Raju Sundaram

Raju Sundaram is a choreographer and actor in Indian cinema, with most of his work in Telugu and Tamil films and some in Kannada and Malayalam. He is also credited as Basava Raju Sundaram and Rajendra Sundaram. Audiences know his dance work in Pokiri, Yamadonga and Maharshi. His top honour is the National Film Award for Best Choreography, which he won for songs in Janatha Garage and Maharshi. As an actor, he appeared in Jeans (1998), followed by 123 (2002) and I Love You Da (2002). He set the dance moves for Pokiri (2006) and Yamadonga (2007), and in 2008 he directed his only film, Aegan. In 2009 he acted in Quick Gun Murugun and choreographed Ek Niranjan, and later worked on Yevadu (2014). His songs "Pranamam Pranamam" in Janatha Garage (2016) and "Everest Anchuna" in Maharshi (2019) earned him national recognition. In 2023 he choreographed Varisu, Virupaksha, Shaakuntalam and Kushi. He acted in Maa Nanna Superhero (2024), and in 2025 his dance work featured in Ghaati, Ace and Diesel. Besides the National Award, he received nominations at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2014 for Anjaan in Tamil and Rabhasa in Telugu. Moving between dance, acting and direction, he has built a long career across South Indian film.