Acting
Apr 2, 1973
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Prabhu Deva
Acting
Biography
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).
Feature Films (99)
When a medical student from a middle-class family falls in love with an affluent English-speaking pretty girl, he is unable to express his love to her due to his inferiority complex.
Idhayam
A psychopath, who claims to be a saviour for men, murders women who are involved in more than one relationship. Who is he, and what made him such a monster?
Bagheera
Krishna is a college student who is constantly rejecting girls who find him attractive. He eventuality falls in love with Meena, the daughter of a powerful woman. Vamsi, a television personality known as Love Boss, is called upon to assist Krishna with wooing Meena, while dealing with love troubles of his own.
Love Story 1999
For Kathiravan, who lost his left leg in an accident,his 8-year-old daughter is his world. She is diagnosed with a congenital heart problem and 7 Million INR is needed to save his daughter. Unable to raise such a huge amount, he plans to kidnap businessman Rudra's daughter. Instead Kathir becomes embroiled in his own kidnapping plot.
Poikkal Kuthirai
The story explores themes of memory, emotional growth, and a young boy's intense attraction to an older woman who acts as a surrogate figure and teacher, tracing how an early-life memory deeply shapes his future relationships and identity.
Flashback
A goon falls for a girl who manages an old-age home, and she mistakes the goon for a professor. She seeks his help not knowing that the man who wants the old-age home demolished is his boss.
Shankar Dada Zindabad
Television & Series (6)
Comedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life of a common man as the show explores the story of every household and how our common man Kapil is affected by the simplest issues in life around him.
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Based on the format of roast comedy, the show features comic crusaders who take a jibe at celebrity guests testing their patience through slapstick humor and make unpleasant jokes about them.
Comedy Nights Bachao
Hosted by India's biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, one of the biggest shows is here to entertain millions, change lives and make dreams come true.
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.
The Kapil Sharma Show
The Telugu Chalana Chitra Vajrotsavam was a star-studded three-day diamond jubilee celebration held from January 26 to 28, 2007, at Hitex and the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Madhapur, Hyderabad to mark 75 years of Telugu cinema. It was organised by the Telugu film industry under a festival committee chaired by D. Ramanaidu, with Dasari Narayana Rao as chief advisor. Key Event Highlights • Day 1 (January 26): Featured lamp lighting, musical eras orchestras (1931–2000), dance performances, and felicitations for industry legends hosted by SP Balasubrahmanyam. • Day 2 (January 27): Included an NTR costume exhibition, star-studded skits, a book launch on Telugu producers, and performances hosted by Suhasini. • Day 3 (January 28): Presided over by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, featuring aerial acts, dance medleys by Prabhu Deva and Lawrence, and a final theme song directed by Krishna Vamsi
