Madhu Gopinath & Vakkkom Sajeev had undergone training in Indian Classical Dance forms. In 1994, Madhu and Sajeev joined the Aarti Dance Company as dancers and started performing with the company in India as well as abroad.  They started learning Kalaripayattu (martial art form of Kerala) from CVN Kalari Sangham in Trivandrum under Govindankutty Gurukkal and from Guru. Smt. V Mydhili of Midhilalaya Dance Academy they continued their Bharathanatyam lessons.  Madhu and Sajeev have won acclaims as good Kalaripayattu, Bharathanatyam and Yoga performers.  Under Guru Deshpande, they are also trained in Rope Mallakhambh and Pole Mallakhambh.  In 1998 they co-founded Samudra Centre for Indian Contemporary Performing Arts and have given performances in many International as well as Indian dance festivals with their own choreographic productions named – ‘The Sound of Silence’, ‘Jalam’, ‘Rhythm’ and the latest production ‘The Cosmic Dance of Siva’.

They have choreographed three major productions named ‘The Sound of Silence’, ‘Jalam’ and ‘Rhythm’, which are well acclaimed both in India and internationally.  Presently they are working on a new concept – ‘The Cosmic Dance of Siva’ which will be premiered in January 2009 in Trivandrum.  They have performed in renowned festivals like The International Summer Theatre Festival held in Hamburg, Germany, The Hong Kong Asian Festival (1998), Iddac Dance and Music Festival, Royal Opera House in London in September 2001, Spoleto Festival – Italy 2001, 2002 & 2007, Indian Events in Spain, Portugal & France, toured UK for Sampad, Bonn Biennale Festival (2005), Edinburgh Festival – Scotland (2006), Frankfurt Book Festival (2006), Srilankan Indian Community Festival (2007), Soorya Youth Festival in 12 countries, etc.  Apart from these they have also performed in many Indian festivals like the Soorya Festival, Attakalari Festival, Uday Sankar Satabdi Samaroh Festival organised by the Sangeeth Natak Akademi in Calcutta, Sangeeth Natak Akademi Festival in Manipur, etc.  In 2001, with IFA (Chaali Project), they toured 23 villages of South India, performed, conducted workshops and lecture demonstrations in 60 venues.  They have also choreographed and danced in an Indo – French collaborative opera work named ‘The Fakir of Benares’ which was staged in Delhi and Mumbai.  Recently they choreographed for National Inaugural function for the Celebration commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the First War of Independence 1857, 100 years of Satyagraha and 60 Years of Freedom for India which was a proposal by the Asian Heritage Foundation.  Madhu and Sajeev have been awarded the Best Choreographers Award by the Government of Kerala and the Film Critics Association for the film – ‘Raathrimazha’ and for the same film; they won the National Award also.

Recently they choreographed for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Common Wealth Games held in New Delhi.