M. R. Gopakumar
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| Born |
Gopakumaran Nair Mathar Ramakrishnan Nair September 24, 1951 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor in Movies, Telefilms, Theatre plays |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) | L. Indira Devi (1975–present) |
| Children | Soumya I.G, Sreejith I.G |
| Parent(s) | N. Ramakrishnan Nair, B. Kamalabai Amma |
M.R. Gopakumar (official name: Gopakumaran Nair Mathar Ramakrishnan Nair) is an Indian movie/television actor who has established himself through a long career in Malayalam plays, movies and tele-films. In his career spanning over more than four decades, Gopakumar has proved his skills through a wide variety of roles that he played in every form of acting.
M.R. Gopakumar was born on 24 September 1951 in Thiruvattar, a small village in the Kanyakumari district of the present-day Tamil Nadu, but a part of the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom and Thiru-Kochi state (Kerala). He was born as the elder son of N. Ramakrishnan Nair, a school teacher in Thiruvattar High School, and B. Kamalabai Amma.
Gopakumar did his primary school education in Thiruvattar Lower Primary School and completed his High School education from Thiruvattar High School. His college education was done in Christian College, Marthandam (Pre University Course), Pioneer Kumaraswamy College, Nagercoil (B.Com) and Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram (M.Com). He migrated to Thiruvananthapuram when he joined Mar Ivanios college.
After earning his master’s degree (M.Com), Gopakumar joined Indian government service in 1973 as an auditor with P&T Audit under Controller and Auditor General of India. Post bifurcation of this department, Gopakumar moved into the Postal Accounts department under Government of India. He retired from Postal Accounts as an Assistant Accounts Officer in September 2011.
Gopakumar has been married to L. Indira Devi since 1975. The couple has a daughter – Soumya, and a son - Sreejith.
M.R. Gopakumar started his acting career as an amateur actor in 1974 in G. Sankarapillai’s drama ‘Rakshapurushan’ (രക്ഷാപുരുഷൻ). The play was staged by the recreation club members of P&T Audit. This helped Gopakumar identify his passion for acting and he found himself being a part of five more plays staged by the club. Towards the late 70’s, a few young aspiring artists in Thiruvananthapuram came together to form an amateur drama troupe, which was named ‘Natyagruham’ (നാട്യഗൃഹം). The troupe that was headed by Professor Narendra Prasad soon became very popular among a vibrant art-loving society in Thiruvananthapuram. Gopakumar was one of the founding members of Natyagruham. The association with like-minded artists in Natyagruham helped Gopakumar polish his acting skills. During the next 15 years with the troupe, he associated himself with several stage plays that won the accolades of many art-lovers across Kerala.
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