Stage actor Gopy began his acting career as a theatre actor at Prasadhana Little Theatres under G. Sankara Pillai. His first stage appearance was in the role of Raaghavan in the play
Abhayarthikal. Later on, he became associated with Thiruvarange under Kaavalam Narayana Panicker. He has also written five plays and directed three. He made his movie debut in Adoor's
Swayamvaram in 1972 in a small role. He did the lead role of Sankarankutty in Adoor's next film,
Kodiyettam (1977), a performance for which he won the National Award for Best Actor. He was also noted for his performances in movies like
Ormakkayi,
Yavanika,
Panchavadi Palam and
Adaminte Vaariyellu. Besides Malayalam movies, he acted in two
Hindi movies,
Aaghat and
Satah Se Uthata Aadmi. He was awarded the
Padma Shri in 1991. In 1979, Gopy directed the movie
Njattadi with Murali in lead role. The movie was only screened twice and the print is now lost. He directed three more movies
Ulsavapittennu,
Yamanam and
Ente Hridhayathinte Utama. His
Yamanam, about a physically disabled person, was awarded Best Film on social issues by the National Award Jury in 1991. On 24 January 2008, Gopy was hospitalised with chest pain. He died five days later following a cardiac arrest. His last role was in
Balachandra Menon's
De Ingottu Nokkiye (2008).
Author Gopy authored two books. His book
Abhinayam Anubhavam (Acting, Experience), won the
National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema in 1994. ==Filmography==