Prem Rakshith

Prem Rakshith (born Thomas Satish) is an Indian choreographer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema.^[1] He is recipient of a National Film Award, three Nandi Awards and six Filmfare Awards.^[2][3]

Prem Rakshith
Born	Thomas Satish (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977 (age 46) Puducherry, India
Occupation	Choreographer
Years active	1993–present

Early life and career

Prem Rakshith was born in Puducherry and raised in Chennai.^[4] His real name is Thomas Satish, and was actually born as a Hindu, before his grandmother got the entire family converted to Roman Catholic.^[5]

Prem received acclaim for his work on "Naatu Naatu" from RRR (2022). The hook step involving N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan dancing together became popular.^[6][7] "Naatu Naatu" became the first song from an Indian film to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Rakshith was credited as a choreographer at the ceremony, where "Naatu Naatu" went on to win.^[8] It has also won the Best Original Song award at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, making it the first Asian as well as the first Indian song to win the award.^[9][10] He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2024.^[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Songs	Language
2005	Chatrapathi		Telugu
2006	Vikramarkudu	Dooranga
2007	Madhumasam
	Satyabhama
	Yamadonga	1)Nachore 2)Nuvvu Muttukunte
	Mantra	All Songs
	Pourudu
	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Ellappugazhum	Tamil
2008	Aatadista	Style Style	Telugu
	Bhale Dongalu
	Kalidasu
	Kuruvi	1)Dandana Darna 2)Mozha Mozhannu	Tamil
	Parugu		Telugu
	Ready
	Baladoor
	Avakai Biryani
	Hero
2009	Billa	Bommalee
	Current
	Magadheera
	Ganesh
	Rechipo	1)Orori Devuda 2)Pathikella Ne Fire
	Mahathma
	Kasko
	Kurradu
	Arya 2	Mr perfect
2010	Kedi
	Darling
	Varudu
	Adhurs	1)Assalaam Valekhum 2)Pilla Naa Valla Kaadu	Telugu
	Simha		Telugu
	Sura	Thanjavur Jilla Kaari	Tamil
	Maryada Ramanna	Udhyogam	Telugu
	Don Seenu	Raja Raja Raviteja
	Khaleja	1)Makathika 2)Taxi
2011	Velayudham	Rathathin Rathamay	Tamil
	100% Love		Telugu
	Badrinath	1)Nath Nath 2)Omkareswari 3)Ambadari
2012	Shakti	1)Yamaga Unde 2)Taliya Taliya
	Brindaavanam	1Chinnadho Vypo 2)Vachadura
	Seema Tapakai	1)Kandi Chenu 2)I Love You Baby
	Dhada	1)Telugu Bengali 2)Bhoome Gundaranga
	Kandireega	Naakodithey
	Bezawada
	Poola Rangadu	Okkade Okkade
	Ishq	Lachhamma
	Naa Ishtam
	Lovely	Dolare Dola
	Rachcha	Racha Title Song
	Dhammu	1)Vaastu Bagunde 2)O Lilly
	Endhukante Premanta
	Saguni	Kandha Khara Vadai	Tamil
	Tuneega Tuneega		Telugu
	Dhenikaina Ready	Panche Kattu
2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
	Baadhah	Welcome Kanakam
	doosukeltha	1)Appudappudu 2)2010 Summerlo 3)Soodimande 4)doosukeltha
2014	Veeram		Tamil
	1	All Songs	Telugu
	Aagadu	All Songs
	Alludu seenu	1)Alludu Seenu Title Song 2)Labbara Bomma
2015	Baahubali: The Beginning
2016	Dictator	1)Tingo Tingo 2)Gam Gam Ganesha
2017	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
	Mersal	Mersal Arasan	Tamil
2018	Rangasthalam	Rangamma Mangamma	Telugu
2021	Annaatthe		Tamil
	Gully Rowdy		Telugu
2022	RRR	Naatu Naatu
	Acharya	Bhale Bhale Banjara
2023	Dasara	Chamkeela Angeelesi
	Skanda

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Films	Result
2007	CineMAA Awards	Best Choreographer	Yamadonga ("Nachore Nachore")	Won
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Choreography	Azhagiya Tamil Magan ("Ella Pugazhum")	Won
2008			Kantri ("Vayasunami")	Won
	Santosham Film Awards	Best Choreographer	Kantri and Takkari	Won
	Nandi Award	Best Choreographer	Kantri	Won
2009	Filmfare Awards South	Best Dance Choreographer	Arya 2 ("Mr. Perfect")	Won
2010	Nandi Award	Best Choreography	Adhurs ("Assalaam Valekum")	Won
2011	Filmfare Awards South	Best Choreography	Badrinath ("Nath Nath Badrinath")	Won
2014	Nandi Award	Best Choreographer	Aagadu	Won
2015		Best Choreographer	Baahubali: The Beginning	Won
	Santosham Film Awards			Won
2018		Best Choreographer	Rangasthalam ("Rangamma Mangamma")	Won
2023	National Film Awards	Best Choreography	RRR ("Naatu Naatu")	Won
2024	Filmfare Awards South	Best Choreography		Won
			Dasara ("Dhoom Dhaam Dosthaan")	Won

References

1. "Prem rakshit, lawrence, prabhu deva, dance master turns hero, another choreographer turns hero, prem rakshit hero entry, tollywood dancer, prem rakshit movies, KRK pawan director, KRK pawan directs prem rakshit". 17 July 2013.
2. "Prem Rakshit's special dance moves for Vishnu". 17 October 2012.
3. "Prem Rakshit impresses Mahesh Babu". 12 February 2013.
4. Ghosh, Devarsi (15 January 2023). "The story behind the award-winning song 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
5. "When The Naatu Naatu Choreographer Wanted To Die". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023. I'm a Christian. I started praying to Saibaba because a friend told me that would help, and I said, okay, let me try it out. I was actually born as a Hindu, but my grandmother got the entire family converted to Roman Catholic when I was in Standard 6. My real name is Thomas Satish.
6. "SS Rajamouli gifts himself a swanky car worth Rs 44 lakhs after the glorious success of RRR, PICS".
7. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (14 April 2022). "'RRR' to 'Beast': Why filmmakers are creating a hook step". The Hindu.
8. Willman, Chris (24 January 2023). "'Naatu Naatu' From 'RRR' Becomes First Song From an Indian Film to Land a Best Song Oscar". Variety. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. "RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' song bags Golden Globe beating Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga". Onmanorama. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
10. Chan, Anna (10 January 2023). "'Naatu Naatu' Wins in an Upset Over Taylor Swift, Rihanna & Lady Gaga for Golden Globes' Best Original Song in a Movie". MSN. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
11. "Oscar-winning 'RRR' director SS Rajamouli invited to join the Academy Awards as a honorable member". Firstpost. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Prem Rakshith at IMDb