Name
Suresh Gopi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-06-26 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Kollam, Kerala, India
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.
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- 2004 Agninakshathram as Thalakkulathu Thambi
- 1996 Mahathma as Devadevan
- 1984 Niraparaadhi as Inspector Balan
- 1994 The City as A.S.P Raviprasad IPS
- Soon Oru Perumgaliyattam as Peruvannan
- 2023 Garudan as DCP Harish Madhav
- 2011 Melvilasom as Captain Vikas Roy
- 1992 Nakshthrakoodaram as Jeevan Roy
- 2009 Vairam as Advocate Ravi Varma
- 1993 Ithu Manjukaalam as Balu
- 1993 Manichitrathazhu as Nakulan
- 2011 Christian Brothers as Joseph Vadakkan
- 2009 Kerala Cafe as Ramesh
- 1995 The King as Bharathchandran IPS
- 2002 Samasthanam as Surya
- 1989 Miss Pamela
- 1993 Dhruvam as Jose Nariman
- 2022 Mei Hoom Moosa as Moosa
- 1991 Sundarikkakka
- 1989 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as Aromal Chekavar
- 1988 1921 as Unnikrishnan Nair
- 2010 Mummy & Me as Amir
- 1992 Pappayude Swantham Appoos as Dr. Gopan
- 1987 Irupatham Noottandu as Sekharan Kutty
- 2012 The King & The Commissioner as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
- 2011 Collector as Avinash Varma IAS
- 2009 IG: Inspector General as IG Durga Prasad IPS
- 1992 Paithrukam as Somadathan
- 2010 Raama Raavanan as Thiruchelvam
- 2006 Chinthamani Kolacase as Lal Krishna Viradiar
- 1988 New Delhi
- 1988 Manu Uncle as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan
- 1989 Innale as Dr. Narendran
- 1987 Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Vinayachandran
- 1990 Parampara as Chanthu
- 2005 Bharathchandran I.P.S as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
- 1993 Ekalavyan as Madhavan I.P.S.
- 2014 Salaam Kashmier as Tommy Eapen Devassy
- Soon Highway 2 - The Untitled as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
- Soon SG 251
- 1996 Rajaputhran as Anand
- 2015 I as Dr. Vasudevan
- 1991 Aanaval Mothiram as Nandakumar
- 1988 Moonnam Mura as Vaishakhan
- 1989 Aksharathettu
- 2001 Dheena as Adhikesavan
- 1986 Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Suresh
- 1988 Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Harry
- 1986 Nandi Veendum Varika as Balan
- 1986 Sayam Sandhya as Ravi
- 1989 Nair Saab as Cadet Gopakumar
- 1987 New Delhi as Suresh
- 1990 Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Christopher
- 1990 Midhya as K. P. Rajagopal
- 2010 Sadgamaya as Dr. Ravi Varman
- 2009 Black Dalia as Dr. Aadikesav
- 1997 Janathipathyam as R.D. Nayanar
- 1988 Anthima Theerpu as Suresh
- Soon Judgment Day as Ramdas
- 2010 Janakan as Viswanaathan
- 2011 Kuttipattalam
- 2009 Kancheepurathe Kalyanam as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty
- 2008 My Mother's Laptop
- 2014 Apothecary as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
- 2011 Venshangupol
- 2010 Sahasram as SP Vishnu Sahasranamam IPS
- 2010 Kanyakumari Express as Mohanshankar IPS
- 2006 Bada Dosth as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth
- 2008 Aayudham as Hrishikesh IPS
- 2008 Bullet as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri
- 1994 Commissioner as Bharathchandran I.P.S
- 2008 Kavyam
- 2010 Ring Tone
- 2013 Geethanjali as Nakulan
- 2011 Ekadashy as Nandan Menon
- 2009 Aa Okkadu
- 2008 Thavalam as Sivan
- 2014 The Dolphins as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
- 2010 Kadaksham as Nadhan
- 2008 Pakal Nakshatrangal as Dr. Vaidyanathan
- 2011 Home Science
- 1997 Anubhoothi as Shivankutty
- 2007 Lanka as Shravan
- 2012 Violet
- 2011 Utsava Kanavu
- 2009 Hailesa as Unnikrishnan
- 2009 Bhoomi Malayalam as Ananthan Master / Narayanan kutty
- 1993 Mafia as Ravi Shankar
- 1998 Summer in Bethlehem as Dennis
- 1998 Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
- 1997 Guru as Vijayanthan
- 1992 Nadodi as Sivan
- 1990 Arhatha as Mahesh
- 1992 Ponnurukkum Pakshi as Ananthan
- 1989 Douthyam as Capt. Suresh G. Nair
- 1988 Anuragi as Roy
- 1987 Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Hari Das
- 1987 Vazhiyorakazchakal as Ashok
- 1987 Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Jayan
- 1987 January Oru Orma as Vinod
- 1986 Manasilloru Manimuthu
- 1986 Rajavinte Makan as Kumar
- 1986 Yuvajanotsavam as Dilip
- 1986 Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Man at the beach
- 1986 T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Prospective Groom
