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	Suresh Gopi played a small role as a child artist in ''[[Odayil Ninnu (film)\|Odayil Ninnu]]'' (1965). Later he made his adult acting debut through the minor role of a prospective groom in ''[[T. P. Balagopalan M. A.]]'' (1986). After playing various villain and supporting roles throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Suresh Gopi got a break through [[Shaji Kailas]]'s ''[[Thalastaanam]]'' (1992) which was written by [[Renji Panicker]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/suresh_gopi_about.php \| title=More about Suresh Gopi \| publisher=Bizhat.com \| access-date=8 November 2016 \| archive-date=27 April 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427033904/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/suresh_gopi_about.php \| url-status=live }}</ref~~><ref name="SG"/~~>		Suresh Gopi played a small role as a child artist in ''[[Odayil Ninnu (film)\|Odayil Ninnu]]'' (1965). Later he made his adult acting debut through the minor role of a prospective groom in ''[[T. P. Balagopalan M. A.]]'' (1986). After playing various villain and supporting roles throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Suresh Gopi got a break through [[Shaji Kailas]]'s ''[[Thalastaanam]]'' (1992) which was written by [[Renji Panicker]].<ref name="SG"/><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/suresh_gopi_about.php \| title=More about Suresh Gopi \| publisher=Bizhat.com \| access-date=8 November 2016 \| archive-date=27 April 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427033904/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/suresh_gopi_about.php \| url-status=live }}</ref>

	Shaji and Renji's combination films turned Suresh Gopi into an overnight star during the 1990s especially through police and army roles. Popular films ''[[Ekalavyan (film)\|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993), ''[[Mafia (1993 film)\|Mafia]]'' (1993), ''[[Commissioner (film)\|Commissioner]]'' (1994) along with ''[[Lelam]]'' (1997) and ''[[Pathram]]'' (1999) has given Suresh Gopi, the status of a new Malayalam [[superstar]] after [[Mohanlal]] and [[Mammootty]], although his fanbase has diminished over years following his self-imposed sabbatical from the industry.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.myworldofmovies.in/when-can-you-start-calling-a-leading-actor-superstar-in-malayalam-cinema/\|title=When can you start calling a leading actor ‘SUPERSTAR’ in Malayalam Cinema?\|last=Fahir\|date=2015-05-31\|website=My World Of Movies\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-10-09\|archive-date=9 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009070110/http://www.myworldofmovies.in/when-can-you-start-calling-a-leading-actor-superstar-in-malayalam-cinema/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The role of Kannan Perumalayan in [[Jayaraj]]'s ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997) won him the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/23gopi.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Never say never again] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218073653/http://in.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/23gopi.htm \|date=18 December 2014 }}. In.rediff.com. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref~~><ref name="SG"/~~><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=\|title=CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal\|website=cinidiary.com\|access-date=7 May 2015\|archive-date=3 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703125136/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Shaji and Renji's combination films turned Suresh Gopi into an overnight star during the 1990s especially through police and army roles. Popular films ''[[Ekalavyan (film)\|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993), ''[[Mafia (1993 film)\|Mafia]]'' (1993), ''[[Commissioner (film)\|Commissioner]]'' (1994) along with ''[[Lelam]]'' (1997) and ''[[Pathram]]'' (1999) has given Suresh Gopi, the status of a new Malayalam [[superstar]] after [[Mohanlal]] and [[Mammootty]], although his fanbase has diminished over years following his self-imposed sabbatical from the industry.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.myworldofmovies.in/when-can-you-start-calling-a-leading-actor-superstar-in-malayalam-cinema/\|title=When can you start calling a leading actor ‘SUPERSTAR’ in Malayalam Cinema?\|last=Fahir\|date=2015-05-31\|website=My World Of Movies\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-10-09\|archive-date=9 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009070110/http://www.myworldofmovies.in/when-can-you-start-calling-a-leading-actor-superstar-in-malayalam-cinema/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The role of Kannan Perumalayan in [[Jayaraj]]'s ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997) won him the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="SG"/><ref>[http://in.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/23gopi.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Never say never again] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218073653/http://in.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/23gopi.htm \|date=18 December 2014 }}. In.rediff.com. