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Indian stage and film actor
V. Gopalakrishnan
Born Venkataraman Gopalakrishnan
1933 (1933 ) Died 29 April 1998(1998-04-29) (aged 64–65)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names Gopi Occupation Actor Years active 1947–1997 Spouse Lalitha Children 2
Venkataraman Gopalakrishnan (1933 – 29 April 1998), was an Indian stage and film actor who was active in
Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century.
[1] He was well known for playing negative and supporting roles, but was also a successful
character actor . In a career spanning close to five decades, he acted in more than 400 movies in
Tamil ,
Telugu and
Hindi . With his eloquent and stylish English. The film industry admired his strong English.
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Early life
Gopalakrishnan was born in 1933, in
Tiruchirappalli . At the age of 9, he started his career as child artiste. He joined in the
St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli , when finished his
bachelor's degree and he shifted into
Madras joined
University of Madras in
Chennai and finished his
master's degree . He showed interest in stage plays and joined a drama troupe in
Tamil theatre and began to perform stage plays.
Personal life
Gopalakrishnan was married to Lalitha.
[5] They had two sons. He died on 29 April 1998.
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Partial filmography
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
As dubbing artist
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