
Suresh Gopi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 26, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Oru Perumgaliyattam
Movie · as Peruvannan
Highway 2 - The Untitled
Movie · as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
SG 251
Movie
Judgment Day
Movie · as Ramdas

Varaaham
Movie

Maniyan Chittappan
Movie · as Maniyan Chittappan

Lelam 2
Movie

Ottakomban
Movie · as Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan

JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala
Movie · as Adv. David Abel Donovan

Garudan
Movie · as DCP Harish Madhav

Tamilarasan
Movie · as Dr. Muruganantham

Mei Hoom Moosa
Movie · as Moosa

Paappan
Movie · as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS

Pearle Maaney Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kaaval
Movie · as Thampan

Varane Avashyamund
Movie · as Major Unnikrishnan

I
Movie · as Dr. Vasudevan

Compartment
Movie

Rudra Simhasanam
Movie · as Rudra Simhan

My God
Movie · as Adiraja Bhattadirippad

Salaam Kashmier
Movie · as Tommy Eapen Devassy

Apothecary
Movie · as Dr. Vijay Nambiar

The Dolphins
Movie · as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)

Geethanjali
Movie · as Nakulan

The King & The Commissioner
Movie · as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Violet
Movie

Melvilasom
Movie · as Captain Vikas Roy

Christian Brothers
Movie · as Joseph Vadakkan

Collector
Movie · as Avinash Varma IAS
Kuttipattalam
Movie

Venshangupol
Movie
Ekadashy
Movie · as Nandan Menon
Home Science
Movie
Utsava Kanavu
Movie

Mummy & Me
Movie · as Amir

Raama Raavanan
Movie · as Thiruchelvam

Sadgamaya
Movie · as Dr. Ravi Varman

Janakan
Movie · as Viswanaathan

Sahasram
Movie · as SP Vishnu Sahasranamam IPS

Kanyakumari Express
Movie · as Mohanshankar IPS

Ring Tone
Movie · as SP Ninan Koshy IPS

Kadaksham
Movie · as Nadhan

Vairam
Movie · as Advocate Ravi Varma

Kerala Cafe
Movie · as Ramesh

IG: Inspector General
Movie · as IG Durga Prasad IPS
Black Dalia
Movie · as Dr. Aadikesav

Kancheepurathe Kalyanam
Movie · as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty

Aa Okkadu
Movie

Hailesa
Movie · as Unnikrishnan

Bhoomi Malayalam
Movie · as Ananthan Master / Narayanan kutty

My Mother's Laptop
Movie

Aayudham
Movie · as Hrishikesh IPS
Bullet
Movie · as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri
Kavyam
Movie

Thavalam
Movie · as Sivan

Pakal Nakshatrangal
Movie · as Dr. Vaidyanathan
Sound of Boot
Movie · as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS

Twenty 20
Movie · as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S

Madambi
Movie · as Narrator

Lanka
Movie · as Shravan

Detective
Movie · as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar

Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri
Movie · as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi

Black Cat
Movie · as Ramesh Sharma/Black
Kichamani M.B.A.
Movie · as Kichamani

Bharathan Effect
Movie · as Dr. Pandala

Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
Movie
Time
Movie · as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon

Chinthamani Kolacase
Movie · as Lal Krishna Viradiar

Bada Dosth
Movie · as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth

Notebook
Movie · as Brigadier Alexander

Ashwaroodan
Movie · as Veerabhadran

Pathaka
Movie · as George Tharyan

Smart City
Movie · as Madhavan

Rashtram
Movie · as Maliyekkal Thommi

Adbutham
Movie · as Chandrasekhara Warrier

Bharathchandran I.P.S
Movie · as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.

The Tiger
Movie · as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS

Makalkku
Movie · as Dr. Warrier

Agninakshathram
Movie · as Thalakkulathu Thambi
Sasneham Sumithra
Movie · as Balachandran

Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam
Movie · as Vishnu

Thillana Thillana
Movie · as Himself

Samasthanam
Movie · as Surya

www.anukudumbam.com
Movie

Dheena
Movie · as Adhikesavan

Randam Bhavam
Movie · as Navneet Krishnan / Anantha Krishnan
Sathyameva Jayathe
Movie · as Chandrachoodan

Nariman
Movie · as DySP Ashok Nariman

Sundarapurushan
Movie · as Surya Narayanan

Cover Story
Movie · as Vijay Madhavan

Meghasandesam
Movie · as Balagopal

Thenkasipattanam
Movie · as Kannappan

Dreams
Movie · as Dr. Roy
Mark Antony
Movie · as Parel Antony
Millennium Stars
Movie · as Karunan

Pilots
Movie · as Bobby Nair

Pathram
Movie · as Nandagopal
Saaphalyam
Movie

Crime File
Movie · as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar

F.I.R.
Movie · as SP Mohammed Sarkar IPS

Vazhunnor
Movie · as Kuttappayi

Prem Poojari
Movie

Summer in Bethlehem
Movie · as Dennis

Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
Movie

Colours of Love
Movie · as Vinayachandran I.A.S
Thalolam
Movie · as Haridas
Thirakalkkappuram
Movie · as Chengan

