Prabhu Deva was born on 3 April 1973 and is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada language films.
34 Facts About Prabhu Deva
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Prabhu Deva was born in Mysore of present-day Karnataka state on 3 April 1973 to Mugur Sundar and Mahadevamma Sundar.
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Prabhu Deva first appeared as a boy playing a flute in the song "Panivizhum Iravu", from the Tamil film Mouna Ragam.
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Prabhu Deva later appeared as a background dancer for a song in the 1988 Tamil film Agni Natchathiram.
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Prabhu Deva has since then choreographed for over 100 movies.
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Prabhu Deva planned to release his first video album called It is boring in 2013.
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Prabhu Deva made his breakthrough as an actor with Shankar's sophomore film, the romantic drama Kadhalan, where he portrayed a young student who first stands up against his lover's father and then an international terrorist.
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Prabhu Deva won critical acclaim for his role in Rajiv Menon's romantic drama Minsara Kanavu, where he portrayed a streetwise hairstylist who inadvertently attracts the attention of a young woman, who he tries to help set up with another man.
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Meanwhile, Prabhu Deva won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in the song "Vennilave".
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Prabhu Deva continued to win critical acclaim and commercial success with his roles in the comedy film Kaathala Kaathala, co-starring Kamal Haasan and the drama film Ninaivirukkum Varai.
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Prabhu Deva subsequently went on to feature in the Guinness World Record-setting film Suyamvaram and Vikraman's successful family drama film Vaanathaippola, where critics praised his "histrionic abilities".
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Subsequently, Prabhu Deva moved on to prioritise acting roles in different industries, notably starring in off-beat roles in the Kannada film H2O, alongside Upendra and the Hindi film Agni Varsha, with Amitabh Bachchan.
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Prabhu Deva worked extensively in the Telugu film industry, appearing in multi-starrer films or as the second lead actor, in projects including Santosham, Kalyana Ramudu and Andaru Dongale Dorikite.
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Prabhu Deva portrayed leading roles in the dance film Style.
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Prabhu Deva portrayed a supporting role in Santosh Sivan's Malayalam historical drama film Urumi, featuring in an ensemble cast including Prithviraj, Arya and Genelia D'Souza.
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The film opened to critical acclaim, while Prabhu Deva was highly appreciated for his performance with a critic from The Hindu noting: Prabhu Deva "excels with his standout comic repartee".
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Prabhu Deva continued to make occasional appearances and portrayed leading roles in the dance films Style, ABCD and its sequel ABCD 2.
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The films all performed well commercially, with a critic writing: "regarded as the dance legend by many, Prabhu Deva is, expectedly, incomparable in dances, but the good news is that he handles the dramatic scenes well too" for his performance in ABCD.
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In 2017, Prabhu Deva acted in Thangar Bachan's film Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal.
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In 2021, Prabhu Deva directed Salman Khan in Radhe, a remake of the 2017 South Korean film, The Outlaws.
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Prabhu Deva married Ramlath, who later changed her name to Latha.
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Prabhu Deva has moved to Mumbai and is residing at Boney Kapoor's old place called Green Acres.
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Prabhu Deva owns property in Doora, and has developed a farm there.
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In May 2020, amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India, Prabhu Deva married Himani, a Mumbai based physiotherapist.
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Prabhu Deva performed with Madhuri Dixit in the song "Ke Sera Sera" for the movie Pukar.
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Prabhu Deva acted along with Lawrence Raghavendra in the 2006 Telugu film Style.
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Prabhu Deva performed with Apache Indian in the song "No Problem" for his film Love Birds.
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Prabhu Deva performed in the film Aabra Ka Daabra, for the song "Om Sh".
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Prabhu Deva performed in the Nana Patekar and Karisma Kapoor-starrer film Shakti: The Power for a song.
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Prabhu Deva performed with Upendra in the Kannada film H2O.
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Prabhu Deva made a special appearance in Pokkiri, with Vijay in the song "Aadungada".
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Prabhu Deva performed again with Vijay in his own directional Villu for the song "Hey Rama" as a guest appearance.
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Prabhu Deva performed with Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Govinda for a song in his 2009 directorial Wanted.
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Prabhu Deva performed at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Indian Premier League on 3 April in Chennai along with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and American artist Katy Perry.