Gopichand Malineni

Last updated

Gopichand Malineni
Born
Gopichand Malineni

(1980-03-13) 13 March 1980 (age 44) [1]
Boddulurivaripalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2010-present
Spouse
Sri Satya
​
(m. 2013)​

Gopichand Malineni (born 13 March 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After working as an assistant director in many films, Malineni made his directional debut in 2010 with the action comedy film Don Seenu . He went on to direct films such as Bodyguard , Balupu , Pandaga Chesko , Winner and Krack .

Contents

Early life

Gopichand Malineni was born and brought up in Boddulurivaripalem village near Ongole of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. [2] His family hails from the same village. His primary education was done at Sarada Niketan School Prakasam District and upper primary at VR Collegei in Nellore. He discontinued his education in 12th class and entered the film industry shortly afterwards. His friends and family were a huge support to him then. He married Sri Satya on 14 February 2013. [3] His son, Satvik, made his acting debut in Krack (2021) as a child actor. [4]

Career

In his early career, Malineni worked as a Camera assistant for programmes telecast by ETV in Warangal. He was appreciated for his work in ETV News.

Malineni started his career in the film industry as a camera assistant for the movie Hello I Love You directed by Veera Shankar. He then worked as an assistant in the direction department for the movie Police starring Srihari in the lead role. He worked for four films with Srihari and later worked with E.V.V. Satyanarayana for two films, with Srinu Vytla for Andarivaadu , Venky , Dhee with A.R. Murugadoss for Stalin, with Srivas for Lakshyam, with Meher Ramesh for Kantri and Billa. [5]

He made his directorial debut with Don Seenu starring Ravi Teja and Shriya Saran in the lead [6] and it was one of the biggest hit films in 2010. [7] In 2012 he directed Bodyguard with Venkatesh and Trisha on the lead. [8] In 2013 he directed a film Balupu starring Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Journey fame Anjali under the production of PVP Cinema, this movies was known as the comeback film of Ravi Teja. The film was released on 28 June 2013. [9] Balupu was Malineni's second film with Ravi Teja after Don Seenu. The film received positive reviews from critics. [10] and was successful at the box office. [11] Later, Malineni established his name in the industry with other hits like, Pandaga Chesko , starring Ram Pothineni and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles. This movie was another hit for Malineni and a comeback for Ram Pothineni. In 2017, Malineni made a flop with Winner [12] starring Sai Dharam Tej and Rakul Preet Singh in lead role.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film
YearFilmDirectorWriterNotes
2010 Don Seenu YesYes
2012 Bodyguard YesScreenplayRemake of Bodyguard
2013 Balupu YesScreenplay
2015 Pandaga Chesko YesScreenplay
2017 Winner YesScreenplay
2021 Krack YesYes
2023 Veera Simha Reddy YesYes Santosham Best Director Award [13]
2024 JAAT †YesTBA
Cameo appearances

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ravi Teja</span> Indian actor and film producer (born 1968)

Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju, known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer who mainly works in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action comedy films, he is popular by the moniker "Mass Maharaja". One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, Teja has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South. He was featured by Forbes India in the list of top 100 Celebrities in 2012, 2013 and 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ram Pothineni</span> Indian actor

Ram Pothineni is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. Known for his energetic screen presence, he earned one Filmfare Award and one SIIMA Award for his work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Navdeep</span> Indian actor

Navdeep Pallapolu is an Indian actor and television personality who predominantly appears in the Telugu film industry alongside Tamil and Hindi works. He made his film debut in 2004 with the patriotic sports drama Jai. His notable works include Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005), Gowtam SSC (2005), Chandamama (2007), Arya 2 (2009), Baadshah (2013), Ice Cream (2014), Dhruva (2016), Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2016), Ragini MMS: Returns 2 (2019), Ala Vaikunthapurramloo (2020), Seeru (2020), Masti's (2020), Run (2020), Newsense (2023) and Eagle (2024).

<i>Don Seenu</i> 2010 Indian film

Don Seenu is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by R. R. Venkat. The film stars Ravi Teja, Shriya Saran, and Anjana Sukhani in the lead roles, while Srihari and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Sameer Reddy and editing by Gautham Raju. The film released on 6 August 2010 and became a commercial super hit at the box office. The film was remade in Bengali as Badsha - The Don. The film was dubbed twice in Hindi as Sabse Bada Don in 2011 and 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rakul Preet Singh</span> Indian actress (born 1990)

Rakul Preet Singh is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She has won a South Indian International Movie Award, in addition to four nominations at the Filmfare Awards South.

<i>Balupu</i> 2013 film by Gopichand Malineni

Balupu (transl. Arrogance) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film is produced by Prasad Vara Potluri under his PVP cinema banner. The film stars Ravi Teja, Anjali, and Shruti Haasan along with Prakash Raj, Adivi Sesh, Ashutosh Rana, and Brahmanandam in supporting roles. The film soundtrack is composed by S. Thaman. Released on 28 June 2013, the film was commercially successful at the box office. It was remade in Bengali as Herogiri (2015) and a Kannada remake titled Trishulam is under production.

<i>Rough</i> (film) 2014 Indian film

Rough is a 2014 Telugu romantic action comedy film directed by C. H. Subba Reddy. The movie is produced by M. Abilash on Sridevi Entertainments Banner while Aadi, Rakul Preet Singh and Srihari play pivotal roles. Mani Sharma composed the Music. Actor Srihari died before the film was released. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was an average hit at the box office.

<i>Power</i> (2014 Telugu film) 2014 Indian film

Power is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravindra and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under the banner Rockline Entertainments, both marking their debut in Telugu cinema. The film stars Ravi Teja, Hansika Motwani and Regina Cassandra. S. Thaman composed the music.

<i>Pandaga Chesko</i> 2015 Indian Telugu-language masala film

Pandaga Chesko (transl. Celebrate) is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti on the United Movies banner. The film stars Ram, Rakul Preet Singh and Sonal Chauhan and Sampath Raj, Abhimanyu Singh, Sai Kumar, Adithya, Brahmanandam, Rao Ramesh, Pavitra Lokesh, Tejaswi Madivada, Vennela Kishore and Raghu Babu in other important roles. The story was penned by Veligonda Srinivas and the screenplay was provided by Kona Venkat and Anil Ravipudi, with the former writing the dialogues. S. Thaman composed the music, while Sameer Reddy and Gautham Raju handled the cinematography and editing of the film, respectively.

<i>Loukyam</i> 2014 Indian film

Loukyam (transl. Wit) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sriwass. The film stars Gopichand Rao Ramesh Prakash Raj Nadhiya Sunil Sayaji Shinde and Raghu Babu Vennela Kishore Nadhiya Rakul Preet. It is produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner. Kona Venkat and Gopimohan provided the screenplay form a story written by Sridhar Seepana. The film has music composed by Anup Rubens.

<i>Kick 2</i> 2015 Indian film

Kick 2 is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner of N.T.R. Arts. A sequel to the 2009 film Kick, the film stars Ravi Teja in dual role as father and son, along with an ensemble cast including Rakul Preet Singh, Shaam, Ravi Kishan, Kabir Duhan Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi, Madhusudhan Rao, Brahmanandam, P. Ravishankar, Raghu Babu, Tanikella Bharani and Rajpal Yadav. with music composed by S. Thaman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mythri Movie Makers</span> Indian film studio

Mythri Movie Makers is an Indian film production and film distribution company established by Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar, and Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) in 2015. The production company mainly produces and distributes Telugu films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ravi Teja filmography</span>

Ravi Teja is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the Telugu film industry. He has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South. He is popularly known by the moniker "Mass Maharaja".

<i>Winner</i> (2017 film) 2017 Indian film

Winner is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film jointly produced by Nallamalupu Bujji, Tagore Madhu on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and Leo Productions banner and directed by Gopichand Malineni. Starring Sai Dharam Tej, Rakul Preet Singh, Jagapati Babu and music composed by S. Thaman.

Anketa Maharana, credited as Apsara Rani, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films.

<i>Krack</i> (film) 2021 film by Gopichand Malineni

Krack (KRACꞰ) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Gopichand Malineni, who wrote the script with the dialogues by Sai Madhav Burra. It stars Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, Samuthirakani, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. Produced by B. Madhu under Saraswathi Films Division banner and based on multiple true incidents that took place in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the film depicts the conflict between a circle inspector and a gangster. The film's narrative style is inspired from 2018 Kannada film Tagaru.

<i>Konda Polam</i> 2021 film directed by Krish

Konda Polam is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language Jungle adventure film directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. Produced by First Frame Entertainments, it stars Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Rakul Preet Singh while Sai Chand, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Nassar play supporting roles. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Sannapureddy Venkata Rami Reddy. Konda Polam was released on 8 October 2021 and ended up as a commercial failure.

<i>Veera Simha Reddy</i> 2023 film by Gopichand Malineni

Veera Simha Reddy is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in titlular dual role, with Honey Rose in lead roles, while Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Shruti Haasan, Duniya Vijay, Lal, Ajay Ghosh, John Kokken, Naveen Chandra and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by S. Thaman.

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Gopichand Malineni: 4 movies of the director one shouldn't miss". The Times of India. 13 March 2020. He has turned 40 on March 13.
  2. ↑ "Gopichand Malineni's interview about Balupu". idlebrain.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Gopichand Malineni marriage photo". The Times of India . 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "I believed in myself, says 'Krack' director Gopichand Malineni on its successful theatrical release". The New Indian Express. 20 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Stars : Star Interviews : Gopichand Malineni - Chitchat". Telugucinema.com . Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "'Don Seenu' is a disappointing, routine flick". IBN Live. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Its golden jubilee for 'Don Seenu'!". indiaglitz.com. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bodyguard". idlebrain.com . Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Balupu – Mass masala entertainer". 123telugu.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Balupu Telugu movie review highlights". The Times of India . 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Balupu is on track to be a big hit". 123telugu.com. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Sai Dharam Tej to shoot two films simultaneously". The Times of India .
  13. ↑ "NBK 107: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shruti Haasan's film gets launched with pooja ceremony; pics go viral - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.