Gopinath Chandran
Gopinath | |
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| கோபிநாத் | |
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| Born | Gopinath 4 July 1975 (age 49) |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Durga Gopinath |
| Children | 1 |
Gobinath Chandran is an Indian television anchor, radio jockey,[1] journalist, reporter, news presenter/moderator,[2] entrepreneur,[2][3] and a writer,[4] currently featured on the STAR Vijay debate show Neeya Naana.[5] He is popularly known as "Neeya Naana Gobinath."[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Gopinath was born in Aranthangi, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu to Chandran and Kumudham Chandran in 1975[6]
Career
[edit]Gopinath began his career in 1997 with United Television and later, he went on to join Raj Television Network. He did reporting assignments for Jaya TV, NDTV and CNBC TV-18.[7] Later he joined Vijay TV and anchored Makkal Yaar Pakkam, a political analysis programme. In 2006, he started his position with Neeya Naana.
He has been an anchor for television series such as Makkal Yaar pakkam, Nadanthadhu enna?, Sigaram thotta Manidargal and En Desam! En Makkal in 2013.
He was a radio jockey (RJ) at Radio City, and hosted their breakfast shows.
He has authored Twelve (12) books. The first was a collection of poems, Theruvellam Devathaigal, and was published in 2007. The second book, Please indha Puthagathai vaangatheenga was based on personality development which is still topping the charts and has sold over 4 lakh copies till date. The third was a self-motivating and self-analysing book called Neeyum Naanum. Gopinath's fourth book is Ner Ner Thema, a collection of interviews. The recent book "Nimirnthu Nil" was published in Nakkeeran, Tamil Weekly and later got published in 2015. Of all his works he quotes PASSWORD as the one that is close to his heart.
He also wrote a series of articles with the title Neeyum Naanum in Aananda Vikatan. It is known for its scripted motivation. This article was translated into English as "You And Me".
| Title | Year |
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| Theruvellam Thevathaigal | 2008 |
| Please intha putthakatha vaangatheenga | 2008 |
| Neeyum Naanum | 2010 |
| Ner Ner Thema | 2012 |
| Password | 2014 |
| Nimirnthu Nil | 2015 |
| Ellorukkum Vanakkam | 2016 |
| 3×4=13 | 2016 |
| Manda Pattharam | 2018 |
Television works
[edit]| Title | Channel |
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| Makkal Yaar Pakkam | Star Vijay |
| Sigaram Thotta Manithargal | |
| Neeya Naana | |
| Nadanthadhu Enna? | |
| En Desam En Makkal | |
| Vijay Awards | |
| Back to School | |
| Divided | |
| Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai (1-4) |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Ramanaa | Gopi | |
| 2009 | Vaamanan | himself | |
| 2012 | Dhoni | himself | |
| 2014 | Nimirndhu Nil | himself | |
| 2016 | Thirunaal | ASP Pugazhenthi |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ergo July 17". Scribd.com. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b Gopinath Chandran. "Celebrity Chat - Gopinath | CIOSA" (Interview). Interviewed by Marie Banu. CIOSA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Gopinath Chandra (15 September 2015). "The Gifted Gab: Interview with TV Anchor Gopinath". ChennaiOnline (Interview). Interviewed by Marie Banu. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Gopinath C". Yuvaschools.org. 4 July 1975. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Gopinath - Filmography, Movies, Photos, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club, Popcorn.oneindia.in". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Gopinath - Profile and Biography". Veethi. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "The Hindu : Metro Plus Tiruchirapalli : From news to views". The Hindu. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Gopinath Biography, Gopinath Profile". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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