Suresh Gopi
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| സുരേഷ് ഗോപി | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha, Thiruvananthapuram (Nodal District) | |
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Assumed office 25th April, 2016 |
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Suresh Gopinathan 26 June 1959 Nileshwaram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse(s) | Radhika Nair (m. 1990) |
| Children | Lekshmi Nair, Gokul Suresh, Bhavna Nair, Bhagya Nair, Madhav Nair |
| Parents | K. Gopinatha Pillai, V. Gyanalaxmi |
| Residence | "Lekshmi", D-9, Temple Road, Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram-10, Kerala ; 501, SWAJAS Deluxe, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi |
| Education | Fatima Mata National College (M.A.) |
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| Awards | National Film Award for Best Actor, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor |
Suresh Gopinathan (born 26 June 1959), commonly known as Suresh Gopi, is an Indian film actor, politician, and singer who has starred in over 200 Malayalam films. The role of Kannan Perumalayan in Kaliyattam (1997) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.
In April 2016, Suresh Gopi was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India in the category of eminent citizens as per the provisions of Article 80 of the Indian Constitution. He opted Thiruvananthapuram as the nodal district of operation as member of Parliament. He is also a philanthropist, social worker, and a strong advocate for environmental protection.
Suresh Gopi was born in Nileshwaram, Kerala to Gnanalekshmi Amma and Gopinathan Pillai, a film distributor, as their eldest son. He has three younger brothers - Subhash Gopi, Sunil Gopi and Sanil Gopi (The latter two are twins). He had his primary education from Infant Jesus School Kollam. He pursued M.A. in English literature from Fatima Mata National College, Kollam city.
Suresh Gopi made his debut as a child artist in K. S. Sethumadhavan's Odayil Ninnu (1965). He returned to acting in the mid-1980s with Sathyan Anthikkad's T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986), where he played a prospective groom in a small scene. He went on to play supporting and villain roles. Some other roles of his include Balan in Nandi Veendum Varika (1986), Kumar in Rajavinte Makan (1986), Vinod in January Oru Orma (1987), Shekaran Kutty in Irupatham Noottandu (1987), Suresh in New Delhi (1987), Harry in Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), Unni in 1921 (1988), and Aromal Chekavar in Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989). He played the comic role of Inspector "Minnal Prathapan" in Manu Uncle (1988) and of Dr. Narendran in Padmarajan's Innale (1989).
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