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Suresh Gopi

Acting Born Jun 26, 1958 Kollam, Kerala, India 222 credits
222
Total Credits
1965–2026
62 Years Career Span
29
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Suresh Gopi is a Malayalam actor and playback singer. He made his debut as a child artist in Odayil Ninnu. He rose to prominence in the late '80s and '90s with his commanding screen presence and dialogue delivery. He became a superstar with cult classics like Commissioner, where his role became iconic, leading to sequels. Other notable films include Lelam, Pathram, Ekalavyan, Mafia, Manichitrathazhu, F.I.R, and Kaliyattam.

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Known for

Film

Kaaval

as Thampan
Film

Compartment

2015

Wild Heroes

2022
Film

The King & The Commissioner

as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Film

Melvilasom

as Captain Vikas Roy
Film

Hailesa

as Unnikrishnan
Film

Aayudham

as Hrishikesh IPS
Film

Bharathchandran I.P.S

as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Film

Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad

1998
Film

Guru

as Vijayanthan

Do Duniya, Ek Dil

as Ananthapadmanabhan
Film

The King

as Bharathchandran IPS

Frequent co-stars

Mammootty 6 shared titles
KPAC Lalitha 4 shared titles
Sukumari 4 shared titles
Maniyanpilla Raju 4 shared titles
Anjali P Nair 3 shared titles
Lalu Alex 3 shared titles
Siddique 3 shared titles
Shobana 3 shared titles
T. P. Madhavan 3 shared titles
M G Soman 3 shared titles

Career timeline

Ottakomban
JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala
TamilarasanGarudan
Pearle Maaney ShowMei Hoom MoosaPaappan
Kaaval
Varane Avashyamund
CompartmentIRudra SimhasanamMy God
Salaam KashmierThe DolphinsApothecary
Geethanjali
VioletThe King & The Commissioner
CollectorMelvilasomChristian BrothersVenshangupolKuttipattalam
KadakshamMummy & MeRaama RaavananSadgamayaRing Tone
HailesaAa OkkaduKerala CafeIG: Inspector GeneralBhoomi Malayalam
ThavalamPakal NakshatrangalBulletSound of BootAayudham
TimeParanju Theeratha VisheshangalKichamani M.B.A.Nadiya Kollappetta RathriDetective
AdbuthamNotebookAshwaroodanPathakaBada Dosth
The TigerBharathchandran I.P.SMakalkku
AgninakshathramSasneham Sumithra
Swapnam Kondu ThulabharamThillana Thillana
www.anukudumbam.comSamasthanam
Randam BhavamSundarapurushanDheenaNarimanMeghasandesam
DreamsThenkasipattanamMark AntonyMillennium StarsPilots
Crime FilePrem PoojariSaaphalyamF.I.R.Pathram
Raktha Sakshikal ZindabadThalolamKallukondoru PennuThirakalkkappuramSummer in Bethlehem
GuruJanathipathyamGangothriLelamBoopathi
RajaputhranMahathmaYuvathurki
SakshyamSindoora RekhaHighwayThe KingSaadaram
ChukkanThe CityCommissionerRudrakshamManathe Kottaram
DhruvamEkalavyanSamoohamManichitrathazhuYaadhavam
Pappayude Swantham AppoosAhamAadhaaramPaithrukamPonnaranthottathe Rajavu

