Shobi Paulraj is an Indian

choreographer Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A chor ...

in the

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industry. He has also worked on some Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. He is the founder of IBO Dance Studio.

Career

After assisting choreographers such as Raju Sundaram, DKS Babu and Chinni Prakash while also working as background dancer for many songs, he made his debut as choreographer with ''Vasool Raja MBBS'' where he choreographed his first song "Aalwarpettai Aaluda".

Filmography

Choreographer

* 2004 '' Vasool Raja MBBS'' * 2005 '' Thirupaachi'' * 2005 '' Sachein'' * 2005 ''

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'' * 2021 '' Eeswaran'' * 2021 '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (Telugu; "Srivalli") * 2022 '' Don'' * 2022 ''

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'' * 2023 '' Varisu'' * 2023 '' Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam'' * 2023 '' Maaveeran'' * 2023 '' Jawan'' (Hindi; " Zinda Banda") * 2024 '' Kanguva'' * 2024 '' Baby John'' (Hindi) * 2025 '' Madha Gaja Raja'' * 2025 '' Kadhalikka Neramillai''

Dancer

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulraj, Shobi Indian film choreographers Living people Tamil cinema Artists from Chennai Filmfare Awards winners Dancers from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian dancers Year of birth missing (living people)