- 2007 Detective as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar
- 1997 Kaliyattam as Kannan Perumalayan
- 1999 Pathram as Nandagopal
- 1989 Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu
- 1990 In Harihar Nagar as Sethumadhavan
- 2008 Sound of Boot as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS
- 1999 Saaphalyam
- 1990 Rajavazhcha as Govindankutty
- 2025 JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala as Adv. David Abel Donovan
- 2000 Thenkasipattanam as Kannappan
- 2006 Notebook as Brigadier Alexander
- 2007 Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi
- 1999 Crime File as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar
- 1991 Santhwanam
- 1997 Lelam as Aanakattil Chackochi
- 2000 Dreams as Dr. Roy
- 1988 Witness as Alex Williams
- 1990 Thoovalsparsham as Ananda Padmanaban
- 1995 Sindoora Rekha as Balachandran
- 2007 Black Cat as Ramesh Sharma/Black
- 1998 Colours of Love as Vinayachandran I.A.S
- 1990 Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Christopher Luke
- 2006 Ashwaroodan as Veerabhadran
- 1995 Karma
- 2001 Randam Bhavam as Navneet Krishnan / Anantha Krishnan
- 2007 Kichamani M.B.A. as Kichamani
- 1989 Varnam as Manu Vishwanath
- 1994 Rudraksham as Vishwanathan
- 1995 Highway as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
- 1999 F.I.R. as SP Mohammed Sarkar IPS
- 2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam as Vishnu
- 1992 Thalasthanam as Harikrishnan
- 2001 Sathyameva Jayathe as Chandrachoodan
- 2007 Bharathan Effect as Dr. Pandala
- 2007 Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
- 1994 Chukkan as Gaurishankar
- 1992 Daddy
- 1991 Bhoomika as Gopi
- 1993 Samooham as Sudhakaran
- 1997 Gangothri as Adv.Sarathchandran
- 2005 The Tiger as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS
- 1991 Ente Sooryaputhrikku as Dr. Srinivas
- 1995 Sakshyam as Sunny
- 1987 P.C. 369 as Gopikuttan
- 1993 Injakkadan Mathai & Sons as Thankachan
- 1990 Kouthuka Varthakal as Ravi
- 1990 Saandhram as Sreeraman
- 1994 Kashmeeram as Shyam
- 2001 Nariman as DySP Ashok Nariman
- 2006 Pathaka as George Tharyan
- 1996 Yuvathurki
- 1992 Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu as Jacob
- 2007 Time as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon
- 1993 Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Subair
- 1992 Utsavamelam as Jayadevan
- 1986 Adiverukal
- 1994 Manathe Kottaram as Satheesh Nair
- 1995 Thakshasila as Gautham
- 2001 Sundarapurushan as Surya Narayanan
- 2000 Mark Antony as Parel Antony
- 1999 Vazhunnor as Kuttappayi
- 2000 Millennium Stars as Karunan
- 2008 Twenty 20 as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
- Soon Varaaham
- Soon Maniyan Chittappan as Maniyan Chittappan
- 1991 Athirathan as Sethu
- 1999 Prem Poojari
- 1965 Odayil Ninnu as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)
- 1995 Aksharam as Ananthakrishnan
- 1997 Suvarna Simhasanam as Ramanathan
- 1989 New Year as Vinod Menon
- Soon Lelam 2
- 1998 Thalolam as Haridas
- 2015 Compartment
- 2015 Rudra Simhasanam as Rudra Simhan
- 2006 Smart City as Madhavan
- 2006 Rashtram as Maliyekkal Thommi
- 1992 Aham
- 2000 Pilots as Bobby Nair
- 1997 Boopathi as Hariprasad
- 2002 www.anukudumbam.com
- 2023 Tamilarasan as Dr. Muruganantham
- 2001 Cover Story as Vijay Madhavan
- 1998 Thirakalkkappuram as Chengan
- 2020 Varane Avashyamund as Major Unnikrishnan
- 1989 Kaalal Pada
- 1989 News
- 1992 Aadhaaram as Vasu
- 2001 Meghasandesam as Balagopal
- 1987 Vrutham
- 1997 Masmaram
- 1998 Kallukondoru Pennu
- 2003 Thillana Thillana as Himself
- 2004 Sasneham Sumithra as Balachandran
- 1988 Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
- 1988 Dhwani as Dr. Dinesh
- 2005 Makalkku as Dr. Warrier
- 2006 Adbutham as Chandrasekhara Warrier
- 1997 Bhaaratheeyam
- 2021 Kaaval as Thampan
- 1997 Kulam as Ananthapadmanabhan
- 2022 Paappan as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS
- 1988 Sanghunadam
- 2026 Ottakomban as Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan
- 1994 The City
- 2015 My God as Adiraja Bhattadirippad
- 1990 Parallel College as Ananthan
- 1989 Vachanam as Ravi
- 2008 Madambi as Narrator
- 1995 Saadaram
- 1988 New Delhi
- 1987 Yagagni as Shantan
- 1990 Mindapoochakku Kalyanam as Kumar
- 1993 Yaadhavam as Vishnu
- 1993 Ponnuchami as Ponnuchammi
- 1986 Niramulla Ravukal
- 2022 Pearle Maaney Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
