Nagendra Prasad (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director who works in Tamil and Kannada films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram.
Nagendra Prasad | |
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Born | Nagendra Prasad 3 December 1975 Mysore, Mysore State, India |
Nationality | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1991-present |
Father | Mugur Sundar |
Relatives | Raju Sundaram (brother) Prabhu Deva (brother) |
Career and personal life
editHe was most noted for his appearance in the song "Humma Humma", from the film Bombay.[1] He made his lead debut with the Kannada movie Chitra, opposite Rekha Vedavyas. He also acted in the Kannada movie Manasella Neene, which was directed by his father – choreographer Mugur Sundaram.[2][3] He starred in several Tamil films as the hero's friend such as Kushi (2000), Ghilli (2004) and Master (2021). He has also acted in a tele-serial called "Maya Machindra" on STAR Vijay.[4] He took part in Jodi number 1 season 7. He was eliminated in the semi-finals. He has a dance school, MSM dance school named after his father.
His mother tongue is Kannada.[5] He was married to Hemalatha.
Filmography
editChoreographer
edit- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Notes |
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1998 | Jeans | |
1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | |
2001 | Chocolate | |
Minnale | ||
2002 | Mutham | |
2003 | Parasuram | |
2004 | Y2K | Kannada film |
2010 | Bisile | Kannada film |
2013 | Udhayam NH4 | |
2017 | Paambhu Sattai | |
Kutram Nadanthathu Enna | ||
2021 | Laabam | |
Thalaivi |
Actor
edit- Films
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1995 | Thotta Chinungi | Prasad | Tamil | |
2000 | Kushi | Babu | Tamil | |
2001 | Chitra | Ramu | Kannada | Lead debut credited as Prasad |
Chocolate | Guru | Tamil | ||
2002 | 123 | Chidambaram | Tamil | |
Manasella Neene | Venu / Chintu | Kannada | ||
Mutham | Anand | Tamil | ||
2003 | Love Ve Pasagali | Kannada | ||
Kadhal Kirukkan | Himself | Tamil | Special appearance | |
2004 | Y2K | Kannada | ||
Ghilli | Prasad | Tamil | ||
Srusti | Sandesh | Kannada | [6] | |
2017 | Bogan | Prasad | Tamil | |
2018 | Kadhal 2 Kalyanam | — | Tamil | Unreleased |
Koothan | Krishna | Tamil | ||
2019 | Thiravam | Tamil | ZEE5 original web series | |
2021 | Master | JD's friend | Tamil | |
2022 | Battery | Arjun | Tamil |
- Television
- Maya Machindra - Vijay TV
- Five Six Seven Eight - Zee5
Director
editDancer
editYear | Film | Song |
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1995 | Bombay | "Humma Humma" |
Coolie | "Hey Rammu Rammu" | |
2000 | Rhythm | "Thaniye" |
2001 | Minnale | "Azhagiya Theeye" |
Majunu | "Hari Gori" | |
2003 | Ramachandra | "Paarappa" |
2004 | Vajram (Malayalam) | "Varnamayil Peeli Pole" |
2017 | Paambhu Sattai | "Ichukkattaa" |
2018 | Gulaebaghavali | "Guleba" |
2020 | Pattas | "Morattu Thamizhan Da" |
2021 | Laabam | "Yaamili Yaamiliyaa" |
References
edit- ^ "Story of Prabhu Deva's secret brother". Gulte. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Events - Nagendra Prasad wedding reception". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ "Raju Sundaram, Prabhudeva to the beat". Rediff. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". The Hindu. 27 March 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Upendra's directorials have always stunned me: Nagendra Prasad". Cinema Express. 8 September 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20041221210442/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13604243&ctid=5&cid=2427 [bare URL]
- ^ "One of Puneeth Rajkumar's final few appearances, the first look of 'Luckyman' is here". The Times of India.
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