Prabhu Deva Age, Wiki and Bio

Prabhu Deva

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Film Director, Dance Choreographer, and Actor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/04/1973
Age51 years
BirthplaceMysore, Karnataka

Bio/Wiki

Birth nameShankupani

Physical Stats & More

Height182 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolDropout

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CasteLingayat
Food HabitVegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Girlfriends
  • Latha
  • Nayanthara (Ex-Girlfriend)
Marriage Date
First Marriage1995
Second Marriage2020

Family

FatherMugur Sundar (Choreographer)
MotherMahadevamma
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • Raju Sundaram (Choreographer)
  • Nagendra Prasad (Choreographer)
Spouse
First WifeRamlath or Latha (ex-wife)
Second WifeHimani Singh (doctor)
Children
Son(s)
  • Late Vishal Deva (Died in 2008 due to cancer)
  • Rishi Raghavendra Deva
  • Adhith Deva
DaughterJune 2023 (with second wife)

Career

Debut
Film (Tamil, Choreographer)Vetri Vizha (1989)
Film (Tamil, Actor)Indhu (1994)
Film (Telugu, Director)Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
National Film Award
  • 1996: Best Choreography for Minsara Kanavu (1997)
  • 2004: Best Choreography for Lakshya (2004)
Filmfare Award
Best Choreography for Lakshya (2004)
Padma Shri
For his contribution in the field of arts

Favourites

ActorChiranjeevi
ActressMadhuri Dixit
Dancer(s)
  • Hrithik Roshan
  • Michael Jackson
Director(s)
  • S. Shankar
  • K. Balachande
  • Dasari Narayana Rao
  • K. Raghavendra Rao
SportCricket

Some Lesser Known Facts

Prabhu Deva is a renowned figure in India for his roles as a choreographer, director, producer, and actor.
His father received the National Award for choreography in 1994.
Prabhu Deva has expertise in classical Indian dance forms like Bharatanatyam.
At just 11 years old, he made his debut on stage.
By the age of 16, he was already choreographing for Kamal Hassan in the film Vetri Vizha (1989).
Prabhu Deva was in a live-in relationship with his ex-wife, Ramlath, who was a struggling dancer back then.
Following their split, he entered a live-in arrangement with Nayanthara until their separation in 2012.
Before his acting career, he choreographed for over 100 Hindi and regional films.
Prabhu Deva has appeared in movies across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.
He has directed films like Shankardada Zindabad (2007), Wanted (2009), Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013), Dabangg 3 (2019), and Radhe (2020).
A wax statue of Prabhu Deva can be seen at the celebrity wax statue museum in Lonavala, Mumbai.
In 2010, he founded a dance school in Singapore.