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| name               = Prabhu Deva
| image              = Promotional rickshaw race for %27Rowdy Rathore%27 (10).jpg
| caption            = Deva at the promotion of ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' in 2012
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|3|df=y}}<ref name="Birth">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-on-prabhu-deva-44th-birthday-here-are-some-wonderful-songs-from-his-kitty-375286|title=On Prabhu Deva's 44th birthday, a recap of his catchy dance numbers|access-date=11 December 2017|date=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211160915/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-on-prabhu-deva-44th-birthday-here-are-some-wonderful-songs-from-his-kitty-375286|archive-date=11 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aao0vBHjOJE|title=Prabhu Deva About His Age - Funny Comments - Abhinetri Interview - Tamanna|last=Rose Telugu Movies|date=26 September 2016|access-date=5 December 2016|via=YouTube|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011181454/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aao0vBHjOJE|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Mysore]], [[Mysore State]],<!--It's not Karnataka until 1 Nov 1973--> [[India]] (present-day [[Karnataka]], India)
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|director|dance choreographer|producer}}
| yearsactive        = 1991–present
| works              = [[Prabhu Deva filmography|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|Ramlath|1995|2011|end=div}}|{{marriage|Himani Singh|April 2020}}}}
| children           = 4
| father             = [[Mugur Sundar]]
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Raju Sundaram]] (brother)|[[Nagendra Prasad]] (brother)}}
| honours            = [[Padma Shri]] (2019)
}}

'''Prabhu Deva''' (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films also appeared in few [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]] films.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/lights-romance-action/article4840706.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Itee | last=Sharma | title=Lights, romance, action | date=23 June 2013 | access-date=29 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627092116/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/lights-romance-action/article4840706.ece | archive-date=27 June 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed dancing styles and has garnered two [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]. In 2019, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] for his contributions to dance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/b-town-actors-then-and-now/prabhu-deva/ |title=B-Town actors: Then and now - Prabhu Deva |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403021603/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/b-town-actors-then-and-now/prabhu-deva/ |archive-date=3 April 2013 |work=Mid Day |access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>

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 film)|Love Birds]]'' (1996), ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]'' (1997) and ''[[V.I.P (1997 film)|VIP]]''  (1997). After further critically acclaimed performances in ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' (1998), ''[[Vanathai Pola]]'' (2000), ''[[Pennin Manathai Thottu]]'' (2000), ''[[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]'' (2001) and ''[[Engal Anna]]'' (2004). Deva then failed to recreate the success of his earlier films and his box office value began to decline and he subsequently made appearances in supporting roles in Tamil. He then successfully ventured into direction with the 2005 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'', and the success of the project prompted further offers for Deva as a director. He then went on to make highly profitable films in Tamil, Telugu and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] languages such as ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007), ''[[Shankar Dada Zindabad]]'' (2007), ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' (2009), ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' (2012), ''[[R... Rajkumar]]'' (2013) and ''[[Singh Is Bliing|Singh is Bliing]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/objections-raised-against-prabhu-deva-prabhu-deva-ramaiya-vastavaiya-23-04-13.html |title=Objections raised against Prabhu Deva, prabhu deva, Ramaiya Vastavaiya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527062443/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/objections-raised-against-prabhu-deva-prabhu-deva-ramaiya-vastavaiya-23-04-13.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |work=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2013 |access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>

== Early life and family ==
<!--Family ethnic background has contested. Do not add without including a reliably published source.-->Prabhu Deva was born on 3 April 1973 in  [[Mysore]], [[Mysore State]] (present-day [[Karnataka]] state) in a [[Kannadigas|Kannadiga]] family to [[Mugur Sundar]] and Mahadevamma Sundar. Inspired by his father [[Mugur Sundar]], a choreographer for [[Cinema of India|South Indian movies]], he took up dancing, learning [[Dance in India|Indian classical dance forms]] such as [[Bharatanatyam]] from Dharmaraj and Udupi Lakshminarayanan.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062917560200.htm | location=Chennai, India | title=Prabhu Deva: From his father's shadow to the limelight | date=29 June 2006 | access-date=26 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831041944/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062917560200.htm | archive-date=31 August 2012 | work=[[The Hindu]] | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950826/03/2526a.html|title=Dancing his way to stardom|date=25 August 1995|access-date=7 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222121344/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950826/03/2526a.html|archive-date=22 December 1996}}</ref> as well as Western styles. [[Raju Sundaram]] and [[Nagendra Prasad]] are his brothers.

