It is not an unknown fact that legendary Indian dancer, choreographer and entertainer Prabhu Deva is a fan of NTR Jr’s dancing skills. Since the past few days, various reports surfacing stated that Prabhu Deva will be composing dance moves for ‘Janatha Garage’, an upcoming film of NTR. However, recent reports suggest otherwise. Prabhu Deva has seemingly turned down the offer to do the job for NTR. One of the reasons might be that Prabhu Deva does not compose dance moves for any films anymore and is only seen doing so for specifically those movies that he directs himself.
However, as Prabhu Deva decided not to join the Janatha Garage team, Raju Sundaram, who is his younger brother has stepped up and taken the job. Reports are stating that the song for the opening sequence in the film ‘Janatha Garage’ will be shot in the ‘City of Dreams’ Mumbai. NTR is playing the role of an IITian from IIT Mumbai in the film so IIT Mumbai has been chosen as the location for the shooting of the song. ‘Janatha Garage’ also features two actresses Samantha and Nithya Menen together as leading ladies. Even Mohanlal is said to be acting in a highly crucial role in the film. The movie is directed by Koratala Siva and is being produced by C.V. Mohan, Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar under the banner Mythri Movie Makers and is expected to release on August 12, this year and features other actors like Devayani, Saikumar, Rahman and Sithara.
Prabhu Deva, often known as ‘India’s Michael Jackson’ has ventured into the field of directing since a few years and has not been choreographing or composing dance for other films for quite some time. In a career that spanned over more than twenty five years, he has worked for a wide range of movies and is hailed by many for revolutionizing dance in Indian commercial cinema. Known for his versatility in his dancing styles, Prabhu Deva has won countless awards and honors throughout his career, including two National Film Awards for Best Choreography.
Prabhu Deva was inspired and influenced greatly by his father Mugur Sundar who was a known choreographer in Tamil movie industry. Early in his life, Prabhu Deva learnt and trained himself in most Indian classical dance forms including Bharatnatyam and became accustomed to Western dance forms as well. His debut as a choreographer was in the film ‘Vetri Vizha’ twenty seven years ago and since then he has contributed in ninety nine films as a choreographer. However, he didn’t shy away from other roles and soon took up acting. His first film as an actor was Indhu in 1994. His costar was actress Roja.