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]
Brinda Master | |
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| Born | Brinda Gopal Erode, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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Early life
editBrinda 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
editThrough 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
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Years | Films | Director | Choreographer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1987 | Insaf Ki Pukar | No | Assistant choreographer | Hindi Film | |
| 1988 | Aakhari Poratam | No | Assistant choreographer | Telugu Film | |
| Janaki Ramudu | No | Assistant choreographer | |||
| 1989 | Prem Pratigyaa | No | Assistant choreographer | Hindi Film | |
| 1991 | Phool Aur Kaante | No | Assistant choreographer | ||
| 1993 | Jaagruti | No | Assistant choreographer | ||
| 1997 | Preminchukundam Raa | No | Yes | Telugu Film | |
| 1998 | Daya | No | Yes | Malayalam Film | |
| 1999 | Naanu Nanna Hendthiru | No | Yes | Kannada film | [8] |
| Minsara Kanna | No | Yes | Tamil Film | ||
| 2000 | Mugavaree | No | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | No | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Madurey | No | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Chandramukhi | No | Yes | ||
| Udayananu Tharam | No | Yes | Malayalam Film | ||
| 2006 | Aathi | No | Yes | Tamil Film | |
| Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | No | Yes | |||
| 2007 | Deepavali | No | Yes | ||
| Sivaji: The Boss | No | Yes | |||
| Azhagiya Tamil Magan | No | Yes | |||
| Vinodayathra | No | Yes | Malayalam Film | ||
| 2008 | Calcutta News | No | Yes | ||
| Dasavathaaram | No | Yes | Tamil Film | ||
| Vaaranam Aayiram | No | Yes | |||
| 2011 | Engeyum Kadhal | No | Yes | ||
| Velayudham | No | Yes | |||
| 2013 | Kadal | No | Yes | ||
| Thalaivaa | No | Yes | |||
| Bullett Raja | No | Yes | Hindi Film | ||
| 2014 | Maan Karate | No | Yes | Tamil Film | |
| PK | No | Yes | Hindi Film | ||
| 2015 | Kaaki Sattai | No | Yes | Tamil Film | |
| 2016 | Rajinimurugan | No | Yes | ||
| Remo | No | Yes | |||
| 2017 | Kaatru Veliyidai | No | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Kaala | No | Yes | ||
| Sarkar | No | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | No | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Darbar | No | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Sulthan | No | Yes | ||
| Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | No | Yes | Malayalam -Tamil Bilingual Film | ||
| Annaatthe | No | Yes | Tamil Film | ||
| 2022 | Hey Sinamika | Yes | Yes | Debut as director; Tamil Film | [9][10] |
| Don | No | Yes | Tamil Film | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | No | Yes | |||
| 2023 | Thugs | Yes | Yes | [11][non-primary source needed][12] | |
| Ponniyin Selvan: II | No | Yes |
| Year | Films | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1994 | Nammavar | Nirmala | Debut Acted Film |
| Years | Songs | Works | Notes |
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| 2022 | "Gandhari" | Director & Choreographer | Music Video |
Awards and honours
edit| Year | Award Category | Winner | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South | Preminchukundam Raa | [13] |
| 1998 | National Film Award for Best Choreography | Daya | [2] |
| 2000 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer | Mugavaree | [14] |
| 2003 | Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South | Kaakha Kaakha | [15] |
| 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 | [16] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ a b "amilnadu State Awards 2007 & 2008". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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- ^ Ethiraj, Gopal. (21 September 2009) Sunday celebrity:Kala Master: she is 'sagala Kala vallavi' Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Asian Tribune. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ Tamil movies : Dancing sisters' war dance against Sneha Archived 6 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 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". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020 – via csc.archive.org.
- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kajal Aggarwal's Hey Sinamika goes on floors". The Indian Express. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Choreographer Brindha turns director, casts Dulquer Salmaan, Kajal Aggarwal and Aditi Rao Hydari". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "The title look of my next directorial #Thugs is here. With my team🤗". 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "'Thugs' first look promises a raw and violent film from Brinda Gopal". The Times of India. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Filmfare - South Special". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Pithamagan sweeps FilmFare Awards – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 5 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "50th Kerala State Film Awards: Winners list". The Indian Express. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.