Prabhu Deva
Prabhudeva | |
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| Born | 3 April 1973 |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, director, choreographer |
| Years active | 1989—present |
| Spouse | Ramlath (1995-2010) |
Prabhudeva (born 3 April 1973 as Shankupani Sundaram)[1][2] is an Indian dancer, choreographer, film actor and director. He has performed in a wide range of dancing styles, is a two time National Best Choreographer Award winner. Prabhu Deva is known for his presence in all the major film industries (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam) in India. He is often described by the media as the India’s Michael Jackson[3]
Prabhu Deva's first film was Agni Natchathiram (1988), directed by Mani Ratnam, in which he appeared as a background dancer. After a string of successful attempts in acting in the 1990s and early 2000s such as Kadhalan (1994), Raasaiyya (1995), Minsara Kanavu (1997), Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998), Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Vanathai Pola (2000), Prabhu Deva also pursued a career in direction through the 2005 Telugu blockbuster Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. He then went on to direct successful films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages including Pokkiri (2007), Shankardada Zindabad (2007), Wanted (2009) and Rowdy Rathore (2012).
Early life and career
Prabhu Deva real name is Shankupani and he was born in Mysore, Karnataka in a Kannadiga family. His father Mugur Sundar (known as Sundaram Master) was a very popular choreographer in South Indian movies. Prabhu's family moved to Chennai after his birth were he was bought up.[4] Prabhu Deva was inspired by his father and took dancing as his passion. He learnt [Dance in India|Indian classical dance forms]] such as Bharatanatyam from Dharmaraj and Udupi Lakshminarayanan[5] as well as Western styles. He is widely considered to be one of Indian cinema's greatest dancers. Prabhu Deva has revolutionized some of the aspects of dance and choreography in modern popular Indian cinema, reason why he is named as the "Indian Michael Jackson".[6] His brothers Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad are also established
Prabhu Deva's first venture as a choreographer was Vetri Vizha (1989). Before that, he had appeared as a background dancer for a song in the Tamil film Agni Natchathiram. He has since then choreographed in over 100 movies. From choreography, he went on to establish himself as an actor. His first film as an actor was Indhu (1994) with actress Roja. In 1999, Deva, Shobhana and A. R. Rahman performed with a Tamil cinema dancing troupe at the "Michael Jackson and Friends" concert in Munich, Germany. He has a significant fan following in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. He acted alongside his brothers in the movie 123. As of 2010, he serves as chairman and director of the Prabhudeva's Dance Academy in Singapore.[7] He planned to release his first video album called It is boring, in Tamil போருடா, soon this year 2013.[8] He also played the lead role in ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), the first 3D dance film in India.[9]
Personal life
Prabhu Deva married Ramlath when she was 15 years old and had three children; their eldest son (Basavaraju/Vishal) died of cancer in 2008.[10][11]
During the making of the film Villu in 2008, there were reports that he and actress Nayantara fell in love on the sets with some reports even claiming that he married her secretly in June 2009.[12] She had tattooed his name on her wrist and began appearing with him in public, while neither denying nor confirming the relationship.[13][14] In September 2010, Prabhu Deva openly confessed his love for Nayantara and further stated that he would marry her soon. The issue gained media attention and turned into a controversy, since Prabhu Deva was not divorced from Ramalath. Unwilling to grant a divorce, she filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against her husband and Nayantara marrying, attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife, and requesting a reunion with him.[15][16] Furthermore, Ramalath threatened to go on hunger strike if Prabhu Deva married Nayantara, while several women's organizations conducted protests against Nayantara for bringing disrepute to Tamil culture, burning an effigy of her.[17] In 2012, Nayantara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.[18][19][20][21][22]
Prabhu Deva has moved to Mumbai and is residing at Boney Kapoor's old place in Green Acres.[23]
Other appearances
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- Prabhu Deva made brief appearances in solo items such as "Rajathi Raja" in Agni Natchathiram (1988), "April Mayile" in Idhayam (1991), "Lallaku Doldapi Ma" in Suriyan (1992), "Chinna Rasave" in Walter Vetrivel (1993), and "Chikku Bukku Rayile" in Gentleman (1993).
- He performed with Madhuri Dixit in the song "Ke Sera Sera" for the movie Pukar.
- He acted along with Lawrence Raghavendra in the hit movie Style.
- He performed with Apache Indian in the song "No Problem" in the film Love Birds.
- He made a special appearance in Pokkiri (which was directed by himself) with Vijay in the song "Aadungada".
- He performed in the film Abrakadabra for the song "Om Sh".
- He performed in the Nana Patekar – Karisma Kapoor film Shakti for a song.
