Acting
Gopi
Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi cinema · 74 credits
Born
8 November 1937
Died
29 January 2008 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
Also known as Bharat Gopi · Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair · Bharath Gopi · Kodiyettam Gopi · ഭരത് ഗോപി · Bharat Gopy
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.
Known for
Filmography
Aakasha Gopuram
as Abraham
Nasrani
as Adv. Narayana Swamy
Nivedyam
as Ramavarma Thamburan
Ekadanta
Producer
Rasathanthram
as Balan Master
Wanted
as Anu's Father
Dubai
as Joseph Pandala
Devadasi
as Shanta Ram
Elavamkodu Desam
as Agnisarmman
താലോലം
1998
Thalolam
as Tathamangalam
Ormakalundayirikkanam
as Tharakan
അഗ്നിദേവന്
1995
Agnidevan
as K. K. Menon
Vishnu
as Judge
Vardhakya Puranam
as Rajani's Father
Padheyam
as K. V. Raghavan, Producer
ഐസ് ക്രീം
1986
Ice Cream
as Viswantha Panicker
Revathikkoru Pavakkutty
as Balan Menon
Meenamasathile Suryan
as School Teacher
Aghaat
as Krishnan Raju
Karimpin Poovinakkare
as Chellannan
Chidambaram
as Mohandas
Irakal
as Cardinal
Puli Varunne Puli
as Chairman
Kanathaya Penkutty
as Devadas Menon
Gayathridevi Ente Amma
as Mahadevan Thampi
Punnaram Cholli Cholli
as Krishnankutty
അര്ച്ചന ആരാധന
1985
Archana Aaradhana
as Adv Rajendran
അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ
1984
Aksharangal
as V. P. Menon
ആരോരുമറിയാതെ
1984
Aarorumariyathe
as Stephen George
Aduthaduthu
as Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli
Appunni
as Ayyappan Nair
Panchavadi Palam
as Dussasana Kuruppu
Adaminte Vaariyellu
as Mamachan
Akkare
as Gopi
ഈറ്റില്ലം
1983
Eettillam
as Moitheen Bava
Rachana
as Sreeprasad
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
as Prof. 'Shakespeare' Krishna Pillai
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
as Suresh Babu
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
as Bharath Gopi
Asthram
as Capt. C. S. Nair
Sandhya Mayangum Neram
as Balagangadhara Menon
Yavanika
as Tablist Aiyappan
Novemberinte Nashtam
as Meera's Father
Ormakkayi
as Nandan
Marmaram
as Nirmala's Husband
ആലോലം
1982
Aalolam
as Mukunda Menon
Palangal
as Vasu Menon
Kallan Pavithran
as Mamachan
Satah Se Uthata Aadmi
as Ramesh
Peruvazhiyambalam
as Tea Shop Owner
The Circus Tent
as Circus Manager
Kodiyettam
as Sankaran Kutty
Swayamvaram
as The dismissed employee