He won rich praises from the Jury with the comments 'This National Award for Best Choreography is awarded to Dinesh Kumar For the Native Charm and Innovative Design in the art of Choreography that creates an Effervescent Energy in the Spectator".
[6] He also won the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Choreographer four times, for Pokkiri (2007), Easan (2010), Irudhi Suttru (2016) and Master (2021).
He made his acting debut as lead actor with Oru Kuppa Kathai (2018).
Dinesh had admitted to his interview with Kumudham magazine that it was his wife who supported him on difficult time when he was aspiring to get into the Film Industry.
Dinesh studied in Rama Krishna Mission higher Secondary School(Main) in T.Nagar and later in Nandanam Arts College.