Gokulam Gopalan
Gokulam Gopalan (born 23 July 1944) is an Indian businessman, film producer, actor and distributor from Kerala. He is the owner of Sree Gokulam Group of Companies.
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Born | A. M. Gopalan 23 July 1944[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
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Children | 3 [2] |
He is best known for producing the 2009 historical drama film Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja and the 2015 Kollywood action thriller Thoongaa Vanam. Other significant film credits include Naku Penta Naku Taka (2013), Thilothama (2015), Clint (2017) and Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018).
In 2018, he appeared alongside Dileep and Siddharth in Rathish Ambat's Malayalam drama film Kammara Sambhavam. His 2019, releases include Mr. & Ms. Rowdy and Kuttymama.
Biography
He was born at Kurikkilad, a village near Vadakara in the present day Kozhikode district on 23 July 1944, as the son of Chathu and Madhu who belongs to the Ezhava community. and Chairman of Sree Narayana Sahodara Dharmma Vedhi (SNSDV)[3] and the president of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam) branch in Chennai.[4]
His son Byju Gopalan was jailed in UAE in 2019 for allegedly forging documents.[5]
Filmography
Actor
Name | Year | Language | role | Notes |
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Netaji | 2019 | Irula | Netaji Gopalakrishnan | Lead role |
Clint | 2017 | Malayalam | Himself | Guest role |
Producer
Name | Year | Language | Notes |
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Athisayan | 2007 | Malayalam | |
Pazhassi Raja | 2009 | Malayalam | |
Sreekrishnan | 2011 – 2012 | Malayalam | TV series on Surya TV |
Naku Penda Naku Taka | 2014 | Malayalam | |
Thoongavanam / Cheekati Rajyam | 2015 | Tamil / Telugu | |
Thilothama | 2015 | Malayalam | |
Clint | 2017 | Malayalam | |
Mamangam | 2017 – 2018 | Malayalam | TV series on flowers TV |
Kammara Sambhavam | 2018 | Malayalam | |
Kidu | 2018 | Malayalam | |
Kayamkulam Kochunni | 2018 | Malayalam | |
Mr. & Ms. Rowdy | 2019 | Malayalam | |
Kuttymama | 2019 | Malayalam | |
Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale | 2019 | Tamil | |
Prathi Poovankozhi | 2019 | Malayalam | |
Puzhayamma | 2020 | Malayalam | |
Distributor
Name | Year | Language | Notes |
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Apoorvaragam | 2010 | Malayalam | |
Makaramanju | 2011 | Malayalam | |
Mamangam | 2017–2018 | Malayalam | TV serial on Flowers |
Arundathi | 2018 | Malayalam | TV serial on Flowers TV |
Mahaguru | 2019 | Malayalam | TV serial on Kaumudy TV |
References
- "Gokulam Gopalan". emerging calicut. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- "Man Of Distinct Vision — Baiju Gopalan". Unique Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "Friday, August 13 2010 Print Edition Archives". The Hindu. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- Sree Narayana Foundation formed | Guruvayur Devaswon | M B Sreekumar | The New Indian Express
- Aug 29, TNN /; 2019; Ist, 15:58. "Kerala businessman Gokulam Gopalan's son in UAE jail | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
- Gokulam Gopalan at IMDb
- http://www.gokulampublicschool.com
- http://www.gokulamchits.com/index.html
- http://www.sgmc.in/
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/gokulam-group-has-undisclosed-income-of-1107-crore-i-t-dept/article18191184.ece
- http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/apr/23/gokulam-chit-fund-evaded-over-rs-1000-crore-in-tax-1596747.html
- http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/gokulam-chit-fund-evaded-rs-1-100-crore-tax-117042200512_1.html