“I never planned to become a dancer, but I became one. The same thing happened with acting and direction. I remember I was doing the choreography of a film, and the producer came and offered me to direct the film. It was in Telugu, and that is how it started.”

Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor

Prabhu Deva is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who works mainly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Malayalam films, and his career spans 32 years. He is best known for his choreography and for helping shape screen dance across Indian cinema. Over the years, he has performed and created dance styles, won two National Film Awards for Best Choreography, and received the Padma Shri in 2019 for his contribution to art and dance.