- He performed with Vijay in the movie Villu for the song "Hey Rama". This was a guest appearance. The film was also directed by him.
- He performed with Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Govinda for a song in the 2009 movie Wanted.
- He performed with American singer Katy Perry at the opening ceremony of the 5th edition of IPL on 3 April 2012 in Chennai along with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. This event was special to Prabhu Deva as the actor shared his 39th birthday on the same day.[24][25]
Awards
- He is a two-time winner of the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work on the film Minsaara Kanavu (1997) in Tamil and Lakshya (2004) in Hindi, as well as a Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu) for the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Filmfare Award Best Choreography for film Lakshya (2004).
- In 2001, he was nominated for the Star Screen Award for Best Choreography, for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film Pukar (2000).
- In 2005, Prabhu Won the Nandi Award for Best Choreographer for Varsham (2004).
- In 2005, he won the Star Screen Award for Best Choreography, the Filmfare Best Choreography Award, and the National Film Award for Best Choreography, for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film Lakshya.
- In 2007, he won a Vijay Award for Favourite Director and a Mathrubhumi Award for Best Director in Tamil for the film Pokkiri.
- He has been honoured with a life membership at the International Film and Television Research Centre of the Asian Academy of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah.
Soramimi spoof
On 18 August 2007, a music video for the song "Kalluri Vaanil" from the Indian-Tamil movie Pennin Manathai Thottu was uploaded to YouTube by Mike Sutton (YouTube user Buffalax).[26] The video was created as a soramimi, edited to include incorrect English subtitles that phonetically approximate the original Tamil lyrics.
The name Benny Lava comes from Sutton's homophonic translation of the Tamil lead line "Kalluri vaanil kaayndha nilaavo?" as "My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava!" (original meaning: "The moon (metaphor for 'my love') that scorched the college campus"). This video led other YouTube users to refer to Prabhu Deva as "Benny Lava".
Reactions to the "Kalluri Vaanil" soramimi were mixed. Some felt that the video was done in "good fun" while others worried that their culture was being mocked.[26] The music video was featured on The Colbert Report on 4 December 2008[27] and appeared on the Heavy Metal documentary Global Metal. The video and its derivatives reached more views than all of Prabhu Deva's work combined. As a result, the video helped Prabhu Deva gain fame and become a renowned director. As of at least 1 April 2011, the original video has been removed because of the disabling of Buffalax's YouTube account. However, several other users have uploaded copies of the original video on their YouTube accounts.
Filmography
As director
| As director | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Siddharth, Trisha | Telugu | Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) Filmfare Best Choreography Award (South) |
| 2006 | Pournami | Prabhas, Trisha | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Vijay, Asin | Tamil | Vijay Award for Favourite Director |
| 2007 | Shankardada Zindabad | Chiranjeevi, Karishma Kotak | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Villu | Vijay, Nayan | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Wanted | Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia Azmi | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Engeyum Kaadhal | Jayam Ravi, Hansi | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Vedi | Vishal Krishna, Sameera | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Akshay Kumar, Sinha | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya | Girish Kumar, Shruti | Hindi | Filming |
| 2013 | Rambo Rajkumar | Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha | Hindi | Announced |
| 2014 | Prabhu Deva's Untitled Project | Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone | Hindi | Announced |
| 2014 | Prabhu Deva's Untitled Project | Salman Khan, Nayantara | Hindi | Announced |
| 2014 | Prabhu Deva's Untitled Project | Arshad Warsi, Sonakshi Sinha | Hindi | |
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Raaja Raajathi" | |
| 1991 | Idhayam | Tamil | Special appearance in song "April Mayile" | |
| 1992 | Suriyan | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Laalaku Dol Dappima" | |
| 1993 | Pratap | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Maanga Maanga" | |
| 1993 | Gentleman | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Chikku Bukku Rayile" | |