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=\|title=CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal\|website=cinidiary.com\|access-date=7 May 2015\|archive-date=3 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703125136/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	In 2010 he appeared in the film ''[[Christian Brothers (film)\|Christian Brothers]]''. In 2011, Gopi acted in the film ''[[Melvilasom]]''. In 2012 he acted in ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]''. Gopi also worked in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] film ''[[I (film)\|I]]'' as Dr. Vasudevan.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Suresh-Gopi-to-play-villain/articleshow/42237418.cms \| title=Suresh Gopi to play villain! \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| work=[[The Times Group]] \| date=11 September 2014 \| access-date=13 February 2016 \| author=Radhika C Pillai \| archive-date=10 January 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110125410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Suresh-Gopi-to-play-villain/articleshow/42237418.cms \| url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, he hosted the game show ''[[Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran]]'' on [[Asianet (TV channel)\|Asianet]], which was the Malayalam version of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. He continued to host its four seasons.<ref>[http://www.keralatv.in/2012/03/ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-starting-date/ Ningalkkum Akam Kodeeswaran Starting on 9 April 2012 \| Malayalam Television Channels] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430180256/http://www.keralatv.in/2012/03/ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-starting-date/ \|date=30 April 2012 }}. Keralatv.in (26 March 2012). Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2012/suresh-gopi-ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-reviews-095788.html Suresh Gopi's Ningalkkum Akam Kodeeswaran receives rave reviews \| News – Oneindia Entertainment] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518050457/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2012/suresh-gopi-ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-reviews-095788.html \|date=18 May 2013 }}. Entertainment.oneindia.in (18 May 2012). Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref> In March 2019, he made a comeback announcement in acting by joining [[Vijay Antony]] starrer Tamil film ''[[Thamilarasan]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/suresh-gopi-returns-vijay-antony-thamizharasan-5613748 \| title=Suresh Gopi returns to the big screen with Vijay Antony's Thamizharasan \| publisher=[[Indian Express]] \| work=[[Indian Express Group]] \| date=6 March 2019 \| access-date=6 March 2019 \| author=Entertainment Desk \| archive-date=8 March 2019 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080925/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/suresh-gopi-returns-vijay-antony-thamizharasan-5613748/ \| url-status=live }}</ref>		In 2010 he appeared in the film ''[[Christian Brothers (film)\|Christian Brothers]]''. In 2011, Gopi acted in the film ''[[Melvilasom]]''. In 2012 he acted in ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]''. Gopi also worked in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] film ''[[I (film)\|I]]'' as Dr. Vasudevan.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Suresh-Gopi-to-play-villain/articleshow/42237418.cms \| title=Suresh Gopi to play villain! \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| work=[[The Times Group]] \| date=11 September 2014 \| access-date=13 February 2016 \| author=Radhika C Pillai \| archive-date=10 January 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110125410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Suresh-Gopi-to-play-villain/articleshow/42237418.cms \| url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, he hosted the game show ''[[Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran]]'' on [[Asianet (TV channel)\|Asianet]], which was the Malayalam version of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. He continued to host its four seasons.<ref>[http://www.keralatv.in/2012/03/ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-starting-date/ Ningalkkum Akam Kodeeswaran Starting on 9 April 2012 \| Malayalam Television Channels] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430180256/http://www.keralatv.in/2012/03/ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-starting-date/ \|date=30 April 2012 }}. Keralatv.in (26 March 2012). Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2012/suresh-gopi-ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-reviews-095788.html Suresh Gopi's Ningalkkum Akam Kodeeswaran receives rave reviews \| News – Oneindia Entertainment] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518050457/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2012/suresh-gopi-ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-reviews-095788.html \|date=18 May 2013 }}. Entertainment.oneindia.in (18 May 2012). Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref> In March 2019, he made a comeback announcement in acting by joining [[Vijay Antony]] starrer Tamil film ''[[Thamilarasan]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/suresh-gopi-returns-vijay-antony-thamizharasan-5613748 \| title=Suresh Gopi returns to the big screen with Vijay Antony's Thamizharasan \| publisher=[[Indian Express]] \| work=[[Indian Express Group]] \| date=6 March 2019 \| access-date=6 March 2019 \| author=Entertainment Desk \| archive-date=8 March 2019 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080925/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/suresh-gopi-returns-vijay-antony-thamizharasan-5613748/ \| url-status=live }}</ref>

