Gopika

• Name — Gopika • Birth Name — Girly Anto • Birthplace — Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala • Occupation — * Actress • model • Years Active — 2002–2009,2013 • Children — 2

Gopika was born on 1 February 1984, as Girly Anto at Ollur in the Thrissur district of Kerala to Anto Francis and Tessy. She has a younger sister, Glini. She studied at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur, and then pursued a degree in Sociology from Calicut University. Gopika learned classical dance from an acclaimed teacher, Kamalher, and she was crowned 'Miss College' during her farewell ceremony at the college. The beauty contest 'Miss Thrissur' was a turning point in her life. Though she did not win the title, she stood as the runner-up in the contest, which gained her a few modeling assignments. She claims that she never wanted to be an actress, and her ambition was to be an air hostess.

Her first film was Pranayamanithooval, in which she starred with Jayasurya and Vineeth under the direction of Thulasi Das, did not do well, but it got her recognition in the industry. Her second film, 4 the People, was a blockbuster and was dubbed in many Indian languages. It was directed by Jayaraj, and she acted opposite Tamil actor Bharath. The song "Lejjavathiye Ninde Kalla Kadaikkannil" from the film was a big hit in Kerala. Renowned Tamil movie director Cheran signed her up for his film Autograph, which was another big hit in 2004. She also acted in Kana Kandaen (2005). Among her other work, she has acted in the Kannada film Kanasina Loka, her Kannada debut, which was a remake of the 1998 Malayalam film Meenathil Thalikettu which is also her one and only Kannada film till date and the Telugu remake of Azhagi, Leta Manasulu, both, crashed at the box office. She starred in the Malayalam movie Keerthi Chakra opposite Jiiva. Directed by Major Ravi, the movie tells the story of a soldier against the backdrop of the Kargil war. Apart from Keerthi Chakra, she did another movie with Dileep: Pachakuthira. Her previous film with Dileep, Chanthupottu, was a big hit. Veruthe Oru Bharya was a phenomenal hit, and it gained her the Asianet Best Actress award of 2008. Sreeja has been providing her voice since the first movie. Devi has voiced in the last three films and Vimmy Mariam George in Smart City.

On 17 July 2008, Gopika married Ajilesh Chacko, a doctor working in Northern Ireland. They have a daughter and a son. The family then moved to Brisbane, Australia, and has settled there.

• Year — Title — Role — Language — Notes • 2002 — Pranayamanithooval — Meera Manjari — Malayalam — Debut film • 2003 — Aaradyam Parayum — Priya — Unreleased • 2004 — 4 the People — Divya Anand — Partially reshot in Tamil as 4 Students • Autograph — Lathika — Tamil — Tamil debut • Kanasina Loka — Amulya — Kannada — Kannada debut • Naa Autograph — Latika — Telugu — Telugu debut Remake of Autograph • Letha Manasulu — Bhanu • Yuvasena — Sarika • Vesham — Revathi — Malayalam — Won - Asianet Best Supporting Actress Award • 2005 — Finger Print — Preethi Varma • Chanthupottu — Malathi • Nerariyan CBI — Anitha • The Tiger — Suhara Ahammed • Kana Kandaen — Archana — Tamil • Ponniyin Selvan — Kani — Partially reshot in Telugu as Muddula Koduku • Thotti Jaya — Brindha — Tamil • 2006 — Pachakuthira — Nimmi — Malayalam • The Don — Zaheeda • Keerthi Chakra — Sandhya — Won - Asianet Best Star Pair Award (shared with Jeeva) Partially reshot in Tamil as Aran • Pothan Vava — Gladis • Emtan Magan — Janani — Tamil • Veedhi — Seetha Mahalakshmi — Telugu • 2007 — Mayavi — Indu — Malayalam • Smart City — Devi • Ali Bhai — Ganga • Nagaram — Radhika • Veerappu — Bharathi — Tamil • 2008 — Malabar Wedding — Smitha — Malayalam • Janmam — Anthony's wife • Annan Thambi — Lakshmi • Twenty:20 — Devi • Velli Thirai — Mythili — Tamil • Veruthe Oru Bharya — Bindu Sugunan — Malayalam — Won - Asianet Best Actress Award • Veedu Mamoolodu Kadu — Swathi — Telugu • 2009 — Swantham Lekhakan — Vimala — Malayalam • 2013 — Bharya Athra Pora — Priya Sathyanathan — Final film