Vishnu Deva

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Vishnu Deva
Born (1975-05-18) 18 May 1975 (age 47)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationDance choreographer
Years active1995–present
SpouseKamla Nair
Relatives Nalini (actress)(sister) [1]

Vishnu Deva (born 18 May 1975) is an Indian choreographer who has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali and Nepali films. Since 2000, he has choreographed different types of dance styles, and is known for his work on the Bollywood movies Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (2013), Singh Is Bliing (2015), Baby (2015), R... Rajkumar (2013), Rowdy Rathore (2012), and Dabangg 2 (2012)"paaword"nepali movie. [1]

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Early life and career

Born and raised in Chennai, Deva grew up watching his father, a well-known choreographer in Malayalam movies, working on dancing rehearsals, leading him to develop an interest in choreography. In 1995, he began working with choreographers including Chinni Prakash and Tharun Kumar. In 2000, he met and began working with choreographer Ganesh Acharya. In 2002, when Deva was working as an assistant choreographer on Shakti: The Power , he happened to meet choreographer Prabhu Deva, who later asked him to assist in the film Lakshya song "Main Aisa Kyon Hoon". Later, Prabhu Deva offered him solo choreography for the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. [2] [3]

Personal life

Deva is the brother of South Indian actress Nalini Ramarajan. He married Kamla Nair, the sister of Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya, [2] on 29 November 1998. The couple has one child, Aishwarya.

Filmography

FilmSongYearLanguageNotes
Aabra Ka Daabra [4] 2004Hindi
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana [2] [3] 2005Telugu
Priyasakhi 2005Tamil
Annavaram2006Telugu
Pournami2006Telugu
Chukkallo Chandrudu2006Telugu
Something Something Unnakum Ennakum [5] 2006Tamil
Pokkiri 2007Tamil
Delhii Heights2007Hindi
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai 2008Hindi
Current2009Hindi
Fast Forward [6] 2009Hindi
Yuvan Yuvathi 2011Tamil
Bodyguard 2011Hindi
Vellore Maavattam 2011Tamil
Rowdy Rathore [7] Aa Re Pritam Pyaare [8] 2012Hindi
Dabangg 2 2012Hindi
OMG – Oh My God! Go Go Govinda2012Hindi
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Ram Chahe Leela, [8] [15] [16] [17] [18] Ishqiyan Dishqiya [19] 2013Hindi
Adda [20] 2013Telugu
Mr. Money [21] [22] [23] Boneless Biryani [24] 2013HindiUnreleased
R... Rajkumar [19] Gandi Baat, [8] [13] [15] [16] Sadi Ke Fall sa [19] [25] 2013Hindi
Ramaiya Vastavaiya 2013Hindi
Shortcut Romeo [26] [27] 2013Hindi
Desi Kattey [10] [28] Patnewali hoon, [29] Albeliya2014Hindi
Action Jackson [30] 2014Hindi
Baby 2015Hindi
Singh Is Bliing [19] 2015Hindi
Kuch Kuch Locha Hai Paaniwala Dance, [25] Daaru peke Dance2015Hindi
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Jawaani Le Doobi [19] [25] 2016Hindi
Ishq Forever [31] Bilkul Socha Na, Expectation and Title song2016Hindi
Sarbjit [8] Tuglak Tuglak Tun [3] [13] [15] [16] [32] 2016Hindi
Great Grand Masti [3] UpcomingHindi
Baa Baa Black Sheep [3] 2018Hindi
One Night Stand [25] Do Peg Maar, Ishq Da Sutta 2016Hindi
Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018 film) 2018Malayalam

Awards

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award

Zee Cine Awards

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