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'''Suresh Gopi''' (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, [[playback singer]] and [[television presenter]]. He works predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Bollywood]] films. Suresh made his acting debut as a child in the 1965 film ''[[Odayil Ninnu (film)|Odayil Ninnu]]'', since then, he has acted in [[Suresh Gopi filmography|more than 200 films]]. He is a recipient of a [[National Film Award]] and a [[Kerala State Film Award]]. He is a [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|nominated]] member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/malayalam-actor-suresh-gopi-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-2763991/ | title=Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi nominated to Rajya Sabha | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Shaju Philip | date=21 November 2017 | accessdate=17 March 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
Suresh Gopi was born on 26 June 1958 in [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India to K. Gopinathan Pillai, a [[film distributor]], and V. Gnanalekshmi Amma, as their eldest son.<ref name="biodata1">{{cite web|title=Shri Suresh Gopi|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|website=Rajyasabha.nic.in|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]]|access-date=16 March 2019|date=29 April 2016|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221824/http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="biodata2">{{cite web|title=Suresh Gopi, Shri|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/suresh-gopi-shri|website=[[India.gov.in]]|publisher=[[National Portal of India]]|access-date=16 March 2019|date=29 April 2016}}</ref> He has three younger brothers—Subhash Gopi, Sunil Gopi and Sanil Gopi (the latter two are twins).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Suresh+Gopi|title=Profile of Malayalam Actor Suresh Gopi|website=en.msidb.org|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214832/https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Suresh+Gopi|url-status=live}}</ref> Suresh was brought up in [[Kollam]].<ref name="DC">{{cite news|last=Chandran|first=Cynthia|title=Suresh Gopi asked to focus more in Thiruvananthapuram|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/120417/suresh-gopi-asked-to-focus-more-in-thiruvananthapuram.html|access-date=16 March 2019|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=12 April 2017|archive-date=29 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429210331/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/120417/suresh-gopi-asked-to-focus-more-in-thiruvananthapuram.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He completed his school education from Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Kollam.<ref name="SG">{{cite book|last=Saran|first=Renu|title=History of Indian Cinema|date=4 March 2014|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd|isbn=9789350836514|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=9350836513|access-date=8 November 2016|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214832/https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=isbn:9350836513|url-status=live}}</ref> Suresh joined [[Fatima Mata National College]] in Kollam for higher studies. He holds a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in Zoology and [[Master of Arts]] degree in English literature.<ref name="biodata1"/><ref name="biodata2"/>

==Film career==
{{Main|Suresh Gopi filmography}}

Suresh Gopi played a small role as a child artist in ''[[Odayil Ninnu (film)|Odayil Ninnu]]'' (1965). Later he made his adult acting debut through the minor role of a prospective groom in ''[[T. P. Balagopalan M. A.]]'' (1986). After playing various villain and supporting roles throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Suresh Gopi got a break through [[Shaji Kailas]]'s ''[[Thalastaanam]]'' (1992) which was written by [[Renji Panicker]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/suresh_gopi_about.php | title=More about Suresh Gopi | publisher=Bizhat.com | access-date=8 November 2016 | archive-date=27 April 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427033904/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/suresh_gopi_about.php | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SG"/>

