2015 · Hey Bro as Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
- 2014 · Happy New Year as Dance Instructor
- 2014 · Ninaithathu Yaaro as Special Appearances
- 2013 · R... Rajkumar as Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
- 2013 · Ramaiya Vastavaiya as Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
- 2013 · Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- 2013 · ABCD as Vishnu
- 2012 · Rowdy Rathore as Special Appearance in "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita" song
- 2012 · Dhoni as Cameo
- 2011 · Engeyum Kadhal as Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
- 2011 · Urumi as Vavvali of Nagapattinam/Thanseer
- 2009 · Wanted as Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
- 2008 · 10 Ka Dum as Himself
- 2007 · Prarambha as Puttaswamy
- 2007 · Shankar Dada Zindabad as Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
- 2007 · Pokkiri as Special Appearance
- 2006 · Style as Ganesh
- 2004 · Aabra Ka Daabra as Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
- 2004 · Andaru Dongale Dorikite as Bujji
- 2003 · Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli as
- 2003 · Alaudin as Alaudin
- 2002 · Shakti: The Power as Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
- 2002 · Agni Varsha as Rakshasa
- 2002 · Baba as Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
- 2002 · 123 as Tirupati
- 2001 · Nila Kaalam as (guest appearance)
- 2000 · Doubles as Prabhu
- 2000 · Kaun Banega Crorepati as Self
- 2000 · James Pandu as Pandu
- 2000 · Eazhaiyin Sirippil as Ganesan
- Future · Prabhu Deva's Next as
- 2025 · Tere Ishk Mein as Macha boi
- 2022 · GodFather as Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
- 2015 · Comedy Nights Bachao as Self
- 2009 · Villu as (special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")
- 2006 · Chukkallo Chandrudu as
- 2005 · Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana as
- 2004 · Engal Anna as
- 2004 · Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari as Gopal
- 2003 · Kalyana Ramudu as
- 2002 · Thotti Gang as Suri babu
- 2002 · Charlie Chaplin as Thiru
- 2001 · Manadhai Thirudivittai as Deva
- 2001 · Alli Thandha Vaanam as
- 2001 · Ullam Kollai Poguthey as
- 2000 · Pennin Manathai Thottu as Sunil
- 2000 · Pukar as as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
- 2000 · Vaanathaippola as
- 1999 · Time as Srinivasa Murthy
- 1999 · Suyamvaram as
- 1999 · Ninaivirukkum Varai as Janaki Raman alias Jani
- 1998 · Love Story 1999 as Vamsi
- 1998 · Kadhala Kadhala as Sundaralingam
- 1997 · V.I.P as Guru
- 1996 · Mr. Romeo as Madras/ Romeo
- 1995 · Raasaiyya as Raasaiyya
- 1994 · Kaadhalan as Prabhu
- 1993 · Gentleman as Special Appearance
- 1991 · Idhayam as special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"
- Future · Maharagni as
- Future · Musasi as Michael Musasi
- 2002 · Santosham as Pawan
- Future · Flashback as
- 2002 · H2O as
- 1994 · Indhu as
- Future · Moon Walk as
- Future · Oomai Vizhigal as
- Future · Yung Mung Sung as
- Future · Jalsa as
- 1998 · Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar as Prabhu/Deva
- 1997 · Minsara Kanavu as Deva
- 1996 · Love Birds as Arun/ David
- 1993 · Walter Vetrivel as
- 1992 · Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren as Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
- 1988 · Agni Natchathiram as Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")