Jani Master

Jani Master, whose full name is Shaik Jani Basha, is a dance choreographer who works mainly in Telugu cinema and also takes on Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. Audiences know him best for the songs of Govindudu Andarivadele, Majili and The Warrior. His honours include a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards South and three SIIMA Awards. His dances for Naayak earned him the SIIMA Award for Telugu in 2013. He followed that with Govindudu Andarivadele (2014), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018) and Majili (2019). In 2021, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South for Yuvarathnaa. The year 2022 brought The Warrior, Macherla Niyojakavargam and Dhamaka. In 2023, he worked on Vaarasudu, Kabzaa, Custody and the Hindi film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, served as co-director on Rama Banam, and acted in Jailer. Stree 2, Khel Khel Mein and (Tillu)² came in 2024, Thamma in 2025, and his 2026 credits include Peddi, Jailer 2 and KD – The Devil. Jani Master handles many kinds of dance, but Western and folk forms sit at the centre of his style. That blend lets him shape songs for films in four languages. His National Film Award, together with his Filmfare and SIIMA wins, marks him as one of the established names in South Indian dance choreography.