Deva first appeared as a boy playing a flute in the song "Panivizhum Iravu", from the Tamil film ''[[Mouna Ragam]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinema.nakkheeran.in/Talkies.aspx?T=1395 | title=ஐ.பி.எல் 20-20! பங்கேற்கிறார் பிரபு தேவா! | work=Nakkheeran | access-date=1 March 2016 | language=ta | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809011125/http://cinema.nakkheeran.in/Talkies.aspx?T=1395 | archive-date=9 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-18-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF/article8392579.ece |title=இதுதான் நான் 18: மணி சார் கையால் வாங்கிய 'மணி' |last=Deva |first=Prabhu |author-link=Prabhu Deva |date=24 March 2016 |website=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu]] |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903140514/http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-18-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF/article8392579.ece |archive-date=3 September 2016 |access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> He later appeared as a background dancer for a song in the 1988 [[Tamil film]] ''[[Agni Natchathiram]]''. Deva's first venture as a choreographer was the Kamal Haasan starrer ''[[Vetri Vizha]]'' (1989).<ref name=pd>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20999/page/n425|title=Just Like Jackson|magazine=Sunday|page=426|date=28 January 1995}}</ref> He has since then choreographed for over 100 movies. From choreography, he went into acting. In 1999, Deva, [[Shobhana]] and [[A. R. Rahman]] performed with a Tamil cinema dancing troupe at the "[[MJ & Friends]]" Michael Jackson tribute concert in [[Munich]], Germany.  As of 2010, he serves as chairman and director of the Prabhu Deva's Dance Academy in [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prabhudeva.com.sg |title=Prabhudeva's Dance Academy|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909174840/http://www.prabhudeva.com.sg/ |archive-date=9 September 2012|work=Prabhudeva.com.sg.|date=13 November 2011}}</ref>

== Acting career ==

=== 1993–2004 ===
After a series of cameo appearances in songs from Tamil films, Deva was given his first lead role by director [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] in the romantic drama film ''[[Indhu]]'' (1994). Appearing alongside actress [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] and [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], Deva's ability to dance was fully utilised in the song sequences, with [[gaana]] and [[disco]] music thereafter being regularly featured in his films. He made his breakthrough as an actor with [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s sophomore film, the romantic drama ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' (1994), where he portrayed a young student who first stands up against his lover's father and then an international terrorist.<ref name=pd /> The film was highly lauded for its technical prowess and went on to win four [[National Film Awards]], while [[A. R. Rahman]]'s songs and Deva's choreography, especially in the songs "Mukkabla" and "Urvasi Urvasi", became very popular across India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/first-date-with-the-magician/prabhudeva---kaadhalan.html|title=Prabhudeva – Kaadhalan – A.R.Rahman and the top heroes|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611130840/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/first-date-with-the-magician/prabhudeva---kaadhalan.html|archive-date=11 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite starring relative newcomers, the film went on to become the highest grossing Tamil film of 1994 and the commercial success made Deva a bankable actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-fans-column/tamil-films-from-the-last-25-years.html|title=Tamil films from the last 25 years|access-date=5 December 2016|date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421015432/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-fans-column/tamil-films-from-the-last-25-years.html|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also saw success through its dubbed Telugu and Hindi versions, creating a market for Deva in other Indian regional industries.

While his next project ''[[Raasaiyya]]'' (1995) garnered poor reviews and collections, he continued to attract big-budget films and worked in two further films with music by Rahman in 1996, ''[[Love Birds (1996 film)|Love Birds]]'' and ''[[Mr. Romeo]]''. Shot extensively in [[London]], ''Love Birds'' received a wide theatrical release in overseas destinations and won Deva positive reviews for his portrayal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/LoveBirdsNSTReview|title=Love Birds NST Review|last=K. Vijayan|date=6 February 1996|access-date=5 December 2016|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> Meanwhile, for ''Mr. Romeo'', Deva charged a comparatively high ₹60 lakhs for his remuneration and appeared in a double role alongside [[Shilpa Shetty]] and [[Madhoo]]. The music and dance portions of both films were praised by critics, though both endured middling performances at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ji-Dgf1DoZ8|title=Google Groups|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927164018/https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ji-Dgf1DoZ8|archive-date=27 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/91597BB83C97B34B65256940004D0DDC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322151824/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/91597BB83C97B34B65256940004D0DDC|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2012|title=Not a good year – The Hindu|date=22 March 2012|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