Shaji and Renji's combination films turned Suresh Gopi into an overnight star during the 1990s especially through police and army roles. Popular films ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993), ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' (1993), ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'' (1994) along with ''[[Lelam]]'' (1997) and ''[[Pathram]]'' (1999) has given Suresh Gopi, the status of a new Malayalam [[superstar]] after [[Mohanlal]] and [[Mammootty]], although his fanbase has diminished over years following his self-imposed sabbatical from the industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myworldofmovies.in/when-can-you-start-calling-a-leading-actor-superstar-in-malayalam-cinema/|title=When can you start calling a leading actor ‘SUPERSTAR’ in Malayalam Cinema?|last=Fahir|date=2015-05-31|website=My World Of Movies|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-09|archive-date=9 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009070110/http://www.myworldofmovies.in/when-can-you-start-calling-a-leading-actor-superstar-in-malayalam-cinema/|url-status=live}}</ref> The role of Kannan Perumalayan in [[Jayaraj]]'s ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997) won him the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/23gopi.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Never say never again] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218073653/http://in.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/23gopi.htm |date=18 December 2014 }}. In.rediff.com. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref><ref name="SG"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=|title=CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal|website=cinidiary.com|access-date=7 May 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703125136/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=53&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010 he appeared in the film ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]''. In 2011, Gopi acted in the film ''[[Melvilasom]]''. In 2012 he acted in ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]''. Gopi also worked in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[I (film)|I]]'' as Dr. Vasudevan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Suresh-Gopi-to-play-villain/articleshow/42237418.cms | title=Suresh Gopi to play villain! | publisher=[[Times of India]] | work=[[The Times Group]] | date=11 September 2014 | access-date=13 February 2016 | author=Radhika C Pillai | archive-date=10 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110125410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Suresh-Gopi-to-play-villain/articleshow/42237418.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, he hosted the game show ''[[Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran]]'' on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]], which was the Malayalam version of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. He continued to host its four seasons.<ref>[http://www.keralatv.in/2012/03/ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-starting-date/ Ningalkkum Akam Kodeeswaran Starting on 9 April 2012 | Malayalam Television Channels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430180256/http://www.keralatv.in/2012/03/ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-starting-date/ |date=30 April 2012 }}. Keralatv.in (26 March 2012). Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2012/suresh-gopi-ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-reviews-095788.html Suresh Gopi's Ningalkkum Akam Kodeeswaran receives rave reviews | News – Oneindia Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518050457/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2012/suresh-gopi-ningalkkum-akam-kodeeswaran-reviews-095788.html |date=18 May 2013 }}. Entertainment.oneindia.in (18 May 2012). Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref> In March 2019, he made a comeback announcement in acting by joining [[Vijay Antony]] starrer Tamil film ''[[Thamilarasan]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/suresh-gopi-returns-vijay-antony-thamizharasan-5613748 | title=Suresh Gopi returns to the big screen with Vijay Antony's Thamizharasan | publisher=[[Indian Express]] | work=[[Indian Express Group]] | date=6 March 2019 | access-date=6 March 2019 | author=Entertainment Desk | archive-date=8 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080925/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/suresh-gopi-returns-vijay-antony-thamizharasan-5613748/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Politics==
During his college days, Suresh was an active member of the [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI), the students' wing of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPIM). Later in his life, he developed an admiration for stateswoman [[Indira Gandhi]] and the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC).<ref>{{cite web|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|title=Hero with a conscience|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/oct/30gopi.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=18 March 2019|date=30 October 1997|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214836/http://in.rediff.com/movies/oct/30gopi.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], he campaigned for both [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF) and [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]] candidates. He campaigned for LDF candidate [[V. S. Achuthanandan]] in [[Malampuzha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malampuzha constituency]] and UDF candidate M. P. Gangadharan in [[Ponnani (Assembly constituency)|Ponnani constituency]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sen|first1=Swagata|last2=Sajeevan|first2=S. S.|last3=Radhakrishnan|first3=M. G.|title=Film actor Suresh Gopi campaigns for both UDF, LDF in Kerala|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20060515-film-actor-suresh-gopi-campaigns-for-both-udf-ldf-in-kerala-783176-2006-05-15|access-date=18 March 2019|work=[[India Today]]|date=15 May 2006}}</ref>

