T N Gopakumar Biography

T. N. Gopakumar was an Indian journalist. He was the News Editor in Chief of Asianet News. Gopakumar was also the producer and anchorperson of the popular weekly programme Kannadi on Asianet.

Gopakumar was born in Shuchindram, as son of Vattappalli Mathom P. Neelakantha Sharma, a Sucheendram Temple Sthanikar, and L. Thankamma. He began his career with Indian Express and evolved as a leading journalist through tenures in Mathrubhumi, News Time, Statesman and 'The independent'. During his association with BBC, he was called in to take charge of the News Division in the newly formed Asianet Television channel.