G. S. Pradeep

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{{short description|Indian television personality (born 1972)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. G. S. Pradeep
| image = Gs pradeep.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|05|15}}
| birth_place = [[Kilimanoor]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names = Appu
| known_for = Reverse Quiz, Aswamedham
| years_active = 1987 - present
| spouse = Bindu Pradeep
| children = 2
| parents = {{ubl|P. K. Gangadharan Pillai|Soudamini Thankachi}}
}}
'''Gangadharanpillai Soudaminithankachi Pradeep''' (born 15 May 1972) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Television presenter|television personality]] and a public intellectual.

==Personal life==
He was born to retired headmaster P. K. Gangadharan Pillai and Late Soudamini Thankachi. He is most notable for appearing on [[Aswamedham]], being featured in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref>S.R.Ashok Kumar (8 June 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070609235744/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/06/08/stories/2007060851630400.htm "Master of name game"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''.</ref> He is also notable for appearance in program named Oru Nimisham aired by [[All India Radio]] (Aakashavani). He is also a professional snake n ladder player and a state level [[carrom]] and the author of 5 books. He was a contestant in the reality show '[[Malayalee House]]' aired in [[Surya]] TV which as he confessed later, was one of the worst ventures he ever took in life.<ref>[http://www.keralatv.in/2013/05/malayalee-house-reality-show-on-surya-tv/ Malayalee House – Reality Show Starting 5 May 2013 Surya TV]. Keralatv.in. 4 May 2013.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/tv/GS-Pradeep-regrets-being-a-part-of-Malayalee-House/articleshow/36880116.cms/ GS Pradeep regrets being a part of Malayalee House – The Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (20 June 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-14.</ref> He has also directed a film, Swarna Malsyangal.

== Television==
=== As Host===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Channel !! Language!!Notes
|-
|2000 ||[[Aswamedham]] ||Kairali TV|| Malayalam||
|-
|2002||Padayottam ||Kairali TV|| Malayalam||
|-
|2005-2006||[[Aswamedham]] ||Kairali TV|| Malayalam||
|-
|2005||Grandmaster Show titled "Yaaru manasila yaaru"||Star Vijay||Tamil||
|-
|2007||Grandmaster||Shakthi TV||Sinhalese / Tamil||Srilankan show
|-
|2007||Grandmaster||Shakthi TV||Sinhala||Singapore & Malaysia show
|-
|2009||Rananganam||Jaihind T.V.|| Malayalam||
|-
|2009||DSF Super Family show||Surya tv||Malayalam||UAE Show
|-
|2010||Grandmaster||Sakshi T.V.||Telugu||
|-
|2010||Panchathanthiram||Mega tv||Tamil||
|-
|2011 ||Grandmaster in Middle East ||Moon TV|| Tamil/Arabic/English||UAE show
|-
|2012||Vachakaraja||Surya tv||Malayalam||
|-
|2015||[[Aswamedham]] ||Kairali TV|| Malayalam||
|-
|2016||Master Brain||Janam tv||Malayalam||
|-
|2018 – present||[[Aswamedham]] ||Kairali TV|| Malayalam||
|}

===Other shows===
;[[Malayalam]]
*Comedy Stars season 2 as celebrity judge
*Yours truly as Guest
*Charithram enniloode as Guest
*Comedy Super Night 2 as Guest
* Ente Deivam as Guest
*Oru Nimisham as Participant
*[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]] as Guest
*Manassil Oru Mazhavillu as Guest
*[[Malayalee House]] as Participant

==Filmography==
* ''Varum Varunnu Vannu'' (2003)
* ''Swarna Malsyangal'' (2019) as Director

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/g-s-pradeep-and-swasika-on-annies-kitchen/articleshow/68127583.cms GS Pradeep, Times of India]
* [https://www.gulf-times.com/story/577042/Promise-of-a-different-quizzing-experience Gulf Times on GS Pradeep]
* [https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/bigg-boss-malayalam/that-show-ruined-his-reputation-bigg-boss-fame-anoop-chandran-talks-about-grand-master-dr-g-s-pradeep/articleshow/73055892.cms Actor Anoop Chandran on GS Pradeep, Samayam News]
* [https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/gs-pradeep-aswamedham-fame-director-swarna-malsyangal-movie-golden-horse-gift-from-mammootty-1.3519748 Mammootty does audio launch for Grandmaster Pradeep, Mathrubhumi]
* [https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/01/28/gs-pradeep-aswamedham-fame-director-swarna-malsyangal-movie-golden-horse-gift-from-mammootty.html GS Pradeep on Manorama]

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[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram]]

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