Dileep (actor)

Dileep
Native name	ദിലീപ്
Born	Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai 27 October 1968 (age 43) Aluva, Kerala, India
Residence	Kochi, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Dileepettan, Gopala Krishnan, Janapriya Nayakan
Citizenship	India
Alma mater	Maharajas College, Ernakulam
Occupation	Actor, Film producer
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Manju Warrier (1998–present)
Children	Meenakshi
Awards	Kerala State Film Awards 2002 Special Jury AwardKunjikkoonan 2005 Special Jury AwardChanthupottu

Dileep (Malayalam: ദിലീപ്; born Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai on 27 October 1968) is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.

Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam (1991). He rose to prominence as a lead actor during the early 2000s with films such as Joker (2000), Ishtam (2001), Kalyanaraman (2002), and Meesa Madhavan (2002). In 2003 he ventured into film production and started his own production company, Grand Productions, and produced and starred in C.I.D. Moosa (2003). He also produced Kathavasheshan (2004), Pandippada (2005), and Twenty:20 (2008).

Filmography

Malayalam films

Upcoming films

Year	Film	Co-stars	Director	Role	Notes
2012	Mayamohini	Lakshmi Rai, Biju Menon, Mythili	Jose Thomas	Maya	April 7 Release
2012	Mr. Marumakan	Sanusha, Bhagyaraj, Kushboo	Sandhya Mohan	AshokRaj	Delayed
2012	Arike	Mamta Mohandas, Samvrutha Sunil	Shyamaprasad		Filming
2012	Nadodimandan	Ananya, Mythili, Archana Kavi	Viji Thampi		Filming
2012	My Boss	Mamta Mohandas	Jithu Joseph		Announced
2012	Nandagopan Thirakilanu	Kavya Madhavan	Kamal	Nandagopan	Announced

Released films

2010s

Sl. No:	Year	Film	Co-stars	Director	Character
109	2012	Spanish Masala	Kunchako Boban, Daniela Zacherl, Biju Menon	Lal Jose	Charlie
108	2011	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Kavya Madhavan, Biju Menon	Akku Akbar	Mukkom Shajahan/ Ravi
107	2011	Orma Mathram	Priyanka, Dhanya Mary Varghese, Manoj K Jayan	Madhu Kaithapram	Ajayan
106	2011	The Filmstaar	Kalabhavan Mani, Muktha, Rambha	Sanjeev Raj	Nandagopan
105	2011	China Town	Mohanlal, Jayaram, Kavya Madhavan	Rafi Mecartin	Binoy
104	2011	Christian Brothers	Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Sarath Kumar, Kavya Madhavan	Joshi	Joji
103	2011	The Metro	Sarath Kumar, Bhavana, Nivin Pauly	Bipin Prabhakar	As the Narrator
102	2010	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	Bhavana, Biju Menon	Shafi	Kunjaadu Solomon
101	2010	Kaaryasthan	Akhila, Siddique, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar	Thomson K Thomas	Krishnanunni
100	2010	Paappi Appacha	Innocent, Kavya Madhavan	Mammas Chandran	Nirappel Pappy
99	2010	Aagathan	Satyaraj, Charmi	Kamal	Gautham Menon
98	2010	Bodyguard	Nayanthara, Mithra Kurian, Thyagarajan, Harisree Ashokan	Siddique	Jayakrishnan

