Suresh Gopi
Born: 1958-06-26 in Kollam, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Ottakomban as Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan
2025
- JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala as Adv. David Abel Donovan
2023
- Tamilarasan as Dr. Muruganantham
- Garudan as DCP Harish Madhav
2022
- Pearle Maaney Show as Self
- Paappan as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS
- Mei Hoom Moosa as Moosa
2021
- Kaaval as Thampan
2020
- Varane Avashyamund as Major Unnikrishnan
2015
- Compartment
- I as Dr. Vasudevan
- Rudra Simhasanam as Rudra Simhan
- My God as Adiraja Bhattadirippad
2014
- Salaam Kashmier as Tommy Eapen Devassy
- Apothecary as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
- The Dolphins as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
2013
- Geethanjali as Nakulan
2012
- Violet
- The King & The Commissioner as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
2011
- Collector as Avinash Varma IAS
- Melvilasom as Captain Vikas Roy
- Christian Brothers as Joseph Vadakkan
- Utsava Kanavu
- Ekadashy as Nandan Menon
- Home Science
- Venshangupol
- Kuttipattalam
2010
- Ring Tone
- Sadgamaya as Dr. Ravi Varman
- Raama Raavanan as Thiruchelvam
- Kadaksham as Nadhan
- Janakan as Viswanaathan
- Mummy & Me as Amir
- Kanyakumari Express as Mohanshankar IPS
- Sahasram as SP Vishnu Sahasranamam IPS
2009
- Aa Okkadu
- Hailesa as Unnikrishnan
- Kerala Cafe as Ramesh
- IG: Inspector General as IG Durga Prasad IPS
- Kancheepurathe Kalyanam as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty
- Bhoomi Malayalam as Ananthan Master / Narayanan kutty
- Black Dalia as Dr. Aadikesav
- Vairam as Advocate Ravi Varma
2008
- Thavalam as Sivan
- Sound of Boot as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS
- Aayudham as Hrishikesh IPS
- Bullet as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri
- Pakal Nakshatrangal as Dr. Vaidyanathan
- Twenty 20 as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
- Madambi as Narrator
- Kavyam
- My Mother's Laptop
2007
- Time as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon
- Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi
- Bharathan Effect as Dr. Pandala
- Detective as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar
- Black Cat as Ramesh Sharma/Black
- Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
- Lanka as Shravan
- Kichamani M.B.A. as Kichamani
2006
- Pathaka as George Tharyan
- Adbutham as Chandrasekhara Warrier
- Notebook as Brigadier Alexander
- Ashwaroodan as Veerabhadran
- Chinthamani Kolacase as Lal Krishna Viradiar
- Bada Dosth as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth
- Rashtram as Maliyekkal Thommi
- Smart City as Madhavan
2005
- The Tiger as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS
- Bharathchandran I.P.S as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
- Makalkku as Dr. Warrier
2004
- Agninakshathram as Thalakkulathu Thambi
- Sasneham Sumithra as Balachandran
2003
- Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam as Vishnu
- Thillana Thillana as Himself
2002
- www.anukudumbam.com
- Samasthanam as Surya
2001
- Randam Bhavam as Navneet Krishnan / Anantha Krishnan
- Nariman as DySP Ashok Nariman
- Dheena as Adhikesavan
- Cover Story as Vijay Madhavan
- Sundarapurushan as Surya Narayanan
- Sathyameva Jayathe as Chandrachoodan
- Meghasandesam as Balagopal
2000
- Dreams as Dr. Roy
- Thenkasipattanam as Kannappan
- Mark Antony as Parel Antony
- Pilots as Bobby Nair
- Millennium Stars as Karunan
1999
- Saaphalyam
- Crime File as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar
- Prem Poojari
- Pathram as Nandagopal
- F.I.R. as SP Mohammed Sarkar IPS
- Vazhunnor as Kuttappayi
1998
- Thalolam as Haridas
- Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
