Suresh Gopi

Infobox actor
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debut Film = Started his acting career in 1965 as a child artist in a Malayalam movie 'Odayil Ninnum’


birthdate = birth date and age|1960|6|25
birthplace = Kollam,Kerala,India flagicon|India
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yearsactive = 22
spouse = Radhika
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notable role = Ekalavyan (1993) Commissioner (1994)) "Kaliyattam" (1997) Makalkku (2005)
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nationalfilmawards="Kaliyattam" (1997)
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Suresh Gopi is an National Film Award-winning actor in Malayalam cinema who is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as he is for the character roles. He is also famous for his philanthropic efforts.fact | date = April 2008 He did his schooling at Infant Jesus High School in Kollam and got graduated from Fathima Mata National College in Kollam.

Career

Suresh Gopi started his acting career in 1965 as a child artist in a malayalam movie 'Odayil Ninnum' which was a screen adaptation of the novel by the same name.He subsequently stopped acting and returned to Malayalam movies in the eighties. His first roles in the eighties were those of a supporting hero or the villain. His most notable works of this period include 'Irupatham Noottandu' (Twentieth Century), Rajavinte Makan ('The son of the King'), which are Superstar Mohanlal starrers, and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, which was a Mammootty starrer.His major break in a leading role came with "Thalasthanam" (The Capital) followed by Ekalavyan and Commissioner all of them Police dramas. He shot to superstardom with these movies and followed it up with roles in 'Pathram' (newspaper), 'Lelam' (Auction) and 'Vazhunnor' (The Rulers).His portrayal of the police commissioner 'Bharath Chandran IPS' in Commissioner (1994) shot him to superstardom and is etched in Malayalam movie history as one of the most recognized roles. His famous monologue "Ormayundo ee mugkham?" ("Remember this face?") is synonymous with the role and has been subject to much imitation and parody. He is famous for his fervent delivery of English dialogues in the movies that he acts in.

He became noted and was glorified for playing larger than life roles that were anti-establishment and often were a dig at political and social corruption. In 1997 his acting prowess was proved as "Kannan Perumalayan" a role that he played in "Kaliyattam" (The play), a screen adaptation of Othello by William Shakespeare for which he got the National Award for best actor in the same year. Other noted hits were 'Pathram' (The Newspaper), Crime File, Kashmeeram, Janadhipathyam (Democracy),Sathyameva Jayathe, Thenkasipattanam, Highway, Summer in Bethlehem, Bharathchandran IPS, 'F.I.R' (First Information Report), Tiger and Chinthamani KolacaseBefore Love Cinema he was English literature field and his favourite pens are Bernard Shaw, Shakespeare, Camilla way etc etc. He is famous for his philanthropic efforts. He has done many charity activities in Kerala, Tamilnadu, Gulf etc. Once he gave up the chance of standing for the election with Congress Party. His charity activties are spearheaded by his fans club which has a strength of about 800 members. He frequently visits sree chitra poor home,Trivandrum with his all kerala fans club president Mr.Ashwin Jothindran and spends time with the hapless inmates.

Awards

* National Film Award for Best Actor - "Kaliyattam"
* State Film Award for Best Actor - "Kaliyattam"
* In July, 2005, he was nominated for the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a mentally distressed person in "Ullam" and as a Doctor in "Makalkku", but lost out to Mammootty.

