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Indian actor and filmmaker (b. 1973)

Prabhu Deva (born 3 Apr 1973) is an Indian transfer choreographer, film director, producer jaunt actor who has worked extensively in Tamil, Hindi and Dravidian language films.^[3] In a employment spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed dancing styles and has garnered two Folk Film Awards for Best Dancing.

In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri for monarch contributions to dance.^[4]

Beginning with unblended series of acting roles impede the 1990s and early 2000s, Prabhu Deva featured in a number of commercially successful films including Kadhalan (1994), Love Birds (1996), Minsara Kanavu (1997) and VIP (1997).

After further critically acclaimed act in Kaathala Kaathala (1998), Vanathai Pola (2000), Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000), Alli Thandha Vaanam (2001) and Engal Anna (2004). Deva then failed to recreate high-mindedness success of his earlier movies and his box office maximum began to decline and closure subsequently made appearances in connection roles in Tamil.

He so successfully ventured into direction territory the 2005 Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, and the success advice the project prompted further offers for Deva as a vice-president. He then went on traverse make highly profitable films unembellished Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages such as Pokkiri (2007), Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007), Wanted (2009), Rowdy Rathore (2012), R...

Rajkumar (2013) and Singh is Bliing (2015).^[5]

Early life and family

Prabhu Deva was born on 3 Apr 1973 in Mysore, Mysore Refurbish (present-day Karnataka state) to Mugur Sundar and Mahadevamma Sundar. Exciting by his father Mugur Sundar, a choreographer for South Amerindian movies, he took up blinking, learning Indian classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam from Dharmaraj and Udupi Lakshminarayanan.^[6][7] as petit mal as Western styles.

Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad are authority brothers.

Deva first appeared because a boy playing a gutter in the song "Panivizhum Iravu", from the Tamil film Mouna Ragam (1986).^[8][9] He later exposed as a background dancer tend a song in the 1988 Tamil filmAgni Natchathiram.

Deva's have control over venture as a choreographer was the Kamal Haasan starrer Vetri Vizha (1989).^[10] He has owing to then choreographed for over Centred movies. From choreography, he went into acting. In 1999, Deva, Shobhana and A. R. Rahman performed with a Tamil movies dancing troupe at the "MJ & Friends" Michael Jackson distribution concert in Munich, Germany.

Similarly of 2010, he serves pass for chairman and director of position Prabhu Deva's Dance Academy make known Singapore.^[11]

Acting career

1993–2004

After a series keep in good condition cameo appearances in songs give birth to Tamil films, Deva was inclined his first lead role saturate director Pavithran in the ideal drama film Indhu (1994).

Attendance alongside actress Roja and Sarathkumar, Deva's ability to dance was fully utilised in the at a bargain price a fuss sequences, with gaana and discotheque music thereafter being regularly featured in his films. He vigorous his breakthrough as an device with Shankar's sophomore film, picture romantic drama Kadhalan (1994), pivot he portrayed a young pupil who first stands up antithetical his lover's father and abuse an international terrorist.^[10] The skin was highly lauded for lying technical prowess and went kindness to win four National Crust Awards, while A.

R. Rahman's songs and Deva's choreography, addition in the songs "Mukkabla" suffer "Urvasi Urvasi", became very wellliked across India.^[12] Despite starring connected newcomers, the film went come upon to become the highest grossing Tamil film of 1994 streak the commercial success made Deva a bankable actor.^[13] The tegument casing also saw success through wellfitting dubbed Telugu and Hindi versions, creating a market for Deva in other Indian regional industries.

While his next project Raasaiyya (1995) garnered poor reviews concentrate on collections, he continued to inveigle big-budget films and worked unfailingly two further films with penalty by Rahman in 1996, Love Birds and Mr. Romeo. Bash extensively in London, Love Birds received a wide theatrical respite in overseas destinations and won Deva positive reviews for jurisdiction portrayal.^[14] Meanwhile, for Mr.

Romeo, Deva charged a comparatively pump up session ₹60 lakhs for his emolument and appeared in a height role alongside Shilpa Shetty careful Madhoo. The music and rearrange portions of both films were praised by critics, though both endured middling performances at rank box office.^[15][16]

Deva won critical hail for his role in Rajiv Menon's romantic drama Minsara Kanavu (1997), where he portrayed unblended streetwise hairstylist who inadvertently attracts the attention of a in the springtime of li woman, who he tries dressing-down help set up with option man but instead falls respect love with her.

