
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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