Gopi
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1937-11-08
Deathday 2008-01-29 (70 years old)
Place of Birth Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
Also Known As Bharat Gopi, Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair , Bharath Gopi , Kodiyettam Gopi , ഭരത് ഗോപി, Bharat Gopy
Gopi
Biography
Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair, also known as Bharat Gopi, was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. Considered one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Gopi was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala during the 1970s. He won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977). His well-known roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika, Vasu Menon in Palangal, Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu, Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam, Nandagopal in Ormakkayi, Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu, Shankaran in Chidambaram and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat. Gopi also directed the films Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991), and produced the movie Padheyam (1993) directed by Bharathan. In 1991 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts.
Known For
Actor
as Abraham
as Narayana Swamy
as Balan Master
as Anu's Father
as Joseph Pandala
as Shanta Ram
as Musaliyar
as Agnisarmman
as Tathamangalam
as Tharakan
as K. K. Menon
as Judge
as Rajani's Father
as K. V. Raghavan
as Thambi
as Viswantha Panicker
as Balan Menon
as School Teacher
as Chellannan
as Devadas Menon
as Chairman
as Mahadevan Thampi
as Cardinal
as Krishnan Raju
as Mohandas
as Krishnankutty
as Gopi
as Dussasanan Pillai
as Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli
as Ayyappan Nair
as Stephen George
as Mamachan
as V. P. Menon
as Bharath Gopi
as Suresh Babu
as Capt. C. S. Nair
as Balagangadhara Menon
as Prof. 'Shakespeare' Krishna Pillai
as Vinod
as Moitheen Bava
as Sreeprasad
as Nirmala's Husband
as Nandan
as Meera's Father
as Tablist Aiyappan
as Dr. Thomas
as Mamachan
as Vasu Menon
as Ramesh
as Tea Shop Owner
as Sankaran Kutty
as Circus Manager
as The dismissed employee