Gopi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-11-08
Day of Death
2008-01-29 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
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.
Acting
(2008)
Aakasha Gopuram
as Abraham
(2008)
(2007)
Nasrani
as Narayana Swamy
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
Rasathanthram
as Balan Master
(2004)
Wanted
as Anu's Father
(2003)
(2001)
Dubai
as Joseph Pandala
(2000)
(1999)
Devadasi
as Shanta Ram
(1998)
Elavamkodu Desam
as Agnisarmman
(1998)
(1998)
Samantharangal
as Musaliyar
(1998)
Thalolam
as Tathamangalam
(1995)
Agnidevan
as K. K. Menon
(1995)
Ormakalundayirikkanam
as Tharakan
(1994)
Vardhakya Puranam
as Rajani's Father
(1994)
Vishnu
as Judge
(1994)
(1993)
Padheyam
as K. V. Raghavan
(1986)
Ice Cream
as Viswantha Panicker
(1986)
Revathikkoru Pavakkutty
as Balan Menon
(1986)
Meenamasathile Suryan
as School Teacher
(1986)
Udayam Padinjaru
as Thambi
(1985)
Irakal
as Cardinal
(1985)
Aghaat
as Krishnan Raju
(1985)
Chidambaram
as Mohandas
(1985)
Kanathaya Penkutty
as Devadas Menon
(1985)
Gayathridevi Ente Amma
as Mahadevan Thampi
(1985)
Karimpin Poovinakkare
as Chellannan
(1985)
Puli Varunne Puli
as Chairman
(1985)
Punnaram Cholli Cholli
as Krishnankutty
(1984)
Panchavadi Palam
as Dussasana Kuruppu
(1984)
Akkare
as Gopi
(1984)
Appunni
as Ayyappan Nair
(1984)
Aarorumariyathe
as Stephen George
(1984)
(1984)
Aduthaduthu
as Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli
(1984)
Adaminte Vaariyellu
as Mamachan
(1984)
Aksharangal
as V. P. Menon
(1983)
Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku
as Vinod
(1983)
Asthram
as Capt. C. S. Nair
(1983)
Rachana
as Sreeprasad
(1983)
Eettillam
as Moitheen Bava
(1983)
Sandhya Mayangum Neram
as Balagangadhara Menon
(1983)
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
as Bharath Gopi
(1983)
(1983)
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
as Suresh Babu
(1983)
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
as Prof. 'Shakespeare' Krishna Pillai
(1982)
Yavanika
as Tablist Aiyappan
(1982)
Marmaram
as Nirmala's Husband
(1982)
Novemberinte Nashtam
as Meera's Father
(1982)
Ormakkayi
as Nandan
(1981)
Palangal
as Vasu Menon
(1981)
Kallan Pavithran
as Mamachan
(1981)
Vida Parayum Munpe
as Dr. Thomas
(1980)
Arising from the Surface
as Ramesh
(1979)
Peruvazhiyambalam
as Tea Shop Owner
(1978)
Kodiyettam
as Sankaran Kutty
(1978)
The Circus Tent
as Circus Manager
(1972)
Swayamvaram
as The dismissed employee
Crew
(2007)
Ekadanta
Producer
(2002)
Ente Hridayathinte Udama
Director
(1993)
Padheyam
Producer
(1992)
Yamanam
Director
(1989)
Ulsavapittennu
Director