MALAYALA ACTRESS GOPIKA BORN 26 AUGUST 1984

MALAYALA ACTRESS GOPIKA BORN 26 AUGUST 1984

Gopika (born 26 August 1984[3] as Girly Anto) is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the film Pranayamanithooval (2003). 

She went on to appear in over 35 films, working in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries as well. She is well known for her role in Autograph, directed by Cheran






Early life[edit]

Gopika was born 'Girly Anto' into a Syrian Christian family,[4] to Anto Francis and Tessy Anto of Ollur in Thrissur, Kerala. She has one sibling, a sister called Glini. 

After completing her education to the 12th Standard (Year 12) at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur, she studied for a degree in Sociology at Calicut University. 










She also learnt classical dance from an acclaimed teacher, Kamalher, and she was crowned 'Miss College' during her farewell ceremony at the college. 

The beauty contest 'Miss Thrissur' was a turning point in her life. Though she did not win the title, she stood as the runner-up in the contest, which gained her a few modeling assignments. She claims that she never wanted to be an actress, and her ambition was actually to be an air-hostess.[5]







Career[edit]

Her first film was PRANAYAMANITHOOVAL, in which she starred with Jayasurya and Vineeth under the direction of Thulasi Das, did not do well, but it got her recognition in the industry. Her second film, 4 the People, was a blockbuster and was dubbed in many Indian languages. 

It was directed by Jayaraj, and she acted opposite Tamil actor Bharath. The song "Lejjavathiye Ninde Kalla Kadaikkannil" from the film was a big hit in Kerala. 






Renowned Tamil movie director Cheran signed her up for his film Autograph, which was another big hit in 2004. She also acted in Kana Kandaen.

Among her other work, she has acted in Kannada film Kanasina Loka and the Telugu remake of Azhagi. Her Telugu film Leta Manasulu, directed by Raju Upati, crashed at the box office. She starred in the Malayalam movie Kirtichakra opposite Jiiva. 










Directed by Major Ravi, the movie tells the story of a soldier against the backdrop of the Kargil war. Apart from Kirtichakra, she did another movie with Dileep:

 Pachakuthira. Her previous film with Dileep, Chanthupottu, was a big hit. Veruthe Oru Bharya was a phenomenal hit, and it gained her the Asianet Best Actress award of 2008.

Personal life[edit]

On 17 July 2008, Gopika married Ajilesh Chacko, a doctor working in Northern Ireland. 

She returned to the cinema industry after marriage, acting in Swantham Lekhakan and says that she will act in more films if she gets good opportunities and likes the script. 









She says that her husband doesn't mind her acting and that she is getting a lot of support from him and her family.

They have a daughter Amy and a son Aiden.[6] Gopika made a comeback to the Malayalam cinema in Bharya Athra Pora with Jayaram, directed by Akku Akbar.[7] She now lives in Brisbane, Australia.

Awards[edit]
2004 – Asianet Best Supporting Actress Award – Vesham
2006 – Asianet Best Star Pair Award – Keerthi Chakra
2009 – Asianet Best Actress Award – Veruthe Oru Bharya
2008 – Vanitha Film Award for Best Actress – Veruthe Oru Bharya

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Pranayamanithooval	Meera	Malayalam
2004	4 the People	Divya	Malayalam	Dubbed into Tamil and Telugu as "4 Students" and "Yuvasena- 4" the people respectively.
	Vesham	Revathi	Malayalam	Asianet Best Supporting Actress Award
	Autograph	Lathika	Tamil
	Kanasina Lok	Amulya	Kannada
	Naa Autograph	Latika	Telugu
	Letha Manasulu	Bhanu	Telugu
2005	Finger Print	Preethi Varma	Malayalam
	Chanthupottu	Malathi	Malayalam
	Nerariyan CBI	Anitha	Malayalam
	The Tiger	Suhara Ahammed	Malayalam	Dubbed into Telugu as "Police Samrajyam"
	Kana Kandaen	Archana	Tamil	Dubbed into Hindi as "Muqabala" , Telugu as "Karthavyam" and Malayalam as "Kanakanden"
	Ponniyin Selvan	Kani	Tamil	It was released in Telugu as "Muddhula Koduku"
	Thotti Jaya	Brindha	Tamil	Dubbed into Telugu as "Jalakanta"
2006	Pachakuthira	Nimmi	Malayalam
	The Don	Zaheeda	Malayalam
	Keerthi Chakra	Havildar Jaikumar's wife	Malayalam	Asianet Best Star Pair Award (shared with Jeeva)
	Pothan Vava	Gladis	Malayalam
	Aran	Havildar Jaikumar's wife	Tamil
	Emmtan-Magan	Janani	Tamil
	Veedhi	Seeta Mahalakshmi	Telugu
2007	Mayavi	Indu	Malayalam
	Smart City	Devi	Malayalam
	Ali Bhai	Ganga	Malayalam
	Nagaram	Radhika	Malayalam
	Veerappu	Bharathi	Tamil	Remake of Malayalam film Spadikam
2008	Malabar Wedding	Smitha	Malayalam
	Janmam		Malayalam
	Annan Thambi	Lakshmi	Malayalam
	Twenty:20	Devi	Malayalam
	Velli Thirai	Mythili	Tamil
	Veruthe Oru Bharya	Bindu Sugunan	Malayalam	Asianet Best Actress Award Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
	Veedu Mamoolodu Kadu	Swathi	Telugu	Dubbed into Malayalam as "Raajamudra"
2009	Swantham Lekhakan	Vimala	Malayalam	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2013	Bharya Athra Pora	Priya Sathyanathan	Malayalam