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Gopi

8th November 1937 Trivandrum, Travancore, British India Acting

Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair, also known as Bharat Gopi, was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. Considered one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Gopi was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala during the 1970s. He won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977). His well-known roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika, Vasu Menon in Palangal, Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu, Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam, Nandagopal in Ormakkayi, Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu, Shankaran in Chidambaram and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat. Gopi also directed the films Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991), and produced the movie Padheyam (1993) directed by Bharathan. In 1991 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts.

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Filmography

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Nasrani poster
Nasrani 12th October 2007 as Adv. Narayana Swamy
Nivedyam poster
Nivedyam 1st September 2007 as Ramavarma Thamburan
Wanted poster
Wanted 1st July 2004 as Anu's Father
Dubai poster
Dubai 14th August 2001 as Joseph Pandala
Padheyam poster
Padheyam 21st November 1993 as K. V. Raghavan
Irakal poster
Irakal 17th September 1985 as Cardinal
Aghaat poster
Aghaat 29th August 1985 as Krishnan Raju
Aduthaduthu poster
Aduthaduthu 25th September 1984 as Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli
Appunni poster
Appunni 4th July 1984 as Ayyappan Nair
Asthram poster
Asthram 9th November 1983 as Capt. C. S. Nair
Marmaram poster
Marmaram 5th November 1982 as Nirmala's Husband
Yavanika poster
Yavanika 30th April 1982 as Tablist Aiyappan

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