31 Facts About Gopi Sundar

Gopi Sundar began his career composing music for television commercials and is credited with writing nearly 5,000 jingles.

Gopi Sundar has won several accolades for his soundtracks and film scores, including a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award, and two Filmfare Awards South.

Gopi Sundar spent a large part of his childhood in Kochi with his parents Suresh Babu and Livi.

Ouseppachan, a longtime friend of Gopi Sundar's father, took him as an assistant and became a mentor to Gopi Sundar.

Gopi Sundar's ever-growing repertoire consists of almost 5,000 jingles, a number of them advertising the work of filmmaker and feature film cinematographer Rajiv Menon.

Gopi Sundar got his first break as a film score composer with Notebook after the director Rosshan Andrrews happened to notice his programming for the film Udayananu Tharam.

In 2008, Gopi Sundar made his Tamil film industry debut by composing the background score for the film Poi Solla Porom.

Gopi Sundar then went on to compose songs for several films, notably the film Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded starring Mohanlal, which had him compose both the soundtrack and film score.

Gopi Sundar shared music credits with Alphons Joseph and Gowri Lakshmi for the soundtrack.

Gopi Sundar's fame increased with the release of his 2014 film titled 1983, a coming-of-age sports drama film, marking the debut of screenwriter-director Abrid Shine.

Gopi Sundar made a cameo appearance in the film, alongside Mohanlal.

Gopi Sundar received a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, an Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director, and a Vanitha Film Award for Best Music Director for the film.

Gopi Sundar forayed into the Telugu film industry with the film Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju, which fetched him many fans in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Gopi Sundar further expanded his reach with his second Telugu film, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, which was a success at the box office; the soundtrack amassed equally good reviews.

Gopi Sundar did the background score and composed the song "Mukkathe Penne", a poignant melody that served as a paean to the timeless love of Moideen and Kanchanamala, portrayed in the film by actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy, respectively.

The lyrics to the minute song were penned by Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor, one of Gopi Sundar's main backing vocalists.

Gopi Sundar won two Best Music Director Awards for the film: one North American Film Award and one IIFA Award.

In 2016, Gopi Sundar composed the film score and seven-song soundtrack of the Telugu film Oopiri, which was simultaneously released in Tamil as Thozha.

The Times of India gave Oopiris soundtrack four stars, calling it a "winner on all counts and Gopi Sundar is increasingly becoming a force to be reckoned with in Tollywood".

Gopi Sundar composed the soundtrack and film score for the film Pulimurugan, which is currently the highest-grossing film in the Malayalam film industry.

The Times of India critic Sanjith Surendran praised Gopi Sundar's "rousing theme music that made the 161-minute runtime a breeze".

Gopi Sundar composed the background score for the Tamil musical comedy horror film Devi, which was simultaneously shot and released in Telugu and Hindi as Abhinetri and Tutak Tutak Tutiya, respectively.

Gopi Sundar composed the only two songs for the Mammootty vehicle The Great Father.

Gopi Sundar won his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music in 2017 for the film Take Off, and his song "Vaanamakalunnuvo" from the film Vimaanam got Sithara her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer.

Gopi Sundar has been the most frequent collaborator for films directed by Rosshan Andrrews.

Gopi Sundar launched "Band Big G", his music band, in 2016 in front of a capacity crowd at Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai.

Gopi Sundar launched his own record label, Gopi Sundar Music Company, in 2014.

Gopi Sundar married Priya in 2001 and the couple have two children: Madhav and Yadhav.

Priya and Gopi Sundar got separated and their divorce case is still in court.

Gopi Sundar entered in a live-in relationship with singer Abhaya Hiranmayi, and in July 2018, he revealed that they had been together for 9 years.

Gopi Sundar was reported to have dated Idea Star Singer contestant Amrutha Suresh, with claims suggesting that the couple was in a live-in relationship.