Gokulan Explained

Gokulan
Birth Name:Gokulan
Birth Place:Kerala, India
Nationality:Indian
Citizenship:Indian
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2013–present
Spouse:Dhanya

Gokulan is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut through the 2013 Malayalam movie Punyalan Agarbattis by doing the character of Jimbroottan, which became popular.[1] As of 2021, he has so far acted in more than 30 Malayalam movies.

Career

Gokulan made his acting debut in 2013 with the film Punyalan Agarbattis. Even though he did a minor comedy role called Jimbrootan in the movie, which also had a less screen time, the character became very popular.[2] Gokulan later did different minor roles in some movies. He also appeared in few character roles during this time. He went on to act in the films like Thoppil Joppan, Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam, Ente Ummante Peru, Punyalan Private Limited, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, Pathemari, Ramante Edantottam and several others.[3] But, it was the 2019 movie Unda (film) that gave him a new turn on his film career. Gokulan had a major character role in this movie.[4] His performance in the 2020 movie Love was critically acclaimed.[5] [6] Gokulan then did the notable roles in the movies Innu Mudhal and Randu which was released in March and April 2021 respectively.[7] [8]

Personal life

He married his long time girlfriend Dhanya in May 2020.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Amen Coconut Tree Climber
Punyalan Agarbattis Jimbruttan
2014 1983 Kuttan
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Locksmith
2015 Onnam Loka Mahayudham
You Too Brutus Urumis
Acha Dhin Kamarajan
Pathemari Narayanan's Relative
2016 Shikhamani
Anuraga Karikkin Vellam
Inspector Dawood Ibrahim Karthavu
Thoppil Joppan Balram
Kolumittayi
2017 Aby Villager
Ramante Edanthottam Praneepmon
Godha Driver
Lavakusha Shambu
Punyalan Private Limited Jimbruttan
Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam Villager
2018 Mohanlal Mujeeb
Marubhoomiyile Mazhathullikal
Iblis Vareed
Mangalyam Thanthunanena Kuttappayi
Chalakkudikkaran Changathi Kunju Raman
Ente Ummante Peru Villager
2019 Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam Bijukkuttan
Unda PC Gokulan Balachandran
Vattamesha Sammelanam
Kamala An activist
Puzhikkadakan Manoj
2020 L2R Auto Driver Short Film
Love Anoop's friend
2021 Innu Muthal Eldhoppi
2022 Randu [10]
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan Suni
Kochaal Bindusaaran
Thallumaala Rajan also singer
Saudi Vellakka Adv. Gokulan
2023 Aalankam [11]
Ayalvaashi Ajippan [12]
Padmini Rafi
Maharani [13]
2024 Oru Sarkar Ulpannam [14]
Thundu [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jimbroottan returns. 2021-04-14. Deccan Chronicle.
  2. Web site: എന്റെ ജിംബ്രൂട്ടന് വിവാഹമംഗളാശംസകൾ; ഗോകുലന് ആശംസ നേർന്ന് ജയസൂര്യ. 2021-04-14. Indian Express Malayalam. 28 May 2020 . ml-IN.
  3. News: Mollywood actor Gokulan gets hitched to Dhanya - Times of India. 2021-04-14. The Times of India. en.
  4. Web site: ഓലക്കുടിലിലാണ് ജീവിതം തുടങ്ങിയത്, തിരിഞ്ഞു നോക്കുമ്പോൾ എല്ലാം അദ്ഭുതമാണ്: ഗോകുലൻ. 2021-04-14. www.manoramaonline.com.
  5. Web site: പ്രേക്ഷകരുടെ സ്‌നേഹം നേടി ലൗ. 2021-04-14. Mathrubhumi. en. 2021-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414085632/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/specials/iffk-2020-21/articles/love-movie-khalid-rahman-rajisha-vijayan-shine-tom-chacko-iffk-2021-1.5458364. dead.
  6. Web site: ക്യാരക്ടറല്ല, ഞെട്ടിച്ചതു കഥ: ഗോകുലൻ അഭിമുഖം. 2021-04-14. www.manoramaonline.com.
  7. Web site: Siju Wilson's Innu Muthal to hit TV first. 2021-04-14. The New Indian Express.
  8. Web site: 'അവനും എനിക്കും നിനക്കുമൊക്കെ ഒരേ അവകാശമാണ് ഈ രാജ്യത്തുള്ളത്'; ഗൌരവമുണർത്തി 'രണ്ട്' ടീസർ. 2021-04-14. malayalam.samayam.com. ml.
  9. Web site: 2020-05-29. Lijo Jose Pellissery, Tovino Thomas and others congratulate Gokulam on getting married. 2021-04-14. The Indian Express. en.
  10. Web site: It's a wrap for Vishnu Unnikrishnan's 'Randu' . 2023-04-04 . The New Indian Express.
  11. Web site: Lukman-Jaffer Idukki starrer Aalankam to hit theatres this month . 2023-05-30 . . en.
  12. Web site: Soubin Shahir's Ayalvaashi gets a release date . 2023-03-15 . . en.
  13. Web site: Shine Tom Chacko, Roshan Mathew's Maharani, gets a release date . 2023-11-22 . The New Indian Express . en.
  14. Web site: Oru Sarkar Ulpannam Review | A Preachy, Predictable Drama That Struggles to Find an Emotional Connect. Aswin. Bharadwaj. March 8, 2024.
  15. Web site: Thundu trailer: Biju Menon's film promises a fun tale on how a cop turns to cheating . 2024-03-01 . The New Indian Express . en.