2000s

Sl. No:	Year	Film	Co-stars	Director	Character
97	2009	Colours	Vinu Mohan, Roma, Bhama	RajBabu	Sanjay Nath
96	2009	Moz & Cat	Rahman, Aswathy	Fazil	Moz.D.Samuel
95	2009	Passenger	Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas	Ranjith Sankar	Adv. Nandan Menon
94	2009	Kerala Cafe	Navya Nair, Suresh Krishna	M Padmakumar	Johnykutty
93	2009	Swantham Lekhakan	Gopika	P. Sukumar	Unni Madhavan
92	2008	Calcutta News	Meera Jasmine, Vimala Raman	Blessey	Ajith Thomas
91	2008	Mulla	Meera Nandan, Biju Menon, Mala Aravindan	Lal Jose	Mulla
90	2008	Twenty:20	Mammootty, Mohanlal, Bhavana	Joshi	Karthik Varma
89	2008	Crazy Gopalan	Radha Varma, Salim Kumar, Harisree Ashokan, Jagathi Sreekumar	Deepu Karunakaran kannur	Gopalan
88	2007	Inspector Garud	Kavya Madhavan, Cochin Haneefa	Johny Antony	Madhavankutty
87	2007	Vinodayathra	Meera Jasmine, Parvathi Menon, Mukesh	Sathyan Anthikkad	Vinod
86	2007	Speed Track	Gajala, Riyas Khan	Jayasurya	Arjun
85	2007	July 4	Roma, Cochin Haneefa, Innocent, Siddique, Devan	Joshi	Gokuldas
84	2007	Romeoo	Vimala Raman, Samvrutha Sunil, Shruthi Lakshmi, Cochin Haneefa	Rajasenan	Manukrishnan
83	2006	Chakkara Muthu	Kavya Madhavan, Saikumar, Cochin Haneefa	A. K. Lohithadas	Aravindan
82	2006	The Don	Gopika, Lal, Saikumar, Bheeman Raghu	Shaji Kailas	Unnikrishnan/Salaam
81	2006	Chess	Bhavana, Salim Kumar, Vijayaraghavan	Raj Babu	Vijayakrishnan
80	2006	Pachakuthira	Gopika, Salim Kumar, Siddique, Suhasini, Indrans	Kamal	Anandakuttan,Akash Menon
79	2006	Lion	Kavya Madhavan, Kalashala Babu, Saikumar	Joshiy	Krishnakumar
78	2005	Kochi Rajavu	Kavya Madhavan, Rambha, Murali, Vijayaraghavan	Johny Antony	Surya Naarayana Varma
77	2005	Pandippada	Navya Nair, Prakash Raj, Rajan P. Dev	Rafi Mecartin	Bhuvanachandran
76	2005	Chanthupottu	Indrajith, Gopika, Biju Menon, Bhavana	Lal Jose	Radhakrishnan
75	2004	Runway	Murali, Indrajith, Kavya Madhavan	Joshiy	Unni/Valayar Paramashivam
74	2004	Vettam	Bhavna Pani, Jagathi Sreekumar, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu	Priyadarshan	Gopikrishnan
73	2004	Thekkekara Super Fast	Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar	Thaha
72	2004	Kathavasheshan	Jyothirmayi, Indrans	T V Chandran	Gopinath
71	2004	Perumazhakkalam	Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Vineeth, Biju Menon	Kamal	Akbar
70	2004	Rasikan	Siddarth, Samvrutha Sunil, Haripriya	Lal Jose	Shivankutty
69	2003	Thilakkam	Kavya Madhavan, Bhavana, Nedumudi Venu	Jayaraj	Unni/Vishnu
68	2003	Sadanandante Samayam	Kavya Madhavan, Siddique, Janardanan	Akbar Jose	Sadanandan
67	2003	Gramaphone	Meera Jasmine, Navya Nair, Murali, Salim Kumar, Janardanan	Kamal	Sachidanandan
66	2003	C.I.D. Moosa	Bhavana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harisree Ashokan	Johny Antony	Sahadevan/ CID Moosa
65	2003	Mizhi Randilum	Kavya Madhavan, Indrajith, Janardanan	Ranjith	Krishnakumar
64	2003	War and Love	Laila, Indraja, Prabhu	Vinayan
63	2003	Pattanathil Sundaran	Navya Nair, Cochin Haneefa	Vipin Mohan	Sundareshan
62	2002	Mazhathullikkilukkam	Navya Nair, Sharada, Bharathi	Akbar Jose	Solomon
61	2002	Kunjikoonan	Navya Nair, Manya	Sashi shankar	Kunjan, Prasad
60	2002	Kalyanaraman	Kunchacko Boban Navya Nair, Lal, Lalu Alex	Shafi	Ramankutty
59	2002	Meesa Madhavan	Kavya Madhavan, Jyothirmayi, Jagathi Sreekumar, Indrajith Sukumaran	Lal Jose	Madhavan Nair
58	2002	Kuberan	Samyuktha Varma, Uma Shankari	Sunder Das	Siddharthan
57	2001	Rakshasa Rajavu	Mammootty, Kavya Madhavan, Meena, Manya	Vinayan	Appu
56	2001	Dhosth	Kunchacko Boban, Kavya Madhavan	Thulasidas	Ajith
55	2001	Soothradharan	Meera Jasmine, Cochin Haneefa, Kalabhavan Mani	A. K. Lohithadas	Rameshan
54	2001	Ee Parakkum Thalika	Nithya Das, Harisree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa	Thaha	Unnikrishnan
53	2001	Ishtam	Navya Nair, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent	Sibi Malayil	Pavan K. Menon
52	2000	Varnnakkazhchakal	Poornima Indrajith, Haripriya, Rasika	Sunder Das
51	2000	Mr. Butler	Ruchita Prasad, Innocent, Jagathi Sreekumar	Sasi Shankar	Gopalakrishnan
50	2000	Darling Darling	Vineeth, Kavya Madhavan	Rajasenan	Karthik
49	2000	Thenkasipattanam	Kavya Madhavan, Suresh Gopi, Lal, Samyuktha Varma, Geethu Mohandas	Rafi Mecartin	Shathrughnan
48	2000	Joker	Manya, Nishanth Sagar, Mala Aravindan	Lohithadas	Babu

