Dileep

Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, known by his moniker Dilieep or Dileep, is an Indian film actor, producer, dubbing artist and entrepreneur who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He has acted in over 150 films and won several awards, including four Kerala State Film Awards and a Filmfare Awards South. Beginning as a stage mimic, Dileep initially gained attention through the comedy audio series Dhe Maveli Kombathu and the television programmes Comicola and Cinemala on Asianet. He entered films as an assistant director to Kamal, beginning with Vishnulokam, and made his acting debut with a minor role in Kamal's Ennodishtam Koodamo. His first lead role came with Manathe Kottaram, followed by breakthrough roles in Sallapam and Ee Puzhayum Kadannu in 1996, which established him as a bankable actor. By the late 1990s and early 2000s, he became widely known for slapstick comedies, such as Punjabi House, Thenkasipattanam, Darling Darling, Ee Parakkum Thalika, and Ishtam. The success of Meesha Madhavan elevated him to stardom and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dileep) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)