Suresh Gopi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-06-26 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Kollam, Kerala, India
Suresh Gopi
Biography
Suresh Gopi (born June 26, 1958) is a celebrated Malayalam actor, playback singer, television host, and politician, best known for his powerful portrayals of tough police officers and intense action heroes. Making his debut as a child artist in Odayil Ninnu (1965), he rose to prominence in the late ’80s and ’90s with his commanding screen presence and fiery dialogue delivery.
He became a superstar with cult classics like Commissioner (1994), where his role as Bharath Chandran IPS became iconic, leading to sequels like Bharathchandran I.P.S. (2005). Other landmark films include Lelam (1997), Pathram (1999), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Manichitrathazhu (1993), F.I.R (1999), Kaliyattam (1997), and Chinthamani Kolacase (2006). His mix of action packed mass entertainers and critically acclaimed roles earned him a special place in Malayalam cinema.
Suresh Gopi won the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Kaliyattam (1997), where he delivered a career defining performance in an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello. He has also received multiple Filmfare Awards and other honors across his career.
Outside cinema, he gained further popularity as the host of Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran (the Malayalam version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ?) and later entered politics, serving as a Member of Parliament and Union Minister.
With his signature intensity and memorable mass dialogues, Suresh Gopi remains one of Malayalam cinema’s most enduring and iconic stars.
Acting
Highway 2 - The Untitled
as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
Judgment Day
as Ramdas
Oru Perumgaliyattam
as Peruvannan
Maniyan Chittappan
as Maniyan Chittappan
(2025)
JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala
as Adv. David Abel Donovan
(2023)
Garudan
as DCP Harish Madhav
(2023)
Tamilarasan
as Dr. Muruganantham
(2022)
Mei Hoom Moosa
as Moosa
(2022)
Paappan
as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS
(2021)
Kaaval
as Thampan
(2020)
Varane Avashyamund
as Major Unnikrishnan
(2015)
I
as Dr. Vasudevan
(2015)
My God
as Adiraja Bhattadirippad
(2015)
Rudra Simhasanam
as Rudra Simhan
(2015)
(2014)
The Dolphins
as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
(2014)
Apothecary
as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
(2014)
Salaam Kashmier
as Tommy Eapen Devassy
(2013)
Geethanjali
as Nakulan
(2012)
(2012)
The King & The Commissioner
as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
(2011)
(2011)
Collector
as Avinash Varma
(2011)
(2011)
Christian Brothers
as Joseph Vadakkan
(2011)
Ekadashy
as Nandan Menon
(2011)
Melvilasom
as Vikas Roy
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
Sahasram
as SP Vishnu Sahasranamam IPS
(2010)
Janakan
as Viswanaathan
(2010)
Sadgamaya
as Dr. Ravi Varman
(2010)
Raama Raavanan
as Thiruchelvam
(2010)
Mummy & Me
as Amir
(2010)
(2010)
Kadaksham
as Nadhan
(2010)
Kanyakumari Express
as Mohanshankar IPS
(2009)
Hailesa
as Unnikrishnan
(2009)
(2009)
Kancheepurathe Kalyanam
as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty
(2009)
Bhoomi Malayalam
as Ananthan Master / Narayanan kutty
(2009)
Kerala Cafe
as Ramesh
(2009)
Vairam
as Advocate Ravi Varma
(2009)
Black Dalia
as Dr. Aadikesav
(2009)
IG: Inspector General
as IG Durga Prasad IPS
(2008)
Pakal Nakshatrangal
as Dr. Vaidyanathan
(2008)
Madambi
as Narrator
(2008)
Twenty 20
as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
(2008)
Aayudham
as Hrishikesh IPS
(2008)
Bullet
as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri
(2008)
Sound of Boot
as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
Thavalam
as Sivan
(2007)
Lanka
as Shravan
(2007)
Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri
as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi
(2007)
Detective
as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar
(2007)
Time
as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon
(2007)
Bharathan Effect
as Dr. Pandala
(2007)
Black Cat
as Ramesh Sharma/Black
(2007)
Kichamani M.B.A.
as Kichamani
(2007)
(2006)
Bada Dosth
as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth
(2006)
Notebook
as Brigadier Alexander
(2006)
Chinthamani Kolacase
as Lal Krishna Viradiar
(2006)
Pathaka
as George Tharyan
(2006)
Rashtram
as Maliyekkal Thommi
(2006)
Smart City
as Madhavan
(2006)
Adbutham
as Chandrasekhara Warrier
(2006)
Ashwaroodan
as Veerabhadran
(2005)
The Tiger
as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS
(2005)
Bharathchandran I.P.S
as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
(2005)
Makalkku
as Dr. Warrier
(2004)
Sasneham Sumithra
as Balachandran
(2004)
Agninakshathram
as Thalakkulathu Thambi
(2003)
Thillana Thillana
as Himself
(2003)
Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam
as Vishnu
(2002)
Samasthanam
as Surya
(2002)
(2001)
Nariman
as DySP Ashok Nariman
(2001)
Dheena
as Adhikesavan
(2001)
Randam Bhavam
as Navneet Krishnan / Anantha Krishnan
(2001)
Sundarapurushan
as Surya Narayanan
(2001)
Sathyameva Jayathe
as Chandrachoodan
(2001)
(2001)
Meghasandesam
as Balagopal
(2000)
Dreams
as Dr. Roy
(2000)
Thenkasipattanam
as Kannappan
(2000)
Mark Antony
as Parel Antony
(2000)
Pilots
as Bobby Nair
(2000)
Millennium Stars
as Karunan
(1999)
Crime File
as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar
(1999)
(1999)
Pathram
as Nandagopal
(1999)
F.I.R.
