Vishnu Deva
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|05|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| yearsactive = 1995–present
| occupation = Dance choreographer
| spouse = Kamla Nair
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Vishnu Deva (born 18 May 1975) is an Indian choreographer who has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali and Nepali 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)"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 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.{{cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131010/entertainment-bollywood/article/dancing-all-way-stardom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223102438/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131010/entertainment-bollywood/article/dancing-all-way-stardom|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2014|title=Dancing all the way to stardom |website=Archives.deccanvhronicle|access-date=2016-06-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160403/jsp/graphiti/story_77488.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407204108/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160403/jsp/graphiti/story_77488.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2016|title=Smarter moves|date=2 April 2016|website=Telegraphindia.com|access-date=2016-06-14}}
Personal life
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"{{cite web|url=http://starguildawards.org/9th_renault_apsara_awards_nominees.html|title=Star Guild Awards - Nominees}}
Zee Cine Awards
- Nominated, Technical Award for Best Choreography in Rowdy Rathore for the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
References
{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kashmira-to-sizzle-in-item-number/story-WCTHQ7Zra5z3Q2tLlvptfL.html |title=Kashmira to sizzle in item number | bollywood |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=2012-04-15 |access-date=2016-06-03}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-seduces-with-her-modern-mujra-in-ram-leela/story-MZHmQoUWJTDMdA0DGoa92N.html |title=Priyanka Chopra seduces with her modern mujra in Ram-leela | bollywood |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=2016-06-03}}
{{cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131010/entertainment-bollywood/article/dancing-all-way-stardom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223102438/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131010/entertainment-bollywood/article/dancing-all-way-stardom |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2014 |title=Dancing all the way to stardom |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2016-06-03}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/will-it-be-a-success-story-in-tamil/article3217785.ece |title=Will it be a success story in Tamil? - CHEN |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2006-04-14 |access-date=2016-06-03}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-s-ramleela-look-out/story-whSKqEpVtdDM8DaeBTTfnM.html |title=Priyanka Chopra's Ramleela look out! | bollywood |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=2016-06-03}}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2019565}}
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