1. Suresh Gopi was born on 26 June 1958 and is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister of Tourism since June 2024.
39 Facts About Suresh Gopi
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Suresh Gopi was elected as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha in the 2024 general election from Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, becoming the first BJP MP from Kerala, marking the party's first-ever victory in a Lok Sabha election in the state.
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Suresh Gopi is serving as the President of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute from September 2023.
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Suresh Gopi served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from 2016 to 2022.
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Suresh Gopi was born on 26 June 1958 at Alappuzha, Kerala to K Gopinathan Pillai, a film distributor, and V Gnanalekshmi Amma, as their eldest son.
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Suresh Gopi has three younger brothers: Subhash Gopi and twins Sunil Gopi and Sanil Gopi.
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Suresh Gopi then completed the bachelor's degree in Zoology, and a master's degree in English Literature from Fatima Mata National College in Kollam.
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Suresh Gopi made his debut as a child artist in 1965 by playing a brief role in Odayil Ninnu.
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Suresh Gopi went on to play few antagonistic and numerous supporting roles throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Suresh Gopi was noted for his villain role in Irupatham Noottandu.
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Suresh Gopi had a major supporting role as Harry in Oru CBI Diary Kurippu.
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Suresh Gopi gained appraisal for his portrayal of Aromal Chekavar in the 1989 drama Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha.
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Suresh Gopi played another cameo comic role as Christopher Luke, a professional killer in Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam.
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Suresh Gopi established himself as a bankable star in Malayalam cinema through Ekalavyan.
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Suresh Gopi played the role of a NSG commando in Kashmeeram, which was a commercial success.
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Suresh Gopi played the role of a RAW officer in Highway which ran for more than 100 days in theatres.
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Suresh Gopi's played a lead role alongside Jayaram in the comedy drama Summer in Bethlehem.
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Suresh Gopi played the character Dennis and received wide appreciation from the critics.
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In 2000, Suresh Gopi starred in Mark Antony and Cover Story, an action film and a crime thriller.
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Suresh Gopi played a lead role, with comic elements, in the comedy drama Thenkasipattanam alongside Lal.
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Suresh Gopi played the lead role in Rajasenan's horror film Megasandesam.
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Suresh Gopi played the lead role of a psychotic lawyer, who enforces the law in his style.
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In 2008, Suresh Gopi did a lead role in the multi-starrer blockbuster Twenty:20.
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Suresh Gopi was praised for his role as Dr Vijay Nambiar in Apothecary.
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Suresh Gopi was nominated for the Best Actor award at the Filmfare Awards South for his performance in the movie.
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Suresh Gopi made his comeback in Malayalam cinema by playing a pivotal role in Varane Avashyamund in 2020, after a five year long hiatus.
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The film titled as Ottakkomban would see Suresh Gopi playing the role of Kuruvachan.
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On 14 February 2021, Suresh Gopi announced that he will be reuniting with director Joshiy for the film titled Paappan.
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Suresh Gopi's other upcoming movie is Kaaval, an action thriller directed by Nithin Renji Panicker which would feature Renji Panicker playing a pivotal role.
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Suresh Gopi's 2023 crime thriller film Garudan was a commercial success at the box office.
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On 29 April 2016, Suresh Gopi was sworn in as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, nominated by the President of India in the category of eminent citizens as per the provisions of Article 80 of the Constitution of India.
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Suresh Gopi opted Thiruvananthapuram district as the nodal district of operation under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
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In October 2016, Suresh Gopi officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Suresh Gopi managed to receive 293,822 votes, which was more than double the votes received by the candidate of BJP in the previous election.
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Suresh Gopi said that he was asked by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to contest in the legislative assembly election.
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Suresh Gopi contested from the Thrissur Assembly constituency as a candidate of BJP.
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Suresh Gopi won the seat with a majority of over 74,000 votes, becoming the first BJP Lok Sabha MP from Kerala.
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Suresh Gopi was appointed as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, as well as the Minister of State for Tourism, in the third Modi ministry in June 2024.
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On 8 February 1990, Suresh Gopi married Radhika Nair, the granddaughter of actress Aranmula Ponnamma.