1990s

Sl. No:	Year	Film	Co-stars	Director
47	1999	Udayapuram Sulthan	Preetha Vijayakumar, Captain Raju, Narendra Prasad	Jose Thomas
46	1999	Pranaya Nilavu	Mohini	Vinayan
45	1999	Megham	Mammootty, Priya Gill, Pooja Batra, Nedumudi Venu	Priyadarshan
44	1999	Deepasthambham Mahascharyam	Rasika, Jomol, Haripriya	K.B.Madhu
43	1999	Chandranudikkunna Dikhil	Kavya Madhavan, Samyuktha Varma, Biju Menon, Lal	Laljose
42	1998	Vismayam	Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Rajan P. Dev	Raghunath Paleri
41	1998	Sundarakilladi	Shalini, Nedumudi Venu, Kuthiravattom Pappu	Muraleekrishnan
40	1998	Punjabi House	Mohini, Jomol, Janardanan, Lal	Rafi-Mecartin
39	1998	Ormacheppu	Lal, Chanchal, Janardanan, Biju Menon	A. K. Lohithadas
38	1998	Meenathil Thalikettu	Sulekha, Jagathi Sreekumar, Thilakan	Rajan Shankaradi
37	1998	Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham	Vishnu	Ansar Kalabhavan
36	1998	Kallu Kondoru Pennu	Suresh Gopi, Vijayashanti	Shyamaprasad
35	1998	Kaikkudanna Nilavu	Jayaram, Shalini, Ranjitha	Kamal
34	1998	Anuragakottaram	Suvalakshmi	Vinayan
33	1997	Ullasappoonkattu	Mohini	Vinayan
32	1997	Nee Varuvolam	Divya Unni, Chali Pala, Jagathi Sreekumar	Sibi Malayil
31	1997	Maayapponman	Mohini	Thulasidas
30	1997	Manthramothiram	Kalabhavan Mani, Nedumudi Venu, N. F. Varghese	Sasisankar
29	1997	Maanasam	Biju Menon	Sudheesh
28	1997	Kudamaattam	Manju Warrier, Vijayaraghavan, Biju Menon	Sundar Das
27	1997	Kalyanapittennu	Mukesh, Priya Raman, Anju Aravind	K.K.Haridas
26	1997	Kaliyoonjal	Mammootty, Shalini, Shobana	Anil-Babu
25	1997	Ee Puzhayum Kadannu	Manju Warrier, Biju Menon, Mohini	Kamal
24	1997	Varnappakittu	Mohanlal, Divya Unni, Meena, Janardanan	I. V. Sasi
23	1996	Sallaapam	Manju Warrier, Manoj K. Jayan, Mala Aravindan	Sunder Das
22	1996	Sindoora Rekha	Suresh Gopi, Shobhana	Sibi Malayil
21	1996	Kokkarakko	Vijayakumar, Charithra, Indrans	K.K.Haridas
20	1996	Kakkakkum Poochakkum Kalyanam	Devayani, Geetha, Indrans	K.K. Haridas
19	1996	Thooval Kottaram	Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Sukanya	Sathyan Anthikkad
18	1996	Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran	Jayaram, Annie, Janardanan	Rajasenan
17	1996	Saamoohyapadam	Prem Kumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Keerthana	Kareem
16	1996	Patanayakan	Vijayaraghavan	Nizar
15	1996	Manthrika Kuthira	Manoj K Jayan, Mohini, Vani Viswanath	Viji Thampi
14	1996	Malayala Masam Chingam Onnu	Premkumar, Biju Menon	Nizar
13	1996	Kudumbakkodathi	Mohini, Innocent	Viji Thampi
12	1996	Kalyana Sowgandhikam	Divya Unni, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagadeesh	Vinayan
11	1995	Alanchery Thambrakal	Annie, Rajan P. Dev, Nedumudi Venu	Sunil
10	1995	Ezharakkootam	Manoj K Jayan, Geetha, Madhupal
9	1995	Three Men Army	Devayani, Indrans	Nizar
8	1995	Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka	Kushboo, Jayaram	Sunil
7	1995	Thirumanassu	Sai Kumar
6	1994	Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu	Urvashi, Manoj K Jayan, Jagathy Sreekumar	Viji Thampi
5	1994	Sagaram Sakshi	Mammootty, Sukanya, Cochin Haneefa	Sibi Malayil
4	1994	Sudhinam	Jayaram, Madhavi	Nizar
3	1994	Manathe Kottaram	Kushboo, Suresh Gopi	Sunil
2	1994	Sainyam	Mammootty, Mukesh, Vikram, Mohini, Priya Raman	Joshiy
1	1992	Ennodishtam Koodamo	Mukesh, Madhoo	Kamal

Films in other languages

Sl. No:	Year	Film	Language	Co-stars	Director	Character
1	2002	Raajjiyam	Tamil	Vijayakanth, Shamita Shetty, Priyanka Trivedi	Manojkumar	Surya

Assistant director

• Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1997)
• Manthramothiram (1997)
• Mazhayethum Munpe (1995)
• Champakulam Thachan (1992)
• Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992)
• Ulladakkam (1991)
• Vishnu Lokam (1991)

Producer

• Valayar Paramasivam (2012)
• The Metro (2011)
• Malarvadi Arts Club (2010)
• Twenty:20 (2008)
• Pandippada (2005)
• Kathavasheshan (2004)
• C.I.D. Moosa (2003)

Writer

• Pachakuthira (2006) (story)