Prabhu Deva

Prabhu Deva Sundaram (Tamil : பிரபு தேவா சுந்தரம்) better known just as Prabhu Deva was born on 3 April, 1973 in Karnataka and his Mother Tongue is Tamil. He is a choreographer, actor and film director in India. He is popularly called "India's Michael Jackson" for his fast dance movements. His first movie as a dance director was Vetri Vizha (Tamil) (year). He has since choreographed over 100 movies. He is a two-time winner of the National Award for Best Choreographer for the film "Minsara Kanavu" in Tamil and "Lakshya" in Hindi.

Before starting as a full time actor, he did some song sequences in films. His first movie as a hero was in Indhu with actress Roja. Prabhu Deva went onto win a Filmfare Best Actor Award South.

He is the son of the dance master Sundaram, and dancing is his passion. From choreography he went on to establish himself as an actor. He became a star in Kollywood with his impressive dance steps. Prabhu Deva's success can be attributed more to his dancing than anything else. He has a large following in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industry.

Prabhu Deva gained some popularity in the western world when he had some of his videos featured on YouTube, notably Kalluri Vaanil, following the path of his compatriot Daler Mehndi. Apparently new websites are popping up and referring to [Prabhu Deva] as Benny Lava after Kalluri Vaanil had humorous 'subtitles' added by a YouTube user Buffalax that remarkably sound like the song in English. The video has had in excess of 6,577,364 views.

Personal life

He is a Tamilian. He married a background dancer and has two boys . He has 2 brothers- Nagendra Prasad, Raju Sundaram who appeared in his movie 123. In addition, he has been linked with actress Meena.

Filmography

Prabhu Deva was first noticed when he made a brief appearance in a song in Gentleman.

Notable Films Filmography

Indhu (Tamil)
Kadhalan (Tamil)
Rasaiya (Tamil)
Mr.Romeo (Tamil)
Love Birds (Tamil)
Minsara Kanavu (Tamil)
V.I.P (Tamil)
Naam Iruvar Namukku Iruvar (Tamil)
O Radha edaru Krishnala Pelli (Telugu)
Kaadala Kaadala (Tamil)
James Pandu (Tamil)
Doubles (Tamil)
Suyamvaram (Tamil)
Time (Tamil)
Ezhayin Siripiley (Tamil)
Santosham (Telugu)
Thottigang (Telugu)
Agni Varsha (Hindi)
Pennin Manathai Thottu (Tamil)
Andharu Dongalle (Telugu)
Premikudu (Telugu)
Ullam kollai poguthae (Tamil)
Tapana (Telugu)
Engal Anna (Tamil)
Chukkallo Chandrudu (Telugu)
Style (Telugu)
Vanathai Pola (Tamil)
H2O (Kannada)

Director

Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005, Telugu)
Pournami (2006, Telugu)
Pokkiri (2007, Tamil)
Shankardada Zindabad (2007, Telugu)

untitled vijay project (2008, Tamil)

Choreographer

Idayam (Tamil)
Valtar Vetrivel (Tamil)
Baba (Tamil)
Suriyan (Tamil)
Gentleman (Tamil)
Lakshya (Hindi)
Pukar (Hindi)
Shakti: The power (Hindi)
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (telugu)
Agni natchatram[Tamil]
Kaadhalan(Tamil Hit)

Trivia

He has danced with Apache Indian in the song "No Problem" in the film "Love Birds".
Raghavendra Lawerence and him whom are the best choreographers in the Tamil industry have acted in the hit movie STYLE.
He is known as the Indian Micheal Jackson by his fans
He and his brothers have acted together in the movie 123 alongside Jyothika Saravanan

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