Suresh Gopi nominated as president of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

Malayalam actor-politician Suresh Gopi appointed President of Kolkata-based SRFTI and its governing council; Anurag Thakur congratulates him.

Suresh Gopi on the set of Garudan. (Photo: TheSureshGopi/Twitter)

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Malayalam actor-politician Suresh Gopi was on Thursday nominated as the president of Kolkata-based Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) and chairman of its governing council.

Union minister Anurag Thakur shared the news on microblogging site X and congratulated the actor.

“Many congratulations to veteran film actor @TheSureshGopi ji on being nominated the President of the @srfti_official society & chairman of the governing council of @srfti_official for a period of 3 years,” the I&B minister wrote.

Many congratulations to veteran film actor @TheSureshGopi ji on being nominated the President of the @srfti_official society & chairman of the governing council of @srfti_official for a period of 3 years.

Your vast experience & cinematic brilliance are surely going to enrich…

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) September 21, 2023

Thakur said Gopi’s “vast experience & cinematic brilliance” will enrich the esteemed institute. “I wish you a fruitful tenure,” he added in his post.

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Gopi, a National Award-winning actor known for films such as Kaliyattam, Manichitrathazhu, Commissioner, and Paappan, is a former Rajya Sabha MP from the BJP.

In February, Gopi drew widespread criticism over his controversial remarks against non-believers at a temple function in Ernakulam district on the occasion of Shivaratri.

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