| Walter Vetrivel | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Chinna Raasave" | ||
| 1994 | Indhu | Pattasu | Tamil | Hindi Dubbed as "Aaj Ka Romeo" |
| Kaadhalan | Prabhu | Tamil | Hindi Dubbed as "Hum Se Hain Muqabla" | |
| 1995 | Raasaiyya | Raasaiyya | Tamil | Hindi Dubbed as "Chhaila" |
| 1996 | Love Birds | Arun | Tamil | Hindi Dubbed: same title |
| Mr. Romeo | Romeo Madras |
Tamil | Hindi Dubbed: same title | |
| 1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Deva | Tamil | Hindi Dubbed as "Sapnay" |
| VIP | Guru | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar | Prabhu Deva |
Tamil | Hindi Dubbed as "Biwi No.2" |
| Love Story 1999 | Vamsi | Telugu | ||
| Kaathala Kaathala | Sundaralingam | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | Janakiraman (Jonny) | Tamil | |
| Suyamvaram | Kanna | Tamil | Also sang "Shiva Shiva Shankara" song | |
| Time | Srininvasa Murthy | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Vaanathaippola | Selvakumar | Tamil | |
| Eazhaiyin Sirippil | Ganesan | Tamil | ||
| Pukar | Hindi | Special appearance | ||
| James Pandu | James | Tamil | ||
| Pennin Manathai Thottu | Sunil | Tamil | ||
| Doubles | Prabhu | Tamil | ||
| 2001 | Nila Kaalam | Tamil | ||
| Ullam Kollai Poguthae | Anbu | Tamil | ||
| Alli Thandha Vaanam | Sathyam | Tamil | ||
| Manadhai Thirudivittai | Deva | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | H2O | Vairamuthu | Kannada | |
| Charlie Chaplin | Thiru | Tamil | ||
| Santosham | Pawan | Telugu | ||
| One Two Three | Thirupathy | Tamil | ||
| Manasella Neene | Kannada | |||
| Baba | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
| Agni Varsha | Rakshasha | Hindi | ||
| Shakti - The Power | Hindi | Special appearance | ||
| Thotti Gang | Suri Babu | Telugu | ||
| 2003 | Alaudin | Alaudin | Tamil | |
| Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli | Murugan | Telugu | ||
| Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari | Gophaal | Telugu | ||
| Kalyana Ramudu | Rajesh | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Engal Anna | Kannan | Tamil | |
| Tapana | Telugu | |||
| Andalu Dongale Dorikithe | Bujji | Telugu | ||
| Aabra Ka Daabra | Himself as Prabhu Deva | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Taanga Driver | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
| 2006 | Style | Ganesh | Telugu | |
| Chukkallo Chandrudu | Sharat | Telugu | ||
| Naayudamma | Prabhu | Telugu | ||
| Pournami | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Shankardada Zindabad | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2008 | Vaana | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| Michael Madana Kamaraju | Michael | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Villu | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Wanted | Hindi | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2010 | Pa Ra Pazhanisami | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | Urumi | Vavvali | Malayalam | |
| Engeyum Kaadhal | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
| 2012 | Dhoni | Himself | Tamil | Special appearance |
| Rowdy Rathore | Himself | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Oh My God | Himself | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| 2013 | ABCD – Any Body Can Dance | Vishnu | Hindi | |
| Kalavadiya Pozhudugal | Porcheziyan | Tamil | Post-production |
As choreographer
| As choreographer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Tamil | as a Group Dancer in Sundaram's choreography |
| 1989 | Vetri Vizha | Tamil | |
| Lankeswarudu | Telugu | ||
| Siva | Telugu | worked as Assistant Choreographer | |
| 1990 | Anjali | Telugu | |
| Lorry Driver | Telugu | ||
| Pratibandh | Hindi | ||
| Raja Vikramarka | Telugu | ||
| Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari | Telugu | ||
| 1991 | Idhayam | Tamil | |
| Thalapathi | Tamil | ||
| Aditya 369 | Telugu | ||
| Cooli No1 | Telugu | ||
| Gang Leader | Telugu | ||
| Killer | Telugu | worked as Assistant Choreographer | |
| Kshana Kshanam | Telugu | ||
| Nirnayam | Telugu | ||
| Satruvu | Telugu | ||
| Surya I.P.S | Telugu | ||
| Rowdy Alludu | Telugu | ||
| 1992 | Suriyan | Tamil | |
| Aaj Ka Goonda Raj | Hindi | ||
| Aapathbaandavudu | Telugu | ||
| Antham | Telugu | ||
| Brahmma | Telugu | ||
| Chinnarayudu | Telugu | ||
| Dharma Kshetram | Telugu | ||
| Gharana Mogudu | Telugu | ||
| Johnny Walker | Malayalam | ||
| Rowdy Inspector | Telugu | ||
| Sundara Kaanda | Telugu | ||
| 1993 | Chandra Mukhi | Hindi | |
| Gumraah | Hindi | ||
| Abbayi Garu | Telugu | ||
| Allari Alludu | Telugu | ||
| Allari Priyudu | Telugu | ||
| Gaayam | Telugu | ||
| Govindha Govindha | Telugu | ||
| Muta Mesthri | Telugu | ||
| Mechanic Alludu | Telugu | ||
| Nippu Ravva | Telugu | ||
