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. (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
Credits
- 2023 · Garudan as DCP Harish Madhav
- 2023 · Tamilarasan as Dr. Muruganantham
- 2022 · Mei Hoom Moosa as Moosa
- 2021 · Kaaval as Thampan
- 2020 · Varane Avashyamund as Major Unnikrishnan
- 2015 · I as Dr. Vasudevan
- 2014 · Apothecary as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
- 2014 · The Dolphins as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
- 2014 · Salaam Kashmier as Tommy Eapen Devassy
- 2013 · Geethanjali as Nakulan
- 2012 · The King & The Commissioner as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
- 2012 · Violet as
- 2011 · Christian Brothers as Joseph Vadakkan
- 2011 · Utsava Kanavu as
- 2011 · Venshangupol as
- 2011 · Collector as Avinash Varma
- 2010 · Sahasram as SP Vishnu Sahasranamam IPS
- 2010 · Sadgamaya as Dr. Ravi Varman
- 2010 · Raama Raavanan as Thiruchelvam
- 2010 · Ring Tone as
- 2010 · Janakan as Viswanaathan
- 2010 · Mummy & Me as Amir
- 2009 · Kerala Cafe as Ramesh
- 2009 · Vairam as Advocate Ravi Varma
- 2009 · Aa Okkadu as
- 2009 · Kancheepurathe Kalyanam as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty
- 2009 · Bhoomi Malayalam as Ananthan Master / Narayanan kutty
- 2009 · Hailesa as Unnikrishnan
- 2008 · Pakal Nakshatrangal as Dr. Vaidyanathan
- 2008 · Madambi as Narrator
- 2008 · Twenty 20 as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
- 2007 · Bharathan Effect as Dr. Pandala
- 2007 · Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi
- 2007 · Lanka as Shravan
- 2006 · Adbutham as Chandrasekhara Warrier
- 2006 · Notebook as Brigadier Alexander
- 2006 · Bada Dosth as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth
- 2006 · Pathaka as George Tharyan
- 2005 · The Tiger as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS
- 2004 · Sasneham Sumithra as Balachandran
- 2001 · Sundarapurushan as Surya Narayanan
- 2000 · Dreams as Dr. Roy
- Future · Highway 2 - The Untitled as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
- 2007 · Detective as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar
- 2006 · Chinthamani Kolacase as Lal Krishna Viradiar
- 2001 · Dheena as Adhikesavan
- 2000 · Thenkasipattanam as Kannappan
- 2000 · Mark Antony as Parel Antony
- 1999 · F.I.R. as SP Mohammed Sarkar IPS
- 1999 · Crime File as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar
- 1999 · Vazhunnor as Kuttappayi
- 1999 · Prem Poojari as
- 1999 · Pathram as Nandagopal
- 1998 · Summer in Bethlehem as Dennis
- 1998 · Thalolam as Haridas
- 1997 · Suvarna Simhasanam as Ramanathan
- 1997 · Guru as Vijayanthan
- 1997 · Kaliyattam as Kannan Perumalayan
- 1997 · Janathipathyam as R.D. Nayanar
- 1997 · Lelam as Aanakattil Chackochi
- 1997 · Gangothri as Adv.Sarathchandran
- 1997 · Boopathi as Hariprasad
- 1996 · Yuvathurki as
- 1995 · Sindoora Rekha as Balachandran
- 1995 · Highway as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
- 1995 · Karma as
- 1994 · Chukkan as Gaurishankar
- 1994 · Kashmeeram as Shyam
- 1993 · Manichitrathazhu as Nakulan
- 1993 · Ekalavyan as Madhavan I.P.S.
- 1993 · Samooham as Sudhakaran
- 1993 · Mafia as Ravi Shankar
- 1993 · Dhruvam as Jose Nariman
- 1992 · Paithrukam as Somadathan
- 1992 · Pappayude Swantham Appoos as Dr. Gopan
- 1992 · Aham as
- 1992 · Ponnurukkum Pakshi as Ananthan
- 1991 · Santhwanam as
- 1991 · Aanaval Mothiram as Nandakumar
- 1990 · Parampara as Chanthu
- 1990 · Arhatha as Mahesh
- 1990 · Thoovalsparsham as Ananda Padmanaban
- 1990 · Rajavazhcha as Govindankutty
- 1990 · Midhya as K. P. Rajagopal
- 1990 · Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Christopher Luke
- 1989 · Nair Saab as Cadet Gopakumar
- 1989 · Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as Aromal Chekavar
- 1988 · Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas as
- 1988 · Moonnam Mura as Vaishakhan
- 1988 · Anuragi as Roy
- 1988 · Manu Uncle as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan
- 1988 · Witness as Alex Williams
- 1988 · Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Harry
- 1987 · January Oru Orma as Vinod
- 1987 · Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Hari Das
- 1987 · Vazhiyorakazchakal as Ashok
- 1987 · New Delhi as Suresh
- 1987 · Vrutham as
- 1987 · Irupatham Noottandu as Sekharan Kutty
- 1987 · Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Vinayachandran
- 1986 · Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Suresh