as SP Mohammed Sarkar IPS
(1999)
Vazhunnor
as Kuttappayi
(1999)
(1998)
Thalolam
as Haridas
(1998)
(1998)
Summer in Bethlehem
as Dennis
(1998)
(1998)
Thirakalkkappuram
as Chengan
(1998)
Colours of Love
as Vinayachandran I.A.S
(1997)
Gangothri
as Adv.Sarathchandran
(1997)
Suvarna Simhasanam
as Ramanathan
(1997)
Janathipathyam
as R.D. Nayanar
(1997)
Kaliyattam
as Kannan Perumalayan
(1997)
Guru
as Vijayanthan
(1997)
Lelam
as Aanakattil Chackochi
(1997)
Boopathi
as Hariprasad
(1997)
Kulam
as Ananthapadmanabhan
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
Anubhoothi
as Shivankutty
(1996)
(1996)
Mahathma
as Devadevan
(1996)
Rajaputhran
as Anand
(1995)
Highway
as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
(1995)
(1995)
Sindoora Rekha
as Balachandran
(1995)
Thakshasila
as Gautham
(1995)
The King
as Bharathchandran IPS
(1995)
Sakshyam
as Sunny
(1995)
Aksharam
as Ananthakrishnan
(1994)
(1994)
Kashmeeram
as Shyam
(1994)
Commissioner
as Bharathchandran I.P.S
(1994)
Chukkan
as Gaurishankar
(1994)
The City
as A.S.P Raviprasad IPS
(1994)
Rudraksham
as Vishwanathan
(1994)
Manathe Kottaram
as Satheesh Nair
(1993)
Mafia
as Ravi Shankar
(1993)
Dhruvam
as Jose Nariman
(1993)
Ekalavyan
as Madhavan I.P.S.
(1993)
Samooham
as Sudhakaran
(1993)
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
as Subair
(1993)
Manichitrathazhu
as Nakulan
(1993)
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
as Thankachan
(1993)
Ithu Manjukaalam
as Balu
(1992)
Paithrukam
as Somadathan
(1992)
Ponnurukkum Pakshi
as Ananthan
(1992)
Nadodi
as Sivan
(1992)
Pappayude Swantham Appoos
as Dr. Gopan
(1992)
(1992)
Nakshthrakoodaram
as Jeevan Roy
(1992)
Utsavamelam
as Jayadevan
(1992)
Aadhaaram
as Vasu
(1992)
Ponnaramthottathe Raajaavu
as Jacob
(1992)
Thalasthanam
as Harikrishnan
(1992)
(1991)
(1991)
Aanaval Mothiram
as Nandakumar
(1991)
Bhoomika
as Gopi
(1991)
Ente Sooryaputhrikku
as Dr. Srinivas
(1991)
Athirathan
as Sethu
(1991)
(1990)
Parampara
as Chanthu
(1990)
Midhya
as K. P. Rajagopal
(1990)
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
as Christopher Luke
(1990)
Arhatha
as Mahesh
(1990)
Rajavazhcha
as Govindankutty
(1990)
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
as Christy
(1990)
Thoovalsparsham
as Ananda Padmanaban
(1990)
Kouthuka Varthakal
as Ravi
(1990)
In Harihar Nagar
as Sethumadhavan
(1990)
Saandhram
as Sreeraman
(1990)
Parallel College
as Ananthan
(1989)
Nair Saab
as Cadet Gopakumar
(1989)
New Year
as Vinod Menon
(1989)
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
as Aromal Chekavar
(1989)
(1989)
Innale
as Dr. Narendran
(1989)
Douthyam
as Capt. Suresh G. Nair
(1989)
Varnam
as Manu Vishwanath
(1989)
Vachanam
as Ravi
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
as Harry
(1988)
Anuragi
as Roy
(1988)
(1988)
Witness
as Alex Williams
(1988)
Moonnam Mura
as Vaishakhan
(1988)
Dhwani
as Dr. Dinesh
(1988)
Manu Uncle
as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan
(1988)
1921
as Unnikrishnan Nair
(1988)
(1988)
Anthima Theerpu
as Suresh
(1988)
(1987)
New Delhi
as Suresh
(1987)
Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu
as Vinayachandran
(1987)
Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham
as Hari Das
(1987)
Irupatham Noottandu
as Sekharan Kutty
(1987)
January Oru Orma
as Vinod
(1987)
(1987)
Vazhiyorakazchakal
as Ashok
(1987)
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
as Jayan
(1987)
P.C. 369
as Gopikuttan
(1986)
Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare
as Man at the beach
(1986)
Rajavinte Makan
as Kumar
(1986)
Yuvajanotsavam
as Dilip
(1986)
Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal
as Suresh
(1986)
Sayam Sandhya
as Ravi
(1986)
(1986)
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
as Prospective Groom
(1986)
Nandi Veendum Varika
as Balan
(1986)
(1984)
Niraparaadhi
as Inspector Balan
(1965)
Odayil Ninnu
as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)