GK (art director)

GK (1957 - 20 September 2017) was an Indian art director who worked in the Tamil film industry. He also worked as actor in films and television series.[1][2]

GK
Born
Gopi Kanth

1957
Died20 September 2017 (age 60)
Chennai, India
Occupation(s)art director, production designer
Years active1985–2017

Career

GK held a diploma in Fine Arts from the Madras College of Arts and Crafts. He received his first opportunity as an art director in Netaji's 1985 film, Janani. GK went on to work on over 200 Tamil films as an art director during his career.[3][4] He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director award for his work in Sundar C's Arunachalam (1997).[5] In a notable moment during the making of the film, GK quickly prepared a Lingam prop from a water pot when filming the "Adhandha Idhandha" song featuring Rajinikanth.[6] He also worked on the sets of Kamal Haasan's Marudhanayagam in 1998.[7]

His acting career included antagonistic dual roles in the television serial, Thangam, which ran between 2009 and 2013.

Death

He died aged 60 on 20 September 2017 at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai following heart ailments. He was survived by his wife Nageshwari, son Krishnakanth and daughter Hema.[8][9][10]

Partial filmography

As art director

As actor
Television
Films

References
  1. "Art director GK dies in Chennai aged 60". The Times of India.
  2. "பிரபல ஆர்ட் டைரக்டர் ஜிகே மரணம்: திரையுலகினர் இரங்கல்". filmibeat.com. 21 September 2017.
  3. "Art Director G.K passed away". WoodsDeck.
  4. "Noted Art director GK passes away". news.webindia123.com.
  5. "கலை இயக்குநர் கோபி காந்த் காலமானார்". Samayam Tamil.
  6. "Artists at heart, businessmen outside". The New Indian Express.
  7. "Tamil Cinema News - Art-Director GK - Interview". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. "Veteran art director GK passes away". 21 September 2017.
  9. "Art Director GK passes away". Behindwoods. 21 September 2017.
  10. "Art Director GK is no more - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 21 September 2017.


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