Deva won critical acclaim for his role in [[Rajiv Menon]]'s romantic drama ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]'' (1997), where he portrayed a streetwise hairstylist who inadvertently attracts the attention of a young woman, who he tries to help set up with another man but instead falls in love with her. Featuring Deva alongside [[Arvind Swamy]] and [[Kajol]], the film went on to win four [[National Film Awards]], three [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] and a [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]] mostly for the film's soundtrack by Rahman. Meanwhile, Deva also won the [[National Film Award for Best Choreography]] for his work in the song "Vennilave".<ref>{{Cite web |title=44th National Film Festival |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013544/http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=10 October 2021 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Hasan, Tabu, Gulzar bag national film awards|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/may/06film.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=17 December 2023|date=6 May 1997|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201054/http://www.rediff.com/news/may/06film.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from Indolink.com wrote: "it is easy to become a fan of Prabhu Deva after this movie if you are not one yet", while Rediff.com referred to his performance as "graceful".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/minsaara.htm|title=MInsaara Kanavu|website=www.indolink.com|access-date=11 December 2017|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221254/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/minsaara.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/10kandu.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: Review of Kandukondain Kandukondain|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220081954/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/10kandu.htm|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Minsara Kanavu'' performed well at the box office and also had a wide release in Hindi, under the title ''Sapnay''. His following release, the romantic comedy ''[[V. I. P. (1997 film)|V. I. P.]]'' (1997), featuring an ensemble cast of [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] also did well commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/dec/01ss.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220924/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/dec/01ss.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm|title=A-Z (V)|website=www.indolink.com|access-date=11 December 2017|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003725/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm|archive-date=24 April 2013}}</ref> Indolink.com described the film as "probably the feel-good movie of 1997", adding that "this movie is important as its probably the coming of age for Prabhu Deva" and that "he has definitely matured since his ''Kaadhalan'' days and shows a lot more restraint and a little flair for comedy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/vip.htm|title=V.I.P.|website=www.indolink.com|access-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727122723/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/vip.htm|archive-date=27 July 2009|url-status=usurped}}</ref> During the period, Deva also signed a big-budget bilingual Hindi and Tamil production titled ''Mazhai Vara Poguthey'' opposite [[Juhi Chawla]]. Despite beginning production, the film was later cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.xoom.com/lovefort/juhi.html |title=Tamil Movie Planet:Juhi Chawla, Prabhu Deva in a bilingual |website=members.xoom.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991006143607/http://members.xoom.com/lovefort/juhi.html |archive-date=6 October 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 April 1999|title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks|url=http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track15.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990420132541/http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track15.html|archive-date=20 April 1999|access-date=1 July 2021|website=Minnoviyam}}</ref>

Deva continued to win critical acclaim and commercial success with his roles in the comedy film ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' (1998), co-starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and the drama film ''[[Ninaivirukkum Varai]]'' (1999). Regarding his performance in the latter film, a reviewer from Indolink.com cited that "Prabhu Deva gets a wonderful script and character that he's comfortable in".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Ninaivirukkum_Varai_1566.html|title=Ninaivirukkum Varai: Movie Review|website=www.indolink.com|access-date=11 December 2017|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407045149/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Ninaivirukkum_Varai_1566.html|archive-date=7 April 2012}}</ref> He subsequently went on to feature in the [[Guinness World Record]]-setting film ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' (1999) and [[Vikraman]]'s successful family drama film ''[[Vaanathaippola]]'' (2000), where critics praised his "histrionic abilities".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/21/stories/09210223.htm|title=Film Review:''Vaanathai Pola''|access-date=5 December 2016|date=21 January 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221104623/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/21/stories/09210223.htm|archive-date=21 December 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, Deva actively began to work on more smaller-budget comedy films as his appeal at the box office began to decline. Despite winning critical acclaim for his performance as a bus conductor in ''[[Eazhaiyin Sirippil]]'' (2000) and commercial success with his work in [[Sundar C]]'s ''[[Ullam Kollai Poguthae]]'' (2001), ''[[Manadhai Thirudivittai]]'' (2001) and ''[[Charlie Chaplin (2002 film)|Charlie Chaplin]]'' (2002), many of his other Tamil films during the period did not perform well financially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id36.html|title=Prabhu Deva|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504082553/http://ganeshyamalabittu.tripod.com/heroes/id36.html|archive-date=4 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this period, he also notably worked on the film ''[[123 (film)|One Two Three, The Winners]]'' (2002) along with [[Jyothika]] and real-life brothers, [[Raju Sundaram]] and [[Nagendra Prasad]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/17/stories/2002051701380300.htm |title=A shot in the arm|access-date=1 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607064837/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/17/stories/2002051701380300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=7 June 2014 }}</ref> as well as [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]]'s successful hit ''[[Engal Anna]]'' (2004), with [[Vijayakanth]]. Subsequently, Deva moved on to prioritise acting roles in different industries, notably starring in off-beat roles in the Kannada film ''[[H2O (2002 film)|H{{sub|2}}O]]'' (2002), alongside [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and the Hindi film ''[[Agni Varsha]]'' (2002), with [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. He also worked extensively in the Telugu film industry, appearing in multi-starrer films or as the second lead actor, in projects including ''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santosham]]'' (2002), ''[[Kalyana Ramudu]]'' (2003) and ''[[Andaru Dongale Dorikite]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tapana.html|title=Telugu cinema Review – Tapana – Siddardh, Maahi, Prabhudeva, Seema, Archana – Tejas Dhanraj|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918084321/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tapana.html|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2005–2015 ===

