FILM DIRECTOR

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, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Prabhu Deva is the 1,957th most popular film director (down from 1,921st in 2019), the 1,376th 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 1,957 out of 2,041Before him are Volodymyr Tykhyi, Destin Daniel Cretton, Casey Neistat, Etan Cohen, Mani Kaul, and Rawson Marshall Thurber. After him are Roya Sadat, Paula Ortiz, Govind Nihalani, Jenji Kohan, Tim Minear, and Derek Cianfrance.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Prabhu Deva ranks 893Before him are Alexandra Fusai, Michael Hollick, François de Rugy, Daz Dillinger, Lidia Șimon, and Donna Lewis. After him are Jérôme Golmard, Goran Bunjevčević, Julia Matijass, Masha Katz, Rosen Kirilov, and Kiyotaka Ishimaru.

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In India

Among people born in India, Prabhu Deva ranks 1,376 out of 1,861Before 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).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Prabhu Deva ranks 53Before 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).