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{{Short description|Indian Telugu film director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = B. Gopal
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| birth_name = Bejawada Gopal
| birth_place = [[Nidamanur, Prakasam|Nidamanuru]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]]
| yearsactive = 1977 – present
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'''Bejawada Gopal''' is an Indian film director who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He has directed over 30 Telugu films, including successful films such as ''[[Bobbili Raja]]'', ''[[Lorry Driver (film)|Lorry Driver]]'', ''[[Assembly Rowdy]]'', ''[[State Rowdy]]'', ''[[Rowdy Inspector]]'', ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'', ''[[Narasimha Naidu]]'', ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'', ''[[Maska (2009 film)|Maska]]''. He won [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]] for the film ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]''. He has also directed two [[Hindi]] films, ''[[Insaaf Ki Awaaz]]'' and ''[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]''.

==Childhood and early years==
B. Gopal was born at [[Nidamanur, Prakasam|M. Nidamanuru]] village near [[Tangutur]], [[Prakasam district]], Andhra Pradesh to B. Venkateswarulu and Mahalakshmi. He has two siblings, one brother Subba Rao and sister Suseela. He did his schooling in [[Karumanchi]]. Later he attended C.S.R.Sarma college in [[Ongole]]. After finishing his education, With his father permission he chose to pursue his career in movies.<ref>{{cite interview | access-date = 15 December 2011 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nt-0TEqUng | interviewer = TeluguOne | title = B. Gopal Video Interview | work = Guest Hour | date = 24 August 2009 | publisher = Youtube}}</ref> He is the uncle of Telugu film Actor [[Venu Thottempudi]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Career==
He started his career working as an assistant director under P. C. Reddy. After working in two films under his guidance, he got an opportunity to work as an assistant director in ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'', under [[Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao|K. Raghavendra Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Adavi Ramudu |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_adaviramudu.php |publisher=telugucinema |access-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102153803/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_adaviramudu.php |archive-date=2 January 2012 }}</ref> He considers K. Raghavendra Rao as his mentor and guru in the industry. He worked under him for almost 12 years, in''Adavi Ramudu'', ''Devatha'', ''[[Justice Chowdary]]'', ''[[Agni Parvatam]]'' etc. In 1982, while he was working as an associate director for ''[[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]'', he was spotted by the producer of the film, [[D. Ramanaidu|Dr. Daggubati Ramanaidu]]. Impressed by his work and knowledge, Ramanaidu offered him the chance to direct a film under his banner. This led to B. Gopal's debut as a director with ''Prathidvani'', starring [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Rajani (actress)|Rajani]]. It released in 1986.

Afterwards, he went on to direct many commercially successful and cult films like ''[[Bobbili Raja]]'', ''[[Lorry Driver]]'', ''[[Assembly Rowdy]]'', ''[[Rowdy Inspector]]'', ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'', ''[[Narasimha Naidu]]'', ''[[Allari Ramudu]]'', and ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''. His association with [[Paruchuri Brothers]] is well known in [[Telugu cinema]]. They have worked together on many successful films. He is also famously known for his collaboration with [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]]. He was the only director to have 3 industry hits, those being: ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'', ''[[Narasimha Naidu]]'', and ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''. This record was nearly untouched for, till the release of ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'', in 2017. [[S.S.Rajamouli]] became the second director to have 3 industry hits, those being: ''[[Magadheera]], [[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'', and ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion''. Gopal's career hit a rough patch when his subsequent ventures after ''Allari Ramudu'': ''[[Palnati Brahmanayudu]]'', ''[[Adavi Ramudu (2004 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'', and ''[[Narasimhudu]]'' became major disasters at the box office.

After a gap of four years, he directed ''[[Maska (2009 film)|Maska]]'' with [[Ram Pothineni]], which released in 2009. It was commercially successful.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/maskas-soaring-profits-telugu-news-44575|title=Maska's soaring profits - Telugu News|date=27 January 2009}}</ref> In 2011, it was announced that he would again collaborate with Balakrishna in a project called ''Hara Hara Mahadev'', but it was stalled after the launch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/balayyagopalparuchuri-teaming-after-7-years-telugu-news-73400|title=Balayya-Gopal-Paruchuri teaming after 7 years - Telugu News|date=November 2011}}</ref> In 2012, he replaced director [[Boopathy Pandian]] for ''[[Aaradugula Bullet]]'', starring [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]] and [[Nayanthara]]. It was initially titled as ''Jagan Mohan IPS''. However, due to financial problems, it was delayed till 2021, finally releasing on October 8, that year, to highly negative reviews.

