Known For: Indian actor and producer
Category: Actors
Occupation: film producer, actor, singer
Country: India
City: Aluva
Date of Birth: Thursday, 27 October 1966
Language Hindi
Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada films. He has won several awards, including Kerala State Film Awards and one Filmfare Awards South.
| BirthPlace | Aluva |
| Education | Q6733207, Q18359052 |
| Awards | Q3775029, Q6393425 |
| Spouses | Manju Warrier, Kavya Madhavan |
| Wikipedia | Dileep |
Dileep was born in Edavanakad, Kochi of Kerala, India to Padmanabhan Pillai and Sarojam on 27 October 1967. His father is from travancore and mother is from Kochi. He is the eldest among three children. He has a brother, Anoop, and a sister, Sabitha. Dileep studied at Vidyadhiraja Vidya Bhavan Higher Secondary School in Aluva, where he passed the tenth standard in 1985, and joined the Union Christian College, Aluva for pre-degree third group, during 1985–1987. Later, he pursued a degree in history at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. It was during his time in Maharaja's College that he began taking impressionist acts seriously. Dileep along with his friend Nadirshah produced and performed in the Onam-based audio cassette titled De Maveli Kombathu, which helped his entry into the film industry.
