Acting
Oct 26, 1967
Edavanakkad, Kochi, Kerala, India
Dileep
Acting
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.
Feature Films (157)
Bhadra, a nurse, has to look after her family. Due to her brother's debts, she sells her house to Krishnakumar but later, she meets Krishnakumar's sister who offers to help her get the house back.
Mizhi Randilum
In October 1986, a dispute erupted between students of Thankamani village and a private bus owner over service to the area which didn't have proper roads.
Thankamani
A man is mistakenly suspected of being a threat to the President of India.
Voice of Sathyanathan
A stubborn bachelor with his own rule book to life . A humorous ride through love, life and laughter . 'Pavi', a caretaker in a residential flat navigates through life and its hurdles, as an unforeseen companionship turns his life around .An unexpected breath of fresh air adds a dash of colour to his life.
Pavi Caretaker
Appukuttan and Gauri meet during a village festival. After some constant fights, they fall in love. But Gauri's brother, Shivan Kutty, has a different plan for her.
Kudamattam
Krishnan Unni tries to settle the dispute between two feuding families. In the process of doing so, he ends up falling in love with Sreebala, who belongs to one of the families.
Kaaryasthan
Solomon, a timid villager, who lives a simple life, befriends a man who is completely opposite to him. He observes the latter's tough nature and soon his outlook towards life changes.
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
When the daughter of a minister gets kidnapped, Christy is called upon to rescue her. Although he manages to save her, he himself gets embroiled in the kidnapper's murder.
Christian Brothers
Based on an Indian Bengali short story by Sunil Gangopadhyay, Anuradha plays cupid and brings Shantanu and Kalpana together but a freak accident distances Kalpana and him. Shantanu then realizes that Anuradha is the one who truly loves him.
Arike
Charlie who comes to Spain with a group of artists wants to live a new life, so he runs away from the group to find another job. Later, under some circumstances, his talent for cooking gets him the job of a chef for the Spanish ambassador.
Spanish Masala
The film is set in the backdrop of IT Industry. Dileep appears as a young software engineer working in Mumbai and who aspires to migrate to a foreign country while Mamta plays the role of his boss.
My Boss
The film narrates how two guys, Sathyanath and Adv. Nandan Menon, who never had anything to do with one another, come into each others lives and what all things happen consequently.