On 29 April 2016, Suresh Gopi was sworn in as a [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) in the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[List of nominated members of 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]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/suresh-gopi-sworn-rajya-sabha-mp-becomes-first-rs-nominated-actor-kerala-video-676707 | title=Suresh Gopi sworn in as Rajya Sabha MP; becomes first RS nominated actor from Kerala | publisher=ibtimes.co.in | work=IBTimes | date=30 April 2016 | access-date=2 June 2016 | archive-date=25 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625141021/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/suresh-gopi-sworn-rajya-sabha-mp-becomes-first-rs-nominated-actor-kerala-video-676707 | url-status=live }}</ref> He opted [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] as the nodal district of operation under the [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme]].<ref name="TVM">{{cite news|last=Binu|first=V. V.|title=Mohanlal teams up with Suresh Gopi; 'Kireedam' village to get a facelift|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/mohanlal-suresh-gopi-model-village-scheme-kireedam.html|access-date=16 March 2019|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=8 November 2016|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404171632/https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/mohanlal-suresh-gopi-model-village-scheme-kireedam.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2016, he was enlisted as a member in the [[Standing committee (India)|standing committee]] for Information Technology and in the Consultative Committee for the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]].<ref name="biodata1"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Suresh Gopi presents his first report in RS|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Actor-Suresh-Gopi-presents-his-first-report-in-RS/article14564003.ece|access-date=16 March 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=11 August 2016|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214841/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Actor-Suresh-Gopi-presents-his-first-report-in-RS/article14564003.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2016, Suresh officially joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chatterjee|first=Arunava|title=Malayalam Superstar Suresh Gopi Makes It Official, Joins BJP|url=http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/in-kerala-bjp-scores-superstar-suresh-gopi-the-honest-cop-of-films-1476308|access-date=26 December 2016|work=[[NDTV]]|archive-date=26 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226215224/http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/in-kerala-bjp-scores-superstar-suresh-gopi-the-honest-cop-of-films-1476308|url-status=live}}</ref>

He contested in the [[2019 Indian general election in Kerala]] as a candidate of BJP in [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur constituency]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP fields Malayalam star Suresh Gopi from Thrissur|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjp-fields-malayalam-star-suresh-gopi-from-thrissur-119040300597_1.html|access-date=4 April 2019|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=3 April 2019|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403114549/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjp-fields-malayalam-star-suresh-gopi-from-thrissur-119040300597_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the election campaign he invoked the name of the Sabarimala deity [[Ayyappan]] and hence District Collector of Thrissur, [[T. V. Anupama]] issued notice to actor and report to the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|CEO]] of Kerala, Teeka Ram Meena.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/election-results-2019-star-power-fails-to-make-inroads-in-kerala/article27216307.ece|title=Election results 2019: Star power fails to make inroads in Kerala|last=Kumar|first=G. Krishna|date=2019-05-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027005904/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/election-results-2019-star-power-fails-to-make-inroads-in-kerala/article27216307.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Meena found that Mr.Gopi has violated the model of conduct (MCC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/collector-anupama-ias-wants-fame-bjp-rant-after-suresh-gopi-gets-poll-violation-notice-99620|title='Collector Anupama IAS wants fame': BJP rant after Suresh Gopi gets poll violation notice|website=The News Minutes|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524092200/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/collector-anupama-ias-wants-fame-bjp-rant-after-suresh-gopi-gets-poll-violation-notice-99620|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/apr/07/keralas-chief-electoral-officer-tikka-ram-meena-says-suresh-gopi-violated-model-code-1961406.html|title=Kerala's Chief Electoral Officer Tikka Ram Meena says Suresh Gopi violated model code|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=9 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409073522/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/apr/07/keralas-chief-electoral-officer-tikka-ram-meena-says-suresh-gopi-violated-model-code-1961406.