Moving back a decade ago people were used to a very common visual where a group of men and women with same designed costume pathetically follow some of the craziest move made by a puppet called hero in the name of DANCE. A period when people arouse even when hero weaves his hair or walks with a rapid pace. Few acclaimed fame for their drill movements.With exceptions in the list, dance was totally gloomy state to have heroes who termed their own style as dance. A time line where an hero is just an hero and not a dancer prevailed. Technically two forms of dance existed a typical dabanguthu/folk or total classical.
A star with core dancing skill, created a revolution which turned everything upside down and set a new trend in the world of dance. A Legend to me personally, "Prabhu Deva". Till his point of arrival, there was no clear differentiation between dance and choreography. His entry differentiated things. Quite amazing to think how the term 'dance' changed in the line of history.
Songs like "Urvasi - Kadhalan" and "Chiku buku - Gentleman" out poured western dance, while "lolaku - suriyan" and "china rasave - walter vetrivel" outnumbered the local trends. Things looked very easy and elegant when he performs, but not when others try.
His maniac performance in "no problem - love birds", "Romeo atampotaal - Mr Romeo" and "Mukala - kadhalan" became new trend for dance. While "petarap - kadhalan", "Metro channel - Indu" and "mastana mastana - rasaiya" are mere galloping performances.
More than his dance, his choreography speaks a lot, for instance in "kathadikuthu Kathadikuthu - ninaivirukum varai" song, I am not sure how many have noticed a 30 seconds sequence where he portrays Ramayana story apart from non stop dance and in "thirupathi ezumallai" (same movie) heard all corners and where he used a simple fun filled choreography using his fellow co-artists.
With songs like "Strawberry penney - Minsara kannavu" and "Vennilavae vennilavae - Minsara kannavu" he gave different shades to choreo. Dance lover can write essays for his choreography in "Vennilavae vennilavae" alone, he proved his legacy at that point. Mere class, a slow melody duet cannot be made more better and he was rightly awarded.
When he does a duo with any other hero, it will be a blockbuster let it be "Kasu mela - Kadhala Kadhala" or "naan salt kotai - penin manadai thotu". Believe, he created the term 'Signature step' through songs "Vaadi vaadi natukatae - alli thantha vanam" and "Kanalae miya miya - Alli thantha vanam".
To me his master piece is "All day jolly day - manadai thirudi vittai". I bet, once after watching the song, you wont feel to hear it without the visuals and other best was "kasu kasu - alli thantha vanam", where you can even mute and still cope up with the lyrics, so easily managed to explain.What shall I say about "Main aisa kyun - Laksyaa", he made his presence behind the screen, a prabhu deva's follower can see him in Hrithik in that song and which made him to get second national award.
Surely, his dance would challenge any music director to compose any kind of tune. A true legend who derived a path and no wonder his fellow juniors following the same and they are the front runners at present.Prabhu Deva is Michael Jackson to our generation !
A star with core dancing skill, created a revolution which turned everything upside down and set a new trend in the world of dance. A Legend to me personally, "Prabhu Deva". Till his point of arrival, there was no clear differentiation between dance and choreography. His entry differentiated things. Quite amazing to think how the term 'dance' changed in the line of history.
Songs like "Urvasi - Kadhalan" and "Chiku buku - Gentleman" out poured western dance, while "lolaku - suriyan" and "china rasave - walter vetrivel" outnumbered the local trends. Things looked very easy and elegant when he performs, but not when others try.
His maniac performance in "no problem - love birds", "Romeo atampotaal - Mr Romeo" and "Mukala - kadhalan" became new trend for dance. While "petarap - kadhalan", "Metro channel - Indu" and "mastana mastana - rasaiya" are mere galloping performances.
More than his dance, his choreography speaks a lot, for instance in "kathadikuthu Kathadikuthu - ninaivirukum varai" song, I am not sure how many have noticed a 30 seconds sequence where he portrays Ramayana story apart from non stop dance and in "thirupathi ezumallai" (same movie) heard all corners and where he used a simple fun filled choreography using his fellow co-artists.
With songs like "Strawberry penney - Minsara kannavu" and "Vennilavae vennilavae - Minsara kannavu" he gave different shades to choreo. Dance lover can write essays for his choreography in "Vennilavae vennilavae" alone, he proved his legacy at that point. Mere class, a slow melody duet cannot be made more better and he was rightly awarded.
When he does a duo with any other hero, it will be a blockbuster let it be "Kasu mela - Kadhala Kadhala" or "naan salt kotai - penin manadai thotu". Believe, he created the term 'Signature step' through songs "Vaadi vaadi natukatae - alli thantha vanam" and "Kanalae miya miya - Alli thantha vanam".
To me his master piece is "All day jolly day - manadai thirudi vittai". I bet, once after watching the song, you wont feel to hear it without the visuals and other best was "kasu kasu - alli thantha vanam", where you can even mute and still cope up with the lyrics, so easily managed to explain.What shall I say about "Main aisa kyun - Laksyaa", he made his presence behind the screen, a prabhu deva's follower can see him in Hrithik in that song and which made him to get second national award.
Surely, his dance would challenge any music director to compose any kind of tune. A true legend who derived a path and no wonder his fellow juniors following the same and they are the front runners at present.Prabhu Deva is Michael Jackson to our generation !
