Shri. Dileep

Dileep (born Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, on 27 October 1968) is an Indian film actor, singer, mimicry artist, producer, and entrepreneur. He has starred in over a 130 Malayalam films.Dileep started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal in 1991. He became popular for his mimicry stage shows and the Comicola television comedy series on Asianet. His role as Dileep in Manathe Kottaram (1994) paved way to his acting career. Films such as Sallapam (1996), Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1997), Punjabi House (1998), Udayapuram Sulthan (1999), and Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999) established his status as a prominent actor during the late-1990s.He is being honored with his 20th Award with this event.