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'''Gopichand Lagadapati''' is an Indian actor, writer, director and producer. He made his acting debut in the [[Telugu film]] ''[[Anand (2004 film)|Anand]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeevi|title=Anand|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anand.html|publisher=IdleBrain|accessdate=15 October 2004|archive-date=10 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010113624/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anand.html|url-status=live}}</ref> directed by [[Sekhar Kammula]], and debuted as a producer on the film ''[[Mr. Medhavi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeevi|title=Miss Medhavi indeed|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-mrmedhavi.html|publisher=idle Brain|accessdate=26 January 2008|archive-date=29 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129060134/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-mrmedhavi.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Lagadapati was born in India. His father, Sangaiah Lagadapati, is a Telugu professor. Lagadapati did his graduation in Hotel Management from a college affiliated with [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad]]. His maternal grandfather [[Bodduluri Rama Rao]] is a former Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislature]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Ap Legislature|first=Library|title=6th AndhraPradesh Legislature Members|url=http://www.aplegislature.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=1060e756-00a4-4b60-850e-d98fb5687bad&groupId=11343|publisher=AP Legislature|access-date=29 September 2013|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012014538/http://www.aplegislature.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=1060e756-00a4-4b60-850e-d98fb5687bad&groupId=11343|url-status=live}}</ref> from [[Jaggayyapet]] constituency.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Lagadapati's first film as a lead actor is ''[[Rendella Tharuvatha]]'', which received mixed responses and was a commercial failure at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gudelli|first=Jalapathy|title=The film is said to have made around Rs 1.50 Crores but unlikely to recover the production costs|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietrade/boxoffice_aug0405_printer.php|publisher=Telugu Cinema|access-date=23 November 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235351/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietrade/boxoffice_aug0405_printer.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=jalapathy G|title=Poor plot makes this film uninteresting|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/rendellataruvatha.php|access-date=10 September 2013|archive-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006003615/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/rendellataruvatha.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> He next appeared in an Indian English film, ''On the Other Side''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeevi|title=Usa schedule|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/us/schedu/ontheotherside.html|accessdate=27 June 2008|archive-date=30 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630064901/http://idlebrain.com/us/schedu/ontheotherside.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was released in US. The film was released with the name ''[[Indian Beauty]]'' in Telugu.<br />
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In 2007, Lagadapati worked on ''[[Mr. Medhavi]]'' as an executive producer in 2008. The film was critically acclaimed but remained a commercial failure at the box office.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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=== Films ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 2004 || ''[[Anand (2004 film)|Anand]]'' || Ram || <br />
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| 2005 || ''[[Rendella Tharuvatha]]'' || Vamsi || <br />
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| 2006 || '' [[Indian Beauty]]'' || Vishal || <br />
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| 2008 || ''[[Mr. Medhavi]]''||{{n/a}} || Executive producer<br />
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| 2014 || ''[[Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain]]''|| Steward || Also assistant director<br />
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| 2022 || ''Virgin Story'' || || Also lyricist and creative producer<br />
|}<br />
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=== Television ===<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 2001 || ''Priya Nestam'' || Gopi || Also assistant director<br />
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| 2004 || ''City Beats'' || {{n/a}} ||Writer and director<br />
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| 2008 || ''Blessing in Disguise'' || Rock || Also writer and assistant director<br />
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|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb name|3404063|Gopichand Lagadapati}}<br />
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