Prabhu Deva
Acting
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
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movieBe Happy
2025
Himself
movieBadass Ravi Kumar
2025
Carlos Pedro Panther
movieJolly O Gymkhana
2024
Poonkundran
moviePetta Rap
2024
Bala the Hero
movieThe Greatest of All Time
2024
Kalyan Sundaram
movieBagheera
2023
Bagheera/Prabhu
movieGodFather
2022
Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
movieLucky Man
2022
Special Appearance
moviePoikkal Kuthirai
2022
Kathiravan
movieMy Dear Bootham
2022
Karkikuki Bootham
movieTheal
2022
Durai
moviePon Manickavel
2021
Pon Manickavel
movieStreet Dancer 3D
2020
Ram Prasad
movieDabangg 3
2019
Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
movieDevi 2
2019
Krishna Kumar
movieLakshmi
2018
Vijay Krishna "VK"
movieMercury
2018
blind & deaf person
movieKalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
2017
Chezhiyan
movieDevi(L)
2016
Krishna Kumar
tvThe Kapil Sharma Show
2016
Himself / Self
movieABCD 2
2015
Vishnu
movieHey Bro
2015
Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
movieHappy New Year
2014
Dance Instructor
movieR... Rajkumar
2013
Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
movieBoss
2013
Man at the party
movieRamaiya Vastavaiya
2013
Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
movieABCD
2013
Vishnu
movieDhoni
2012
Cameo
movieEngeyum Kadhal
2011
Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
movieUrumi
2011
Nagapattinam Vavvali / Thanseer / Tarzan
movieWanted
2009
Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
movieVillu
2009
(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")
tv10 Ka Dum
2008
Himself
moviePrarambha
2007
Puttaswamy
movieShankar Dada Zindabad
2007
Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
moviePokkiri
2007
Special Appearance
movieStyle
2006
Ganesh
movieAabra Ka Daabra
2004
Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
movieEngal Anna
2004
Kannan
Alaudin
2003
Alaudin
movieThotti Gang
2002
Suri babu
movieShakti: The Power
2002
Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
movieAgni Varsha
2002
Rakshasa
movieBaba
2002
Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
123
2002
Tirupati
movieSantosham
2002
Pawan
movieAlli Thandha Vaanam
2001
Sathyam
movieNila Kaalam
2001
(guest appearance)
Doubles
2000
Prabhu
movieJames Pandu
2000
Pandu
moviePukar
2000
as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
movieEazhaiyin Sirippil
2000
Ganesan
movieVaanathaippola
2000
Selvakumar
Time
1999
Srinivasa Murthy
Ninaivirukkum Varai
1999
Janaki Raman alias Jani
movieKadhala Kadhala
1998
Sundaralingam
movieNaam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
1998
Prabhu/Deva
movieV.I.P
1997
Guru
movieMr. Romeo
1996
Madras/ Romeo
movieLove Birds
1996
Arun/ David
Raasaiyya
1995
Raasaiyya
movieKaadhalan
1994
Prabhu
movieGentleman
1993
Special Appearance
movieSuriyan
1992
Self
movieUnnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
1992
Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
movieIdhayam
1991
Self
movieAgni Natchathiram
1988
Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")
movieMusasi
Michael Musasi
movieMoon Walk
Babooty
Crew38
movieKannappa
2025
Choreographer
movieGame Changer
2025
Choreographer
movieRaayan
2024
Choreographer
movieAyisha
2023
Choreographer
movieNaai Sekar Returns
2022
Choreographer
movieGinna
2022
Choreographer
movieGodFather
2022
Choreographer
movieMaari 2
2018
Choreographer
movieVanamagan
2017
Choreographer
movieKoditta Idangalai Nirappuga
2017
Choreographer
movieDevi(L)
2016
Choreographer
movieRowdy Rathore
2012
Choreographer
movieEnthiran
2010
Choreographer
movieWanted
2009
Choreographer
movieAegan
2008
Choreographer
movieSivaji: The Boss
2007
Choreographer
movieDon
2006
Choreographer
movieSillunu Oru Kaadhal
2006
Choreographer
movieNo Entry
2005
Choreographer
movieLakshya
2004
Choreographer
movieKhushi
2003
Choreographer
movieShakti: The Power
2002
Choreographer
movieBaba
2002
Choreographer
movieLove Story 1999
1998
Choreographer
movieBombay
1995
Choreographer
movieKaadhalan
1994
Choreographer
movieHello Brother
1994
Choreographer
movieThiruda Thiruda
1993
Choreographer
movieChandra Mukhi
1993
Choreographer
movieGentleman
1993
Choreographer
movieGardish
1993
Choreographer
movieGovindha Govindha
1993
Choreographer
movieGaayam
1993
Choreographer
movieAntam
1992
Choreographer
movieThalapathi
1991
Choreographer
movieKshana Kshanam
1991
Choreographer
movieAditya 369
1991
Choreographer
movieSiva
1989
Associate Choreographer
Directing16
movieRadhe
2021
Director
movieDabangg 3
2019
Director
movieSingh Is Bliing
2015
Director
movieAction Jackson
2014
Director
movieR... Rajkumar
2013
Director
movieRamaiya Vastavaiya
2013
Director
movieRowdy Rathore
2012
Director
movieVedi
2011
Director
movieEngeyum Kadhal
2011
Director
movieWanted
2009
Director
movieVillu
2009
Director
movieShankar Dada Zindabad
2007
Director
moviePokkiri
2007
Director
moviePournami
2006
Director
Wanted 2
Director
Writing8
movieDevi 2
2019
Lyricist
movieCharlie Chaplin 2
2019
Lyricist
movieSingh Is Bliing
2015
Screenplay
movieAction Jackson
2014
Writer
movieR... Rajkumar
2013
Screenplay, Story
movieEngeyum Kadhal
2011
Screenplay
movieVillu
2009
Screenplay
moviePokkiri
2007
Screenplay
Production5
movieDevi 2
2019
Producer
Vinodhan
2018
Producer
movieBogan
2017
Producer
movieSometimes
2017
Producer
movieDevi(L)
2016
Producer