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Dileep (born Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai
Dileep started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal in 1992. He became popular for his impressionist stage shows and the Comicola television comedy series onAsianet. His role as Dilip in Manathe Kottaram (1994) paved way to his acting career. Films such as Sallapam (1996), Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1997), Punjabi House (1998), and Udayapuram Sulthan (1999) established Dileep's status as a prominent actor during the late-1990s.
The blockbusters Meesa Madhavan (2002) and Chanthupottu (2005) were two of the most significant films in Dileep's career.[1] He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role as Madhavan in the former. He won his first Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury) for his performance in Kunjikoonan (2002). His film Bodyguard (2010) was remade into four different Indian languages.
Other major films in the actor's career include Joker (2000), Thenkasipattanam (2000), Ishtam (2001), Thilakkam (2003),Perumazhakkalam (2004), Runway (2004), Lion (2006), Vinodayathra (2007), Calcutta News (2008), Passenger (2009), Kaaryasthan(2010), Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (2010), Christian Brothers (2011), Mayamohini (2012) and My Boss (2012).
He ventured into production, and produced and starred in C.I.D. Moosa (2003) under the banner Grand Productions. Kathavasheshan(2004) won Dileep the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film as a producer. In 2008, under the banner of Grand Productions, Dileep produced Twenty:20 by casting most of the mainstream actors of Malayalam cinema. He produced the multi-starrer in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). His production house has produced other films such as Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010) and The Metro (2011).
Early life [edit]
Dileep was born on 27 October 1968 in Aluva, Ernakulam district, Kerala to Padmanabhan Pillai and Sarojam.[2] Dileep started to takemimicry seriously. Mimicry was only getting its roots in Kerala at the time. Dileep rendered his voice in Onam based Comic albums De Maveli Kombathu, along with his friends Nadir Shah and Abi.
Career [edit]
1993--2000 [edit]
Dileep started his career at Kalabhavan, working as a mimicry artist. He also performed in Asianet's comedy show Comicola. Later he got a chance to be the assistant director to Kamal. While being an assistant director, Dileep did some small roles, debuting with just a small scene in Kamal's Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo (1992). He recommended his name to many directors. The film Manathe Kottaram(1994), directed by Sunil, gave him the first break and his screen name Dileep came into place through the character of the same name that he played. Other minor roles during this time included Joshi's Sainyam (1993), Sibi Malayil's Sindoora Rekha (1995), Urvashi'sPidakozhi Koovunna Nootand (1994), Kamal's Ulladakkam (1993) and Sudhinam (1994). Thooval Kottaram (1996) , Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996), Sallapam (1996) , Ee Puzhayum Kadannu in 1996. He played a supporting role in I. V. Sasi's Varnapakittu in 1997, Punjabi House (1998), Meenathil Thalikettu (1998), Megham (1999), starring Mammootty, Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999).
2000s [edit]
Dileep started with Mr. Butler (2000), Darling Darling (2000), and Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001), Thenkasipattanam (2000), Joker(2000),Ishtam (2001), ,Mazhathullikkilukkam (2002), Kunjikkoonan (2002),. He won the Kerala State Film Special Jury Award for playing Kunjan in Kunjikkoonan. It was playing Madhavan in Lal Jose's Meesa Madhavan (2002),Kalyanaraman (2002), Jayaraj'sThilakkam (2003), and Johny Antony's C.I.D. Moosa (2003) (which he produced himself). He also produced and starred in T. V. Chandran's Kadhavaseshan (2004). In 2004, he starred in Priyadarshan's Vettam, Chanthupottu (2005) won him the Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Awards. He played an action hero in Runway (2004), Kochirajavu (2005), Lion (2006), Chess (2006), and Don(2006). He appeared in Shaji Kailas's Don. He played the athlete Arjun in Speed Track, the debut of director Jayasurya. His second film with the director Sathyan Anthikkad, Vinodayathra, was released in April 2007. He also had the chance to play in Blessy's Calcutta News (2008).
Dileep produced Joshi's Twenty:20 (2008). In the year 2009, his films included Crazy Gopalan , Moss & Cat directed by director Faziland Passenger, directed by debutant Ranjith Shankar. His other two films were Swantham Lekhakan and Colours.
2010s [edit]
In the beginning of 2010s, Dileep starred in Bodyguard, Aagathan and Pappy Appacha. Bodyguard was later remade into Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. His production venture Malarvadi Arts Club, directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. In 2010, he also starred in Kaaryasthan. In 2011, he starred in Marykkundoru Kunjaadu , Christian Brothers, China Town. In 2011, he also starredOrma Mathram, The Filmstaar and Vellaripravinte Changathi for which he won his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.
His first releases in 2012 were Mayamohini and Arike. His next releases were Mr. Marumakan and My Boss.
His first release in 2013 was Kammath & Kammath. He played the lead role in Vyshakh's Sound Thoma which released on April 5. He also has another three projects lined up, including Viji Thampi's Nadodimannan and Kodi Ramakrishna's Telugu biopic Baba Sathya Saiand an untitled Anwar Rasheed movie which will be produced under Amal Neerad productions.
Personal life [edit]
Dileep married actress Manju Warrier on 20 October 1998 at the Aluva Srikrishna Temple and she has quit acting since then. The couple have one daughter named Meenakshi.
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