Biography

Prabhu Deva, the name is enough though, is one of the greatest choreographers, actors and film directors in India. He has predominantly worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bollywood, and Kannada films. His fast-paced dance moves have earned him with title of India's Michael Jackson in the world. He has given performances in a wide range of dancing styles. He began his career as a background dancer in a song in the Tamil film 'Agni Natchathiram' in 1987. Vetri Vizha has been Prabhi Deva's first film as a choreographer. Apart from choreography, he also tried his hand in the field of acting. His first role as a hero was in the South India movie 'Indhu' (1994) with actress Roja. In 2010, he has served as chairman and director of a dance academy in Singapore named 'Prabhu Deva Dance Academy'. He has also played the lead role in the Bollywood movie, ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), the first 3D dance film in India. Awards: Twice winner of the National Film Award for Best Choreography in the movie, Minsaara Kanavu (1997) in Tamil and Lakshya (2004) in Hindi Filmfare Best Choreography Award for the Telugu film 'Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana' (2005) Nominated for the Star Screen Award 2001 for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film 'Pukar' Won the Star Screen Award 2005, the National Film Award, and Filmfare Award for the Best Choreography for the movie Lakshya Won the Best Director Award for the film Pokkiri Honoured with the life membership of International Film and Television Research Centre of Asian Academy Of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah