Brinda Gopal, known professionally as Brinda Master, is an Indian dance choreographer and director who primarily works in South Indian cinema. She has choreographed dance sequences for various Indian films. She has won one National Film Award for Best Choreography, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer, twice and Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography, four times.
Early life Brinda Gopal was born into a family of seven girls to Mani Iyer, a caterer, and a homemaker in Erode. An elder sister Jayanthi, first started dancing and acted as heroine in two films – Uthiripookkal and Poottatha Pookkal. Brindha's second sister Girija, learned Bharatanatyam at Kalakshetra; and went to work with choreographers Thangam and later Raghuram Master, whom she married later, and also become an independent choreographer. Kala, a leading choreographer, is her elder sister.Ethiraj, Gopal. (21 September 2009) Sunday celebrity:Kala Master: she is 'sagala Kala vallavi' . Asian Tribune. Retrieved 2013-11-30.Tamil movies : Dancing sisters' war dance against Sneha . Behindwoods.com (7 July 2006). Retrieved 2013-11-30.
One of her nephews, Prasanna Sujit, is also a film choreographer. One of her niece Gayathri Raghuram, daughter of late Raghuram Master and her sister Girija is also a choreographer and an actress. She has also introduced her another niece Keerthi, daughter of Jayanthi Master and wife of actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj, as an anchor in her dance reality show Maanada Mayilada.Metro Plus Kochi / People : She makes them dance to her tunes. The Hindu (27 October 2008). Retrieved 2013-11-30.
Career Through the Bollywood film Insaf Ki Pukar she started her career as an assistant choreographer in 1987.She became independent choreographer with the 2000 Tamil film Mugavaree which features Ajith Kumar and Jyothika in lead roles. She was awarded the 'Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer by the state government at Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in 2000 for her work for that film.
Selected filmography
+As choreographerYears TitleLanguageNotes 1987 Insaf Ki Pukar HindiAssistant choreographer1988Aakhari Poratam Telugu Janaki Ramudu 1989 Prem Pratigyaa Hindi1991 Phool Aur Kaante 1993 Jaagruti 1997ArunachalamTamil1997Preminchukundam RaaTelugu1998DayaMalayalam1999Naanu Nanna Hendthiru KannadaMinsara KannaTamil2000Mugavaree2003 Kaakha Kaakha 2004 Madurey 2005ChandramukhiUdayananu TharamMalayalam2006AathiTamilSillunu Oru Kaadhal2007Deepavali Sivaji: The BossAzhagiya Tamil MaganVinodayathraMalayalam2008Calcutta News DasavathaaramTamil Vaaranam Aayiram2011 Engeyum Kadhal Velayudham2013 Kadal Thalaivaa Bullett Raja Hindi 2014Maan Karate Tamil PK Hindi 2015Kaaki SattaiTamil 2016Rajinimurugan Remo2017Kaatru Veliyidai2018KaalaSarkar2019Nerkonda Paarvai2020Darbar2021SulthanMarakkar: Lion of the Arabian SeaMalayalamAnnaattheTamil2022 Don Ponniyin Selvan: I 2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II 2025Thug LifeCo-choreographer2026Nari Nari Naduma MurariTelugu +As Actress Year TitleRole1994NammavarNirmala +As directorYearTitleNotes2022Hey SinamikaAlso choreographer2023Thugs +Music VideoYearsSongsWorks Notes2022"Gandhari"Director & ChoreographerMusic Video
Awards and honours Year Award category Winner 1997 Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South Preminchukundam Raa1998 National Film Award for Best Choreography Daya 2000 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer Mugavaree 2003 Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – SouthKaakha Kaakha 2005 Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Udayananu Tharam 2007 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer Deepavali Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Vinodayathra 2008 Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Calcutta News 2017 Vijay Award for Best Choreographer Kaatru Veliyidai 2021 Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham
See also Indian women in dance
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