Brinda Gopal, known 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]
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 elder 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
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nammavar | Nirmala |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hey Sinamika | Also choreographer |
| 2023 | Thugs |
| Years | Songs | Works | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Gandhari" | Director & Choreographer | Music Video |
Awards and honours
| Year | Award category | Winner | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South | Preminchukundam Raa | [10] |
| 1998 | National Film Award for Best Choreography | Daya | [2] |
| 2000 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer | Mugavaree | [11] |
| 2003 | Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South | Kaakha Kaakha | [12] |
| 2005 | Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography | Udayananu Tharam | |
| 2007 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer | Deepavali | [3] |
| 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 | [13] |
See also
References
- ↑ 'Thugs' first look promises a raw and violent film from Brinda Gopal. The Times of India(7 September 2022). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 46th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 amilnadu State Awards 2007 & 2008. Dinakaran. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ↑ [1]Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ Ethiraj, Gopal. (21 September 2009) Sunday celebrity:Kala Master: she is 'sagala Kala vallavi' Template:Webarchive. Asian Tribune. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ Tamil movies : Dancing sisters' war dance against Sneha Template:Webarchive. Behindwoods.com (7 July 2006). Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ Metro Plus Kochi / People : She makes them dance to her tunes. The Hindu (27 October 2008). Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ Naanu Nanna Hendtheeru.
- ↑ Trisha Krishnan Preps For A Dance Sequence In Mani Ratnam's Thug Life, Calls It 'Gruelling'. Times Now(2024-05-23). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ↑ Filmfare - South Special. filmfare.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years. IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ↑ Pithamagan sweeps FilmFare Awards – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz(5 June 2004). Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ 50th Kerala State Film Awards: Winners list. The Indian Express(13 October 2020). Retrieved 13 October 2020.