
Suresh Gopi
Known for Acting · 220 credits
- Born
- 1958-06-26 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Kollam, Kerala, India
- Also known as
- Suresh Gopinathan · സുരേഷ് ഗോപി
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
Movies (220)

I
2015
as Dr. Vasudevan

Tamilarasan
2023
as Dr. Muruganantham

Varane Avashyamund
2020
as Major Unnikrishnan

Manichitrathazhu
1993
as Nakulan

Kerala Cafe
2009
as Ramesh

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
1989
as Aromal Chekavar
Ekalavyan
1993
as Madhavan I.P.S.

Dheena
2001
as Adhikesavan

Twenty 20
2008
as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S

Pathaka
2006
as George Tharyan

Pappayude Swantham Appoos
1992
as Dr. Gopan

Melvilasom
2011
as Captain Vikas Roy

Paappan
2022
as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS

Irupatham Noottandu
1987
as Sekharan Kutty

Miss Pamela
1989

JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala
2025
as Adv. David Abel Donovan

In Harihar Nagar
1990
as Sethumadhavan
Samooham
1993
as Sudhakaran
Thirakalkkappuram
1998
as Chengan

Crime File
1999
as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar

Prem Poojari
1999

Aanaval Mothiram
1991
as Nandakumar

Ottakomban
as Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan

Commissioner
1994
as Bharathchandran I.P.S

Douthyam
1989
as Capt. Suresh G. Nair

Witness
1988
as Alex Williams

Moonnam Mura
1988
as Vaishakhan
Nandi Veendum Varika
1986
as Balan

Thenkasipattanam
2000
as Kannappan

Varnam
1989
as Manu Vishwanath

Aksharam
1995
as Ananthakrishnan

Guru
1997
as Vijayanthan

Aa Okkadu
2009
Saaphalyam
1999

Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
1993
as Thankachan

Garudan
2023
as DCP Harish Madhav

Notebook
2006
as Brigadier Alexander

IG: Inspector General
2009
as IG Durga Prasad IPS

Arhatha
1990
as Mahesh

Parallel College
1990
as Ananthan

Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu
1992
as Jacob

Vairam
2009
as Advocate Ravi Varma

Kadaksham
2010
as Nadhan
Chukkan
1994
as Gaurishankar

Smart City
2006
as Madhavan

New Year
1989
as Vinod Menon

Dhwani
1988
as Dr. Dinesh

Bharathchandran I.P.S
2005
as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Rajaputhran
1996
as Anand

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
1988
as Harry

Odayil Ninnu
1965
as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)
Time
2007
as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon

Kaaval
2021
as Thampan

Kallukondoru Pennu
1998

Kancheepurathe Kalyanam
2009
as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty

Kashmeeram
1994
as Shyam

Bada Dosth
2006
as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth

Chinthamani Kolacase
2006
as Lal Krishna Viradiar

Mummy & Me
2010
as Amir

Manu Uncle
1988
as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan

Rajavinte Makan
1986
as Kumar

1921
1988
as Unnikrishnan Nair

Vrutham
1987

Rudra Simhasanam
2015
as Rudra Simhan

Sayam Sandhya
1986
as Ravi

Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham
1987
as Hari Das
Yuvathurki
1996
Parampara
1990
as Chanthu

Dreams
2000
as Dr. Roy

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu
1987
as Vinayachandran

Detective
2007
as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar

Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
1990
as Christopher Luke

Lelam
1997
as Aanakattil Chackochi
Sakshyam
1995
as Sunny

Aham
1992

Pakal Nakshatrangal
2008
as Dr. Vaidyanathan

New Delhi
1987
as Suresh

Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
2007
Vazhiyorakazchakal
1987
as Ashok
Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
1988
Highway
1995
as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990
as Christopher

Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
1987
as Jayan

Janakan
2010
as Viswanaathan

Innale
1989
as Dr. Narendran

Nariman
2001
as DySP Ashok Nariman

The Dolphins
2014
as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
Sanghunadam
1988
Rudraksham
1994
as Vishwanathan

Salaam Kashmier
2014
as Tommy Eapen Devassy

Collector
2011
as Avinash Varma IAS

Madambi
2008
as Narrator

Manathe Kottaram
1994
as Satheesh Nair

Vazhunnor
1999
as Kuttappayi

Dhruvam
1993
as Jose Nariman

Yuvajanotsavam
1986
as Dilip

Janathipathyam
1997
as R.D. Nayanar

Manasilloru Manimuthu
1986

Aayudham
2008
as Hrishikesh IPS

Apothecary
2014
as Dr. Vijay Nambiar

The Tiger
2005
as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS

Midhya
1990
as K. P. Rajagopal
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
1993
as Subair

Summer in Bethlehem
1998
as Dennis

Anubhoothi
1997
as Shivankutty

Pathram
1999
as Nandagopal

The King
1995
as Bharathchandran IPS
Black Dalia
2009
as Dr. Aadikesav

Kaliyattam
1997
as Kannan Perumalayan

Ashwaroodan
2006
as Veerabhadran

Nair Saab
1989
as Cadet Gopakumar

Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal
1986
as Suresh

Thillana Thillana
2003
as Himself

Ente Sooryaputhrikku
1991
as Dr. Srinivas

Meghasandesam
2001
as Balagopal

Adiverukal
1986
Bullet
2008
as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri

The King & The Commissioner
2012
as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Ekadashy
2011
as Nandan Menon

Compartment
2015
About Suresh Gopi
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. (2… With 220 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Suresh Gopi has appeared in 220 films and 0 TV shows.
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- I (2015) — as Dr. Vasudevan
- Tamilarasan (2023) — as Dr. Muruganantham
- Varane Avashyamund (2020) — as Major Unnikrishnan
- Manichitrathazhu (1993) — as Nakulan
- Kerala Cafe (2009) — as Ramesh
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