[[File:Padma Shri Prabhu Deva.jpg|thumb|left|The President, [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the [[Padma Shri]] Award to Prabhu Deva, at an Investiture Ceremony, at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in New Delhi on 11 March 2019]]
Following the success of his directorial ventures, Deva actively began to appear in fewer acting roles. He portrayed leading roles in the dance film ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]'' (2006). Deva also portrayed a supporting role in [[Santosh Sivan]]'s Malayalam [[historical drama film]] ''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'' (2011), featuring in an ensemble cast including [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and [[Genelia D'Souza]]. The film opened to critical acclaim, while Deva was highly appreciated for his performance with a critic from [[The Hindu]] noting: Deva "excels with his standout comic repartee".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/may-12-04/urumi-review.html|title=URUMI REVIEW – URUMI MOVIE REVIEW|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214053637/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/may-12-04/urumi-review.html|archive-date=14 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/urumi-engaging-epic/article3473656.ece|title=Urumi: Engaging epic|first=S. SIDDHARTH|last=SAMSON|access-date=5 December 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=30 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213918/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/urumi-engaging-epic/article3473656.ece|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> He continued to make occasional appearances and portrayed leading roles in the dance films ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]'' (2006), ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance|ABCD]]'' (2013) and its sequel ''[[ABCD 2]]'' (2015). The films all performed well commercially, with a critic writing: "regarded as the dance legend by many, Prabhu is, expectedly, incomparable in dances, but the good news is that he handles the dramatic scenes well too" for his performance in ''ABCD''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/abcd-any-body-can-dance/critic-review/abcd-any-body-can-dance-movie-review/|title=ABCD – Any Body Can Dance Review – Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006175222/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/abcd-any-body-can-dance/critic-review/|archive-date=6 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2016–present ===
Deva returned to Tamil cinema as an actor after a gap of 11 years with the 2016 film ''[[Devi (2016 film)|Devi]]'', joining hands with director [[A. L. Vijay]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Subramanian |first1=Anupama |title=Devi(L) movie review: Good performances make it an entertaining fare |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/081016/devil-movie-review-good-performances-make-it-an-entertaining-fare.html |access-date=14 August 2019 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=8 October 2016 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015112834/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/081016/devil-movie-review-good-performances-make-it-an-entertaining-fare.html |archive-date=15 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was also simultaneously shot in Hindi and Telugu, titled ''Abhinetri'' and ''Tutak Tutak Tutiya''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tamannaah-to-act-with-prabhu-deva-in-a-trilingual-film-2196414|title=Tamannaah to act with Prabhu Deva in a trilingual film|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=31 March 2016|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331194933/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tamannaah-to-act-with-prabhu-deva-in-a-trilingual-film-2196414|archive-date=31 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Arnab |title=Tutak Tutak Tutiya movie review: Neither comedy nor horror! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/081016/tutak-tutak-tutiya-movie-review-neither-comedy-nor-horror.html |access-date=14 August 2019 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=8 October 2016 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813195823/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/081016/tutak-tutak-tutiya-movie-review-neither-comedy-nor-horror.html |archive-date=13 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> After several delays [[Thangar Bachan]]'s film ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' was released in 2017. The comedy driven heist film ''[[Gulaebaghavali]]'' (2018) was released in Pongal festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/gulaebaghavali/gulaebaghavali-review.html|title=Gulaebaghavali (aka) Gulebakavali review|date=12 January 2018|website=Behindwoods|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621151043/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/gulaebaghavali/gulaebaghavali-review.html|archive-date=21 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Followed by silent film, ''[[Mercury (film)|Mercury]]'' (2018) and musical dance ''[[Lakshmi (2018 film)|Lakshmi]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/mercury-review-1202751492/|title=Film Review: 'Mercury'|first1=Owen|last1=Gleiberman|date=12 April 2018|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002700/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/mercury-review-1202751492/|archive-date=18 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/lakshmi/movie-review/65529180.cms|title=Lakshmi Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Lakshmi by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=12 December 2019}}</ref> The next was ''[[Charlie Chaplin 2]]'' (2019) was released, which is a sequel to 2002 film ''Charlie Chaplin''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Review : Charlie Chaplin-2: Takes audiences for granted, and is a (2019) |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/charlie-chaplin-2-takes-audiences-for-granted-and-is-a-pain-to-sit-through--review-tamil-tbzqcmeedbhef.html |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=www.sify.com |date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217153006/https://www.sify.com/movies/charlie-chaplin-2-takes-audiences-for-granted-and-is-a-pain-to-sit-through--review-tamil-tbzqcmeedbhef.html |archive-date=17 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also debuted as a lyricist in the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prabhu Deva debuts as a lyricist with 'Charlie Chaplin 2' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-debuts-as-a-lyricist-with-charlie-chaplin-2-news-tamil-slxkHJfagfdcc.html |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=Sify |date=23 November 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011093553/https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-debuts-as-a-lyricist-with-charlie-chaplin-2-news-tamil-slxkHJfagfdcc.html |archive-date=11 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After that Deva appeared in ''[[Devi 2]]'', which is a sequel of ''Devi''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devi 2 goes on floors- Cinema express |url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/sep/18/devi-2-goes-on-floors-7936.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180921034228/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/sep/18/devi-2-goes-on-floors-7936.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2018 |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=Cinema Express |date=21 September 2018}}</ref> The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Abhinetri 2'' and ''[[Khamoshi (2019 film)|Khamoshi]]'' directed by [[Chakri Toleti]], both co-starring [[Tamannaah]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Abhinetri 2' first look teaser: This time two souls are all set to entertain the audience big time |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/abhinetri-2-first-look-teaser-this-time-two-souls-are-all-set-to-entertain-the-audience-big-time/articleshow/68906494.cms |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=16 April 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518114346/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/abhinetri-2-first-look-teaser-this-time-two-souls-are-all-set-to-entertain-the-audience-big-time/articleshow/68906494.cms |archive-date=18 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prabhudheva and Tamannaah Bhatia-starrer Khamoshi to now release on June 14 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/prabhudheva-and-tamannaah-bhatia-starrer-khamoshi-to-now-release-on-june-14/21001173 |access-date=2 January 2020 |work=mid-day |date=24 May 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074726/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/prabhudheva-and-tamannaah-bhatia-starrer-khamoshi-to-now-release-on-june-14/21001173 |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from directing ''[[Dabangg 3]]'' (2019), Prabhu Deva will also be seen in [[Remo D'Souza]] dance flick ''[[Street Dancer 3D]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prabhu-deva-reveals-deets-about-the-salman-khan-starrer-dabangg-3/articleshow/69755917.cms|title = Prabhu Deva reveals deets about Salman Khan starrer 'Dabangg 3'| newspaper=The Times of India | date=12 June 2019 }}</ref> Then, Prabhu Deva directed [[Salman Khan]] in ''[[Radhe (2021 film)|Radhe]]'' (2021), a remake of the 2017 South Korean film, ''[[The Outlaws (2017 film)|The Outlaws]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Suparna |title=Radhe Movie Review: This Salman Khan-starrer is dangerously bad than the pandemic |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/160521/radhe-movie-review-this-salman-khan-starrer-is-dangerously-bad-than-t.html |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420132701/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/160521/radhe-movie-review-this-salman-khan-starrer-is-dangerously-bad-than-t.