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| {{short description|Indian dance choreographer (born 1971)}}
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| | name = Kala
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|04|25}}
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| | birth_place = Chennai, India
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| | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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| | years_active = 1984–present
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| | children = Vidyuth (b.2007)
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| | spouse = Govindarajan (m.1997; div.1999) <br/> Mahesh (m.2004 – present)
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| | relatives = Choreographer Jayanthi (Sister)<br/> Choreographer Girija (Sister)<br/> Choreographer [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brindha]] (Sister)<br/> Choreographer Raghuram (Brother-in-law)<br/> Actor/Choreographer [[Gayathri Raghuram]](niece)<br/> Choreographer Prasanna Sujit (Nephew)<br/> Actress Suja Raghuram (Niece)<br/> Anchor Keerthi (Niece)
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| | occupation = Dance choreographer<br/>reality television judge
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| '''Kala''' is an Indian dance [[Choreography|choreographer]] who has worked in all the regional film industries. She is the director of the Indian reality dance talent show, ''[[Maanada Mayilada]]'' – where she is one of the three judges.<ref>[http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/13/south-tv-interview-with-kala-master.htm The dancing queen of Tamil TV – Rediff.com Movies]. Movies.rediff.com (2010-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> She was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Choreography]] in 2000 for her folk dance sequences in the [[Malayalam]] film, ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]''.<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|accessdate=13 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>[http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf 48th National Film Awards]. nic.in</ref>
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| ==Career==
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| A trained classical dancer, Kala, a school drop out, entered the film industry through the influence of her brother-in-law, the choreographer Raghuram. Making her debut as an assistant choreographer at the age of 12 in 1982, she got a break during the making of ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' in 1986 starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Revathi]], as director [[K. Balachander]] suggested Kala fill in for the busy Raghuram.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040108122755/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/06/stories/2003100600300200.htm In her footsteps]. The Hindu (2003-10-06). Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> She was then chosen again by Balachandar as the lead choreographer for ''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]'' (1989).
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| She has since worked in over 4000 songs in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali, English, Italian and Japanese. She has referred to the "Kozhi Koovuthu Neramachu" song in ''[[Azhagan]]'' as one of her leading pieces of work and also referred actress Bhanupriya as her favorite dancer. She was handed the opportunity to choreograph the Miss World 1996 Beauty Pageant held at Bangalore for which she received a special award of excellence. Moreover, she notes that a stage event in Malaysia featuring [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]] and seven heroines, propelled her into fame. She was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Choreography]] in 2000 for her folk dance sequences in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]''.<ref>[http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf 48th National Film Awards]. nic.in</ref> She became the first to start a cinematic dance school named Kala's Kalalaya which has five branches in Chennai. She manages it along with her sisters. Kala's merit is in popularising a peculiar dance form, cobbled together with borrowings from classical, Indian folk, bhangra and western steps.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071201173036/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/10/29/stories/2005102900080400.htm Metro Plus Pondicherry / Interview : Master of moves]. The Hindu (2005-10-29). Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> She also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer]] for her work in ''[[Chandramukhi]]''.
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| She has since gone to specialise in directing dance reality shows, notably ''[[Maanada Mayilada]]'', which has finished nine seasons.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306184645/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/10/27/stories/2008102750540300.htm Metro Plus Kochi / People : She makes them dance to her tunes]. The Hindu (2008-10-27). Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> She is currently judging dance reality show Odi Vilayadu Papa in [[Kalaignar TV]].
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| ==Personal life==
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| Kala was born into a family of seven girls and revealed that she was brought up in a one-room house during her childhood. An elder sister Jayanthi, first started dancing and acted as heroine in two films – ''[[Uthiripookkal]]'' and ''Poottatha Pookkal''. Kala’s second sister Girija, learned Bharatanatyam at Kalakshetra; and went to work with choreographers Thangam and later [[Raghuram|Raghuram Master]], whom she married later, and also become an independent choreographer. Kala was the sixth daughter, while [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda]], a leading choreographer, is her youngest sister.<ref>Ethiraj, Gopal. (2009-09-21) [http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/09/21/sunday-celebritykala-master-she-%E2%80%98sagala-kala-vallavi%E2%80%99 Sunday celebrity:Kala Master: she is ‘sagala Kala vallavi’]. Asian Tribune. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref>
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| One of her nephews, Prasanna Sujit, is also a film choreographer. One of her niece [[Gayathri Raguram|Master Gayathri Raghuram]], daughter of late Raghuram Master and her sister Girija is also a choreographer and an actor. She has also introduced her another niece Keerthi, daughter of Jayanthi Master and wife of actor [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj|Shanthanu Baghyaraj]], as an anchor in her dance reality show Manada Mayilada.
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| Kala was previously married to UAE based businessman, Govindarajan in 1997, who is the brother of actress [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]. Kala had initially shifted to Dubai after her marriage but problems prompted her to return to Chennai and take up choreographing again. The pair got divorced in 1999, and soon after Kala and Brindha controversially made derogatory comments about Sneha's dancing ability to a magazine.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-06-01/07-07-06-sneha.html Tamil movies : Dancing sisters’ war dance against Sneha]. Behindwoods.com (2006-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref>
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| She married Mahesh in 2004. It was a love marriage. The couple has a son Vidyuth, born in 2007.
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| ==Television==
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| | ''[[Jodi Number One (season 1)]]''
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| | ''Odi Vilayadu Papa''
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| | ''[[Maanada Mayilada]]'' (1-8 seasons)
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| | '' [[D 4 Dance]]'' (Season 1)
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| | [[Mazhavil Manorama]] ([[Malayalam]])
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| * {{IMDb name|1018238}}
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| {{National Film Award Best Choreography}}
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| [[Category:Indian film choreographers]]
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