Suresh Gopi is an Indian actor, television host, politician and social activist who has acted in more than 250 films in Mollywood and Kollywood. He became known for playing the roles of police and army officers in action films. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2016.
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Wiki/Biography
Suresh Gopi was born in Kollam, Kerala, India. According to one source, he was born on Wednesday, June 25, 1958 (age 65 years; as of 2023), and according to another source, he was born on Thursday, June 26, 1958 (age 65 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He completed his schooling at Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian School and Fatima Mata National College, Kollam. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology and completed a master’s degree in arts in English literature from the University of Kerala in 1982. He became interested in films while in college after watching Kamal Haasan films.
Suresh Gopi before pursuing his acting career
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Father’s name was K. Gopinathan Pillai, who was a film distributor, and his mother’s name was V. Gnanalekshmi Amma who passed away on 16th June 2012. He is the eldest of four brothers with three younger brothers named Subhash Gopi, Sunil Gopi and Sanil Gopi; Sunil and Sanil are twins.
Suresh Gopi with his mother
wife and children
On 8 February 1990, he married Radhika Nair, the granddaughter of actor Aranmula Ponama.
Suresh Gopi with his wife Radhika Nair during their wedding
The couple has four children, including two sons named Gokul Suresh, who is an actor, and Madhav Suresh, and two daughters named Bhagya Suresh and Bhavni Suresh. They also had a daughter named Lakshmi Suresh who died in a road accident at the age of one and a half years.
Suresh Gopi with his family
religion
He follows Hinduism.
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Address
Lekshmi, D-9, Temple Road, Sastthmangalam, Thiruvananthapuram – 695010
Career
movie
initial days
He made his debut as a child artist in the 1965 film Odayil Ninnu. He later made his acting debut after becoming an adult in the 1986 film Niramulla Ravulkal, in which he played a minor role. He continued to play supporting roles and played villains in more than 80 films in 4-5 years, including the 1986 film TP Balagopalan MA as a potential groom, the 1987 film Irupatham Noottandu as the villain, the 1988 film Oru CBI Diary Kurippu1, the film Praguli Minus 8. The 1989 film Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and the 1999 film Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. 0 in the movie Thoovalsparsham as Ananda Padmanabhan.
Suresh Gopi during the shooting of the film
Become a superstar
He achieved superstar status in the 1990s by playing army and police officers in various films directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker. His first big break was the 1992 film Thalastanam, in which he played the role of Harikrishnan. He later played Madhavan’s IPS in Ekalavian (1993), Ravishankar in Mafia (1993), Nakulan in Manichitrataju (1993), City Police Commissioner Bharatchandran in IPS Commissioner (1994) and Sreedhar Prasad IPS/Mahesh Aravind (RAW 1995).
Suresh Gopi on the poster of his 1994 film Commissioner
Delivering hits back to back and taking a break
In the mid-1990s, she began playing a variety of roles, showing her acting versatility. He acted as a wildlife photographer named Anand aka Colonel in the 1996 film Rajaputran, Captain Jacob Stephan (Aanakattil Chackochi) in the 1997 film Lelam, a theyam artist named Kannan Perumalayanin in the 1997 film Kaliyattam, Kannan in the film 20000, Dr. Warkasipatanam Shwanathan in the 2010 film Janakan, Dr. Vijay Nambiar in the 2014 film The Pharmacy and Adhiraja Bhattadir in the 2015 film My God; He took a break from acting after the 2015 film My God. In 2015, he also played the role of Dr. Vasudevan in the Tamil film I.
Suresh Gopi during the shooting of My God
Back to the movies
He returned to acting after a four-year hiatus in March 2019 with the Tamil film Tamilarasan, in which he played the role of Dr. Muruganandam; The movie was released in 2023. He later portrayed Major Unnikrishnan, a retired army officer, in the 2020 film Varan Avashyamundi, Circle Inspector Abraham Mathew ‘Mathan’ aka Paappan in the 2022 film Paappan and Kaduvakkunnel Kuruvachan, slated for the film Ottak2.
Suresh Gopi on the set of Paapan
television
He became a TV anchor in 2012 when he started hosting the Malayalam version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? A show called Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran which aired on Asianet. He continued to host the program for four more seasons. In 2021, he started hosting the Malayalam version of Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? titled AnchinoduInchodinchu which aired on Surya TV.
Suresh Gopi hosts the TV show AnchinoduInchodinchu
politics
He became a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament of India) on 29 April 2016. He was nominated under the category of eminent persons under Article 80 of the Constitution of India. He chose Thiruvananthapuram district as his hub under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. He officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 19 October 2016. In the 2019 Indian general election, he contested from the Thrissur constituency; However, he finished third. In the 2021 assembly elections in Kerala, he contested from the Thrissur seat and finished third. In 2023, it was speculated that he would be inducted into the Union Cabinet of India.
Suresh Gopi and his wife Radhika Nair with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Awards, honors, achievements
- Best Actor Award at the National Film Awards for Kaliyattam in 1998
- Best Actor Award at the Kerala State Film Awards for Kaliyattam in 1998
- Nominated for Best Actor at the Filmfare Awards South for Pharmacy in 2014
- Nominated for Best Actor, 2016 Filmfare Awards South for I in 2016.
Car collection
It owns Toyota Vellfire, Tata Safari, Caravan and Audi Q7.
salary
Suresh Gopi’s remuneration for the financial year 2019-2020 was Rs. 3,24,29,750. It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents (minors).
assets and properties
movable assets
- Bank deposits: Rs. 73,42,947
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 1,94,18,945
- Jewelry: Rs. 1,43,37,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 83,00,000
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 1,61,47,918
- Residential buildings: Rs. 3,34,94,100
Note: The given valuations of movable and immovable property are given as of 2021. It excludes assets owned by his spouse and dependents (minors).
Net worth
Gopi’s net worth for the financial year 2020-2021 was estimated at Rs. 11 crores 38 GEL. It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- In September 2017, amid the controversy over his entry into the Sri Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, he announced at a public function that he wanted to be reborn as a Brahmin and become a priest or sub-priest at the Ayyappa temple, angering protesters who wrote social media posts condemning him.
- In March 2018, he said in a public statement that there was caste discrimination in the Malayalam film industry when he entered the industry; However, when he and other artists won several film awards, the situation changed.
Suresh Gopi with Ajith (right) in the 1990s
- He is known for helping fellow artists and people irrespective of caste, politics or religion. Noted Malayalam director Alpey Ashraf revealed in May 2020 that Gopi was helping the family of late Malayalam actor Rathish. He paid off their debt, took care of their tuition and also gifted gold souvenirs for Ratish’s daughter’s marriage.
- He was a member of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA); However, when the association fined him 2 million GEL for going on the show and did not fine other artistes who did the same, he left the association.
- He donated money to many associations working in the field of entertainment and social issues.
Donation made by Suresh Gopi
- He is a cricket lover and loves to watch cricket matches.
Suresh Gopi (left) with Saurav Ganguly (centre)
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