Govind Padmasoorya

Govind Padmasoorya
Born	(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37) Pattambi, Kerala, India
Other names	GP, Padma
Occupations	Actor television presenter VJ singer YouTuber film Maker
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Gopika Anil ​ (m. 2024)​
YouTube information
Channel	Padmasoorya GP Govind Padmasoorya
Years active	2020- Present
Genre(s)	Lifestyle, Travel Vlog, Motivation, Music
Subscribers	355 K[1]
Total views	41.5 Million[1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 6 March 2021
Website	padmasoorya.com

Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known by his initials GP, is an Indian television presenter actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and a few Telugu films.[2] He made his debut in the movie Atayalangal directed by M. G. Sasi.

He became popular through the dance reality show D 4 Dance. He directed a featured film for Malayalam television channel Asianet for their 25 years celebration.

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.[3] The film was based on the life and literature of the writer Nandanar.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Atayalangal	Padathuparambil Gopinathan
2009	Daddy Cool	Sreekanth
	Bhoomi Malayalam	Satheeshan
	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
2016	Pretham	Shibu Majeed
2018	Pretham 2		Cameo appearance
2019	Kee	Shiva	Tamil film[7]
2020	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	Paidithalli	Telugu film [8]
2022	Bangarraju	Aadhi Sampath	Telugu film[9]
	Like, Share & Subscribe		Telugu film
	Shefeekkinte Santhosham	Shejeer
2023	Neeraja	Alex	[10]
2024	Manorajyam	Manu Keraleeyan	[11]

Television

TV shows and series

Year	Programme	Role	Network	Language
2014	D 4 Dance	Co-Host with Jewel Mary	Mazhavil Manorama	Malayalam
2015	Gum on D2	Co-Host with Pearle Maaney
	Thengakola Mangatholi	Himself
2015–2016	Adi Mone Buzzer:Fastest Family First	Host	Asianet
2016	Asianet Film Awards 2016	Host with Meera, Gayathri Suresh
	Singapore Onam	Host / Performer
2017	Asianet Film Awards 2017	Host with Meera Nandan
2017-2018	Dare The Fear: Aarkunde ee Chankoottam?	Host
	Dare The Fear: Extra time
2019	21st Asianet Film Awards	Host with Nyla Usha
	D 5 Junior	Special Judge	Mazhavil Manorama
2019-2020	Anantharam	Host	Flowers TV
2020-2021	Mr.&.Mrs	Judge	Zee Keralam
2021	Star Magic	Mentor	Flowers TV
2021–2022	Bzinga	Host	Zee Keralam
2021	Bigg Boss 3	Himself	Asianet
	10th SIIMA Awards	Host with Pearle Maaney	Surya TV
2022	Meet Cute	Ajay	SonyLIV[12]	Telugu
2022–2023	Bzinga Family Festival	Host	Zee Keralam	Malayalam

Music video

Year	Work	Role	Language
2007	Monchulla Painkily	Actor	Malayalam
	Vanamallike
2020	Nirmana	Singer
	Aaradhu Song
2021	Ennum Ennum Nenjoram
	Minnume Kannukal
	Shivoham	Singer/actor	Malayalam Tamil
2022	Gham Ki Barish	Actor	Hindi

Personal life

On 22 October 2023, Govind got engaged to Malayalam television actress Gopika Anil.[13] They both got married on 28 January 2024.[14]

References

1. Padmasoorya GP/about "About Govind Padmasoorya". YouTube. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
2. സി.ശ്രീകാന്ത്‌ (1 October 2012). "'തകര'യുടെ തകര്‍പ്പന്‍ വരവ്‌" (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
3. Deepa Soman (22 September 2014). "Dance is my fear factor but I dared to do that too: Govind Padmasoorya". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
4. "Stepping into Nandanar's shoes". Rediff. 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
5. "Sreesanth offered film alongside Mammootty". Express India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
6. "A thriller Outing". The New Indian Express. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
7. Deccan Chronicle (11 December 2017). "Govind Padmasoorya turns baddie for Kollywood flick Kee". Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
8. The Hindu (6 January 2020). "Allu Arjun's swag is matchless in 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo': Govind Padmasoorya". Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
9. "Govind Padmasoorya on working with Akkineni Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya in 'Bangarraju'". The Times of India. 13 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
10. "New song from Shruti Ramachandran's Neeraja out". Cinema Express. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
11. "Watch: Trailer Of Manorajyam Promises An Engaging Dark Comedy". Times Now. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
12. H, Murali Krishna C. (22 January 2022). "I don't want to be trapped in a certain image: Govind Padmasoorya". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
13. "Govind Padmasoorya gets engaged to Gopika Anil, see photos". The Indian Express. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
14. "Actor-TV host Govind Padmasoorya ties the knot with Gopika Anil". Onmanorama. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links

• Govind Padmasoorya at IMDb