Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known by his initials GP, is an Indian actor who works mainly in

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and

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films. He made his debut in the movie ''

Atayalangal ''Atayalangal'' () is a 2008 Malayalam-language biographical drama film directed by M.G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal under the banner Valluvanadan Talkies. Govind Padmasoorya plays the lead role of autobiographical character of Nan ...

'' directed by M. G. Sasi which won 5 Kerala State awards including Best Film. He became popular through the dance reality show '' D 4 Dance''. He directed a promo film for Malayalam television channel

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for their 25 years celebration. He marked his Telugu debut in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Allu Arjun.

Career

He made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 2008 as the protagonist in ''

'', directed by M. G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal. The film was based on the life and literature of the writer Nandanar. Next, GP portrayed the role of Vinu, the brother of the IG (

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister of Tourism since June 2024. He was ele ...

) in B. Unnikrishnan's '' IG'', who transforms from a loving brother to a ruthless terrorist towards the end of the movie. He was also cast as Sreekanth, an Indian cricketer, in '' Daddy Cool''. Then on he did lead roles in many films including '' 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam'' along with Lal & Miya directed by Arjun Prabhakaran and Gokul Ramakrishnan. He marked his Tamil debut in the film Kee directed by Kalees starring

Jiiva Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. ...

. He marked his Telugu debut in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Allu Arjun.

Filmography

Television

;TV shows and series

Music video

Personal life

On 22 October 2023, Govind got engaged to Malayalam television actress

Gopika Anil Gopika Anil is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She is best known for her role of Kabani in Zee Keralam's drama series '' Kabani'' and Anjali in Asianet's popular drama serial '' Santhwanam''. Early life Gop ...

. They married on 28 January 2024.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padmasoorya, Govind Male actors in Malayalam cinema Living people 1985 births Male actors from Palakkad Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Malayalam television Indian male television actors Male actors in Telugu cinema