{{Short description|Indian poet}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = P. K Gopi | image = P._K._Gopi_01.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = P.K. Gopi | native_name = | native_name_lang = ml | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|06|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pathanamthitta, Kerala | citizenship = | occupation = physiotherapist, poet | years_active = 1979-present | notable_works = | title = | partner = Komala Gopi | children = 2 | parents =<!-- parents: include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. --> | relatives = | honours = | website = https://peekegopi.wordpress.com }}
'''P. K. Gopi''' is an Indian poet writing in the language Malayalam and also a physiotherapist.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2006-09-03 |title=Vennikkulam award for P.K. Gopi |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/03/stories/2006090307090300.htm |journal=The Hindu |archive-date=1 October 2007 |access-date=12 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030600/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/03/stories/2006090307090300.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a lyricist for Malayalam films and was a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} He was the former state president of Yuvakalasahithi.[https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=1460578&u=local-news-kozhikode-1460578]
He is the author of more than 27 Malayalam books in the streams of poetry, memoirs and children's literature. He also penned for 30 Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Malayalam Movies by Lyricist PK Gopi |url=https://en.msidb.org/movies.php?lyricist=PK%20Gopi&tag=Search&limit=27&sortorder=3&sorttype=1 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=en.msidb.org}}</ref><ref> [https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2020/06/08/birthday-of-poet-lyricist-p-k-gopi.html "നൊമ്പരത്തിലും സുഖമുണ്ടെന്ന് മലയാളി മനസിനെ പഠിപ്പിച്ച് വരികളിലൂടെ വസന്തം തീർത്ത പി.കെ.ഗോപിക്ക് ഇന്നു പിറന്നാൾ"]. ''Malayala Manorama''. Retrieved 22 April 2024.</ref>
==Biography== P.K.Gopi was born in Kodumon-Angadickal village in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala on 8 June 1949. His father is P.K. Kunjupillai and mother, Kalyani. He completed his schooling from Angadikkal S.N.V.High School. He also studied at Pathanapuram St. Stephens college and Velloor Christian Medical College. He retired from Government Service as a Physiotherapist. He won the Jesees award given for the best govt employee. His songs have been part of many professional dramas/serials/documentaries /stage performances in Malayalam. His poems have been translated into English and other Indian languages.
In 2018 Gopi received the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature award for his collection of memoirs/stories, ''Olachoottinte Velicham''.<ref name=Math/> In 2024 Mr. Gopi was honoured by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Akademi's Samagra Sambhavana Puraskaram for his lifetime contribution to Malayalam literature.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jul/26/kerala-sahitya-akademi-fellowships-announced]
==Notable works== *Oolachoottinte Velicham<ref name=Math>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-29 |title=പി.കെ. ഗോപിക്കും അമലിനും കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരം {{!}} Sahithya Academy Award |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/india/kendra-sahithya-academy-award--1.2914751 |access-date=2023-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129232352/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/india/kendra-sahithya-academy-award--1.2914751 |archive-date=29 January 2019 }}</ref>
==Film lyrics== He has written lyrics for the following Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Malayalam Songs written by PK Gopi |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?l=1047 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> *Dhanam *Shubhayathra *Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal *Sasneham *Mannadiyaar penninu chengotta chekkan *Ottayal pattalam *Anashvaram *Neelagiri *Bhoomika *Naaraayam *Mukthi *Thirumanassu *Oru Kochu Bhoomikilukkam *Kusruthi kaattu *Mattanchery *Pacha manga <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/03/stories/2006090307090300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030600/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/03/stories/2006090307090300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-01 |title=Vennikkulam award for P.K. Gopi |date=2006-09-03 |accessdate=2006-10-26 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India }} </ref>
==Achievements and awards== * Kunjunni Award
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==External links== {{commons category|P. K. Gopi}} * [http://www.veethi.com/india-people/p._k._gopi-profile-4806-25.htm 3.http://www.veethi.com/india-people/p._k._gopi-profile-4806-25.htm] * http://en.msidb.org/songs.php?lyricist=PK%20Gopi&tag=Search&limit=79 * http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20160720/2903360.html{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/news/writer-pk-gopi-against-k-rail-1.7508823
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