malayalam actor dileep biography and photos

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Padmanabhan Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam:) (born 27 October 1968), better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian film actor and producer. He started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal. He rose into prominence as a lead actor during the early 2000s. Dileep, who began his career as a mimicry artist, excels in films particularly of the comedy genre. He went on to produce the highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema, Next to pazhassiraja, Joshi's Twenty:20 (2008).
Personal life
Dileep is married to actress Manju Warrier. Their marriage created a controversy on whether married heroines have to leave the field or not as Manju Warrier was the leading female actor in the Malayalam cinema during the late 90s. She chose not to act after marriage. They got married on 20 October 1998 at the Aluva Srikrishna Temple. The couple have one daughter - Meenakshi.

Dileep also owns a restaurant named "Twenty:20 Food Mall" in Padma Cinemas at Kochi (MG Road)[6] He lives at Deshom in Aluva.

Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:

2005 - Special Jury Award for Chanthupottu
2002 - Special Jury Award for Kunjikkoonan
Filmfare Awards:

2002 - Best Actor for Meesha Madhavan
Asianet Film Awards

2002 - Best Actor Award - Kunhikoonan
2002 - Best Star Pair Award, Meesha Madhavan
2008 - Best Film Award - Twenty:20
Other Awards:

Kerala Film Critics Association Best Actor 2004 Kathavaseshan
Critics Award Best Actor 2002 Kunjikoonan
Mathrubhumi Medimix Best Actor Award 2002 Kunjikoonan
Mathrubhumi Popular Actor Award 2001 Joker
Atlas Best Supporting Actor Award 2000 Joker
Jessy Award
Sathyan Smaraka Award
Filmography
In Production
Year Film Co-stars Director Notes
2010 Untitled Mammootty Anwar Rasheed Announced
2010 CID Moosa From Scotland Harisree Ashokan,Jagathy Johny Antony Sequal of CID Moosa
2010 Film Star Kalabhavan Mani, Rambha Sanjeev Raj Announced
2010 Walayar Paramasivam Kavya Madhavan,Harisree Ashokan Joshy Sequal of Runway
2010 Chiristian Brothers Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi ,Sarath Kumar Joshy Filming
2010 Paapy Appachaa Innocent, Kavya Madhavan Mammas Chandran Filming

[edit] 2000s
Year Film Co-stars Director Notes
2010 Aagathan Satyaraj, Charmi Kamal
2010 Bodyguard Nayanthara Siddique
2009 Swantham Lekhakan Gopika P. Sukumar
2009 Kerala Cafe Navya Nair, Suresh Krishna M Padmakumar
2009 Passenger Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas Ranjith Sankar
2009 Moss & Cat Rahman, Aswathy Fazil
2009 Colors Vinu Mohan, Roma, Bhama RajBabu
2008 Crazy Gopalan Radha Varma, Salim Kumar, Harisree Ashokan, Jagathy Deepu Karunakaran
2008 Twenty:20 Bhavana, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi Joshy
2008 Mulla Meera Nandan, Biju Menon, Lal Jose
2008 Calcutta News Meera Jasmine, Vimala Raman Blessey
2007 Romeo Vimala Raman, Samvrutha Sunil, Shruthi Lakshmi Rajasenan
2007 4 July Roma Joshy
2007 Speed Track Gajala, Riyas Khan Jayasurya
2007 Vinodayathra Meera Jasmine, Parvathi Menon, Mukesh Sathyan Anthikkad
2007 Inspector Garud Kavya Madhavan, Cochin Haneefa Jhony Antony
2006 Chakkaramuthu Kavya Madhavan, Jishnu Lohitadas
2006 The Don Gopika, Lal Shaji Kailas
2006 Chess (2006 film) Bhavana, Salim Kumar Raj Babu
2006 Pachakkuthira Gopika, Salim Kumar Kamal
2006 Lion Kavya Madhavan, Karthika Joshi
2005 Chanthupottu Gopika, Biju Menon, Bhavana Lal Jose
2005 Pandippada Navya Nair, Prakash Raj Rafi Mecartin
2005 Kochi Rajavu Kavya Madhavan, Rambha Jhony Antony
2004 Rasikan Siddarth, Samvrutha Sunil, Haripriya Laljose
2004 Perumazhakkalam Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan Kamal
2004 Kadhavaseshan Jyothirmayi T V Chandran
2004 Thekkekkara Super Fast Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar Thaha
2004 Vettam Jagathy, Innocent Priyadarshan
2004 Runway Kavya Madhavan, Indrajith Joshi
2003 Pattanathil Sundaran Navya Nair Vipin Mohan
2003 War and Love Laila, Prabhu Vinayan
2003 Mizhi Randilum Kavya Madhavan, Indrajith Ranjith
2003 C.I.D. Moosa Bhavana, Ashish Vidyarthi Jhony Antony
2003 Gramaphone Meera Jasmine, Navya Nair Kamal
2003 Sadanandante Samayam Kavya Madhavan Akbar Jose
2003 Thilakkam Kavya Madhavan, Bhavana, Nedumudi Venu Jayaraj
2002 Kunjikkoonan Navya Nair, Manya, Nithya Das Sashi shankar
2002 Kalyanaraman Kunchacko Boban Navya Nair, Lal Shafi
2002 Meesha Madhavan Kavya Madhavan, Jyothirmayi, Jagathy Lal Jose
2002 Raajyam (Tamil) Vijayakanth, Shamita Shetty, Priyanka Trivedi Manojkumar
2002 Kuberan Samyuktha Varma, Uma Shankari, Harisree Ashokan Sunder Das
2002 Mazhathullikkilukkam Navya Nair, Sharada, Bharathi Akbar Jose
2001 Ishtam Navya Nair, Nedumudi Venu Sibi Malayil
2001 Ee Parakkum Thalika Nithya Das, Harisree Ashokan Thaha
2001 Soothradharan Meera Jasmine, Cochin Haneefa Lohitadas
2001 Dosth Kunchacko Boban, Kavya Madhavan Thulasi Das
2001 Rakshasa Rajavu Mammootty, Kavya Madhavan, Meena, Manya Vinayan
2000 Joker Manya, Nishanth Sagar Lohithadas
2000 Thenkasipattanam Kavya Madhavan, Suresh Gopi, Samyuktha Varma, Geethu Mohandas Rafi Mecartin
2000 Darling Darling Vineeth, Kavya Madhavan Rajesenan
2000 Mr. Butler Innocent, Jagathy
2000 Varnnakkazhchakal Poornima Indrajith, Rasika Sunder Das

