Bharat Gopy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bharat Gopy

Indian actor

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1937

Place of Birth: Chirayinkizhu Block Panchayat, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 29-Jan-2008

Profession: actor, stage actor, film director, film actor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair (2 November 1937 – 29 January 2008), popularly known by the stage name Bharat Gopy, 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.Bharat Gopy has won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977), and hence he got the name Bharath.
His well-known 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. As a filmmaker he is known for Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991).
He produced the 1993 film Padheyam directed by Bharathan.
In 1991 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts.
In 1994, he authored the book Abhinayam Anubhavam, which won the National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema.