Naadodigal Gopal

Naadodigal Gopal was an Indian character actor who worked over 30 films Tamil cinema.

Naadodigal Gopal
Born	K.K.P. Gopalakrishnan
Died	5 February 2020(2020-02-05) (aged 54)
Occupations	Character actor comedian
Years active	2009–2020
Spouse	Kavitha Gopal
Children	2

Career

Originally a farmer and businessman made his debut Naadodigal (2009) directed by his friend Samuthirakani and the success of the film meant that he appended the film to his stage name as Naadodigal Gopal.^[1][2] His notable films include Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2012), Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), Rajinimurugan (2016), Raja Manthiri (2016),^[3] Seemaraja (2018) and Namma Veetu Pillai (2019) garnered acclaim.^[2] He has often acted in several films with directors Samuthirakani, Ponram and Pandiraj. His last film was Annaatthe (2021) directed by Siva released after his death.^[2]

Death

Gopal died from a heart attack on 5 February 2020. He was 54 years old.^[1][2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Naadodigal	Nallammaal's father
2010	Tha	Surya's father
2011	Poraali	Villager
2012	Vettai	Police officer
2013	Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga	Mithra's father
	Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam	Perumal
2014	Nimirndhu Nil	Basavayya
2015	Kaaval	Gopalaswamy
2016	Rajinimurugan	Thotathree's father
	Raja Manthiri	Karthi and Suriya's father
	Kidaari	Pulikutthi's brother
2017	Thondan	Sikkal Shanmugasundaram
	Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru	Village panchayat leader
2018	Azhagumagan	Uncle
	Seema Raja	Selvi's adopted father/uncle
2019	Kolanji	Villager
	Namma Veetu Pillai	Arumpon's paternal uncle
	Adutha Saattai	Aadhi's father
2020	Naadodigal 2	Gopal
2021	Kalathil Santhippom	Anand's father	Posthumous release
	Annaatthe	Soorakottai villager

Short films

• Wake Up Call (2016)^[4]