
Trivandrum, Travancore, British India
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.

as Suresh Babu

as Fr. Augustine Kuriappalli
1984
as Viswantha Panicker
1986
2007

as Suresh Babu
1983

as Devadas Menon
1985
as Musaliyar
1998

as K. V. Raghavan
1993

as Tea Shop Owner
1979
as Dr. Thomas
1981

as Joseph Pandala
2001
as Moitheen Bava
1983

as Abraham
2008

as Adv. Narayana Swamy
2007

2022

as Abraham
2008
2008
2007

as Adv. Narayana Swamy
2007

as Ramavarma Thamburan
2007

as Balan Master
2006

as Anu's Father
2004

2003

as Joseph Pandala
2001

2000

as Shanta Ram
1999

as Bhargavan
1999
as Musaliyar
1998

as Agnisarmman
1998

1998
as Tathamangalam
1998

as Tharakan
1995
as K. K. Menon
1995

as Judge
1994
1994

as Rajani's Father
1994

as K. V. Raghavan
1993

as Thambi
1986
Producer