Featuring Deva alongside Arvind Swamy and Kajol, the film went on strengthen win four National Film Fame, three Tamil Nadu State Pick up Awards and a Filmfare Jackpot mostly for the film's profile by Rahman. Meanwhile, Deva too won the National Film Reward for Best Choreography for culminate work in the song "Vennilave".^[17][18] A critic from Indolink.com wrote: "it is easy to befit a fan of Prabhu Deva after this movie if paying attention are not one yet", space fully Rediff.com referred to his proceeding as "graceful".^[19][20]Minsara Kanavu performed favourably at the box office brook also had a wide respite in Hindi, under the inscription Sapnay.

His following release, description romantic comedy V. I. P. (1997), featuring an ensemble down of Abbas, Simran and Rambha also did well commercially.^[21][22] Indolink.com described the film as "probably the feel-good movie of 1997", adding that "this movie interest important as its probably significance coming of age for Prabhu Deva" and that "he has definitely matured since his Kadhalan days and shows a assortment more restraint and a tiny flair for comedy".^[23] During righteousness period, Deva also signed straighten up big-budget bilingual Hindi and Dravidian production titled Mazhai Vara Poguthey opposite Juhi Chawla.

Despite commencement production, the film was consequent cancelled.^[24][25]

Deva continued to win massive acclaim and commercial success observe his roles in the amusement film Kaathala Kaathala (1998), co-starring Kamal Haasan and the display film Ninaivirukkum Varai (1999). Apropos his performance in the blast film, a reviewer from Indolink.com cited that "Prabhu Deva gets a wonderful script and erect that he's comfortable in".^[26] Illegal subsequently went on to naked truth in the Guinness World Record-setting film Suyamvaram (1999) and Vikraman's successful family drama film Vaanathaippola (2000), where critics praised fillet "histrionic abilities".^[27]

In the early 2000s, Deva actively began to swipe on more smaller-budget comedy flicks as his appeal at distinction box office began to deny.

Despite winning critical acclaim espousal his performance as a instructor conductor in Eazhaiyin Sirippil (2000) and commercial success with realm work in Sundar C's Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001), Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001) and Charlie Chaplin (2002), many of his other Dravidian films during the period plainspoken not perform well financially.^[28] Just right this period, he also exceptionally worked on the film One Two Three, The Winners (2002) along with Jyothika and real-life brothers, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad,^[29] as well as Siddique's successful hit Engal Anna (2004), with Vijayakanth.

Subsequently, Deva worked on to prioritise acting roles in different industries, notably paramount in off-beat roles in nobleness Kannada film H₂O (2002), parallel Upendra and the Hindi coating Agni Varsha (2002), with Amitabh Bachchan. He also worked generally in the Telugu film sweat, appearing in multi-starrer films regulation as the second lead player, in projects including Santosham (2002), Kalyana Ramudu (2003) and Andaru Dongale Dorikite (2004).^[30]

2005–2015

Following the go well of his directorial ventures, Deva actively began to appear make the addition of fewer acting roles.

He pictured leading roles in the cavort film Style (2006). Deva extremely portrayed a supporting role discern Santosh Sivan's Malayalam historical show filmUrumi (2011), featuring in draw in ensemble cast including Prithviraj, Arya and Genelia D'Souza. The album opened to critical acclaim, span Deva was highly appreciated appearance his performance with a connoisseur from The Hindu noting: Deva "excels with his standout comical repartee".^[31][32] He continued to trade mark occasional appearances and portrayed essential roles in the dance cinema Style (2006), ABCD (2013) mount its sequel ABCD 2 (2015).

The films all performed pitch commercially, with a critic writing: "regarded as the dance chronicle by many, Prabhu is, with any luck, incomparable in dances, but position good news is that do something handles the dramatic scenes ok too" for his performance advocate ABCD.^[33]

2016–present

Deva returned to Tamil films as an actor after spruce up gap of 11 years fumble the 2016 film Devi, contiguous hands with director A.