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Khan's Eid 2020 release 'Radhe' is a remake of this Korean movie |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/salman-khans-eid-2020-release-radhe-is-a-remake-of-this-korean-movie |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=1 October 2019 |language=en |archive-date=25 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925061046/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/salman-khans-eid-2020-release-radhe-is-a-remake-of-this-korean-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> He has acted in his 50th film as an actor titled ''[[Pon Manickavel (film)|Pon Manickavel]]'' (2021). In this film, Prabhu Deva will play a police officer for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/prabhu-devas-pon-manickavel-release-pushed-again-119760|title=Prabhu Deva's 'Pon Manickavel' release pushed again|date=8 March 2020|access-date=17 September 2024|archive-date=17 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917134818/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/prabhu-devas-pon-manickavel-release-pushed-again-119760|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022 he had three releases with ''[[Theal (film)|Theal]]'', ''[[My Dear Bootham (film)|My Dear Bootham]]'' and ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai (2022 film)|Poikkal Kudhirai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url =https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/Jan/14/theal-movie-review-stings-sharply-but-doesnt-quite-kill-it-29018.html|title =Theal Movie Review: Haphazard writing troubles this otherwise impressive Prabhudheva vehicle|website =[[Cinema Express]]|date =14 January 2022|access-date =17 September 2024|archive-date =19 April 2022|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220419134747/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jan/14/theal-movie-review-stings-sharply-but-doesnt-quite-kill-it-29018.html|url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/Jul/14/my-dear-bootham-movie-review-a-fun-filled-kids-film-that-needed-more-sensitivity-32751.html | title=My Dear Bootham Movie Review: A fun-filled kids film that needed more sensitivity | website=[[Cinema Express]] | date=14 July 2022 | access-date=17 September 2024 | archive-date=17 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717145901/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/14/my-dear-bootham-movie-review-a-fun-filled-kids-film-that-needed-more-sensitivity-32751.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url =https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/Jul/14/my-dear-bootham-movie-review-a-fun-filled-kids-film-that-needed-more-sensitivity-32751.html|title =Poikkal Kuthirai Movie Review: Prabhudheva excels in this wannabe brainy thriller|website =[[Cinema Express]]|date =14 July 2022|access-date =17 September 2024|archive-date =17 July 2022|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220717145901/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/14/my-dear-bootham-movie-review-a-fun-filled-kids-film-that-needed-more-sensitivity-32751.html|url-status =live}}</ref> Prabhu Deva then delivered an intense performance in the film ''[[Bagheera (2023 film)|Bagheera]]'' (2023) despite the average reviews received.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/bagheera/movie-review/98384105.cms|title=Bagheera Movie Review : Prabhudeva's Bagheera is a tedious and problematic crime thriller|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=17 September 2024|archive-date=4 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304052014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/bagheera/movie-review/98384105.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, he was seen in Kannada cinema after a long time and shared screen for the first time with [[Shiva Rajkumar]] for this period film ''[[Karataka Damanaka]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url =https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2024/Mar/09/karataka-damanaka-movie-review-shivarajkumar-prabhudeva-take-on-water-scarcity-in-this-commercial-entertainer|title ='Karataka Damanaka' movie review: Shivarajkumar-Prabhudeva take on water scarcity in this commercial entertainer|date =9 March 2024|access-date =17 September 2024|archive-date =5 April 2024|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20240405153426/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2024/Mar/09/karataka-damanaka-movie-review-shivarajkumar-prabhudeva-take-on-water-scarcity-in-this-commercial-entertainer|url-status =live}}</ref> He was cast in the action thriller film ''[[The Greatest of All Time]]'' starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] directed by [[Venkat Prabhu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/the-greatest-of-all-time-review-tamil-movie-33932%7Ctitle|title=The Greatest of All Time Review|access-date=19 September 2024|archive-date=17 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917134819/https://www.indiaglitz.com/the-greatest-of-all-time-review-tamil-movie-33932%7Ctitle|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Prabhu Deva married Ramlath, who later changed her name to Latha. They had three children, but their eldest son died of cancer in 2008, aged 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhudeva-s-little-son-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsApdecih.html |title=Prabhudeva's little son passes away! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524161720/http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhudeva-s-little-son-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsApdecih.html |archive-date=24 May 2011 |work=Sify.com |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> In 2010, Ramlath filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against Deva from [[live-in relationship]] with the actress [[Nayanthara]] and requesting a reunion with him. Furthermore, Ramlath threatened to go on a [[hunger strike]] if Prabhu Deva married Nayanthara. Several women's organisations conducted protests against Nayanthara for bringing disrepute to Tamil culture, burning an [[effigy]] of her. Ramlath and Deva divorced in 2011. In 2012, Nayanthara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Nayanthara-Prabhu-Deva-call-it-quits/articleshow/11661174.cms | title=Nayanthara, Prabhu Dheva call it quits | date=28 January 2012 | access-date=19 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409203807/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/news-interviews/30673544_1_prabhu-deva-prabhu-and-nayan-source | archive-date=9 April 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prabhu-Deva-enters-into-divorce-deal-with-wife/articleshow/7181695.cms|title=Prabhu Deva enters into divorce deal with wife|date=29 December 2010|access-date=14 May 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701135934/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-29/india/28237143_1_actor-prabhu-deva-latha-restitution-of-conjugal-rights|archive-date=1 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-granted-divorce-news-tamil-lhcucBcjchd.html |title=Prabhu Deva granted divorce |date=2 July 2011 |access-date=2 July 2011 |website=[[Sify]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705120914/http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-granted-divorce-news-tamil-lhcucBcjchd.html |archive-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Nayanthara-Prabhu-Deva-call-it-quits/articleshow/11661174.cms | title=Nayanthara, Prabhu Deva call it quits | date=28 January 2012 | access-date=19 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409203807/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/news-interviews/30673544_1_prabhu-deva-prabhu-and-nayan-source | archive-date=9 April 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live }}</ref>

