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Prabhu Deva

1973 - Today

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Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language films also appeared in few Kannada and Malayalam films. In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed dancing styles and has garnered two National Film Awards for Best Choreography. In 2019, Prabhu Deva was awarded Padma Shri for his contributions to the field of art and dance. Beginning with a series of acting roles in the 1990s and early 2000s, Prabhu Deva featured in several commercially successful films including Kaadhalan (1994), Love Birds (1996), Minsara Kanavu (1997) and VIP (1997). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Prabhu Deva is the 2,066th most popular film director (down from 1,922nd in 2024), the 1,389th most popular biography from India (down from 1,234th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Prabhu Deva ranks 2,066 out of 2,041. Before him are Destin Daniel Cretton, Casey Neistat, Etan Cohen, Mani Kaul, Rawson Marshall Thurber, and Richard Taylor. After him are Sean Gullette, Roya Sadat, Reza Mirkarimi, Paula Ortiz, Celine Song, and Govind Nihalani.

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Among people born in 1973, Prabhu Deva ranks 985. Before him are Alexandra Fusai, Michael Hollick, François de Rugy, Daz Dillinger, Lidia Șimon, and Donna Lewis. After him are Jérôme Golmard, Goran Bunjevčević, Dagur Sigurðsson, Julia Matijass, Faysal Ben Ahmed, and Masha Katz.

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In India

Among people born in India, Prabhu Deva ranks 1,389 out of 1,861. Before him are Indu Jain (1936), Rahul Bose (1967), Soha Ali Khan (1978), Saina Nehwal (1990), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), and Seema Biswas (1965). After him are Anupama Parameswaran (1996), Shobana (1970), Kaushiki Chakraborty (1980), Swara Bhaskar (1988), Vivek Oberoi (1976), and Surbhi Jyoti (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Prabhu Deva ranks 53. Before him are Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), and Mani Kaul (1944). After him are Farhan Akhtar (1974), Anurag Kashyap (1972), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), and Zoya Akhtar (1972).

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