Mugur Sundar

Mugur Sundar
Born
Mugur Sundar

(1938-10-31) 31 October 1938 (age 86)
Mugur, Mysore, Mysore State, British India
Other namesSundaram
Occupation(s)Choreographer, film director, actor
Children

Mugur Sundar (Kannada: ಮುಗೂರ್ ಸುಂದರ್) [1] is an Indian dance choreographer. He works in South Indian cinema. He has directed dance sequences for more than 1000 south-Indian movies.[1] Sundar was born in Mugur, a village in Mysore district, Karnataka. He has three sons, Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, who are established dance masters. One of his sons is a judge on the television program AATA 4. Sundaram was a judge on Vijay TV's programsJodi No.1 and Jodi No.1 Season Two. His fellow judges were Silambarasan and Sangeetha.

In 2001, he directed his first Kannada movie Manasella Neene. It was a remake of Telugu movie Manasanthaa Nuvve. His son, Nagendra Prasad, played a lead role in the movie.[1][2]

Sundar played a guest role in a Kannada movie Thabbali. He also choreographed a song for the same movie.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Prabhu Deva's dad turns director - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ""Manesella Neene" team in Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2004-06-19. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  3. "8 films releasing today. Pick your flick". Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2012-12-20.