Gopi

Acting

Gopi

Born 1937-11-08 · 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.

Acting credits

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8.0

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Archana Aaradhana

1985

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NR

Labourer-turned-manager Rajashekharan faces existential and ethical dilemmas as occupational fatalities occur in the factory of the company he works for, and labour strikes, led by his friend-cum-ex-colleague Mohan, intensify

Bones

1983

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9.0

Jayadevan, a popular writer, though married to Bharathi, is in love with Geetha. When he suddenly falls ill, Geetha takes care of him till his last day.

Aksharangal

1984

Rachana poster
9.0

Rachana is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan and produced by Sivan Kunnampilly. The film stars Srividya, Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi and Mammootty in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.Bharath Gopi won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.

Rachana

1983

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8.0

Abida hails from a poor family and lives with her grandfather. However, she falls in love with a man who she thinks will change their lives for the better, unaware of the secrets he hides.

Eettillam

1983

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7.5

Xavier, a stenographer, finds himself terminated after his boss learns that he lied to him for a leave. However, when the boss learns that Xavier is a cancer patient, he regrets his decision.

Vida Parayum Munpe

1981

Meenamasathile Suryan poster
5.8

Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.

Meenamasathile Suryan

1986

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla poster
8.0

A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

1983

Vishnu poster
8.0

Inspired by Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the film follows Vishnu (Mammootty), a man who takes the law into his own hands by killing a criminal to protect his family. Haunted by guilt and pursued by a psychological investigator, he faces a moral struggle that leads to controversial consequences. The film is known for featuring an alternate ending inspired by 'The Last Temptation of Christ'."

Vishnu

1994

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7.5

Pavithran is a petty thief who wants to regain his lost image. He asks mill owner Mamachan for a job, but is turned down. However, a robbery in Mamachan's house changes Pavithran's life forever.

Kallan Pavithran

1981

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback poster
6.1

Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

1983

Aduthaduthu poster
10.0

Ayyappan Pillai (Karamana Janardanan Nair) & Thankappan Pillai (Thilakan), friends, neighbors & business partners, plans to have Thankappan's son Raju (Rahman) marry Ayyappan's daughter Radha (Ahalya). However, their kids, both of whom who were in love with someone else, blocks the marriage by causing misunderstandings between their families. But when Raju's & Radha's romances fail & they fall in love with each other, now they have to reunite their warring families, for them to unite themselves.

Aduthaduthu

1984

Punnaram Cholli Cholli poster
6.0

Biju (Rahman) spends his vacation in his father's ancestral village. Krishnankutty (Gopi) and Sivaraman (Nedumudi), the caretakers of his father's property siphons off the produce from the land without Biju's knowledge. Meanwhile Vinodini (Zareena Wahab) comes to the village as a bank officer. Biju and Vinodini become friends and she considers him like a brother to her.

Punnaram Cholli Cholli

1985

Padheyam poster
8.0

Chandradas, a renowned poet, accidentally meets his estranged teenage daughter, Harita. After great effort, he is able to take his daughter to his ancestral home. But Harita's past haunts her.

Padheyam

1993

Vardhakya Puranam poster
6.5

Omanakuttan Pillai, Cherian Thomas and Mahendran Thambi are retired citizens. In order to keep themselves busy, they decide to set up a drama troupe.

Vardhakya Puranam

1994

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7.0

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Asthram

1983

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4.6

Major Ravi, who tries to expose the evil plans of a politician, is framed in a murder. Upon release, he moves to Dubai and becomes a business tycoon; however, his rivals are out to destroy his empire.

Dubai

2001

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7.0

April 18 is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balachandramenon and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars Balachandramenon, Shobhana, Adoor Bhasi and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.

April Pathinettu

1984

Peruvazhiyambalam poster
4.7

Peruvazhiyambalam is a 1979 Malayalam film directed by P. Padmarajan based on his novel of the same name. It marked Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut for Ashokan who plays the central character Raman. The film is an incisive examination of how violence or totalitarianism works in our society; it dealt with disturbing questions relating to masculinity and how people adore and dread it at the same time. The Hindu described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.

Peruvazhiyambalam

1979

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10.0

Two teenagers escape from an institution and are on the run having fun all along. Their paths cross with two elderly friends and they join in their adventures.

Ice Cream

1986

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2.0

The film is about Vettikadu Sivan (Jayasurya), a young, intelligent man who sets out on a mission to settle a score and give a peace of mind to his uncle Vettikadu Sadasivan (Jagathy Sreekumar) who is the chief minister of the state. To do this, Sivan hatches a plan to get the twin brother of Sadasivan who is settled in Gujarat and is an ordinary banana seller and a bit on the lesser side of intelligence.

Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...

2008

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5.0

Wanted movie revolves around Unni, Nandu, Mani and Chupran who are friends who are unemployed but have a lot of liabilities in life. Unni aspires to become a police officer while Nandu wants to go to the Middle East. Mani is a loner who is willing to take any risk in life to make fast money and Chupran is taunted by his parents at home.

Wanted

2004

Aakasha Gopuram poster
NR

The film, in Malayalam and made by the Indian film maker K P Kumaran, AkashaGopuram is set among the Indian immigrant community in London and tells the story of Albert Samson (Mohanlal), a middle-aged architect who has clawed his way to prominence.

Aakasha Gopuram

2008

Yavanika poster
8.3

Ayyappan, a tabla player of a touring drama group, goes missing. Later on, Sub-Inspector Jacob Eeraly is assigned to investigate the case and finds out disturbing truths.

Yavanika

1982

Behind the camera

Padheyam poster
8.0

Chandradas, a renowned poet, accidentally meets his estranged teenage daughter, Harita. After great effort, he is able to take his daughter to his ancestral home. But Harita's past haunts her.

Padheyam

1993

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NR

Ekadhantha revolves around a couple and they don't have child.

Ekadanta

2007

Ulsavapittennu poster
6.5

The story revolves around Aniyan Thampuran (Mohanlal), a naive and innocent prince of an erstwhile royal family, and his household in a village of Kerala. His family is heavily indebted by the wayward lifestyle of his elder brother Chettan Thampuran (Sukumaran). Chettan Thampuran's untimely death forces Aniyan to take responsibility for the family. He loses his house and all properties to pay his brother's debts and is led to financial ruin. He realizes that his wife (Parvathy) had an affair with his friend Balan and married him only because of the poverty in her family. This realization devastates him further and culminates in his suicide in a heart-breaking scene.

Ulsavapittennu

1989

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9.0

The film is based on the life of the protagonist Unni, who is moved by Naxal ideas. It was banned by the censor board because of the portrayal of naxal ideas. The film was screened only twice and its print is now lost.

Njattadi

1979

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7.0

Ente Hridayathinte Udama movie is about a lonely woman Uma who college teacher meets Pavitran who is a political activist. When he revolts against the practices of corruption within the party he is silenced. It is a murder ordered by the vested groups in the party.

Ente Hridayathinte Udama

2002

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10.0

Ambili is a handicapped girl who has the hobby of making models and toys. When a doctor proposes to marry Ambili, she refuses upon realizing that his feelings are out of sympathy towards her.

Yamanam

1992