Dileep (Actor) Height, Age, Girlfriends, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai
Profession(s)	Actor, Producer, Playback singer, Entrepreneur
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	Chest: 40 Inches Waist: 34 Inches Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 October 1967
Age (as of 2024)	57 Years
Birthplace	Aluva, Kerala, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Aluva, Kerala, India
School	VVBHS High School, Aluva, Kerala
College	Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala; Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Kerala
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics, Master of Arts (M.A.) in History
Debut	Film: Ennodishtam Koodamo (Malayalam, 1992), Raajjiyam (Tamil, 2002), Toofan (Bollywood, 2010), Aidondla Aidu (Kannada, 2011) Production: C.I.D. Moosa (Malayalam, 2003) TV: Comicola (Asianet)
Family	Father- Padmanabhan Pillai Mother- Sarojam Pillai Sister- Sabitha Brother- Anoop
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Watching films
Controversy	On 10 January 2022, actress Bhavana Menon took to social media to share an incident when she was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted five years before. The alleged attack took place in 2017 when she was returning home after a shooting assignment on the outskirts of Kochi, Kerala, and she was abducted by a criminal gang in a closed van. Later, Malayalam actor and producer Dileep was named the mastermind of the attack, and the Crime Branch wing of Kerala Police registered a case against him in January 2022. [1]WION
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	20 October 1998 (with Manju Warrier)
Affairs/Girlfriends	Manju Warrier (Actress) Kavya Madhavan (Actress)
Wife/Spouse	Manju Warrier (Actress, div. 2015) Kavya Madhavan (Actress, m. 2016)
Children	Daughter: Meenakshi Son: N/A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dileep

• Dileep born and brought up in Aluva, Kerala, India.

• Initially, he worked as a mimicry artist at Kalabhavan (centre for learning performing arts in Kochi).

• After that, he performed in Asianet’s comedy show ‘Comicola.’

• He later worked as an assistant director for the Malayalam film ‘Ulladakkam’ (1991), directed by Kamal.

• He got a breakthrough role as an actor in 1992 in the Malayalam film ‘Ennodishtam Koodamo.’

• He worked in different languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada.

• He also gave his voice in Onam-based comic album ‘De Maveli Kombathu.’

• Dileep produced the multi-starrer Malayalam film ‘Twenty:20’ (2008) under his own home Production ‘Graand Productions’ to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).

• In 2011, he got his first Kerala State Best Actor Award for his performance in the Malayalam film ‘Vellaripravinte Changathi.’

• He is also a great singer and sung several songs like Theme Music of film ‘Chandranudikkunna Dikkil’ (1999), Onnaam Malakeri of film ‘Kalyaanaraaman’ (2002), Saare Saare of film ‘Thilakkam’ (2003), Kandaal Njaanoru of film ‘Sound Thoma’ (2012), and Ashakoshale Pennundo of film ‘Sringaaravelan’ (2013).

• On 10 July 2017, he was arrested by the Kerala State Police for conspiracy for a rape attempt on an Indian film actress.