Vishnu Deva (born 18 May 1975) is an Indian choreographer who has worked in

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, and

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i and Nepali films. Since 2000, he has choreographed different types of dance styles, and is known for his work on the

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movies '' Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela'' (2013), '' Singh Is Bliing'' (2015), ''Baby'' (2015), '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013), ''

Rowdy Rathore ''Rowdy Rathore'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film ...

'' (2012), and ''

Dabangg 2 ''Dabangg 2'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed and produced by Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions. It is a sequel to '' Dabangg'' (2010), and the second installment of the ''Dabangg'' series. Salman Khan ...

'' (2012)"paaword"nepali movie.

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 Chinni Prakash is an Cinema of India, Indian film choreographer, art director, actor, Screenwriter, script-writer, Film director, director. He is best known for his choreographic work in numerous Bollywood, Hindi films. Chinni Prakash is the ac ...

and Tharun Kumar. In 2000, he met and began working with choreographer

Ganesh Acharya Ganesh Acharya is an Indian choreographer, director and actor who works in Hindi cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for the songs "Hawan Kund" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) and "Gori tu lath mar" from Toilet: Ek Pr ...

. 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.''

Personal life

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

Filmography

Awards

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award * Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Choreography in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela for the songs "Ishqyaun Dhishqyuan" & "Ram Chahe Leela" Zee Cine Awards * Nominated, Technical Award for Best Choreography in Rowdy Rathore for the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1975 births Indian choreographers Living people Dancers from Tamil Nadu