- 1986 · Nandi Veendum Varika as Balan
- 1986 · Rajavinte Makan as Kumar
- 1986 · Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Man at the beach
- 1965 · Odayil Ninnu as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)
- Future · Ottakomban as
- 2025 · JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala as Adv. David Abel Donovan
- 2022 · Paappan as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS
- 2015 · My God as Adiraja Bhattadirippad
- 2011 · Ekadashy as Nandan Menon
- 2010 · Kadaksham as Nadhan
- 2009 · Black Dalia as Dr. Aadikesav
- 2008 · Bullet as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri
- 2008 · Aayudham as Hrishikesh IPS
- 2008 · Kavyam as
- 2008 · Sound of Boot as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS
- 2007 · Black Cat as Ramesh Sharma/Black
- 2007 · Kichamani M.B.A. as Kichamani
- 2007 · Time as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon
- 2006 · Smart City as Madhavan
- 2006 · Ashwaroodan as Veerabhadran
- 2006 · Rashtram as Maliyekkal Thommi
- 2005 · Bharathchandran I.P.S as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
- 2005 · Makalkku as Dr. Warrier
- 2004 · Agninakshathram as Thalakkulathu Thambi
- 2003 · Thillana Thillana as Himself
- 2001 · Randam Bhavam as Navneet Krishnan / Anantha Krishnan
- 2001 · Sathyameva Jayathe as Chandrachoodan
- 1999 · Saaphalyam as
- 1998 · Kallukondoru Pennu as
- 1997 · Kulam as Ananthapadmanabhan
- 1996 · Rajaputhran as Anand
- 1996 · Mahathma as Devadevan
- 1995 · Thakshasila as Gautham
- 1994 · The City as
- 1994 · Commissioner as Bharathchandran I.P.S
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Subair
- 1993 · Injakkadan Mathai & Sons as Thankachan
- 1992 · Nadodi as Sivan
- 1992 · Utsavamelam as Jayadevan
- 1992 · Nakshthrakoodaram as Jeevan Roy
- 1992 · Aadhaaram as Vasu
- 1991 · Bhoomika as Gopi
- 1990 · Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Christy
- 1990 · Kouthuka Varthakal as Ravi
- 1990 · In Harihar Nagar as Sethumadhavan
- 1989 · News as
- 1989 · Vachanam as Ravi
- 1989 · Innale as Dr. Narendran
- 1989 · Varnam as Manu Vishwanath
- 1989 · New Year as Vinod Menon
- 1988 · Dhwani as Dr. Dinesh
- 1988 · 1921 as Unnikrishnan Nair
- 1986 · Sayam Sandhya as Ravi
- 1986 · Adiverukal as
- 1986 · Manasilloru Manimuthu as
- 1984 · Niraparaadhi as Inspector Balan
- Future · Varaaham as
- Future · Judgment Day as Ramdas
- Future · Oru Perumgaliyattam as Peruvannan
- 2015 · Rudra Simhasanam as Rudra Simhan
- 2015 · Compartment as
- 2011 · Home Science as
- 2011 · Kuttipattalam as
- 2011 · Melvilasom as Vikas Roy
- 2010 · Kanyakumari Express as Mohanshankar IPS
- 2009 · IG: Inspector General as IG Durga Prasad IPS
- 2008 · Thavalam as Sivan
- 2008 · My Mother's Laptop as
- 2007 · Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal as
- 2003 · Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam as Vishnu
- 2002 · Samasthanam as Surya
- 2002 · www.anukudumbam.com as
- 2001 · Nariman as DySP Ashok Nariman
- 2001 · Cover Story as
- 2001 · Meghasandesam as Balagopal
- 2000 · Pilots as Bobby Nair
- 2000 · Millennium Stars as Karunan
- 1998 · Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad as
- 1998 · Thirakalkkappuram as Chengan
- 1998 · Colours of Love as Vinayachandran I.A.S
- 1997 · Anubhoothi as Shivankutty
- 1997 · Masmaram as
- 1997 · Bhaaratheeyam as
- 1995 · Sakshyam as Sunny
- 1995 · The King as Bharathchandran IPS
- 1995 · Aksharam as Ananthakrishnan
- 1994 · The City as A.S.P Raviprasad IPS
- 1994 · Rudraksham as Vishwanathan
- 1994 · Manathe Kottaram as Satheesh Nair
- 1993 · Ithu Manjukaalam as Balu
- 1992 · Ponnaramthottathe Raajaavu as Jacob
- 1992 · Daddy as
- 1992 · Thalasthanam as Harikrishnan
- 1991 · Athirathan as Sethu
- 1991 · Sundarikkakka as
- 1991 · Ente Sooryaputhrikku as Dr. Srinivas
- 1990 · Parallel College as Ananthan
- 1990 · Saandhram as Sreeraman
- 1989 · Kaalal Pada as
- 1989 · Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu as
- 1989 · Aksharathettu as
- 1989 · Douthyam as Capt. Suresh G. Nair
- 1989 · Miss Pamela as
- 1988 · New Delhi as
- 1988 · Anthima Theerpu as Suresh
- 1988 · Sanghunadam as
- 1987 · Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Jayan
- Future · Maniyan Chittappan as Maniyan Chittappan
- Future · Lelam 2 as
- 1987 · P.C. 369 as Gopikuttan
- 1986 · Yuvajanotsavam as Dilip
- 1986 · T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Prospective Groom
- Future · SG 251 as