Vishnu Deva

Vishnu Deva
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Dance choreographer
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Kamla Nair
Relatives	Nalini Ramarajan (sister)[1]

Vishnu Deva (born 18 May 1975) is an Indian choreographer who has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali 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).^[1]

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

Film	Song	Year	Language	Notes
Aabra Ka Daabra[4]		2004	Hindi
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana[2][3]		2005	Telugu
Annavaram		2006	Telugu
Pournami		2006	Telugu
Chukkallo Chandrudu		2006	Telugu
Something Something... Unnakum Ennakum[5]		2006	Tamil
Delhii Heights		2007	Hindi
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai		2008	Hindi
Current		2009	Hindi
Fast Forward[6]		2009	Hindi
Bodyguard		2011	Hindi
Rowdy Rathore[7]	Aa Re Pritam Pyaare[8]	2012	Hindi
Dabangg 2		2012	Hindi
OMG – Oh My God!	Go Go Govinda	2012	Hindi
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela[9][10][11][12][13][14]	Ram Chahe Leela,[8][15][16][17][18] Ishqiyan Dishqiya[19]	2013	Hindi
Adda[20]		2013	Telugu
Mr. Money[21][22][23]	Boneless Biryani[24]	2013	Hindi	Unreleased
R... Rajkumar[19]	Gandi Baat,[8][13][15][16] Sadi Ke Fall sa[19][25]	2013	Hindi
Ramaiya Vastavaiya		2013	Hindi
Shortcut Romeo[26][27]		2013	Hindi
Desi Kattey[10][28]	Patnewali hoon,[29] Albeliya	2014	Hindi
Action Jackson[30]		2014	Hindi
Baby		2015	Hindi
Singh Is Bliing[19]		2015	Hindi
Kuch Kuch Locha Hai	Paaniwala Dance,[25] Daaru peke Dance	2015	Hindi
Kya Kool Hain Hum 3	Jawaani Le Doobi[19][25]	2016	Hindi
Ishq Forever[31]	Bilkul Socha Na, Expectation and Title song	Upcoming	Hindi
Sarbjit[8]	Tuglak Tuglak Tun[3][13][15][16][32]	Upcoming	Hindi
Great Grand Masti[3]		Upcoming	Hindi
Baa Baa Black Sheep[3]		2004	Hindi
One Night Stand[25]	Do Peg Maar, Ishq da sutts	Upcoming	Hindi

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"^[33]

Zee Cine Awards

• Nominated, Technical Award for Best Choreography in Rowdy Rathore for the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"

References

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