Sandy (choreographer)

Sandy
Sandy in 2019
Born	A. Santhosh Kumar (1978-07-05) July 5, 1978 (age 47) [1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actor choreographer
Years active	2005 –present
Spouse(s)	Kaajal Pasupathi ​ ​ (m. 2008;div. 2012)​ Dorathy Sylvia ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	2
Awards	Kalaimamani (2023) [2]

Santhosh Kumar (born 5 July 1978), known professionally as Sandy, is an Indian actor and choreographer who works in Tamil and Malayalam films and television. He starred in films such as Leo (2023), Niram Marum Ulagil (2025) and Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025).

Sandy gained popularity in Tamil films for his dance choreography in "Pathala Pathala", "Chikitu" and "Monica", and special appearance songs in films like Love Today . ^[3] In 2019, Sandy participated as a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 3 and emerged as the runner-up. ^[4]

Career

Early work (2005-2019)

Sandy started his career as a choreographer in the dance show Maanada Mayilada telecasted in Kalaignar TV in 2005.^{[ citation needed ]} He choreographed for actor Sathish Krishnan and Jayashree ^[5] throughout the season. He was also seated in the panel of judges in various seasons of Maanada Mayilada.^{[ citation needed ]} He is one of the judges in Kings of Dance season 2 . ^[6] He worked as a choreographer for the Telugu and Kannada language shows Challenge Show and Kuniyona Bara. ^[7]

He started his choreography career in Tamil film industry through the film Aaaah in 2014. Later he choreographed Viraivil Isai , Ivanuku Thannila Gandam and Vaalu ^[8] in 2015. He also choreographed for the movies Saagasam , Jithan 2 and Gethu . ^[9] He further went on to choreograph songs for Rajinikanth in the 2018 film Kaala . ^[10] As an actor, Sandy made his debut in the movie Ivanuku Thannila Gandam, a comedy film featuring Deepak Dinkar. ^[11]

In 2019, Sandy appeared in the reality television show Bigg Boss 3 on Star Vijay as a contestant, finishing as the runner up. ^{[12] [13]}

Further career (2019-present)

In 2021, he appeared in the horror film 3:33 as the lead. ^[14] A reviewer of The Times of India stated, "The film then throws stuff like semi-evil numbers, mediums who communicate with ghosts and more scenes with Kathir [Sandy] that may or may not be bad dreams, but by then, the film stops being truly scary and turns exhausting". ^[15] In 2023, he appeared in the film Leo alongside actor Vijay where Sandy portrays the character of a robber. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

In 2022, Sandy was the initial cast for the role Samson in the Kannada film Head Bush which starred Dhananjaya. However he opted out of the role and was replaced by Balu Nagendra. ^{[19] [20]}

In 2025, Sandy choreographed the song "Monica" for the Tamil film Coolie . ^{[21] [22]} Then he made his Malayalam debut in the superheroine film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra as the antagonist, Inspector Nachiyappa Gowda. It emerged as the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time. ^{[23] [24]} He is also playing a role in the Kathanar: The Wild Sorcerer alongside Jayasurya and Anushka Shetty. ^{[25] [26]} He also made his Telugu debut in the horror film Kishkindapuri as the antagonist Vishrawaputra.

Sandy also signed a role with Malayalam director Dhananjay Shankar in the action thriller film film Bha. Bha. Ba. ^{[27] [28]}

Personal life

Sandy married actress Kaajal Pasupathi in 2008, however the couple later decided to divorce in 2012. ^[29] He later married social media influencer Dorathy Sylvia in 2017 and have 2 children. ^[30]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2014	Aaaah	Himself	Tamil	Special appearance in the song "Kannaadithanda"
2015	Ivanuku Thannila Gandam	Maika Mahesh			[31]
2016	Gethu	Himself		Special appearance in the song "Mutta Bajji"	[32]
	Ka Ka Ka Po	Himself		Special appearance	[33]
2017	Julieum 4 Perum	Dimple Raj			[34]
2019	Thanimai	Advocate Govindhan			[35]
2021	3:33	Kathir			[36]
	Parris Jeyaraj	Himself		Special appearance in the song "Puli Manga Pulipu"
2022	Love Today	Himself		Special appearance in the song "Saachitale"
2023	Dada	Himself		Special appearance in the song "Namma Thamizh Folku"
	DD Returns	Himself		Special appearance in the song "French Kuthu"
	Let's Get Married	Guruji's follower			[37]
	Leo	Robber			[38]
2024	Hot Spot	Siddharth			[39]
2025	Dragon	Warden		Special appearance in the song "Maatikinaaru Orutharu"	[40]
	Niram Marum Ulagil	Anbu			[41]
	Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra	Inspector Nachiyappa Gowda	Malayalam	Malayalam debut	[42]
	Kishkindhapuri	Visravaputra	Telugu	Telugu debut	[43]
TBA	Bha. Bha. Ba. †	TBA	Malayalam		[44]
TBA	Kathanar: The Wild Sorcerer †	TBA			[45]
TBA	Rosy†	TBA	Kannada	Kannada debut	[46]
TBA	Gift†	TBA	Tamil		[47]

