Gopika

Gopika is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the film Pranayamanithooval . She went on to appear in overfilms, working in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries as well. She is well known for her role in Autograph, directed by Cheran.

Gopika was born Girly Anto into a Syrian Christian family, to Anto Francis and Tessy Anto of Ollur in Thrissur, Kerala. She has one sibling, a sister called Glini. After completing her education to the 12th Standard at St. Raphaels Convent Girls High School, Ollur, she studied for a degree in Sociology at Calicut University. She also learnt classical dance from an acclaimed teacher, Kamalher, and she was crowned Miss College during her farewell ceremony at the college. The beauty contest Miss Thrissur was a turning point in her life. Though she did not win the title, she stood as the runnerup in the contest, which gained her a few modeling assignments. She claims that she never wanted to be an actress, and her ambition was actually to be an airhostess.

Source: Wikipedia