Prabhu Deva
Facts
- Prabhu Deva is an Indian actor, director, producer, and dance choreographer. He has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films.
- His first film as a choreographer was Vetri Vizha (1989), starring Kamal Haasan.
- He has choreographed over 100 films.
- He has won two National Film Awards for Best Choreography.
- He has also produced four films and directed 13 films.
- He has been awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India.
- He is known as Shankupani.
- He has been the chairman and director of the Prabhu Deva's Dance Academy in Singapore since 2010.
- He was born in Mysore, Karnataka.
- His father was the well-known choreographer Mugur Sundar, also known as Sundaram Master.
- He has two brothers, Raju Sundar and Nagendra Prasad.
- He married Ramlath in 1995 and they have three children, but his eldest son died of cancer in 2008.
- He has said that he doesn't like to eat.
- He is quiet and shy.