- Colours of Love as Vinayachandran I.A.S
- Kallukondoru Pennu
- Summer in Bethlehem as Dennis
- Thirakalkkappuram as Chengan
1997
- Gangothri as Adv.Sarathchandran
- Guru as Vijayanthan
- Lelam as Aanakattil Chackochi
- Janathipathyam as R.D. Nayanar
- Kaliyattam as Kannan Perumalayan
- Boopathi as Hariprasad
- Bhaaratheeyam
- Anubhoothi as Shivankutty
- Masmaram
- Kulam as Ananthapadmanabhan
- Suvarna Simhasanam as Ramanathan
1996
- Mahathma as Devadevan
- Rajaputhran as Anand
- Yuvathurki
1995
- Highway as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
- Sindoora Rekha as Balachandran
- Sakshyam as Sunny
- The King as Bharathchandran IPS
- Aksharam as Ananthakrishnan
- Thakshasila as Gautham
- Karma
- Saadaram
1994
- Chukkan as Gaurishankar
- Commissioner as Bharathchandran I.P.S
- The City as A.S.P Raviprasad IPS
- Manathe Kottaram as Satheesh Nair
- Rudraksham as Vishwanathan
- The City
- Kashmeeram as Shyam
1993
- Dhruvam as Jose Nariman
- Manichitrathazhu as Nakulan
- Samooham as Sudhakaran
- Ekalavyan as Madhavan I.P.S.
- Yaadhavam as Vishnu
- Ponnuchami as Ponnuchammi
- Mafia as Ravi Shankar
- Ithu Manjukaalam as Balu
- Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Subair
- Injakkadan Mathai & Sons as Thankachan
1992
- Aadhaaram as Vasu
- Paithrukam as Somadathan
- Pappayude Swantham Appoos as Dr. Gopan
- Aham
- Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu as Jacob
- Utsavamelam as Jayadevan
- Ponnurukkum Pakshi as Ananthan
- Daddy
- Nadodi as Sivan
- Nakshthrakoodaram as Jeevan Roy
- Thalasthanam as Harikrishnan
1991
- Aanaval Mothiram as Nandakumar
- Ente Sooryaputhrikku as Dr. Srinivas
- Bhoomika as Gopi
- Santhwanam
- Athirathan as Sethu
- Sundarikkakka
1990
- Arhatha as Mahesh
- In Harihar Nagar as Sethumadhavan
- Kouthuka Varthakal as Ravi
- Midhya as K. P. Rajagopal
- Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Christopher Luke
- Thoovalsparsham as Ananda Padmanaban
- Parampara as Chanthu
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Christopher
- Parallel College as Ananthan
- Mindapoochakku Kalyanam as Kumar
- Rajavazhcha as Govindankutty
- Saandhram as Sreeraman
1989
- Douthyam as Capt. Suresh G. Nair
- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as Aromal Chekavar
- Innale as Dr. Narendran
- Nair Saab as Cadet Gopakumar
- News
- New Year as Vinod Menon
- Varnam as Manu Vishwanath
- Miss Pamela
- Kaalal Pada
- Aksharathettu
- Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu
- Vachanam as Ravi
1988
- Manu Uncle as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan
- Moonnam Mura as Vaishakhan
- Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Harry
- Witness as Alex Williams
- New Delhi
- Anuragi as Roy
- Dhwani as Dr. Dinesh
- New Delhi
- 1921 as Unnikrishnan Nair
- Anthima Theerpu as Suresh
- Sanghunadam
- Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
1987
- Vazhiyorakazchakal as Ashok
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Vinayachandran
- Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Hari Das
- January Oru Orma as Vinod
- Irupatham Noottandu as Sekharan Kutty
- Vrutham
- Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Jayan
- New Delhi as Suresh
- Yagagni as Shantan
- P.C. 369 as Gopikuttan
1986
- Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Suresh
- Adiverukal
- Niramulla Ravukal
- Yuvajanotsavam as Dilip
- Nandi Veendum Varika as Balan
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Prospective Groom
- Sayam Sandhya as Ravi
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Rajavinte Makan as Kumar
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Man at the beach
1984
- Niraparaadhi as Inspector Balan
1965
- Odayil Ninnu as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)