Deva has moved to Mumbai and is residing at [[Boney Kapoor]]'s old place called Green Acres.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Shruti-Haasan-bags-Prabhu-Dhevas-next-film/articleshow/14746859.cms| title= Shruti Haasan bags Prabhu Dheva's next film| date= 9 July 2012| access-date= 30 June 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130709102254/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-09/news-interviews/32589117_1_shruti-haasan-prabhu-dheva-rowdy-rathore| archive-date= 9 July 2013| work= [[The Times of India]]| url-status= live}}</ref> Prabhu Deva's mother Mahadevamma is from the village of [[Doora, Mysore|Doora]], about {{convert|17|km}} from [[Mysore]]. He owns property in Doora, and has developed a farm there.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/actor-director-prabhu-deva-mourns-the-loss-of-his-grandmother-puttamani-in-mysuru/articleshow/111646499.cms | title=Actor, director Prabhu Deva bereaved | newspaper=The Times of India | date=11 July 2024 | access-date=17 September 2024 | archive-date=17 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917134909/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/actor-director-prabhu-deva-mourns-the-loss-of-his-grandmother-puttamani-in-mysuru/articleshow/111646499.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]], Deva married Himani, a [[Mumbai]] based physiotherapist at age 47.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prabhu Deva Is Married To A Mumbai-Based Doctor, Confirms His Brother |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/prabhu-deva-is-married-to-a-mumbai-based-doctor-confirms-his-brother-2328597 |first=Aakanksha |last=Raghuvanshi |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=22 November 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925061001/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/prabhu-deva-is-married-to-a-mumbai-based-doctor-confirms-his-brother-2328597 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prabhudheva Married to a Mumbai Doctor, Brother Confirms |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/prabhudeva-married-mumbais-dr-himani-in-may-his-brother-confirms |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=TheQuint |date=21 November 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121112744/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/prabhudeva-married-mumbais-dr-himani-in-may-his-brother-confirms |url-status=live }}</ref> He had a fourth child, a girl, on 13 June 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prabhu Deva, 50, becomes father for the fourth time |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/prabhu-deva-becomes-father-for-fourth-time-at-the-age-of-50-10785921.html |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=Moneycontrol |date=13 June 2023 |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613035431/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/prabhu-deva-becomes-father-for-fourth-time-at-the-age-of-50-10785921.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Other appearances ==
[[File:Promotional rickshaw race for 'Rowdy Rathore' (1).jpg|thumb|Deva with [[Sonakshi Sinha]] and [[Akshay Kumar]] during the promotion for the film ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'']]