Music videos

Year	Film	Song	Role	Language	Ref.
2023	Varisu	"Thee Thalapathy"	Himself	Tamil	[48]
	—	"Danger Queen"	Himself	Tamil
2025	Kadhal Reset Repeat	"Yamma Ghajini"	Himself	Tamil

Partial choreography

Year	Film	Notes
2014	Aaaah	Cameo
2015	Ivanuku Thannila Gandam	Also actor
	Viraivil Isai	Cameo
	Vaalu
2016	Gethu	Cameo [32]
	Saagasam
	Jithan 2
	Jambulingam 3D
	Ka Ka Ka Po	Cameo
	Virumandikum Sivanandikum
2018	Kaala
	Sandakozhi 2
	Pariyerum Perumal
2019	Sarvam Thaala Mayam
	Dhilluku Dhuddu 2
	Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu
2020	Pallu Padama Paathuka
	Ayngaran
2021	Jail
2022	Vikram
	Naai Sekar	[49]
2023	Dada	Cameo
2024	Aavesham	Malayalam film [50]
	Thangalaan
2025	Thug Life
	Coolie	[51]
	They Call Him OG	Telugu film; "Firestorm" song
	Vaa Vaathiyaar	"Uyir Pathikaama" song

Television

Year	Programme	Role	Language	Notes
2005	Maanada Mayilada	Judge	Tamil
2017	Bigg Boss	Himself		Special appearance in finale
2017-2018	Kings of Dance season 2	Judge
2019	Bigg Boss 3	Contestant		Runner-up [52]
2024	Jodi Are U Ready	Judge
2025	Jodi Are U Ready 2			[53]

References

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2. "SJ Suryah, Sai Pallavi and more win Kalaimamani Awards for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023". Cinema Express . 24 September 2025.
3. "Sandy Master on board Thalapathy 67". Cinema Express . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
4. Upadhyaya, Prakash. "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 winner: Mugen Rao lifts the trophy, Sandy ends up at second place". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
5. "Big step forward". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
6. "Gear up for the semi finals of Kings Of Dance 2 - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
7. "Sandy-Sylvia expecting their first child - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 March 2018.
8. Ramesh, Deepika (2014-12-02). "Sandy to Choreograph a Song for Vaalu". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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10. "From Street Thiruvizha to 'Kaala'- An inspiring success story - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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15. "3:33 Movie Review: Horror movie 3:33 is intriguing only up to a point". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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19. "Sandy Master to debut in Kannada with Dhananjaya's Headbush". Times Of India . 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
20. "Revealed! Sandy Master's look as Samson in Dhananjaya starrer Head Bush". Times Of India . 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
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23. "Pa Ranjith congratulates Coolie choreographer Sandy Master on his first Malayalam release Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra". Cinema Express . 20 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
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37. "MS Dhoni says he has been 'adopted by Tamil Nadu' at LGM trailer launch, jokes he didn't teach 'bad words' in Tamil to wife Sakshi". The Indian Express . 11 July 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
38. "'Thalapathy 67': Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, Sandy join Vijay-Lokesh Kanagaraj film". The Hindu . 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
39. "Kalaiyarasan, Sandy, Gouri Kishan and Janani team up for Vignesh Karthik's 'Hotspot'". The Hindu . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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41. M, Narayani (22 April 2024). "Bharathiraja, Natty, Sandy and Rio Raj join hands for Niram Marum Ulagil". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
42. "'I thanked him for trusting me with the role of Inspector Nachiyappa Gowda,': Sandy Master on Dulquer Salman". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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44. "Choreographer Sandy Master joins Dileep's 'Bha Bha Ba'". Times of India . 6 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
45. "Sandy joins the cast of Kathanar". Cinema Express . 6 July 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
46. "Noted choreographer Sandy Master to make Kannada debut with Yogi's Rosy". Cinema Express . 20 April 2023. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
47. "Sonia Agarwal's Gift gets a release date". Cinema Express . 15 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
48. "Thee Thalapathy is out: Vijay, Silambarasan, Sandy Master star in Varisu second single". Cinema Express . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
49. "Choreographer Sandy to direct a dance number for Sathish's 'Naai Sekar'". The Times of India . 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
50. "Fans rave over 'Aavesham's 'Illuminati' music video, says 'Top notch choreography'". Times Of India . 10 May 2024. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
51. "Choreographer Sandy thanks all for loving the 'Monica' song from 'Coolie' so dearly". www.dtnext.in.
52. "From Soundariya to Sandy Master: Here's a look at the first-runner-ups in Bigg Boss Tamil". The Times of India. 22 January 2025.
53. "Jodi Are You Ready season 2: Judge Sandy Master praises Pradeep and Priyanka's electrifying performance". Times Of India .

External links

• Sandy at IMDb