Filmography

# My Mother's Laptop (2008)
# (2008)
# Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri (2007) Sharafuddien Dharavasy
# Bharathan (2007)
# Black Cat (2007) .... Black, Ramesh Sharma
# Janmam (2007)
# Time (2007)
# Detective (2007) Shyam,Ananthan
# Notebook (2006) .... Brigadier Alexander
# Smart City (2006) Madhavan
# Bada Dhosth (2006).... Daya Shankar
# Pataaka (2006) George Tharyan
# Rashtram (2006) Maliekkal Thommichan
# Lanka(2006)
# Chinthamani Kolacase (2006) .... Lal Krishna Viradiyar
# The Tiger (2005) .... Chandrasekharan IPS
# Bharatchandran IPS (2005) .... Bharatchandran IPS
# Makalkku (2005) .... Warrier
# Sasneham Sumithra (2004) .... Balachandran
# Agninakshathram (2004) .... Thalakkulathu Thampi
# Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam (2003) .... Vishnu
# www.Anukutumbam.com (2002)
# Nariman (2001) .... Asok Nariman
# Sundrapurushan (2001) .... Suryanarayanan
# Megasandesam (2001) .... Balagopal
# Deena (2001) .... Adikesavan
# Randam Bhavam (2001).... Navaneet Krishnan, Anantha Krishnan
# Saivar Thirumeni (2001) .... Devadathan Nampoothirippadu
# Thenkasipattanam (2000) .... Kannan
# Cover Story (2000) .... Vijay
# Mark Antony (2000)
# Millennium Stars (2000) ... Karanan
# Pilots (2000) .... Bobby Nair
# Satyameva Jayate (2000) Chandrachoodan
# Crime File (1999) .... Idamattom Palackal Easo Panikkar
# F.I.R (1999) Muhammad Sarkar
# Pathram (1999) .... Nandagopal
# Varnatheru (1999)
# Vazhunnor (1999).... Kuttapai
# Kallu Kondoru Pennu (1998)
# Pranaya Varnankal (1998)
# Rektha Sakshikal Zindabad (1998) Urumees
# Summer in Bethlahem (1998) .... Dennis
# Thalolam (1998)
# Thirakalkkappuram (1998)
# Kaliyattam (1997) .... Kannan Perumalayan/Othello ... aka Play of the God
# Anubhoothi (1997)
# Bharatheeyam (1997)
# Bhoopathi (1997) .... Hariprasad
# Gangothri (1997)
# Guru (1997) .... King
# Janathipathyam (1997) .... R.D. Nayanar
# Kulam (1997)
# Lelam (1997) .... Anakkattil Chackochy (Jacob Stephen)
# Masmaram (1997)
# Suvarna Simhaasanam (1997)
# Mahatma (1996) Devadevan
# Rajaputhran (1996).... Anand
# The King (1995) ....Guest Role
# Aksharam (1995) .... Ananthakrishnan
# Karma (1995) Achuthan
# Radholsavam (1995)
# Sadaram (1995) .... Raghunandana Menon
# Sakshyam (1995)
# Sindoora Rekha (1995)
# Thakshasila (1995) Gautham Krishna
# Chukkan (1994) .... Gaurishankar
# The City (1994/I) .... Ravi
# Commissioner (1994) .... Bharathchandran I.P.S
# Kashmeeram (1994) .... Shyam
# Manathe Kottaram (1994) Satheesh Nair
# Rudraksham (1994) Viswanadhan
# Dhruvam (1993) .... Jose Nariman
# Aacharyan (1993)
# City Police (1993)
# Yaadhavam (1993) Vishnu
# Ethu Manju Kaalam (1993)
# Injakkadan Mathai & Sons (1993) Thankachan
# Mafia (1993) Ravisankar
# Manichithrathazhu (1993) .... Nakulan
# Paithrukam (1993)
# Ponnu Chami (1993)
# Samooham (1993)
# Ekalavyan (1993) Madhavan
# Pappayude Swantham Appoos (1992) Dr Gopan
# Adharam (1992) .... Vasu
# Aham (1992)
# Daddy (1992) Antony
# Ente Ponnu Thampuran (1992)
# Nadodi (1992) .... Sivan
# Nakshthrakoodaram (1992)
# Ponnurukkum Pakshi (1992)
# Simhadhwani (1992)
# Thalastaanam (1992) Harikrishnan
# Utsava Melam (1992)
# Chakravarthy (1991)
# Ente Sooryaputhrikku (1991) .... Dr. Srinivas
# Kadalora Kattu (1991)
# Kuttapathram (1991) .... Alex
# Parallel College (1991) .... Ananthan
# Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu (1990) Kristi
# Midhya (1990) .... K. P. Rajagopal
# Aanaval Mothiram (1990) .... Nandakumar
# Arhatha (1990)
# In Harihar Nagar (1990) .... Sethumadhavan
# Kouthuka Varthakal (1990) .... Ravi
# Minda Poochakku Kalyanam (1990)
# Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990) Kristapher Luke
# Orukkam (1990) .... Sethumadhava Kurup
# Rajavazhcha (1990) .... Govindankutty
# Saandhram (1990) .... Sreeraman
# Thoovalsparsham(1990) .... Ananda Padmanabhan
# Varthamana Kalam (1990) .... Balagopalan
# Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989) .... Aromal Chekavar
# Akshrathettu (1989)
# Douthyam (1989) .... Capt. Suresh G. Nair
# Innale (1989) .... Dr. Narendran
# Kaalal Pada (1989)
# News (1989) .... Rishi Menon
# Vachanam (1989)
# Varnam (1989) .... Manu Vishwanath
# Nineteen Twenty One (1988) .... Unni… ... aka Ayarthi Thollayirathi Irupathonnu (India: Malayalam title)
# Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) .... Harry
# Antima Theerpu (1988)
# Dhwani (1988)
# Manu Uncle (1988) .... Police Chief
# Moonnam Mura (1988) .... Vaisakhan
# Witness (1988) .... Alex Williams
# New Delhi (1987) .... Suresh
# Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu (1987) .... Vinayachandran
# Irupatham Noottandu (1987).... Shekaran Kutty
# P.C. 369 (1987) .... Gopikuttan
# Vazhiyorakkazhchakal (1987) .... Ashok
# Nandi Veendum Varika (1986) .... Balan
# Manasilloru Manimuthu (1986)
# Onnumuthal Poojyam Vare (1986)
# Rajavinte Makan (1986)
# T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986) .... Prospective
# Odeyil Ninnu (1965) .....Young Pappu