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost in this election to the Congress candidate [[T. N. Prathapan|T.N. Prathapan]] and secured third position behind the [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] candidate [[Rajaji Mathew Thomas]] who came second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/240519/suresh-gopi-flick-fails-to-click.html|title=Suresh Gopi flick fails to click|date=2019-05-24|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524085610/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/240519/suresh-gopi-flick-fails-to-click.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[2020 Kerala local body elections]], Gopi advised the local BJP representatives about his stance on accepting requests from people. He said that people from allover Kerala write to him about different requests, and he only accepts the letters of request from individuals if they are attached to letters of recommendation from BJP district party chiefs. This was described by Gopi as a move that would strengthen the party. This controversial statement was shared widely on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-08|title=Kerala MP Suresh Gopi says he accepts request from people only with BJP recommendation|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-mp-suresh-gopi-says-he-accepts-request-people-only-bjp-recommendation-139182|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Daily|first=Keralakaumudi|title=Applications will not be accepted without BJP district chief’s recommendation letter, Suresh Gopi makes yet another controversial comment|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=448627&u=applications-will-not-be-accepted-without-bjp-district-chief%E2%80%99s-recommendation-letter-suresh-gopi-makes-yet-another-controversial-comment|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 8 February 1990,<ref name="biodata1"/> Suresh married Radhika Nair, the granddaughter of actress [[Aranmula Ponnamma]]. They have five children—Lakshmi Suresh, [[Gokul Suresh]], Bhagya Suresh, Bhavni Suresh, and Madhav Suresh. Lakshmi died in a car accident while she was one-and-a-half years old.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mollywood celebs and their less famous spouses|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/mollywood-celebs-and-their-less-famous-spouses/mollywood-celebs-and-their-less-famous-spouses/photostory/48670217.cms|access-date=16 March 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/mollywood-celebs-and-their-less-famous-spouses/photostory/48670217.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gokul Suresh]] is a young actor in Malayalam cinema.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know-/Mudhugauv-fame-Gokul-is-Suresh-Gopis-son/articleshow/52266845.cms|title=Mudhugauv fame Gokul is Suresh Gopi's son|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2016-05-16|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214846/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-mohanlal-meets-up-suresh-gopis-son-gokul/articleshow/61362226.cms|title=Pranav Mohanlal meets up Suresh Gopi's son Gokul|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2019-02-26|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008195406/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-mohanlal-meets-up-suresh-gopis-son-gokul/articleshow/61362226.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Suresh resides with family in [[Sasthamangalam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="biodata2"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi's mother dies|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/malayalam-actor-suresh-gopi-mother-dies-106455-2012-06-21|access-date=16 March 2019|work=[[India Today]]|author=India Today Online|date=21 June 2012|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404172035/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/malayalam-actor-suresh-gopi-mother-dies-106455-2012-06-21|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gopi made headlines in 2015, when he gave his support to Maharashtra's controversial ban on [[beef]] while he was talking to the media. He said he never tasted beef in his life, and he never cooked it in his home and nobody in his home eats beef. He also added that if such a ban comes to the state, he would obey the government. However, a new video appeared online which captured Gopi, conversing on a radio show and speaking about his weight gain after a latest trip to [[Zürich|Zurich]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=V.P|first=Nicy|date=2015-03-06|title=Viral Video Proves Suresh Gopi's Stand on Beef Ban to be False [VIDEO]|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/viral-video-proves-suresh-gopis-stand-beef-ban-be-false-video-625469|access-date=2020-08-05|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=19 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719041856/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/viral-video-proves-suresh-gopis-stand-beef-ban-be-false-video-625469|url-status=live}}</ref> He shared how he had eaten beef continuously for 4 days when there was only [[pork]] and beef available, which led him to gain weight.