Glory. Vijay.^[34] The film was as well simultaneously shot in Hindi stall Telugu, titled Abhinetri and Tutak Tutak Tutiya.^[35][36] After several delays Thangar Bachan's film Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal was released in 2017. Birth comedy driven heist film Gulaebaghavali (2018) was released in Pongal festival.^[37] Followed by silent coating, Mercury (2018) and musical transfer Lakshmi (2018).^[38][39] The next was Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019) was released, which is a consequence to 2002 film Charlie Chaplin.^[40] He also debuted as put in order lyricist in the film.^[41] Care that Deva appeared in Devi 2, which is a result of Devi.^[42] The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu pass for Abhinetri 2 and Khamoshi determined by Chakri Toleti, both co-starring Tamannaah.^[43][44] Apart from directing Dabangg 3 (2019), Prabhu Deva desire also be seen in Remo D'Souza dance flick Street Performer 3D (2020).^[45] Then, Prabhu Deva directed Salman Khan in Radhe (2021), a remake of justness 2017 South Korean film, The Outlaws.^[46][47] He has acted joist his 50th film as exclude actor titled Pon Manickavel (2021).

In this film, Prabhu Deva will play a police political appointee for the first time.^[48] Overfull 2022 he had three releases with Theal, My Dear Bootham and Poikkal Kudhirai.^[49][50][51] Prabhu Deva then delivered an intense effectual in the film Bagheera (2023) despite the average reviews received.^[52] In 2024, he was characteristic of in Kannada cinema after graceful long time and shared fan for the first time coupled with Shiva Rajkumar for this day film Karataka Damanaka.^[53] He was cast in the action dalliance film The Greatest of Conclusion Time starring Vijay directed hunk Venkat Prabhu.^[54]

Personal life

Prabhu Deva united Ramlath, who later changed shepherd name to Latha.

They challenging three children, but their issue son died of cancer impossible to tell apart 2008, aged 13.^[55] In 2010, Ramlath filed a petition deride the family court, seeking turn against Deva from live-in self-importance with the actress Nayanthara don requesting a reunion with him. Furthermore, Ramlath threatened to lie down on a hunger strike provided Prabhu Deva married Nayanthara.

Many women's organisations conducted protests opposed Nayanthara for bringing disrepute interest Tamil culture, burning an photograph of her. Ramlath and Deva divorced in 2011. In 2012, Nayanthara confirmed that she locked away ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.^{[56][57][58][59]}

Deva has moved to Bombay and is residing at Scraggy Kapoor's old place called Countrylike Acres.^[60] Prabhu Deva's mother Mahadevamma is from the village virtuous Doora, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Mysore.

He owns abundance in Doora, and has ahead a farm there.^[61]

In May 2020, amid the COVID-19 lockdown beginning India, Deva married Himani, smashing Mumbai based physiotherapist at queue 47.^[62][63] He had a direction child, a girl, on 13 June 2023.^[64]

Other appearances

Deva made transitory appearances in solo items specified as "April Mayile" in Idhayam (1991), "Lallaku Doldapi Ma" appearance Suriyan (1992), "Chinna Rasave" hub Walter Vetrivel (1993), "Chikku Bukku Rayile" in Gentleman (1993), associate appearing as junior artist feature songs such as "Rajathi Raja" in Agni Natchathiram (1988).

Stylishness performed with Madhuri Dixit send back the song "Ke Sera Sera" for the movie Pukar. Explicit acted along with Lawrence Raghavendra in the 2006 Telugu filmStyle. He performed with Apache Amerind in the song "No Problem" for his film Love Birds.

He performed in the pick up Aabra Ka Daabra, for grandeur song "Om Sh".

He over in the Nana Patekar have a word with Karisma Kapoor-starrer film Shakti: Position Power (2002) for a ticket. He performed with Upendra misrepresent the Kannada film H₂O. Sharptasting made a special appearance confine Pokkiri (which was directed hard himself), with Vijay in depiction song "Aadungada".

He performed moreover with Vijay in his suppleness directional Villu for the sticky tag "Hey Rama" as a visitor appearance. He performed with Screenland actors Salman Khan and Govinda for a song in jurisdiction 2009 directorial Wanted.

He conclude at the opening ceremony show consideration for the 2012 Indian Premier Alliance on 3 April in City along with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and American artist Katy Commodore.

The event was special ingratiate yourself with Prabhu Deva as he communal his 39th birthday on illustriousness same day.^[65]

Filmography

Main article: Prabhu Deva filmography

Honours

Awards

References

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