Prabhu Deva is a famous Indian choreographer, director, producer and actor. He has been called the “Indian Michael Jackson.”
Wiki/Biography
Prabhu was born on Tuesday, April 3, 1973, in Mysore, Karnataka (50 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aries. He received training in Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance form) from Dharmaraj and Udupi Lakshminarayanan. He dropped out of school and assisted his father in choreographing South Indian films.
Prabhu Deva childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and wife
Prabhu was born into a Lingayat Hindu family. His father Mugur Sundar worked as a choreographer for South Indian films. His mother’s name was Mahadevamma. Prabhu has two brothers, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, both choreographers.
Prabhu Deva and his parents
Prabhu Deva with his father and brother Raju Sundaram
Prabhu Deva’s brother- Nagendra Prasad
Purab is reportedly in a relationship with his dance partner Ramlas. The two were in a live-in relationship and secretly married in 1995. Ramrat was a Muslim girl who converted to Hinduism after her marriage. She even changed her name from Ramlas to Rasha. Later, they gave birth to three sons: Vishal, Rishi Raghavendra Deva and Adhith Deva. In 2008, their eldest son Vishal died after a long battle with cancer. The two divorced on July 2, 2010, after which Prabhu admitted that the rumors of his relationship with actress Nayanthara were true.
Prabhu Deva with wife and son- Vishal
Prabhu Deva and his sons – Rishi and Adhith
After the divorce, he lived with Nayanthara. After dating for nearly three years, the couple separated. According to reports, Prabhu was not ready to marry Nayantara and this became the reason for their breakup.
Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara
In 2020, he married Indian doctor Himani Singh in a private ceremony during the COVID-19 lockdown. In June 2023, the couple welcomed a baby girl; their first child together.
Prabhu Deva and second wife Himani Singh
Profession
Prabhu’s father is a famous South Indian film choreographer. Prabhu got the inspiration to work as a choreographer from his father and hence, he started assisting his father and accompanying him in his film shoots. He started his career as a choreographer for the Tamil film Vetri Vizha (1989). Before hitting the big screen, he worked as a choreographer in over 100 Hindi and regional films. Some of the popular songs he has choreographed include “Muqabala Muqabala” (Hum Se Hai Muqabla, 1994), “Urvashi Urvashi” (Hum Se Hai Muqabla, 1994) and “Kay Sera Sera” (Pukar, 2000).
He has acted in many Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. He worked as an actor in films such as “ABCD” (2013), “Lakshmi” (2018), “Pon Manikavir” (2019) and “Street Dancer” (2020).
He has also tried his hand at directing and some of his films include Shankardada Zindabad (2007), Wanted (2009), Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013), Dabangg 3 (2019) and Radhe ( 2020).
dispute
Prabhu’s extramarital affair with Nayantara created a stir when his ex-wife Rasha filed a petition in the family court seeking an order to stop her husband from entering into a live-in relationship with Nayantara.
Awards and Honors
national film award
1996: Minsara Kanavu Best Choreography (1997)
2004: Best Choreography for “Lakshya” (2004)
Filmfare Award
2005: Best Choreography for “Lakshya” (2004)
Padma Shri
2019: In recognition of his contribution to the field of art
Prabhu Deva awarded Padma Shri
favorite thing
- Director: S. Shankar, K. Balachande, Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao
Facts/Trivia
- His birth name was Shankupani.
- He opened a dance school in Singapore.
- In 1994, his father won the National Choreography Award.
- Prabhu performed on stage for the first time when he was 11 years old.
- At the age of 16, he choreographed for ace actor Kamal Haasan in Vetri Vizha (1989).
- South Indian actor Chiranjeevi said in an interview,
I am very grateful to Prabhu Deva as he is the brain behind my dance show which is a huge hit with the masses. This boy is a born dancer. “
- Prabhu is one of the celebrities in India whose statue is waxed at the Lonavala Wax Museum in Mumbai.
Prabhu Deva poses with his wax figure
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