<ref>{{Cite web|date=Mar 21, 2015|title=Why a video of actor Suresh Gopi is going viral on social media|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-video-actor-suresh-gopi-going-viral-social-media-20766|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214853/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-video-actor-suresh-gopi-going-viral-social-media-20766|archive-date=11 October 2020|access-date=2020-08-05|website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-03-09|title=Of ban on beef and digging up old videos|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/of-ban-on-beef-and-digging-up-old-videos/article6973490.ece|access-date=2020-08-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Luxury vehicle tax evasion ===
On December 2017, The Kerala state police arrested Suresh Gopi on charges of forging documents to register his luxury vehicle. The state police alleged that Gopi had used fraudulent home address to register his luxury vehicles in [[Pondicherry]] to escape the 20% vehicle-tax in Kerala on cars costing over ₹20 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP Lawmaker Suresh Gopi Arrested, Released In Tax Evasion Case|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/bjp-mp-suresh-gopi-arrested-released-in-tax-evasion-case-1800413|access-date=2020-07-29|website=NDTV.com|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812035954/https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/bjp-mp-suresh-gopi-arrested-released-in-tax-evasion-case-1800413|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 2020, the Crime branch reported that Gopi had registered his two [[Audi]] cars at a price of ₹60 lakh and ₹80 lakh each and evaded paying a tax of ₹3.6 lakh and ₹16 lakh for each of the cars.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TNN|date=Jan 1, 2020|title=CB files chargesheet against Suresh Gopi {{!}} Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/cb-files-chargesheet-against-suresh-gopi/articleshow/73052034.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102050153/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/cb-files-chargesheet-against-suresh-gopi/articleshow/73052034.cms|archive-date=2 January 2020|access-date=2020-07-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was later released on anticipatory bail.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Unnithan|first=P. S. Gopikrishnan|title=Suresh Gopi, Malayalam superstar and BJP MP, quizzed by Crime Branch over allegations of tax evasion|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suresh-gopi-bjp-mp-tax-evasion-1114334-2017-12-22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709193715/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suresh-gopi-bjp-mp-tax-evasion-1114334-2017-12-22|archive-date=9 July 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala: BJP MP and actor Suresh Gopi arrested, released in luxury car tax evasion case|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jan/15/kerala-bjp-mp-and-actor-suresh-gopi-arrested-released-in-luxury-car-tax-evasion-case-1754711.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709212603/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jan/15/kerala-bjp-mp-and-actor-suresh-gopi-arrested-released-in-luxury-car-tax-evasion-case-1754711.html|archive-date=9 July 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Awards==

;[[National Film Awards]]:
*1998: [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – ''[[Kaliyattam]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=July 4, 2015|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193927/http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]:
*1998: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – ''[[Kaliyattam]]''<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm "Kerala State Film Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}. Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved July 4, 2015.</ref>

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]:
* 2014: Nominated – Best Actor – ''[[Apothecary (film)|Apothecary]]''<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-3.html#descArticle "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629194335/http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-3.html#descArticle |date=29 June 2017 }}. ''Filmfare''. June 3, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/62nd-filmfare-awards-south-2015-dulquer-salmaan-nivin-pauly-mammootty-biju-menon-suresh-gopi-634657|title=62nd Filmfare Awards South 2015: Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Mammootty, Biju Menon, Suresh Gopi Nominated|first=Nicy|last=V.P|date=4 June 2015|website=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221160708/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/62nd-filmfare-awards-south-2015-dulquer-salmaan-nivin-pauly-mammootty-biju-menon-suresh-gopi-634657|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Gokul Suresh]]
*[[Suresh Gopi filmography]]

==References==
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