Nagendra Prasad

Nagendra Prasad
Born
Nagendra Prasad

(1975-12-03) 3 December 1975
Mysore, Mysore State
(now Karnataka), India
Occupations
Years active1991-present
SpouseHemalatha
Children2
FatherMugur Sundar
RelativesRaju Sundaram (brother)
Prabhu Deva (brother)

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.

Career and personal life

He was most noted for his appearance in the song "Humma Humma", from the film Bombay. He made his lead debut with the Kannada movie Chitra, opposite Rekha Vedavyas and subsequently acted in the movie Manasella Neene, which was directed by his father – choreographer Mugur Sundaram.[1] 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.[2] 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.

Similar to his brother Prabhu Deva, he aspired to be a director and worked as an assistant director for the Hindi film Rowdy Rathore (2012).[3] He made his directorial debut with the film Lucky Man (2022).[4]

His mother tongue is Kannada.[4] He is married to Hemalatha.

Filmography

Choreographer

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
YearFilmNotes
1998Jeans
1999Ninaivirukkum Varai
2001Chocklet
Minnale
2002Mutham
2003Parasuram
2004Y2KKannada films
2010Bisile
2013Udhayam NH4
2017Paambhu Sattai
2021Laabam
ThalaiviiSimultaneously shot in Hindi
2023Kuttram Nadanthathu Enna?

Actor

YearFilmRole LanguageNotes
1995Thotta ChinungiPrasadTamil
2000KushiBabu
2001ChitraRamu KannadaLead debut
credited as Prasad
ChockletGuruTamil
2002123ChidambaramTamil
Manasella NeeneVenu / ChintuKannada
MuthamAnandTamil
2003Love PassagaliPrasadKannada
2004Y2KYuvaraj[5]
GhilliVelu's sidekickTamil
SrustiSandeshKannada[6]
2017BoganPrasadTamil
2018KoothanKrishna
2021MasterJD's friend
2022BatteryArjun

Director

List of film directing credits
Year Title Language Notes
2022Lucky ManKannada [7]

Dancer

YearFilmSong Notes
1995Bombay"Humma Humma"
Coolie"Hey Rammu Rammu"
2000Rhythm"Thaniye"
2001Minnale"Azhagiya Theeye"
Majunu"Hari Gori"
2003Ramachandra"Paarappa"
Kadhal Kirukkan"Poththu"
2004Vajram"Varnamayil Peeli Pole" Malayalam film
2017Paambhu Sattai"Ichukkattaa"
2018Gulaebaghavali"Guleba"
2020Pattas"Morattu Thamizhan Da"
2021Laabam"Yaamili Yaamiliyaa"

Television

YearFilmRoleChannelLanguageNotes
Maya MachindraStar VijayTamil
2014Jodi No.1Contestant
2019ThiravamZee5
2022Five Six Seven EightPrasath
2023Weekend with RameshGuestZee KannadaKannadaon episode with Prabhu Deva

References

  1. ↑ "Raju Sundaram, Prabhudeva to the beat". Rediff. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Others". The Hindu. 27 March 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150320203908/https://www.chitraloka.com/news/11594-nagendra-prasad-back-to-kannada-cinema.html
  4. 1 2 "Upendra's directorials have always stunned me: Nagendra Prasad". Cinema Express. 8 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Deepak, S. N. (28 March 2004). "Y2K". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Srusthi". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "One of Puneeth Rajkumar's final few appearances, the first look of 'Luckyman' is here". The Times of India.
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