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Date of Birth
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27-October-1968
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Place of Birth
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Aluva
(India, Kerala, Ernakulam district)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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Gopalakrishnan, Dilip, Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, Dileep Gopalakrishnan, Gopala Krishnan, गोपालकृषà¥à¤£à¤¨ पदà¥à¤®à¤¨à¤¾à¤à¤¨ पिलà¥à¤²à¥ˆ, गोपालकृषà¥à¤£à¤¨, दिलीप गोपालकृषà¥à¤£à¤¨, गोपाल कृषà¥à¤£à¤¨, दीलिप, Dileep
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Profession
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Actor, Film Producer, Impressionist, Singer
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Dileep is an Indian film actor, singer, impressionist and producer. He has been featured in more than a 100 Malayalam films.
Dileep started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal in 1992. He became popular for his impressionist stage shows and the Comicola television comedy series on Asianet. His role as Dilip in Manathe Kottaram paved way to his acting career. Films such as Sallapam, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu, Punjabi House, and Udayapuram Sulthan established Dileep's status as a prominent actor during the late-1990s.
The blockbusters Meesa Madhavan and Chanthupottu were two of the most significant films in Dileep's career. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role as Madhavan in the former. He won his first Kerala State Film Award for his performance in Kunjikoonan. His film Bodyguard was remade into four different Indian languages. Other major films in the actor's career include Joker, Thenkasipattanam, Ishtam, Perumazhakkalam, Runway, Lion, Vinodayathra, Calcutta News, Passenger, Mayamohini, My Boss and Sound Thoma.
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