Suresh Gopi
Known for Acting · 220 credits
- Born
- 1958-06-26 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Kollam, Kerala, India
- Also known as
- Suresh Gopinathan · സുരേഷ് ഗോപി
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.
Known For
Movies (220)
I
2015
as Dr. Vasudevan
Tamilarasan
2023
as Dr. Muruganantham
Varane Avashyamund
2020
as Major Unnikrishnan
Manichitrathazhu
1993
as Nakulan
Moonnam Mura
1988
as Vaishakhan
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
1989
as Aromal Chekavar
Crime File
1999
as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar
In Harihar Nagar
1990
as Sethumadhavan
Pappayude Swantham Appoos
1992
as Dr. Gopan
Pathaka
2006
as George Tharyan
Kerala Cafe
2009
as Ramesh
Lelam
1997
as Aanakattil Chackochi
Innale
1989
as Dr. Narendran
Ekalavyan
1993
as Madhavan I.P.S.
Aanaval Mothiram
1991
as Nandakumar
Samooham
1993
as Sudhakaran
Twenty 20
2008
as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
Melvilasom
2011
as Captain Vikas Roy
Paappan
2022
as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS
Douthyam
1989
as Capt. Suresh G. Nair
Guru
1997
as Vijayanthan
Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu
1987
as Vinayachandran
IG: Inspector General
2009
as IG Durga Prasad IPS
Yuvajanotsavam
1986
as Dilip
Notebook
2006
as Brigadier Alexander
Apothecary
2014
as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
Thirakalkkappuram
1998
as Chengan
Kadaksham
2010
as Nadhan
Chukkan
1994
as Gaurishankar
Miss Pamela
1989
Thavalam
2008
as Sivan
Prem Poojari
1999
Irupatham Noottandu
1987
as Sekharan Kutty
Sakshyam
1995
as Sunny
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
1990
as Christopher Luke
Kouthuka Varthakal
1990
as Ravi
Ashwaroodan
2006
as Veerabhadran
Dheena
2001
as Adhikesavan
Janakan
2010
as Viswanaathan
Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
2007
Ente Sooryaputhrikku
1991
as Dr. Srinivas
JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala
2025
as Adv. David Abel Donovan
Madambi
2008
as Narrator
Commissioner
1994
as Bharathchandran I.P.S
Varnam
1989
as Manu Vishwanath
Saaphalyam
1999
Odayil Ninnu
1965
as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)
Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham
1987
as Hari Das
Highway
1995
as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
Parampara
1990
as Chanthu
Vazhiyorakazchakal
1987
as Ashok
Witness
1988
as Alex Williams
Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri
2007
as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi
Geethanjali
2013
as Nakulan
Garudan
2023
as DCP Harish Madhav
Kancheepurathe Kalyanam
2009
as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty
Arhatha
1990
as Mahesh
Time
2007
as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon
Mummy & Me
2010
as Amir
Aa Okkadu
2009
Dhruvam
1993
as Jose Nariman
Thalolam
1998
as Haridas
Sayam Sandhya
1986
as Ravi
New Year
1989
as Vinod Menon
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
1986
as Prospective Groom
Aksharam
1995
as Ananthakrishnan
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990
as Christopher
Collector
2011
as Avinash Varma IAS
Compartment
2015
Hailesa
2009
as Unnikrishnan
Christian Brothers
2011
as Joseph Vadakkan
Sadgamaya
2010
as Dr. Ravi Varman
Nariman
2001
as DySP Ashok Nariman
Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu
1992
as Jacob
Nandi Veendum Varika
1986
as Balan
Bada Dosth
2006
as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth
Aayudham
2008
as Hrishikesh IPS
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
1988
as Harry
Paithrukam
1992
as Somadathan
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
1993
as Thankachan
Rajavinte Makan
1986
as Kumar
1921
1988
as Unnikrishnan Nair
Parallel College
1990
as Ananthan
Kallukondoru Pennu
1998
www.anukudumbam.com
2002
Sound of Boot
2008
as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS
Vrutham
1987
The Tiger
2005
as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS
Meghasandesam
2001
as Balagopal
Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
1998
Thenkasipattanam
2000
as Kannappan
Dreams
2000
as Dr. Roy
Black Dalia
2009
as Dr. Aadikesav
Salaam Kashmier
2014
as Tommy Eapen Devassy
Adbutham
2006
as Chandrasekhara Warrier
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
1993
as Subair
Santhwanam
1991
News
1989
Smart City
2006
as Madhavan
Aham
1992
Ottakomban
as Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan
Anubhoothi
1997
as Shivankutty
Rudra Simhasanam
2015
as Rudra Simhan
Janathipathyam
1997
as R.D. Nayanar
Raama Raavanan
2010
as Thiruchelvam
Chinthamani Kolacase
2006
as Lal Krishna Viradiar
Manu Uncle
1988
as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan
Gangothri
1997
as Adv.Sarathchandran
Bharathchandran I.P.S
2005
as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
The Dolphins
2014
as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
The King
1995
as Bharathchandran IPS
Summer in Bethlehem
1998
as Dennis
Dhwani
1988
as Dr. Dinesh
Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal
1986
as Suresh
Rajaputhran
1996
as Anand
Manasilloru Manimuthu
1986
Midhya
1990
as K. P. Rajagopal
Ring Tone
2010
Kaliyattam
1997
as Kannan Perumalayan
Mei Hoom Moosa
2022
as Moosa
About Suresh Gopi
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. (2… With 220 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Suresh Gopi has appeared in 220 films and 0 TV shows.
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- I (2015) — as Dr. Vasudevan
- Tamilarasan (2023) — as Dr. Muruganantham
- Varane Avashyamund (2020) — as Major Unnikrishnan
- Manichitrathazhu (1993) — as Nakulan
- Moonnam Mura (1988) — as Vaishakhan
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