Kallukondoru Pennu
Movie

Janathipathyam
Movie · as R.D. Nayanar

Anubhoothi
Movie · as Shivankutty

Guru
Movie · as Vijayanthan

Kaliyattam
Movie · as Kannan Perumalayan

Lelam
Movie · as Aanakattil Chackochi
Gangothri
Movie · as Adv.Sarathchandran
Suvarna Simhasanam
Movie · as Ramanathan
Boopathi
Movie · as Hariprasad
Masmaram
Movie

Bhaaratheeyam
Movie

Kulam
Movie · as Ananthapadmanabhan

Mahathma
Movie · as Devadevan
Rajaputhran
Movie · as Anand
Yuvathurki
Movie

The King
Movie · as Bharathchandran IPS
Sindoora Rekha
Movie · as Balachandran
Karma
Movie

Highway
Movie · as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind

Sakshyam
Movie · as Sunny
Thakshasila
Movie · as Gautham

Aksharam
Movie · as Ananthakrishnan
Saadaram
Movie

The City
Movie · as A.S.P Raviprasad IPS

Commissioner
Movie · as Bharathchandran I.P.S
Rudraksham
Movie · as Vishwanathan
Chukkan
Movie · as Gaurishankar

Kashmeeram
Movie · as Shyam

Manathe Kottaram
Movie · as Satheesh Nair
The City
Movie

Ithu Manjukaalam
Movie · as Balu

Manichitrathazhu
Movie · as Nakulan

Dhruvam
Movie · as Jose Nariman
Ekalavyan
Movie · as Madhavan I.P.S.

Mafia
Movie · as Ravi Shankar
Samooham
Movie · as Sudhakaran

Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
Movie · as Thankachan
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
Movie · as Subair

Yaadhavam
Movie · as Vishnu
Ponnuchami
Movie · as Ponnuchammi
Nakshthrakoodaram
Movie · as Jeevan Roy

Pappayude Swantham Appoos
Movie · as Dr. Gopan
Paithrukam
Movie · as Somadathan

Nadodi
Movie · as Sivan

Ponnurukkum Pakshi
Movie · as Ananthan
Thalasthanam
Movie · as Harikrishnan

Daddy
Movie

Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu
Movie · as Jacob
Utsavamelam
Movie · as Jayadevan

Aham
Movie

Aadhaaram
Movie · as Vasu

Sundarikkakka
Movie

Aanaval Mothiram
Movie · as Nandakumar

Santhwanam
Movie
Bhoomika
Movie · as Gopi

Ente Sooryaputhrikku
Movie · as Dr. Srinivas
Athirathan
Movie · as Sethu
Parampara
Movie · as Chanthu

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
Movie · as Christopher

Midhya
Movie · as K. P. Rajagopal

Arhatha
Movie · as Mahesh

In Harihar Nagar
Movie · as Sethumadhavan
Rajavazhcha
Movie · as Govindankutty

Thoovalsparsham
Movie · as Ananda Padmanaban

Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
Movie · as Christopher Luke

Kouthuka Varthakal
Movie · as Ravi
Saandhram
Movie · as Sreeraman

Parallel College
Movie · as Ananthan

Mindapoochakku Kalyanam
Movie · as Kumar

Miss Pamela
Movie

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
Movie · as Aromal Chekavar

Innale
Movie · as Dr. Narendran

Aksharathettu
Movie

Nair Saab
Movie · as Cadet Gopakumar

Douthyam
Movie · as Capt. Suresh G. Nair

Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu
Movie

Varnam
Movie · as Manu Vishwanath

New Year
Movie · as Vinod Menon
Kaalal Pada
Movie

News
Movie

Vachanam
Movie · as Ravi

1921
Movie · as Unnikrishnan Nair

New Delhi
Movie

Manu Uncle
Movie · as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan

Moonnam Mura
Movie · as Vaishakhan

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
Movie · as Harry
Anthima Theerpu
Movie · as Suresh

Anuragi
Movie · as Roy

Witness
Movie · as Alex Williams
Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
Movie

Dhwani
Movie · as Dr. Dinesh
Sanghunadam
Movie

New Delhi
Movie

Irupatham Noottandu
Movie · as Sekharan Kutty

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu
Movie · as Vinayachandran

New Delhi
Movie · as Suresh

Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham
Movie · as Hari Das
Vazhiyorakazchakal
Movie · as Ashok

Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
Movie · as Jayan

January Oru Orma
Movie · as Vinod
P.C. 369
Movie · as Gopikuttan

Vrutham
Movie
Yagagni
Movie · as Shantan

Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal
Movie · as Suresh

Nandi Veendum Varika
Movie · as Balan

Sayam Sandhya
Movie · as Ravi

Manasilloru Manimuthu
Movie

Rajavinte Makan
Movie · as Kumar

Yuvajanotsavam
Movie · as Dilip

Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare
Movie · as Man at the beach

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
Movie · as Prospective Groom

Adiverukal
Movie
Niramulla Ravukal
Movie

Niraparaadhi
Movie · as Inspector Balan

Odayil Ninnu
Movie · as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)