Kala master to Gayathri Raghuram: A look at choreographers who are integral part of Tamil TV industry

Tamil TV industry boasts of having a number of supremely talented personalities. There are numerous famous choreographers and actors who have also made it big on the small screen.

From Kala master to Gayathri Raghuram, here’s a look at the popular choreographers who are part of Tamil TV industry. (Photo - Instagram)

Kala aka Kala master was the judge of the popular dance based reality shows like Maanada Mayilada (season 1 - 8), Odi Vilayadu Pappa and Jodi Number One. Initially, Kala started her career as a judge and later became the director of the shows judged by her. Kala has choreographed for 4000 songs in English, Italian and Japanese languages also. Kala won the National Film Award for Best Choreography in 2000. (Photo - Instagram)

Brinda Gopal (Kala’s sister) aka Brinda Parameshwar judged the reality show Dance vs. Dance season 1. Brinda has been a leading choreographer in the movie entertainment industry in various languages. She has won a National award and many state awards. (Photo - Instagram)

Gayathri Raghuram (daughter of choreographer Raghuram) is also a popular choreographer, actress, politician and director. Gayathri has choreographed in over 100 movies. Gayathri was the judge of the shows Odi Vilayadu Pappa and Mrs. Chinnathirai. Gayathri became close to the telly audience with her stint in the Bigg Boss Tamil 1. (Photo - Instagram)

Raju Sundaram aka Basuva Raju Sundaram (brother of actor / director Prabhu Deva) was the judge of the reality show Kings of Dance season 2. Raju has choreographed for hundreds of films in different languages and has two National awards to his credit. (Photo - Instagram)

Actress and choreographer Shobana aka Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai was a co-judge in dance reality shows Jodi No. 1, Ungalil Yar Adutha Prabhu Deva and Manada Mayilada. She has impressed with her acting performances in the shows Penn and Uravugal also. (Photo - Instagram)

Sandy Master aka Santhosh Kumar made his TV debut in the show Maanada Mayilada as a choreographer with the encouragement from his guru Kala master. Later, Sandy co-judged the shows Maanada Mayilada, Kings of Dance 2 and Dancing Super Stars. Sandy has choreographed Kamal Haasan for the promo song of Bigg Boss Tamil 4. Sandy took part in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 3 and emerged as the first runner up of the season. He is awaiting the release of his upcoming movie '333'. (Photo - Instagram)

K. Sivasankar is known for his appearances in the shows Jothi (as Hakkim Bhai), Idhayathai Thirudathey and Telugu show Naga Bhairavi. Sivasankar has choreographed in more than 800 movies and has won a National award and other state awards. (Photo - Instagram)

Choreographer Baba Baskar is a multifaceted talent who is an actor, director, writer, judge, and host also. Currently, Baskar is the judge of the show Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani. He showcased his cooking skills and became the finalist of cookery show Cooku With Comalis (Season 2). With his impressive performance, Baskar emerged as the runner up of Bigg Boss Telugu 3 also. (Photo - Instagram)

Nanda was the runner-up of the Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva dance show. He choreographs for various shows on small screen and for silver screen projects also. Currently, Nanda features as the lead role of Arjun in the show Gokulathil Seethai. (Photo - Instagram)

Ram aka Ramji began his career as choreographer and later became a successful actor on the small screen and big screen. Ramji is famous for his appearances in the shows like Marmadesam Ragasiyam (as Mani Sundaram), Ramany vs Ramany - II (as Ramany), Thiruvilayadal and Madipakkam Madhavan (as Madhavan), to name a few. Currently, Ramji is seen in the shows Magarasi (as Sivamani) and Velammal (as Mayavan). (Photo - Instagram)

Varadha aka Varadharajan, Varadha master is also a famous choreographer in Tamil TV. Varadha has choreographed for over 25 dance reality shows across South India including Dance Jodi Dance and Dhee Juniors, to name a few. (Photo - Instagram)

Tarun Master is an actor too besides doing choreography in TV and movies. He is known for his appearances in shows like Vamsam, Vani Rani (as GP), Perazhagi (as Guru Garu) and Minnale (as Yogeshwaran), to name a few. (Photo - Instagram)