Dileep
Biography
Dileep (born Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai) is a popular Malayalam actor, producer, and businessman. Starting his career as a mimicry artist, he rose to fame in the 1990s with his natural comic timing and went on to become one of the biggest stars in Malayalam cinema. Known for his versatility, Dileep has appeared in over 150 films ranging from slapstick comedies to family dramas and action packed entertainers.
He gained widespread recognition with hits like Punjabi House (1998), Thenkasipattanam (2000), Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001), Meesa Madhavan (2002), Kunjikoonan (2002), Kalyanaraman (2002), C.I.D. Moosa (2003), Runway (2004), Vettam (2004), Chanthupottu (2005), Vinodayathra (2007), Bodyguard (2010) and Two Countries (2015), many of which remain fan favorites. Beyond acting, he has also produced several films under his banner Grand Productions.
Dileep has received multiple Kerala State Film Awards and numerous popular accolades throughout his three decade long career. Despite controversies, he continues to be a leading figure in the Malayalam film industry, admired for his crowd pleasing roles and strong boxoffice presence.
Known For
Acting
2003
asKrishnakumar
2024
asAbel Joshua Maathan
2023
asSathyanathan
2024
asPavithran
1997
asAppukuttan
2010
asKrishnan Unni
2010
asSolomon
2011
asJoji Varghese Mappilla
2012
asShantanu
2012
asCharlie
2012
asManu Varma
2009
asAdvocate Nandan Menon
2011
asMukkom Shajahan / Ravi
2012
asMayamohini/Mohan
2012
asAshok Raj
2013
asDeva Raja Kammath
2010
asJayakrishnan
2008
asAmbadi Gopalan Nair
2001
asUnnikrishnan B.
2010
asGautham Menon
2009
asLt. Commander Sanjaynath
2008
asAjith Thomas
2011
asBinoy
2013
asPlapparambil Thoma
2011
asNandagopan
2010
asNirappel Paappi
2011
asAjayan
2013
asPadmanabhan
2013
asHimself
2009
asUnni Madhavan
1998
asUnni
2008
asKarakkattu Mulla
2007
asVinod Kumar
2007
asArjun Kumar
2006
asUnnikrishnan / Salaam
2013
asKannan
2004
asAkbar
2006
asVijayakrishnan
2013
asAby Mathew
1998
asAlex
2014
asPrince
2025
as
1996
asDhamu
2005
asRadhakrishnan (Radha)
2002
as
2004
asGopinathan 'Gopi' Menon
2001
asAppu
1999
asSepoy O. Manikandan Nair
1997
asVenu
1997
asPaulachan
2000
asKarthik
2004
asGopalakrishnan
2023
asAalan / Alexander Dominic
2014
asSiddharthan
2000
asGopal Krishnan
2002
as'Meesha' Madhavan
asParakkum Pappan
2003
asMoolankuzhiyil Sahadevan / C.I.D. Moosa
1999
asSulaiman
2022
as(Cameo)
2015
asChandramohanan / Vel Kozhu Kottuvan
2000
asShathrughnan
2015
asRaman
2007
asC.I. Madhavan Kutty
2006
asB. Krishnakumar Menon
2005
asSuryanarayana Varma (Unni)
2015
asRoopesh Nambiar
2002
asThekkedathu Ramankutty
1996
asSasikumar
2003
asSachidanandan
2003
asKizhakkethil Sundaresan
2005
asBhuvana Chandran
2004
asB. Sivankutty
2007
asManu Krishnan/Manuel/Subramanian
2004
asUnni Damodhar/Valayar Paramasivam
1995
asAmbujakshan
1997
as
2001
asRamesan
1996
asGopi
2001
asAjith
1999
asMukundan
2001
asPavan K. Menon
2002
asSidharthan
1995
asSathyaraj (K T Nair)
1998
asCharles
1996
asPreman
1996
asJayadeva Sharma
2000
asBabu
2002
asKunjan / Karthik
1997
asUnni
1996
asRameshan
1997
asPrasad
2003
asCaptain Gopinath
1996
asKesavankutty
1993
asCadet 'Kokku' Thomas
2002
asSoloman
1995
asPrakash
1998
asPremachandran Sundarakilladi
1998
asKichamani
1998
asDinakaran
1997
asKumaran
2025
asPrince
2015
asJosutty
2000
asKunju
as
as
2003
asUnnikrishnan (Vishnu)
2003
asManakkapalli Sadanandan
1999
asKannan
1995
asKunjananthan
2006
asAnandakkuttan / Akash Menon
2007
asGokuldas
1995
asMuthukulam Madhukumar
1998
asOmanakkuttan
1995
asUnni
1999
asMundoor Ramanandan Nambyar
1996
asRameshchandra Pothuval
1994
as
2006
asAravindan
2015
asUllas Kumar
1994
asDileep
2016
asSathyanarayanan
2009
asJohnykutty
2008
asKarthik Varma
2016
asPurushothaman
2016
asUnnikuttan
2017
asGeorge Vadakkan
2017
asRamanunni
2014
asStoryteller (voice)
2014
asMadhavan Mahadevan
2018
asKammaran
1996
asVishnu
1997
asSolomon
2009
asMoz D. Samuel
1998
asRadhakrishnan
2018
as
2019
asAdv. Balakrishnan
2019
asKrishnan
2019
asJackson Mathew
2019
asSanta Claus/Abel Abraham Thekken
1992
asDilip
1997
asHari
1998
as
2004
asBenny Pookkattuparambil
1996
as
2021
asKeshu
2015
asCameo
2017
asElephant (Voice)
2016
asCharan Laathi
2011
asNarrator
as1994
asDriver
Production
2021
as2011
as2023
asas 
2016
as2024
as2008
as2003
as2004
as2005
as
2010
as2015
as2022
asCrew
Directing