[edit] 1990s
Year Film Co-Stars Director
1999 Chandranudikkunna Dikhil Kavya Madhavan, Samyuktha Varma, Laljose Laljose
1999 Deepasthambham Mahascharyam Rasika, Jomol K.B.Madhu
1999 Megham Mammootty, Priya Gill, Pooja Batra Priyadarshan
1999 Pranaya Nilavu Mohini Vinayan
1999 Udayapuram Sulthan Preetha Vijayakumar, Captain Raju, Narendra Prasad Jose Thomas
1998 Anuragakottaram Suvalakshmi Vinayan superhit
1998 Kaikkudanna Nilavu Jayaram, Shalini, Ranjitha Kamal
1998 Kallu Kondoru Pennu Vijayashanti Shyamaprasad
1998 Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham Vishnu Ansar Kalabhavan
1998 Meenathil Thalikettu Sulekha Rajan Shankaradi
1998 Ormacheppu Lal, Chanchal Lohithadas
1998 Punjabi House Mohini, Jomol Rafi-Mekartin
1998 Sundarakilladi Shalini Muraleekrishnan
1998 Vismayam Innocent, Nedumudi Venu Raghunath Paleri
1997 Varnappakittu Mohanlal, Divya Unni, Meena I. V. Sasi
1997 Kaliyoonjal Mammootty, Shalini Kumar, Shobhana Anil-Babu
1997 Kalyanapittennu Mukesh, Priya Raman, Anju Aravind K.K.Haridas
1997 Kudamaattam Manju Warrier Sundar Das
1997 Maanasam Biju Menon Sudheesh
1997 Manthramothiram Kalabhavan Mani Sasisankar
1997 Maayapponman Mohini Thulasidas
1997 Nee Varuvolam Divya Unni Sibi Malayil
1997 Ullasappoonkattu Mohini Vinayan
1996 Ee Puzhayum Kadannu Biju menon, Mohini Kamal
1996 Kalyana Sowgandhikam Divya Unni Vinayan
1996 Kudumbakkodathi Mohini, Innocent Viji Thamby
1996 Malayala Masam Chingam Onnu Premkumar,Biju Menon Nizar
1996 Manthrika Kuthira Manoj K Jayan, Mohini Viji Thampi
1996 Patanayakan Vijayaraghavan Nizar
1996 Saamoohyapadam Prem Kumar Kareem
1996 Sallapam Manju Warrier Sundardas
1996 Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran Jayaram, Annie Rajasenan
1996 Thooval Kottaram Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Sukanya Sathyan Anthikkad
1996 Kakkakkum Poochakkum Kalyanam Devayani, Sudhish, Chippi K.K. Haridas
1996 Kokkarakko Vijayakumar K.K.Haridas
1996 Sindoora Rekha Suresh Gopi Sibi Malayil
1995 Thirumanassu Sai Kumar
1995 Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka Kushboo, Jayaram Sunil
1995 Three Men Army Devayani Nizar
1994 Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu Urvasi Viji Thamby
1994 Sudhinam Jayaram, Madhavi Nizar
1994 Manathe Kottaram Kushboo Sunil
1993 Sainyam Mammootty, Mukesh, Vikram, Priya Raman Joshi
1992 Ennodishtam Koodamo Mukesh, Madhoo Kamal

[edit] Assistant Director
Manthramothiram (1997)
Mazhayethum Munpe (1995)
Champakulam Thachan (1992)
Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992)
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
eeashra kuttam

[edit] Producer
Malarvadi Arts & Sports Club (2009)
Twenty:20 (2008)
Pandippada (2005)
Kadhavaseshan (2004)
C.I.D. Moosa (2003)