Full Filmography

222 titles
  • Ottakomban (2026) as Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan
  • JSK - Janaki V vs State of Kerala (2025) as Adv. David Abel Donovan
  • Tamilarasan (2023) as Dr. Muruganantham
  • Garudan (2023) as DCP Harish Madhav
  • Pearle Maaney Show (2022) as Self
  • Mei Hoom Moosa (2022) as Moosa
  • Paappan (2022) as Paappan / Abraham Mathew Mathan IPS
  • Kaaval (2021) as Thampan
  • Advertisement
  • Varane Avashyamund (2020) as Major Unnikrishnan
  • Compartment (2015)
  • I (2015) as Dr. Vasudevan
  • Rudra Simhasanam (2015) as Rudra Simhan
  • My God (2015) as Adiraja Bhattadirippad
  • Salaam Kashmier (2014) as Tommy Eapen Devassy
  • The Dolphins (2014) as Panayamuttam Sura (Surapalan)
  • Apothecary (2014) as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
  • Geethanjali (2013) as Nakulan
  • Violet (2012)
  • The King & The Commissioner (2012) as Bharathchandran I.P.S.
  • Collector (2011) as Avinash Varma IAS
  • Melvilasom (2011) as Captain Vikas Roy
  • Christian Brothers (2011) as Joseph Vadakkan
  • Venshangupol (2011)
  • Kuttipattalam (2011)
  • Home Science (2011)
  • Utsava Kanavu (2011)
  • Ekadashy (2011) as Nandan Menon
  • Kadaksham (2010) as Nadhan
  • Mummy & Me (2010) as Amir
  • Raama Raavanan (2010) as Thiruchelvam
  • Sadgamaya (2010) as Dr. Ravi Varman
  • Ring Tone (2010)
  • Janakan (2010) as Viswanaathan
  • Sahasram (2010) as SP Vishnu Sahasranamam IPS
  • Kanyakumari Express (2010) as Mohanshankar IPS
  • Hailesa (2009) as Unnikrishnan
  • Aa Okkadu (2009)
  • Kerala Cafe (2009) as Ramesh
  • IG: Inspector General (2009) as IG Durga Prasad IPS
  • Bhoomi Malayalam (2009) as Ananthan Master / Narayanan kutty
  • Kancheepurathe Kalyanam (2009) as Kalarikkal Achuthankutty
  • Black Dalia (2009) as Dr. Aadikesav
  • Vairam (2009) as Advocate Ravi Varma
  • Thavalam (2008) as Sivan
  • Pakal Nakshatrangal (2008) as Dr. Vaidyanathan
  • Bullet (2008) as Kallampalli Manakkal Parasuramappatteri
  • Sound of Boot (2008) as SP Siddharth Mahadev IPS
  • Aayudham (2008) as Hrishikesh IPS
  • Twenty 20 (2008) as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
  • Madambi (2008) as Narrator
  • My Mother's Laptop (2008)
  • Kavyam (2008)
  • Time (2007) as Dr. Appan Menon / Vishwanatha Menon
  • Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal (2007)
  • Kichamani M.B.A. (2007) as Kichamani
  • Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri (2007) as DIG Sharafudeen Tharamasi
  • Detective (2007) as Shyam Prasad / Mohan Kumar
  • Bharathan Effect (2007) as Dr. Pandala
  • Lanka (2007) as Shravan
  • Black Cat (2007) as Ramesh Sharma/Black
  • Adbutham (2006) as Chandrasekhara Warrier
  • Notebook (2006) as Brigadier Alexander
  • Ashwaroodan (2006) as Veerabhadran
  • Pathaka (2006) as George Tharyan
  • Bada Dosth (2006) as Daya Shankar aka Bada Dosth
  • Chinthamani Kolacase (2006) as Lal Krishna Viradiar
  • Rashtram (2006) as Maliyekkal Thommi
  • Smart City (2006) as Madhavan
  • The Tiger (2005) as DIG Chandrasekharan IPS
  • Bharathchandran I.P.S (2005) as DIG Bharathchandran I.P.S.
  • Makalkku (2005) as Dr. Warrier
  • Agninakshathram (2004) as Thalakkulathu Thambi
  • Sasneham Sumithra (2004) as Balachandran
  • Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam (2003) as Vishnu
  • Thillana Thillana (2003) as Himself
  • www.anukudumbam.com (2002)
  • Samasthanam (2002) as Surya
  • Randam Bhavam (2001) as Navneet Krishnan / Anantha Krishnan
  • Sundarapurushan (2001) as Surya Narayanan
  • Dheena (2001) as Adhikesavan
  • Nariman (2001) as DySP Ashok Nariman
  • Meghasandesam (2001) as Balagopal
  • Cover Story (2001) as Vijay Madhavan
  • Sathyameva Jayathe (2001) as Chandrachoodan
  • Dreams (2000) as Dr. Roy
  • Thenkasipattanam (2000) as Kannappan
  • Mark Antony (2000) as Parel Antony
  • Millennium Stars (2000) as Karunan
  • Pilots (2000) as Bobby Nair
  • Crime File (1999) as Idamattom Palackal Easow Panickar
  • Prem Poojari (1999)
  • Saaphalyam (1999)
  • F.I.R. (1999) as SP Mohammed Sarkar IPS
  • Pathram (1999) as Nandagopal
  • Vazhunnor (1999) as Kuttappayi
  • Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad (1998)
  • Thalolam (1998) as Haridas
  • Kallukondoru Pennu (1998)
  • Thirakalkkappuram (1998) as Chengan
  • Summer in Bethlehem (1998) as Dennis
  • Colours of Love (1998) as Vinayachandran I.A.S
  • Colours of Love (1998) Vocals
  • Guru (1997) as Vijayanthan
  • Janathipathyam (1997) as R.D. Nayanar
  • Gangothri (1997) as Adv.Sarathchandran
  • Lelam (1997) as Aanakattil Chackochi
  • Boopathi (1997) as Hariprasad
  • Kaliyattam (1997) as Kannan Perumalayan
  • Bhaaratheeyam (1997)
  • Anubhoothi (1997) as Shivankutty
  • Masmaram (1997)
  • Kulam (1997) as Ananthapadmanabhan
  • Suvarna Simhasanam (1997) as Ramanathan
  • Rajaputhran (1996) as Anand
  • Mahathma (1996) as Devadevan
  • Yuvathurki (1996)
  • Sakshyam (1995) as Sunny
  • Sindoora Rekha (1995) as Balachandran
  • Highway (1995) as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
  • The King (1995) as Bharathchandran IPS
  • Saadaram (1995)
  • Thakshasila (1995) as Gautham
  • Aksharam (1995) as Ananthakrishnan
  • Karma (1995)
  • Chukkan (1994) as Gaurishankar
  • The City (1994) as A.S.P Raviprasad IPS
  • Commissioner (1994) as Bharathchandran I.P.S
  • Rudraksham (1994) as Vishwanathan
  • Manathe Kottaram (1994) as Satheesh Nair
  • Kashmeeram (1994) as Shyam
  • The City (1994)
  • Dhruvam (1993) as Jose Nariman
  • Ekalavyan (1993) as Madhavan I.P.S.
  • Samooham (1993) as Sudhakaran
  • Manichitrathazhu (1993) as Nakulan
  • Yaadhavam (1993) as Vishnu
  • Ponnuchami (1993) as Ponnuchammi
  • Mafia (1993) as Ravi Shankar
  • Injakkadan Mathai & Sons (1993) as Thankachan
  • Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993) as Subair
  • Ithu Manjukaalam (1993) as Balu
  • Pappayude Swantham Appoos (1992) as Dr. Gopan
  • Aham (1992)
  • Aadhaaram (1992) as Vasu
  • Paithrukam (1992) as Somadathan
  • Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu (1992) as Jacob
  • Nakshthrakoodaram (1992) as Jeevan Roy
  • Nadodi (1992) as Sivan
  • Thalasthanam (1992) as Harikrishnan
  • Ponnurukkum Pakshi (1992) as Ananthan
  • Utsavamelam (1992) as Jayadevan
  • Daddy (1992)
  • Aanaval Mothiram (1991) as Nandakumar
  • Ente Sooryaputhrikku (1991) as Dr. Srinivas
  • Bhoomika (1991) as Gopi
  • Santhwanam (1991)
  • Athirathan (1991) as Sethu
  • Sundarikkakka (1991)
  • In Harihar Nagar (1990) as Sethumadhavan
  • Arhatha (1990) as Mahesh
  • Parampara (1990) as Chanthu
  • Midhya (1990) as K. P. Rajagopal
  • Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990) as Christopher Luke
  • Thoovalsparsham (1990) as Ananda Padmanaban
  • Kouthuka Varthakal (1990) as Ravi
