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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