Suresh Gopi | |
|---|---|
 Suresh Gopi | |
| Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Preceded by | Rameswar Teli |
| Minister of State for Tourism | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik, Ajay Bhatt |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | T. N. Prathapan |
| Constituency | Thrissur |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
| In office 29 April 2016 – 24 April 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1958 Kollam, Kerala[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Radhika Nair (m. 1990) |
| Children | 5, including Gokul Suresh [note 1] |
| Parent(s) | K. Gopinathan Pillai (father) V. Gnanalekshmi Amma (mother) [2] |
| Relatives | Aranmula Ponnamma (grandmother-in-law) |
| Education | Fatima Mata National College (BSc, MA) |
| Occupation | |
| Awards | National Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards |
| Years active | 1965, 1986–present |
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister of Tourism since June 2024. He was elected as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha in the 2024 general election from Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, becoming the first BJP MP from Kerala, marking the party’s first-ever victory in a Lok Sabha election in the state.[3] He is also serving as the President of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute from September 2023.[4][5]
He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Bollywood films.[6][7][8] Suresh made his acting debut as a child in the 1965 film Odayil Ninnu and as an adult in 1986 and has since acted in more than 250 films. In 1998, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor and Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Kaliyattam.[7]
He served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from 2016 to 2022.[9] Additionally, he is also a philanthropist, social worker, and advocates for environmental protection.[10]
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- ^ "Digital Sansad". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Lots to cheer for BJP in Kerala apart from Suresh Gopi's historic Thrissur win". The Indian Express. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "SRFTI - Administration". SRFTI. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Govind, Biju (23 September 2023). "Suresh Gopi in a real quandary over accepting nomination as president of Satyajit Ray film institute". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shaju Philip (21 November 2017). "Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi nominated to Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ ANI (23 August 2017). "Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi joins BJP". Asian News International. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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