==Awards==
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]] – [[Samarasimha Reddy]] (1999).
* [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]] - Prathidvani (1986).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>

==Filmography==

* ''All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:LightSteelBlue; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Cast !! Notes
|-
|1986 || ''Prathidvani'' || [[Sarada_(actress)|Sarada]], [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Rajani (actress)|Rajani]] ||
|-
|1986 || ''[[Insaaf Ki Awaaz]]'' || [[Rekha]], [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Richa Sharma (actress)|Richa Sharma]] ||[[Hindi]]
|-
|1987 || ''[[Collector Gari Abbai]]'' || [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Raktha Tilakam]]'' || [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] ||
|-
|1988 || ''Aswathama'' || [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Vijayashanti]] ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Vijay (1989 film)|Vijay]]'' || [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]], [[Vijayashanti]] ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[State Rowdy]]'' ||[[Chiranjeevi]], [[Radha]], [[Bhanupriya]]||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]'' || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Nutan]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Madhuri Dixit]] || [[Hindi]]
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Lorry Driver (film)|Lorry Driver]]'' || [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], Vijayashanti ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Bobbili Raja]]'' || Venkatesh, [[Divya Bharti]] ||
|-
|1991 || ''[[Assembly Rowdy]]'' || [[Mohan Babu]], Divya Bharti ||
|-
|1992 || ''[[Chinarayudu]]'' || Venkatesh, Vijayashanti ||
|-
| 1992 || ''Brahma'' || Mohan Babu, [[Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran|Aishwarya]], [[Shilpa Shirodkar]] ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[Rowdy Inspector]]'' || Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti ||
|-
|1993 || ''[[Mechanic Alludu]]'' || Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti ||
|-
|1994 || ''[[Gangmaster (film)|Gangmaster]]'' || [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]], [[Nagma]] ||
|-
|1995|| ''Street Fighter'' || Vijayashanti ||
|-
|1995 || ''Khaidhi Inspector'' || [[Suman (actor)|Suman]], [[Maheswari]] ||
|-
|1997 || ''Collector Garu'' || Mohan Babu, [[Sakshi Sivanand]] ||
|-
|1997 || ''Adavilo Anna'' || Mohan Babu, [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] ||
|-
|1999 || ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'' || Nandamuri Balakrishna, [[Anjala Zaveri]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Sanghavi]] ||
|-
|2000 || ''[[Ravanna (film)|Ravanna]]'' || Dr. Rajasekhar, [[Soundarya]] ||
|-
|2000|| ''[[Vamsi (film)|Vamsi]]'' || Mahesh Babu, [[Namrata Shirodkar]] ||
|-
|2001 || ''[[Narasimha Naidu]]'' || Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, [[Preeti Jhangiani]]||
|-
|2002 || ''[[Allari Ramudu]]'' || [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]], [[Aarthi Agarwal]] ||
|-
|2002 || ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'' || [[Chiranjeevi]], Aarthi Agarwal, [[Sonali Bendre]]||
|-
|2003 || ''[[Palanati Brahmanaidu (film)|Palnati Brahmanaidu]]'' || Nandamuri Balakrishna, Aarthi Agarwal, Sonali Bendre ||
|-
|2004 || ''[[Adavi Ramudu (2004 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' || [[Prabhas Raju Uppalapati|Prabhas]], Aarthi Agarwal ||
|-
|2005 || ''[[Narasimhudu]]'' || N. T. Rama Rao Jr, [[Ameesha Patel]], [[Sameera Reddy]] ||
|-
|2009 || ''[[Maska (2009 film)|Maska]]'' || [[Ram Pothineni|Ram]], [[Hansika Motwani|Hansika]], [[Sheela (Tamil actress)|Sheela]] ||
|-
|2021 || ''[[Aaradugula Bullet]]'' || [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]], [[Nayanthara]] || Released after 4 years
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0044584}}

{{FilmfareAwardBestTeluguDirector}}

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