| Prathap | Tamil | ||
| Rakshana | Telugu | ||
| Vaarasudu | Telugu | ||
| Thiruda Thiruda | Tamil | ||
| Gentleman | Tamil | ||
| Walter Vetrivel | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Kadhalan | Tamil | Also lead actor |
| Gaandeevam | Telugu | ||
| Raja Babu | Hindi | "Pak Chik Rajababu" song | |
| Hello Brother | Telugu | ||
| Mugguru Monagaallu | Telugu | ||
| Super Police | Telugu | ||
| 1995 | Bombay | Tamil | |
| Criminal | Telugu | ||
| Raasaiyya | Tamil | Also lead actor | |
| Rikshavodu | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Tamil | Won National Film Award for Best Choreography |
| 2000 | Pukar | Hindi | Nominated for Star Screen Award for Best Choreography. |
| Pennin Manathai Thottu | Tamil | Features the "Kalluri Vaanil" music video popularly known as "Benny Lava". | |
| 2002 | Shakti: The Power | Hindi | |
| Baba | Tamil | ||
| Agni Varsha | Hindi | ||
| 2003 | Khushi | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Lakshya | Hindi | Won National Film Award for Best Choreography. Won Filmfare Best Choreography Award. Won Star Screen Award for Best Choreography. |
| Varsham | Telugu | Won Nandi Award for Best Choreographer. | |
| Samba | Telugu | Title Song only | |
| 2005 | No Entry | Hindi | |
| Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Telugu | Won Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu). | |
| 2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Tamil | |
| Don: The Chase Begins Again | Hindi | ||
| Pournami | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Sivaji: The Boss | Tamil | |
| Pokkiri | Tamil | Also Director | |
| 2008 | Aegan | Tamil | "Hey Sala" Song only |
| 2009 | Wanted | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Bodyguard | Malayalam | |
| Enthiran | Tamil | "Pudhiya Manidha", "Kadhal Anukkal" & "Arima Arima" | |
| 2011 | Engeyum Kaadhal | Tamil | Also Director |
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Hindi | Also Director |
| Oh My God | Hindi | ||
References
- ^ Prabhudeva Biography at Chakpak.com
- ^ Indhu – Prabhu Deva Roja Music Deva Tamil Songs. Tamilbeat.com (1973-04-03). Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/b-town-actors-then-and-now/prabhu-deva/
- ^ rediff.com, Movies: Prabhudeva stars in big-budget trilingual film. Rediff.com (2001-01-04). Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062917560200.htm
- ^ Prabhu Deva. Ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com (1973-04-03). Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ^ Prabhudeva's Dance Academy. Prabhudeva.com.sg. Retrieved on 2011-11-13.
- ^ http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/music/2012/02/prabhu-deva-reveals-his-album-title-aid0136.html
- ^ "Now a 3D dance film". The Times Of India. 2012-03-06.
- ^ Prabhudeva's little son passes away!. Sify.com (2008-12-04)
- ^ Ramlath demands immediate arrest of Nayantara!
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Interview – [[Nayanthara]] talks about recent success & future projects". SouthernCelebs.com. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ The Times Of India http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/regional/tamil/Im-in-love-with-Nayan-Prabhu-Deva/articleshow/6559076.cms.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Prabhu's wife files for second petition". The Times Of India. 7 October 2010.
- ^ The Times Of India http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/news/Protests-against-Nayantara-Prabhu-Devas-wife-goes-on-hunger-strike/articleshow/6698337.cms.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Nayanthara – Tamil Movie News – Nayanthara's effigy burnt – Nayanthara | Prabhu Deva | Ramlath | Kalpana". Behindwoods.com. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Nayanthara, Prabhu Deva call it quits". The Times Of India. 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Prabhu Deva enters into divorce deal with wife". The Times Of India. 29 December 2010.
- ^ "Prabhu Deva granted divorce". Sify. 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ "Nayanthara, Prabhu Deva call it quits". The Times Of India. 2012-01-28.
- ^ http://tamil.oneindia.in/movies/news/2012/01/no-affair-with-prabhu-deva-nayan-decides-aid0136.html
- ^ "Shruti Haasan bags Prabhu Dheva's next film". The Times Of India. 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Prabhu Deva, Salman, Priyanka dance begins with IPL!". 2012-03-18.
- ^ "IPL 2012: Katy Perry can't wait to see India". 2012-04-02.
- ^ a b Phan, Monty (2007-11-06). "Buffalax Mines Twisted Translations for YouTube Yuks". (Entertainment : The Web). Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ (Video) The Colbert Report, Comedy Central, 4 December 2008.
External links
- Prabhu Deva at IMDb
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