  • Mindapoochakku Kalyanam (1990) as Kumar
  • Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu (1990) as Christopher
  • Rajavazhcha (1990) as Govindankutty
  • Parallel College (1990) as Ananthan
  • Saandhram (1990) as Sreeraman
  • Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989) as Aromal Chekavar
  • New Year (1989) as Vinod Menon
  • News (1989)
  • Nair Saab (1989) as Cadet Gopakumar
  • Douthyam (1989) as Capt. Suresh G. Nair
  • Innale (1989) as Dr. Narendran
  • Varnam (1989) as Manu Vishwanath
  • Miss Pamela (1989)
  • Vachanam (1989) as Ravi
  • Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu (1989)
  • Kaalal Pada (1989)
  • Aksharathettu (1989)
  • Manu Uncle (1988) as SI 'Minnal' Prathapan
  • Moonnam Mura (1988) as Vaishakhan
  • Witness (1988) as Alex Williams
  • Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) as Harry
  • New Delhi (1988)
  • New Delhi (1988)
  • Dhwani (1988) as Dr. Dinesh
  • Anuragi (1988) as Roy
  • 1921 (1988) as Unnikrishnan Nair
  • Sanghunadam (1988)
  • Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas (1988)
  • Anthima Theerpu (1988) as Suresh
  • Vazhiyorakazchakal (1987) as Ashok
  • January Oru Orma (1987) as Vinod
  • Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham (1987) as Hari Das
  • Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu (1987) as Vinayachandran
  • Yagagni (1987) as Shantan
  • Irupatham Noottandu (1987) as Sekharan Kutty
  • New Delhi (1987) as Suresh
  • Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar (1987) as Jayan
  • P.C. 369 (1987) as Gopikuttan
  • Vrutham (1987)
  • Adiverukal (1986)
  • Nandi Veendum Varika (1986) as Balan
  • Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986) as Suresh
  • Sayam Sandhya (1986) as Ravi
  • T. P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986) as Prospective Groom
  • Manasilloru Manimuthu (1986)
  • Yuvajanotsavam (1986) as Dilip
  • Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare (1986) as Man at the beach
  • Rajavinte Makan (1986) as Kumar
  • Niraparaadhi (1984) as Inspector Balan
  • Odayil Ninnu (1965) as Fuedel lord's son (Uncredited)
  • Varaaham
  • SG 251
  • Judgment Day as Ramdas
  • Maniyan Chittappan as Maniyan Chittappan
  • Oru Perumgaliyattam as Peruvannan
  • Highway 2 - The Untitled as Sreedher Prasad/Mahesh Aravind
  • Lelam 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Suresh Gopi best known for?

Suresh Gopi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kaaval (2021), Compartment (2015), Wild Heroes (2022), The King & The Commissioner (2012).

When and where was Suresh Gopi born?

Suresh Gopi was born on June 26, 1958 in Kollam, Kerala, India.

How many credits does Suresh Gopi have?

Suresh Gopi has accumulated over 222 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1965 to 2026.

What is Suresh Gopi's background in cinema and television?

Suresh Gopi is a Malayalam actor and playback singer. He made his debut as a child artist in Odayil Ninnu. He rose to prominence in the late '80s and '90s with his commanding screen presence and dialogue delivery. He became a superstar with cult classics like Commissioner, where his role became iconic, leading to seque...

Suresh Gopi by the numbers

222credits
221films
1TV series
1965–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (222) Born on June 26

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