Prabhu Deva

Prabhu Deva fascinates me as living proof that mastering one craft can open every door. He began as a choreographer and dancer, then expanded into acting, directing, and producing across Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu cinema, crossing language barriers that stop many careers cold. Two National Film Awards for choreography and a Padma Shri tell me his country recognizes him as the real thing, not a passing trend. I admire performers who deepen a single art until it becomes a passport to everything else.

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Name (English)

Prabhu Deva

Name (Japanese)

プラブ・デーヴァ

Reading

ぷらぶ・でーゔぁ

Born

April 3, 1973 (age 53)

Origin

Mysore, Karnataka, India

Occupation

film director / actor / choreographer / dancer / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Padma Shri in arts
• Filmfare Awards

• Xhttps://x.com/pddancing
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabhu%20Deva
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190439

Tags

• Karnataka
• film director
• actor
• choreographer

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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