Deva made brief appearances in solo items such as "April Mayile" in ''[[Idhayam (film)|Idhayam]]'' (1991), "Lallaku Doldapi Ma" in ''[[Suriyan]]'' (1992), "Chinna Rasave" in ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' (1993),  "[[Chikku Bukku Rayile]]" in ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993), after appearing as junior artist in songs such as "Rajathi Raja" in ''[[Agni Natchathiram]]'' (1988). He performed with [[Madhuri Dixit]] in the song "Ke Sera Sera" for the movie ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]''. He acted along with [[Lawrence Raghavendra]] in the 2006 [[Telugu film]] ''[[Style (2006 film)|Style]]''. He performed with [[Apache Indian (musician)|Apache Indian]] in the song "No Problem" for his film ''[[Love Birds (1996 film)|Love Birds]]''.

[[File:IPL 5 pohoto(8).jpg|thumb|Prabhu Deva's performance at [[2012 Indian Premier League|IPL Season 5]] opening ceremony]]
He performed in the film ''[[Aabra Ka Daabra]]'', for the song "Om Sh". He performed in the [[Nana Patekar]] and [[Karisma Kapoor]]-starrer film ''[[Shakti: The Power]]'' (2002) for a song. He performed with [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] in the Kannada film ''[[H2O (2002 film)|H<sub>2</sub>O]]''. He made a special appearance in ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (which was directed by himself), with [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]] in the song "Aadungada". He performed again with Vijay in his own directional ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' for the song "Hey Rama" as a guest appearance. He performed with Bollywood actors [[Salman Khan]] and [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] for a song in his 2009 directorial ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]''.

