Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known by his initials GP, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie Atayalangal directed by M. G. Sasi which won 5 Kerala State awards including Best Film.
He became popular through the dance reality show D 4 Dance. He directed a promo film for Malayalam television channel Asianet for their 25 years celebration. He marked his Telugu debut in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Allu Arjun.
Early life Govind Padmasoorya was born at Pattambi in the Palakkad district of Kerala to Govind Menon and Malathy. He has a younger brother named Govind Amrithsoorya. After schooling, he did his B.A. at St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, where he served as arts secretary. He then earned an MBA in Media and Entertainment from Manipal University.
On 22 October 2023, he got engaged to Malayalam television actress Gopika Anil. They got married on 28 January 2024.
Career He made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 2008 as the protagonist in Atayalangal, directed by M. G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal. The film was based on the life and literature of the writer Nandanar. Next, GP portrayed the role of Vinu, the brother of the IG (Suresh Gopi) in B. Unnikrishnan's IG, who transforms from a loving brother to a ruthless terrorist towards the end of the movie. He was also cast as Sreekanth, an Indian cricketer, in Daddy Cool. Then on he did lead roles in many films including 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam along with Lal & Miya directed by Arjun Prabhakaran and Gokul Ramakrishnan. He marked his Tamil debut in the film Kee directed by Kalees starring Jiiva. He marked his Telugu debut in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo directed by Trivikram Srinivas starring Allu Arjun.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2008Atayalangal Padathuparambil Gopinathan 2009 Daddy CoolSreekanth Bhoomi MalayalamSatheeshan IG Vinod Krishna 2010 College Days Joe 2013 Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla Moby 72 Model V. Sajan 2014 Ettekaal Second Sandeep S Nair (Sandu) Varsham Dr.Prakashan 2015 Lavender Kabir Abbas 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam Freddy Abraham 2016PrethamShibu Majeed 2018Pretham 2 Cameo appearance 2019 Kee Shiva Tamil film 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Paidithalli Telugu film 2022 Bangarraju Aadhi Sampath Telugu film Like, Share & Subscribe Police Officer Telugu film Meet Cute Ajay SonyLIV Telugu series Shefeekkinte Santhosham Shejeer 2023 Neeraja Alex 2024 Manorajyam Manu Keraleeyan
Television TV shows Year Programme Role Network 2014 D 4 Dance Co-Host with Jewel Mary Mazhavil Manorama 2015 Gum on D2 Co-Host with Pearle Maaney Thengakola Mangatholi Himself2015–2016Adi Mone Buzzer:Fastest Family FirstHostAsianet 2016Asianet Film Awards 2016Host with Meera, Gayathri SureshSingapore OnamHost / Performer2017Asianet Film Awards 2017Host with Meera Nandan2017-2018 Dare The Fear: Aarkunde ee Chankoottam? Host Dare The Fear: Extra time201921st Asianet Film AwardsHost with Nyla UshaD 5 JuniorSpecial JudgeMazhavil Manorama2019-2020AnantharamHost Flowers TV 2020-2021Mr.&.MrsJudgeZee Keralam2021Star MagicMentorFlowers TV2021–2022BzingaHostZee Keralam202210th SIIMA AwardsHost with Pearle MaaneySurya TV2022–2023Bzinga Family FestivalHostZee Keralam2026–presentThe Great Family ChallengeHostMazhavil Manorama
Music video Year Work Role Language 2007Monchulla PainkilyActorMalayalamVanamallike2020NirmanaSingerAaradhu Song2021Ennum Ennum NenjoramMinnume KannukalShivohamSinger/actorMalayalamTamil2022Gham Ki BarishActorHindi
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