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. 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. The film was based on the life and literature of the writer Nandanar. 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. 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.

Filmography

Malayalam

Other language films

Television

Music video

Personal life

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