Girly Anto, credited by her stage name Gopika (born 1 February 1984),[1] is an Indian former actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films.
Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the Malayalam film, Pranayamanithooval (2002), directed by Thulasidas, opposite Jayasurya and Vineeth Kumar.
After completing her education to the 12th Standard (Year 12) at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur, she studied for a degree in sociology at Calicut University.
[3] Her first film was Pranayamanithooval, in which she starred with Jayasurya and Vineeth under the direction of Thulasi Das, did not do well, but it got her recognition in the industry.
Renowned Tamil movie director Cheran signed her up for his film Autograph, which was another big hit in 2004.