Brinda Master

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Brinda Master
Born
Brinda Gopal

Occupations
  • Choreographer
  • director
Years active1987–present
Relatives

Brinda Gopal know professionally as Brinda Master, is an Indian dance choreographer and director [1] 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, [2] Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer, twice and Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography, four times. [3]

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Early life

Brinda Gopal was born into a family of seven girls to Mani Iyer, a caterer, and a homemaker in Erode. [4] 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 youngest sister. [5] [6]

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 . [7]

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

Key
‹See TfM› Denotes films that have not yet been released
As Director & Choreographer
YearsFilmsDirectorChoreographerNotesRef.
1987 Insaf Ki Pukar NoAssistant choreographerHindi Film
1988 Aakhari Poratam NoAssistant choreographerTelugu Film
Janaki Ramudu NoAssistant choreographer
1989 Prem Pratigyaa NoAssistant choreographerHindi Film
1991 Phool Aur Kaante NoAssistant choreographer
1993 Jaagruti NoAssistant choreographer
1997 Preminchukundam Raa NoYesTelugu Film
1998 Daya NoYesMalayalam Film
1999 Naanu Nanna Hendthiru NoYesKannada film [8]
Minsara Kanna NoYesTamil Film
2000 Mugavaree NoYes
2003 Kaakha Kaakha NoYes
2004 Madurey NoYes
2005 Chandramukhi NoYes
Udayananu Tharam NoYesMalayalam Film
2006 Aathi NoYesTamil Film
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal NoYes
2007 Deepavali NoYes
Sivaji: The Boss NoYes
Azhagiya Tamil Magan NoYes
Vinodayathra NoYesMalayalam Film
2008 Calcutta News NoYes
Dasavathaaram NoYesTamil Film
Vaaranam Aayiram NoYes
2011 Engeyum Kadhal NoYes
Velayudham NoYes
2013 Kadal NoYes
Thalaivaa NoYes
Bullett Raja NoYesHindi Film
2014 Maan Karate NoYesTamil Film
PK NoYesHindi Film
2015 Kaaki Sattai NoYesTamil Film
2016 Rajinimurugan NoYes
Remo NoYes
2017 Kaatru Veliyidai NoYes
2018 Kaala NoYes
Sarkar NoYes
2019 Nerkonda Paarvai NoYes
2020 Darbar NoYes
2021 Sulthan NoYes
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea NoYesMalayalam -Tamil Bilingual Film
Annaatthe NoYesTamil Film
2022 Hey Sinamika YesYesDebut as director; Tamil Film [9] [10]
Don NoYesTamil Film
Ponniyin Selvan: I NoYes
2023 Thugs YesYes [11] [ non-primary source needed ] [12]
Ponniyin Selvan: II NoYes
As Actress
YearFilmsRole(s)Notes
1994 Nammavar NirmalaDebut Acted Film
Music Video
YearsSongsWorksNotes
2022"Gandhari"Director & ChoreographerMusic Video

Awards and honours

YearAward CategoryWinnerRef.
1997 Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South Preminchukundam Raa [13]
1998 National Film Award for Best Choreography Daya [2]
2000 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer Mugavaree [14]
2003Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South Kaakha Kaakha [15]
2005 Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Udayananu Tharam
2007Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer Deepavali [3]
Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Vinodayathra
2008Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Calcutta News
2017 Vijay Award for Best Choreographer Kaatru Veliyidai
2021Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham [16]

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