He performed at the opening ceremony of the [[2012 Indian Premier League]] on 3 April in Chennai along with [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Priyanka Chopra]] and American artist [[Katy Perry]]. The event was special to Prabhu Deva as he shared his 39th birthday on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|title= IPL 2012: Katy Perry can't wait to see India|url= http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/187890-ipl-2012-schedule-katy-perry-cant-wait-to-see-india|date= 2 April 2012|access-date= 2 April 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120405042839/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/187890-ipl-2012-schedule-katy-perry-cant-wait-to-see-india|archive-date= 5 April 2012|url-status= dead}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Prabhu Deva filmography}}

== Honours ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Award
!Category
!{{Refh}}
|-
| 2015
|[[Kalaimamani Award]]
|Tamil Film Industry Contribution
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalaimamani awards after 8 years: 201 artistes get awards |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010319/kalaimamani-awards-after-8-years-201-artistes-get-awards.html |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=1 March 2019 |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621101433/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010319/kalaimamani-awards-after-8-years-201-artistes-get-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| [[Padma Shri]]
| Padma Shri in the field of art-dance
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Dancer, choreographer and director Prabhu Deva honoured with Padma Shri |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-and-indian-michael-jackson-prabhu-deva-honoured-padma-shri-95675 |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=25 January 2019 |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308032835/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-and-indian-michael-jackson-prabhu-deva-honoured-padma-shri-95675 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

== Awards ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Award
!Film
!Language
!Category
!Result
!{{Refh}}
|-
| 1994
| [[Nandi Awards]]
| ''[[Rakshana]]''
| Telugu
| rowspan="6" | Best Choreography
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020|archive-date=23 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|url-status=live}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
|-
| 1997
| rowspan="2" | [[National Film Awards]]
|  ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]''
| Tamil
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/tamil-movie-choreographers/tamil-cinema-choreographer-prabudeva.html|title =Choreographers - The Real Dancers}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]''
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Main Aisa Kyun Hoon (Lakshya) – Birthday boy Hrithik Roshan's top 5 dance numbers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/birthday-boy-hrithik-roshans-top-5-dance-numbers/main-aisa-kyun-hoon-lakshya/photostory/56438405.cms |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712163704/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/birthday-boy-hrithik-roshans-top-5-dance-numbers/main-aisa-kyun-hoon-lakshya/photostory/56438405.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Lakshya Awards: List of Awards won by Hindi movie Lakshya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/lakshya/movieawards/61294871.cms |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712230809/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/lakshya/movieawards/61294871.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Nandi Award]]s
|  ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]''
| rowspan="2" | Telugu
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telugu Cinema Etc – Nandi award winners list 2004|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2004.html|access-date=27 October 2021|website=www.idlebrain.com|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015051905/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2004.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
|[[Filmfare Awards South]]
| ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Prabhudeva Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Prabhudeva |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Prabhudeva/awards |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=12 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212144702/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Prabhudeva/awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| [[Vijay Awards]]
| ''[[Pokkiri]]''
| rowspan="2" | Tamil
|  Favourite Director
| {{Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2008/vijay-tv-film-awards-rajini-080508.html|title=Vijay TV awards to Rajini|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=12 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712091253/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2008/vijay-tv-film-awards-rajini-080508.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| [[Zee Cine Awards Tamil]]
| ''[[Maari 2]]''
| Best Choreography
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020: The complete winners list |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/zee-cine-awards-tamil-2020-winners-list-dhanush-kamal-haasan-samantha-akkineni-nayanthara-6200402/ |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=5 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203053415/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/zee-cine-awards-tamil-2020-winners-list-dhanush-kamal-haasan-samantha-akkineni-nayanthara-6200402/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

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