Prabhu Deva filmography
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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 30 years, he has performed and designed a wide range of dancing styles and has predominantly acted in Tamil films. He made his debut as a boy playing a flute in the song "Panivizhum Iravu", from the Tamil film Mouna Ragam (1986).[1] After several appearances as a dancer, he made his debut as a lead actor in Pavithran's Indhu. He made his career breakthrough in his second film Kadhalan (1994) directed by S. Shankar. Prabhu Deva acted as a college student who loves the daughter of state governor, who has ties with a terrorist. The film was a commercial success and critics lauded Prabhu Deva's choreography and his dance sequences in the songs "Mukkabla" and "Urvasi Urvasi", became very popular.[2][3]
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Prabhu Deva featured in several commercially successful films like Minsara Kanavu (1997) and VIP (1997), where for the former he went on to win the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in the songs "Strawberry Kannae" and "Vennilave".[4] He was critically acclaimed for his performance in the comedy Kaathala Kaathala (1998), co-starring with Kamal Haasan.[5][6] Despite the successful ventures like Eazhaiyin Sirippil (2000) and Sundar C's Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001), Deva was unable to recreate the success he had in his earlier years and many of his films didn't perform well financially.[7] Starting in the 2000s, Prabhu Deva played the second hero in several Telugu films, several of which were remakes of Hollywood and Malayalam films.
In the year 2005, Prabhu Deva made his debut as a director in the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana.[8] The film received critical acclaim and went on to become a blockbuster. The film was remade in seven languages and it is considered as the first Indian movie to do so. The movie won 9 Filmfare awards including a Best Choreographer award for Prabhudeva.[9] Following the success of his directorial ventures, Deva started to prioritize directing to acting. Occasionally he starred as a lead in dance films like Style (2006), ABCD (2013) and its sequel ABCD 2 (2015).[10][11]
Prabhu Deva established the production company Prabhu Deva Studios and produced the film Devi, which was directed by A. L. Vijay in the year 2016. The film marked the return of Deva to Tamil cinema as an actor after a 12-year hiatus.[12] The film was acclaimed critically and was a financial success at the box office. After the success of the film, Deva appeared in Gulaebaghavali, silent film Mercury and Lakshmi in the year 2018.[13][14] In the year 2019, Deva had a line up of sequel films including Charlie Chaplin 2, a sequel to Deva's Charlie Chaplin, and Devi 2.[15][16] Both the films were met with negative reviews and failed commercially.[17][18]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
As Director
| Year | Film | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Telugu | [19] |
| 2006 | Pournami | [20] | |
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Tamil | [21] |
| Shankar Dada Zindabad | Telugu | [22] | |
| 2009 | Villu | Tamil | [23] |
| Wanted | Hindi | [24] | |
| 2011 | Engeyum Kaadhal | Tamil | [25] |
| Vedi | [26] | ||
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Hindi | [27] |
| 2013 | Ramaiya Vastavaiya | [28] | |
| R... Rajkumar | [29] | ||
| 2014 | Action Jackson | [30] | |
| 2015 | Singh Is Bliing | [31] | |
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | [32] | |
| 2021 | Radhe | [33] |
As Actor
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mouna Raagam | Flute player | Tamil | Uncredited cameo appearance in the song "Panivizhum Iravu" | [1] |
| 1994 | Indhu | Chinnasamy (Pattasu) | |||
| Kaadhalan | Prabhu | [34] | |||
| 1995 | Raasaiyya | Raasaiyya | [35] | ||
| 1996 | Love Birds | Arun / David | |||
| Mr. Romeo | Romeo, Madras | Dual roles | |||
| 1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Deva | [36] | ||
| VIP | Guru | [37] | |||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar | Prabhu / Deva | [38] | ||
| Love Story 1999 | Vamsi | Telugu | |||
| Kaathala Kaathala | Sundaralingam | Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | Janakiraman (Johnny) | [39] | ||
| Suyamvaram | Kanna | [40] | |||
| Time | Srininvasa Murthy | ||||
| 2000 | Vaanathaippola | Selvakumar | |||
| Eazhaiyin Sirippil | Ganesan | ||||
| James Pandu | James | ||||
| Pennin Manathai Thottu | Sunil | [41] | |||
| Doubles | Prabhu | ||||
| 2001 | Nila Kaalam | Ashok | Television film; Guest appearance | [42] | |
| Ullam Kollai Poguthae | Anbu | [43] | |||
| Alli Thandha Vaanam | Sathyam | [44] | |||
| Manadhai Thirudivittai | Deva | [45] | |||
| 2002 | Charlie Chaplin | Thiru | |||
| H2O | Vairamuthu | Kannada | |||
| Santosham | Pawan | Telugu | |||
| One Two Three | Tirupathi | Tamil | 25th Film | [46] | |
| Manasella Neene | Himself | Kannada | Guest appearance | [47] | |
| Agni Varsha | Rakshasha | Hindi | [48] | ||
| Thotti Gang | Suri Babu | Telugu | |||
| 2003 | Kalyana Ramudu | Rajesh | [49] | ||
| Alaudin | Alaudin | Tamil | |||
| Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli | Murugan | Telugu | |||
| 2004 | Engal Anna | Kannan | Tamil | ||
| Tapana | Venu | Telugu | |||
| Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari | Gopal | [50] | |||
| Andalu Dongale Dorikithe | Bujji | ||||
| 2006 | Style | Ganesh | [51] | ||
| Chukkallo Chandrudu | Sharat | Guest appearance | [52] | ||
| Naayudamma | Prabhu | [53] | |||
| 2007 | Prarambha | Puttaswamy Gowda | Kannada | Short film | [54] |
| 2008 | Michael Madana Kamaraju | Michael / Ravi | Telugu | ||
| 2011 | Urumi | Vavvali | Malayalam | [55] | |
| 2013 | ABCD | Vishnu | Hindi | [56] | |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Dance instructor | Guest appearance | [57] | |
| 2015 | ABCD 2 | Vishnu | [58] | ||
| Singh Is Bliing | Man in the washroom | Guest appearance | |||
| 2016 | Devi | Krishna Kumar | Tamil | Trilingual film; Also producer | [59] |
| Abhinetri | Telugu | [60] | |||
| Tutak Tutak Tutiya | Hindi | [61] | |||
| 2017 | Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal | Porchezhiyan | Tamil | [62] | |
| 2018 | Gulaebaghavali | Badri | [63] | ||
| Mercury | Blind man | Silent | [64] | ||
| Lakshmi | Vijay Krishna aka Krishna / VK | Tamil | Partially reshot in Telugu | [65] | |
| 2019 | Charlie Chaplin 2 | Thiru | [66] | ||
| Devi 2 | Krishna Kumar / Alex Britto / Ranga Reddy | Bilingual film | [67] | ||
| Abhinetri 2 | Telugu | [68] | |||
| Khamoshi | Dev | Hindi | [69] | ||
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | Anna / Ram Prasad | [70] | ||
| 2021 | Pon Manickavel | Pon Manickavel | Tamil | 50th Film | [71] |
| 2022 | Theal | Durai | [72] | ||
| My Dear Bootham | Karkimuki, the Genie | [73] | |||
| Poikkal Kuthirai | Kathiravan | [74] | |||
| 2023 | Bagheera | Bagheera Muralidharan | [75] | ||
| 2024 | Karataka Damanaka | Basavaraju / Damanaka | Kannada | [76] | |
| The Greatest of All Time | Kalyan Sundaram | Tamil | [77] | ||
| Petta Rap | Balasubramaniam, Himself | Dual roles | [78] | ||
| Jolly O Gymkhana | Lawyer Poongundran | [79] | |||
| 2025 | Badass Ravi Kumar | Carlos Pedro Panther, Carlis Pedro Panter | Hindi | Dual roles | [80] |
| Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [81] | |
| Flashback † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [82] | |
| Musasi † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [83] | |
| Singanallur Signal † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [84] | |
| Wolf † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [85] | |
| Maharagni- Queen of Queens † | TBA | Hindi | Filming | [86] |
As Producer
As Dancer
| Year | Film | Song | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | "Raaja Raajathi" | Tamil | |
| Jeeva | "Abracadabra" | |||
| 1990 | Michael Madana Kama Rajan | "Rum Bum Bum Arambum" | Debut Tamil film as choreographer. Credited as S. Prabhu. | |
| 1991 | Adhikari | "Naiyaandi Melam" | ||
| Idhayam | "April Mayile" | |||
| 1992 | Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren | "Ippodhum Nippen" | ||
| Suriyan | "Laalaku Dol Dappima" | |||
| 1992 | Johnnie Walker | "Shanthamee Rathriyil" | Malayalam | Debut Malayalam film as choreographer |
| 1993 | Prathap | "Maanga Maanga" | Tamil | |
| Rakshana | "Gallu Mandhi Basu" | Telugu | ||
| Ezhai Jaathi | "Koduthalum Koduthanda" | Tamil | ||
| Gentleman | "Chikku Bukku Rayile" | |||
| Walter Vetrivel | "Chinna Raasave" | |||
| 2000 | Pukar | "Kay Sera Sera" | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Baba | "Kichchu Tha" | Tamil | |
| Shakti | "Dumroo Baje Re" | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Aabra Ka Daabra[87] | "Shiv Om" | ||
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | "Paripoke Pitta" | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Pournami | "Koyo Koyo" | ||
| 2007 | Pokkiri | "Aadungada" | Tamil | |
| Shankardada Zindabad | "Jagadeka Veeruniki" | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Vaana | "Unnattaa Lenattaa" | ||
| 2009 | Villu | "Rama Rama" | Tamil | |
| Wanted | "Jalwa" | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Pa. Ra. Palanisamy | "Netru Adhu" | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Engeyum Kaadhal | "Engeyum Kaadhal" | ||
| 2012 | Dhoni | "Vaangum Panathukkum" | ||
| Dhoni | "Mattiloni Chettu" | Telugu | ||
| Rowdy Rathore | "Chinta Ta Chita" | Hindi | ||
| Oh My God | "Govinda" | |||
| 2013 | Ramaiya Vastavaiya | "Jadoo Ki Jhappi" | ||
| Boss | "Hum Na Tode" | |||
| R... Rajkumar | "Gandi Baat" | |||
| 2014 | Action Jackson | "AJ" | ||
| 2015 | Singh Is Bliing | "Singh And Kaur" | ||
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | "Munna Badnaam Hua" | ||
| 2022 | Lucky Man | "Baaro Raja" | Kannada | |
| Godfather | "Thar Mar" | Telugu |
As Singer
| Year | Film | Song | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Suyamvaram | "Siva Siva Sankara" | Tamil | [88] | |
| 2001 | Ullam Kollai Poguthae | "Kingda" | Sang the chorus portions | [89] |
As Lyricist
| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Charlie Chaplin 2 | "Ivala Ivala" | Amresh Ganesh | Tamil | [90] |
| 2019 | Devi 2 | "Sokkura Penne" | Sam C. S. |
References
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