Prabhu Deva
Acting • Born 1973-04-03
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).
Filmography
101 credits
Idhayam
Movie • 1991
special appearance in the song "April Mayilae"
Bagheera
Movie • 2023
Bagheera/Prabhu
Love Story 1999
Movie • 1998
Vamsi
Poikkal Kuthirai
Movie • 2022
Kathiravan
Flashback
Movie • 2026
Shankar Dada Zindabad
Movie • 2007
Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
My Dear Bootham
Movie • 2022
Karkikuki Bootham
Kadhala Kadhala
Movie • 1998
Sundaralingam
Lucky Man
Movie • 2022
Special Appearance
Gentleman
Movie • 1993
Special Appearance
Suyamvaram
Movie • 1999
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
Movie • 2005
Ullam Kollai Poguthey
Movie • 2001
Engal Anna
Movie • 2004
Pennin Manathai Thottu
Movie • 2000
Sunil
Vaanathaippola
Movie • 2000
Kaadhalan
Movie • 1994
Prabhu
Minsara Kanavu
Movie • 1997
Deva
Agni Varsha
Movie • 2002
Rakshasa
Rowdy Rathore
Movie • 2012
Self
Urumi
Movie • 2011
Nagapattinam Vavvali / Thanseer / Tarzan
ABCD
Movie • 2013
Vishnu
Kalyana Ramudu
Movie • 2003
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Movie • 2013
Special Appearance in "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" Song
Prarambha
Movie • 2007
Puttaswamy
Style
Movie • 2006
Ganesh
R... Rajkumar
Movie • 2013
Special Appearance in song "Gandi Baat" Song
Thotti Gang
Movie • 2002
Suri babu
Badass Ravi Kumar
Movie • 2025
Carlos Pedro Panther
The Greatest of All Time
Movie • 2024
Kalyan Sundaram
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
Movie • 1998
Prabhu/Deva
Indhu
Movie • 1994
Ninaithathu Yaaro
Movie • 2014
Special Appearances
Santosham
Movie • 2002
Pawan
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
Movie • 1992
Special Appearance in "Outa Langdi" Song
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
Movie • 2017
Chezhiyan
Time
Movie • 1999
Srinivasa Murthy
Eazhaiyin Sirippil
Movie • 2000
Ganesan
James Pandu
Movie • 2000
Pandu
Doubles
Movie • 2000
Prabhu
Alli Thandha Vaanam
Movie • 2001
Manadhai Thirudivittai
Movie • 2001
Deva
Charlie Chaplin
Movie • 2002
Thiru
123
Movie • 2002
Tirupati
Raasaiyya
Movie • 1995
Raasaiyya
Ninaivirukkum Varai
Movie • 1999
Janaki Raman alias Jani
V.I.P
Movie • 1997
Guru
Aabra Ka Daabra
Movie • 2004
Special Appearance in "Shiv Om" Song
Oomai Vizhigal
Movie
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli
Movie • 2003
GodFather
Movie • 2022
Special Appearance in song "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
Chukkallo Chandrudu
Movie • 2006
Jalsa
Movie
ABCD 2
Movie • 2015
Vishnu
Walter Vetrivel
Movie • 1993
H2O
Movie • 2002
Karataka Damanaka
Movie • 2024
Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer
Movie
Musasi
Movie
Michael Musasi
Nila Kaalam
Movie • 2001
(guest appearance)
Maharagni
Movie
Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari
Movie • 2004
Gopal
Moon Walk
Movie • 2026
Babooty
Mr. Romeo
Movie • 1996
Madras/ Romeo
Devi(L)
Movie • 2016
Krishna Kumar
Alaudin
Movie • 2003
Alaudin
Petta Rap
Movie • 2024
Bala the Hero
Yung Mung Sung
Movie
Pukar
Movie • 2000
as Himself in song, "Kay Sera Sera"
Gulaebaghavali
Movie • 2018
Badri
Mercury
Movie • 2018
blind & deaf person
Dhoni
Movie • 2012
Cameo
Khamoshi
Movie • 2019
Dev
Happy New Year
Movie • 2014
Dance Instructor
Lakshmi
Movie • 2018
Vijay Krishna "VK"
Pon Manickavel
Movie • 2021
Pon Manickavel
Pokkiri
Movie • 2007
Special Appearance
Baba
Movie • 2002
Special Appearance in "Baba Kichu Kichu Tha" Song
Charlie Chaplin 2
Movie • 2019
Thiru
Devi 2
Movie • 2019
Krishna Kumar
Shakti: The Power
Movie • 2002
Special Appearance in 'Dumroo Baja Re' Song
Theal
Movie • 2022
Durai
Wanted
Movie • 2009
Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
Hey Bro
Movie • 2015
Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
Street Dancer 3D
Movie • 2020
Ram Prasad
Dabangg 3
Movie • 2019
Special Appearance in "Munna Badnaam Hua" Song
Villu
Movie • 2009
(special appearance in the song "Rama Rama")
Agni Natchathiram
Movie • 1988
Self (Special appearance in the song "Raaja Raajathi")
Engeyum Kadhal
Movie • 2011
Special appearance in song "Engeyum Kadhal"
Love Birds
Movie • 1996
Arun/ David
Jolly O Gymkhana
Movie • 2024
Poonkundran
Be Happy
Movie • 2025
Himself
Andaru Dongale Dorikite
Movie • 2004
Bujji
Bang Bang
Movie
Boss
Movie • 2013
Man at the party
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Himself
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV • 2013
Self
10 Ka Dum
TV • 2008
Himself
Comedy Nights Bachao
TV • 2015
Self
Kaun Banega Crorepati
TV • 2000
Self
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Self