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| birth_name = Gopi Kanth<br />
| birth_date = 1957<br />
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| death_date = 20 September 2017 (age 60)<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
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| years_active = 1985–2017<br />
| occupation = [[art director]], [[production designer]]<br />
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'''GK''' (1957 – 20 September 2017) was an Indian art director who worked in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]]. He also worked as actor in films and television series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/art-director-gk-dies-in-chennai-aged-60/articleshow/60775044.cms|title=Art director GK dies in Chennai aged 60 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/veteran-art-director-gk-passed-away-048637.html|title=பிரபல ஆர்ட் டைரக்டர் ஜிகே மரணம்: திரையுலகினர் இரங்கல்|date=21 September 2017|website=filmibeat.com}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
GK held a diploma in Fine Arts from the Madras College of Arts and Crafts. He received his first opportunity as an art director in Netaji's 1985 film, ''[[Janani (1985 film)|Janani]]''. GK went on to work on over 200 Tamil films as an art director during his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.woodsdeck.com/stories/8203-art-director-g-k-passed-away|title=Art Director G.K passed away|website=WoodsDeck}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20170921/3190114.html|title=Noted Art director GK passes away|website=news.webindia123.com}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director]] award for his work in [[Sundar C]]'s ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' (1997).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/art-director-gk-dies-in-chennai-aged-60/articleshow/60775664.cms|title=கலை இயக்குநர் கோபி காந்த் காலமானார்|website=Samayam Tamil}}</ref> In a notable moment during the making of the film, GK quickly prepared a [[Lingam]] prop from a water pot when filming the "Adhandha Idhandha" song featuring [[Rajinikanth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/may/17/artists-at-heart-businessmen-outside-254020.html|title=Artists at heart, businessmen outside|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=16 June 2021|archive-date=29 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061443/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/May/17/artists-at-heart-businessmen-outside-254020.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked on the sets of [[Kamal Haasan]]'s ''[[Marudhanayagam]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/30-11-04/GK_interview.htm |title=Tamil Cinema News - Art-Director GK - Interview |website=www.behindwoods.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311002049/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/30-11-04/GK_interview.htm |archive-date=11 March 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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His acting career included antagonistic dual roles in the television serial, ''[[Thangam (TV series)|Thangam]]'', which ran between 2009 and 2013.<br />
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==Death==<br />
He died aged 60 on 20 September 2017 at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai following heart ailments. He was survived by his wife Nageshwari, son Krishnakanth and daughter Hema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/veteran-art-director-gk-passes-away-4854071/|title=Veteran art director GK passes away|date=21 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/art-director-gk-passes-away.html|title=Art Director GK passes away|date=21 September 2017|website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/art-director-gk-passed-away-due-to-heart-related-ailments-in-chennai-apollo-hospital-inbox-x--telugu-news-196365|title=Art Director GK is no more - Telugu News|date=21 September 2017|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><br />
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==Partial filmography==<br />
===As art director===<br />
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*''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'' (1996)<br />
*''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' (1997)<br />
*''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' (2002)<br />
*''[[Thirupaachi]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[Puli Vesham]]'' (2011)<br />
*''[[Puthagam]]'' (2013)<br />
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===As actor===<br />
;Television<br />
*''[[Kalasam (TV series)|Kalasam]]'' (2008-2009)<br />
*''[[Thangam (TV series)|Thangam]]'' (2009-2013)<br />
*''[[Ganga (TV series)|Ganga]]'' (2017-2018)<br />
;Films<br />
*''[[Sami Potta Mudichu]]'' (1991)<br />
*''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' (1997) as film producer<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|nm1287251}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian art directors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian production designers]]<br />
[[Category:2017 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian designers]]<br />
[[Category:Artists from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian designers]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil male television actors]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil television presenters]]<br />
[[Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
[[Category:1957 births]]<br />
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