Prabhu Deva Biography – Indian Micheal Jackson
Born: April 3, 1973, Mysore
Film: Vetri Vizha, Kadhalan, ABCD 2
Profession: Choreographer, Actor, Film director
INDIAN MICHEAL JACKSON
Prabhu Deva Sundaram was born in Mysore, India, on April 3, 1973, and grew up in Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was inspired by his father, Sundaram, who was a dance master for popular South Indian movies. He took dancing as his career and passion, by learning Bharatanatyam and western dance styles.
Personal Life:
Talking about his personal life Deva married Ramlath. The couple had three children namely Vishal, Aditya, and Rishi. According to the report, his eldest son died at the age of 14 in 2008 due to cancer. After lining together for 15 years, the couple parted ways in 2010.
His brothers Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad are also South Indian choreographers. From choreography, he went on to establish himself as an actor. His dance steps helped him become a star in Kollywood (the Tamil film industry). His first movie as a dance director was Vetri Vizha. He has since choreographed in over 100 movies.
His CAREER:
As an Actor
Prabhu Deva made his acting in 1994 with Indhu, a Tamil language film directed by Pavithran. The film co-starring Roja, R. Sarathkumar, and Kushboo emerged to be a huge commercial hit. In the same year, the actor appeared in his first action-romance film, Kadhalan (1994), opposite Nagma. The film won wide critical appreciation as well as won several recognitions including Four National Film Awards. The music composed by maestro A.R. Rahman was immensely popular and the song Mukkabala became a national sensation. Owing to the popularity of the movie, it was later dubbed in Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabala and in Telugu as Premikudu.
Prabhu Deva got his next breakthrough in 1997 when he starred in Minsara Kanavu, a romantic drama co-starring Arvind Swamy and Kajol. The film won rave critical reviews and garnered several accolades including National Film Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and one Filmfare Award. In 1998, he starred alongside Kamal Haasan, Soundarya, and Rambha in the comedy film Kaathala Kaathala, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film opened to positive reviews and emerged to be a hit at the box office.
By the advent of the new millennium, Prabhu Deva had already established himself as one of the most sought-after actors in the Tamil film industry. He kicked off the new millennium on a high as his first release in the year, Vaanathaippola (2000), went on to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The actor had four other releases in the same year: Ezhaiyin Sirippil, James Pandu, Pennin Manathai Thottu, and Doubles but only Pennin Manathai Thottu fared well at the box office while others were either average earners or flops.
The year 2002 was the year of `firsts` for Prabhu Deva as he made his debut in Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi film industries with H2O, Santosham, and Agni Varsha. While his Kannada and Telugu films received highly positive reviews and were a box office hit, his Hindi film co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Nagarjuna, and Raveena Tandon failed at the box office.
While 2003 was a forgettable year for Prabhu Deva with all three of his releases failing to do well, the actor had a good run in 2004 as both his Telugu films – Tapana directed by Tejas Dhanraj and Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari directed by K.Vasu – performed well at the box office. His only Tamil film of the year Engal Anna co-starring Vijayakanth and Pandiarajan was declared a box office hit. With no releases to his name in 2005, the actor started 2006 on a successful note with a Telugu film titled Style directed by Raghava Lawrence. The film was later released in Tamil as Lakshyam.
Post-2006, Deva did not have any significant release until 2011, when he made his debut in Malayalam cinema with the historical drama Urumi, co-starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. After the huge success of his Malayalam debut, the actor appeared in the Hindi film ABCD – Any Body Can Dance, which released in February 2013. ABCD opened to mostly positive critical reviews and emerged as a box office hit. His next film was ABCD 2 (2015), which was directed by Remo D`Souza and also featured Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor in central roles. The movie was a box office success.
In 2016, Deva appeared in the hit trilingual film Devi, which he also produced. The actor`s sole release in 2017 was the romantic drama Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal co-starring Bhumika Chawla and Prakash Raj, which received mixed to positive reviews upon its release. In 2018, Deva starred in the Tamil gangster comedy Gulaebaghavali, the experimental horror thriller Mercury and the musical dance drama Lakshmi. While the critical reception for Gulaebaghavali was mixed, the latter two films received generally positive reviews; and all the three films were moderate box office successes. Among the actor`s other notable projects in recent times is the comedy Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019), the action movie Pon Manickavel (2019), the horror-comedy Devi 2 (2019), and Khamoshi (2019).
As a Director
The stalwart actor made his debut as a director in 2004 with a Telugu movie Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. The film, which starred Siddharth Narayan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles, was a blockbuster. Following its huge success, the film was later remade in Tamil as Something Something…Unakkum Enakkum (2006) and in Hindi as Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013). Following the success of the directorial debut venture, Prabhu Deva next directed Pournami, which starred Prabhas and Trisha Krishnan. Despite the huge hype around the film, it did not perform well at the box office.
In 2007, Prabhu Deva got his major break as a director with the blockbuster Tamil film Pokkiri, which featured Vijay, Asin Thottumkal, and Prakash Raj in central roles. Following the huge success of the film, he later remade it in Hindi as Wanted (2009) with Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. Just like the Tamil film, the Hindi version too received highly positive reviews as well as emerged to be a massive commercial hit. In 2011, Prabhu Deva had two directorial ventures – the romantic drama Engeyum Kaadhal and the action thriller Vedi. However, both the films failed to impress.
In 2012, Prabhu Deva enjoyed further success as a director as he made Rowdy Rathore, a Bollywood action drama starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. Although the film got mixed critical reviews, it was declared a blockbuster. Next up was the action-masala film R…Rajkumar (2013), starring Shahid Kapoor. The movie received mixed critics reviews and had a decent opening at the box office.
In 2014, Prabhu Deva directed the Ajay Devgn starrer Action Jackson. Although the movie had created a lot of hype before its release, it got terrible reviews from the critic and failed at the box office. However, Deva made a strong comeback with Singh is Bling, a Bollywood action comedy film released in October 2015. His 2019 releases as a director include Dabangg 3. His 2020 release includes Pon Manickavel.
As a Producer
The actor-turned-director also turned producer in 2016; his production ventures in the year included Sila Samayangalil, Vinodhan, Bogan, and Devi, while the first three movies were Tamil films, the latter was a Trilingual film which released in Telugu and Hindi besides Tamil. His 2020 release includes Street Dancer 3, directed by Remo D`Souza.
Awards:
Pravu Deva is a well-known name in the Bollywood industry. He is well recognized for his choreography in Tamil Film “Minsara Kanavu” (1997) and Hindi film “Lakshya” (2004). Both the Films gained him National Film Award for Best Choreography.
Padma Awards 2019: Prabhu Deva honor by President Ram Nath Kovind
Networth:
Prabhu, one of the leading choreographers hold a staggering roughly calculated Net Worth of Rs.137 Crore.. Acting and directing is his main source of income. He charges 6 crores INR per movies he does and also earn millions from dancing and choreography.
Properties | Cars:
- Benz GLE Class
- BMW M4
- Audi Q7
- Bentley Continental
He owns many properties in different parts of the country. Deva resides in lavish house Green Acres.
