Badava Gopi

Badava Gopi
Born	Gopinath (1967-09-02) 2 September 1967 (age 58) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	stand-up comedian, mimic, actor, radio jockey
Spouse	Haritha [1]

Badava Gopi is an Indian stand-up comedian and actor. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Badava Gopi is an Indian stand-up comedian, actor, singer, hailing from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was introduced into films in 2005 in the movie Poi, shot in Sri Lanka by the veteran director Thiru K. Balachander (who is the guru to Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and many others in the film industry), he has performed his comedy shows globally and the show performed exclusively for Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam has earned him many accolades. He was a radio jockey and host, with Hello FM and Radio city. ^[4] Gopi has worked as an actor, often portraying supporting comedic characters. He has often been cast in films directed by Venkat Prabhu, while he has also portrayed major roles in Samuthirakani's Poraali & Nimirndhu Nil . ^[5] Gopi portrayed a television journalist in Thodari (2016), and to prepare for his role, he observed several television hosts and incorporated their body language into his performance. ^[6]

Gopi has also worked as a cricket commentator, initially working on Celebrity Cricket League matches, before working for professional players in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. ^{[7] [8]} Gopi acted as a cricket commentator in the film Chennai 28, again he acted in its sequel. ^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Poi	Banerjee
2007	Chennai 600028	Commentator
2008	Saroja	Himself
2009	Vaalmiki	Mental patient
2011	Payanam	Gopinath
2012	Poraali	Groundfloor Tenant
	3	Tuition Master
2013	Onbadhule Guru	Kamal
	Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham	Rajendran
	Biriyani	Gopi
	Pattathu Yaanai	Teacher
2014	Aaha Kalyanam	Hyder
	Pulivaal	iPhone service person
	Nimirndhu Nil	Design Seenu
	Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani	Sigamani's friend
2015	Janda Pai Kapiraju	RTO Officer	Telugu film
	Massu Engira Masilamani	Registrar
	Moone Moonu Varthai	Karna's boss
2016	Thodari	Journalist
	Kodi	Reporter
	Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings	Commentator
2017	Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal	Tv Show Anchor
	Thondan	Reporter
2018	Koothan	Asian Dance Competition Host
2019	K.D.	Gurukal
	Panam Kaaikkum Maram
2020	Naan Sirithal	Gopi
2021	Friendship	Professor
	Maanaadu	politician
	Operation JuJuPi	Gopi
2022	Nitham Oru Vaanam	Arjun’s Boss
2023	Iraivan	Journalist and TV Anchor
2024	Dear	Advocate Adaikalasamy
	Vasco Da Gama	Rajangam
	Emakku Thozhil Romance	Umashankar's uncle	[10]
	Miss You	Association secretary	Uncredited

As singer

Year	Film	Song	Notes
2016	Music Album	Summer in Chennai	shot in USA
2016	Rajini Murugan	"Aaviparakkum Teakadai"

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Galata Sirippu [11]	Pichai	Galatta Kudumbam, season 2, by AVM
2001	Jaya TV , Pitchathibathi	Spoof of Kone Banega Crorepathi	satire
2004	Raj TV , Poi Alla Pottu Kudu	Spoof of Kadhai Alla Nijam	satire
2006	Vijay TV , Eq	judge	College Cultural Competition
2007	Vijay TV , King Queen Jack	First Standup Comedy Show Tamil	Comedy & Mimicry
2008	Vijay TV , Vijay Jodi No 1	Couple Reality Show	Real Couple Contestant
2013	Vijay TV 60 Nodi Are You Ready ?	Game Show	Contestant
2019	Adhu Enga Raja Kaalam	Computer Science Teacher
2021	Vijay TV Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai	Contestant	season 3
2021	Jungle Resort	Manager
2022	Illthakka Saiya	Hero’s Daddy
2022	Meme Boys [12]	Professor Kadir	SonyLIV
2023	Accidental Farmer and Co	Postman	SonyLIV

References

1. "Badava Gopi's wife makes her onscreen debut". The Times of India. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. "'Badava' Gopi to perform in U.S." The Hindu. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020– via www.thehindu.com.
3. "Children respond to Aadya's hug". The Hindu. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020– via www.thehindu.com.
4. "The battle for the eardrums". The Hindu. 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020– via www.thehindu.com.
5. "Tamil Tv Actor Badava Gopi Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
6. "Badava Gopi plays a television journalist in Thodari". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
7. "Badava Gopi tells us what's mattai veechalar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
8. "A new avatar!". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
9. "நடிகர் படவா கோபி நேர்காணல் | Exclusive interview with Actor Badava Gopi". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
10. "Ashok Selvan's Emakku Thozhil Romance To Release On This Date!". Times Now. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
11. "Episode 29: Galatta Sirippu Tamil TV Serial - AVM Productions - YouTube". YouTube . 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
12. "'Meme Boys' Trailer: Guru Somasundaram And Badava Gopi Starrer 'Meme Boys' Official Trailer". The Times of India.

External links

• Badava Gopi at IMDb
• www.badavagopi.com Archived 12 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Badava Gopi on Moviebuff