Gopi

Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair also known as Bharat Gopi was an Indian film actor producer and director He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala during the 1970s He has won many awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam 1977 His wellknown roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika Vasu Menon in Palangal Prof Shakespeare Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam Nandagopal in Ormakkayi Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu Shankaran in Chidambaram and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat He has directed four movies including Ulsavapittennu 1989 and Yamanam 1991 He also produced the movie Padheyam 1993 directed by Bharathan In 1991 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts