Gopichand Malineni

Early life

Gopichand Malineni was born and brought up in Boddulurivaripalem village near Ongole of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. His family hails from the same village. His primary education was done at Sarada Niketan School Prakasam District and upper primary at VR College 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. His son, Satvik, made his acting debut in Krack (2021) as a child actor.

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.

He made his directorial debut with Don Seenu starring Ravi Teja and Shriya Saran in the lead and it was one of the biggest hit films in 2010. In 2012 he directed Bodyguard with Venkatesh and Trisha on the lead. 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. Balupu was Malineni's second film with Ravi Teja after Don Seenu. The film received positive reviews from critics. and was successful at the box office. 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 starring Sai Dharam Tej and Rakul Preet Singh in lead role.

Filmography

;Cameo appearances

• Stalin (2006)
• Lakshyam (2007) as sales person
• Winner (2017) as biker

References

References

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6. (14 August 2010). "'Don Seenu' is a disappointing, routine flick". [[IBN Live]].
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9. (28 June 2013). "Balupu – Mass masala entertainer". 123telugu.com.
10. (28 Jun 2013). "Balupu Telugu movie review highlights". [[The Times of India]].
11. (30 June 2013). "Balupu is on track to be a big hit". 123telugu.com.
12. (27 February 2018). "Sai Dharam Tej to shoot two films simultaneously".
13. (2021-12-21). "NBK 107: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shruti Haasan's film gets launched with pooja ceremony; pics go viral - Times of India".