Gopichand Lagadapati

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Gopichand Lagadapati
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Website www.gopichandlagadapati.com

Gopichand Lagadapati is an Indian actor, writer, director and producer. He made his acting debut in the Telugu film Anand , [1] directed by Sekhar Kammula, and debuted as a producer on the film Mr. Medhavi . [2]

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Early life

Lagadapati was born in India. His father, Sangaiah Lagadapati, [3] is a Telugu professor. Lagadapati did his graduation in Hotel Management from a college affiliated with Osmania University, Hyderabad. His maternal grandfather Ramarao Bodduluri is a former Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature [4] from Jaggayyapet constituency.

Career

Lagadapati's first film as a lead actor is Rendella Tharuvatha , which received mixed responses and was a commercial failure at the box office. [5] [6] He next appeared in an Indian English film, On the Other Side [7] which was released in US. The film was released with the name Indian Beauty [8] in Telugu. [9]

In 2007, Lagadapati produced his first film, Mr. Medhavi in 2007, released in 2008. [10] The film was critically acclaimed but remained a commercial failure at the box office. [11] [12]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Anand Ram
2005 Rendella Tharuvatha Vamsi [13]
2006 Indian Beauty Vishal [14]
2008 Mr. Medhavi —Executive producer [15]
2013 Zanjeer
Thoofan 		—Assistant director [16]
2014 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain StewardAlso assistant director
2022Virgin StoryAlso lyricist & Creative Producer [17]

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Priya NestamGopiAlso assistant director
2004City Beats—Writer and director
2008Blessing in DisguiseRockAlso writer and assistant director
2010 Adventures in Odyssey —Assistant director

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