Birth Day: 1937-11-08
Place of birth: Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
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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As Abraham -
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As Adv. Narayana Swamy -
As Ramavarma Thamburan -
As Balan Master -
As Anu's Father -
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As Joseph Pandala -
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As Shanta Ram -
As Bhargavan -
As Musaliyar
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As Agnisarmman -
As Tathamangalam
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As Tharakan -
As K. K. Menon
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As Judge -
As Rajani's Father -
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As K. V. Raghavan -
As School Teacher -
As Balan Menon -
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As Thambi -
As Viswantha Panicker
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As Krishnankutty -
As Chellannan -
As Mohandas -
As Cardinal -
As Chairman -
As Devadas Menon -
As Krishnan Raju -
As Conductor -
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As Mahadevan Thampi -
As Mamachan -
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As Gopi -
As Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli -
As V. P. Menon
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As Stephen George
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As Dussasana Kuruppu -
As Ayyappan Nair -
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As Balagangadhara Menon -
As Capt. C. S. Nair -
As Moitheen Bava
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As Suresh Babu -
As Bharath Gopi -
As Prof. 'Shakespeare' Krishna Pillai -
As Vinod -
As Sreeprasad -
As Nirmala's Husband -
As Nandan -
As Meera's Father -
As Tablist Aiyappan -
As Vasu Menon -
As Mamachan -
As Dr. Thomas
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As Ramesh -
As Tea Shop Owner -
As Sankaran Kutty -
As Circus Manager -
As The dismissed employee