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Prabhu Deva
Prabhu Deva

Prabhu Deva is an acclaimed choreographer, actor and director in India. He is popularly called as "India's Michael Jackson" for his fast dance movements. His first movie as a dance director was Vetri Vizha (Tamil), he has choreographed over 100 movies. He is Receipent of National Award for Best Chreographer for the film "Minsara Kanavu". Image File history File links Prabhudeva. ... Image File history File links Prabhudeva. ...


Before starting as a full time hero, he did some song sequence in films like etc. His first movie as a Hero was Indhu with actress Roja.


Son of the legendary dance master Sundaram, Dancing is his passion. From choreography he went on to establishing himself as an actor. Became a Star actor in Kollywood with his impossible dance steps. Prabhu Deva's success as a star can be attributed more to his dancing than anything else. He has a huge following in the Tamil, Telugu Film industry. Kollywood is a name often applied to Tamil Cinema, based in Chennai (formerly Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India. ...

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Personal life

  • Name : Prabhu Deva
  • Date of birth : 3rd April 1973
  • Place of Birth : Chennai
  • Wife: Ramlath
  • Children: Raju and Rishi
  • Father : Sundharam (a legendary choreographer)
  • Siblings : Rajusundaram, Nagendra Prasad.

Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...

Filmography

Prabhu Deva was first noticed when he made a brief appearance in a song in Gentleman. The dancing prowess he displayed in the song Chiku buku raile.. made teenyboppers go crazy. For the uninitiated, he can be seen dancing in the background group alongside his brother Rajusundaram for the song "Raja Rajathi Raja" in the Maniratnam-directed Agni Natchathiram. His father Master Sundaram was the choreographer for that film. After Gentleman, soon followed Kadhalan by S. Shankar with him as hero. It was a hit even in its dubbed versions. He became a sensation overnight and came to be known as a boneless wonder. Though he was around as an actor for quite some time, his acting talents were not brought out until Ezhayin Siripiley where he played a poor bus coolie. Even in Penin Manadhai Thottu his acting ability was praised. Prabhu Deva decided to direct a feature film. His first film, in Telugu, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana starring Siddharth and Trisha Krishnan, has become such a huge hit that he has been offered another film by the same producer. S. Shankar (born 17 August 1963) is a popular South India-based film director, credited with delivering expensive, visually beautiful action movies and the use of technology in his movies. ... Siddharth Siddharth also known as Siddharth Narayan is an Indian movie actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Bollywood films. ... This article is written from a fans point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. ...


Actor

  • Indhu
  • Kadhalan
  • Rasaiya
  • Mr.Romeo
  • Love Birds
  • Minsara Kanavu
  • VIP
  • Naam Iruvar Namukku Iruvar
  • Kaadala Kaadala
  • Jamesbond
  • Doubles
  • Suyamvaram
  • Time
  • Ezhayin Siripiley
  • Santosham (Telugu)
  • Thottigang (Telugu)
  • Agni Varsha (Hindi)
  • Penin Manadhai Thottu
  • Engal Anna
  • Chukkallo Chandrudu (Telugu)
  • Style (Telugu)

Director

  • Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005, Telugu)
  • Pournami (2006, Telugu)

Solo Dancer

  • Idayam
  • Valtar Vetrivel
  • Baba
  • Suriyan
  • Gentleman
  • Pukar (Hindi)
  • Shakti: The power (Hindi)
  • Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (telugu)

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