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{{short description|Indian film director and writer (born 1980)}}
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'''Gopichand Malineni''' (born 13 March 1980) is an Indian film director and writer who works in [[Telugu Cinema]]. He made his directional debut in 2010 with a Telugu action comedy film ''[[Don Seenu]]'' starring [[Raviteja]] and [[Shriya Saran]] in the lead roles. He worked in many films before his first directional venture.

==Early life==
Gopichand Malineni was born and brought up in Boddulurivaripalem village near [[Ongole]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/gopichandmalineni.html|title=Gopichand Malineni's interview about Balupu| publisher= [[idlebrain.com]]| date=27 June 2013 | access-date=27 June 2013}}</ref> His family hails from the same village. His primary education was done at Sarada Niketan School Prakasam District and upper primary at VR College [[Nellore]]. He discontinued his education in 12th class and entered into the film industry. Friends and family were always a huge support to Gopichand. He is married to Sri Satya on 14 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-15/news-interviews/37118609_1_shruti-haasan-and-anjali-grand-reception-gopichand-malineni|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130220234745/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-15/news-interviews/37118609_1_shruti-haasan-and-anjali-grand-reception-gopichand-malineni|url-status= dead|archive-date= 20 February 2013|title = Gopichand Malineni marriage photo |date=15 Feb 2013 |newspaper= [[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 February 2013  }}</ref>

==Career==
In his early years Malineni worked as a Camera assistant for few programmes telecasted by [[ETV Telugu|ETV]] in Warangal Dist. He was appreciated for his work in ETV News.

Malineni made his debut into the film industry as a camera assistant for the movie ''Hello I Love You'' directed by [[Veera Shankar]]. He then debuted 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 (2006 film)|''Stalin'']], with Srivas for [[Lakshyam (2007 film)|''Lakshyam'']], with [[Meher Ramesh]] for ''[[Kantri]]'' and [[Billa (2009 film)|''Billa'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/gopichandmalineni_chitchat.php |title=Stars : Star Interviews : Gopichand Malineni - Chitchat |publisher=Telugucinema.com |access-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406205255/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/gopichandmalineni_chitchat.php|archive-date=6 April 2012 }}</ref>

He made his debut as a director with ''[[Don Seenu]]'' starring [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Shriya Saran]] on the lead<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/don-seenu-is-a-disappointing-routine-flick/128854-47.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202171102/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/don-seenu-is-a-disappointing-routine-flick/128854-47.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|title='Don Seenu' is a disappointing, routine flick|date=14 August 2010|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|access-date=4 January 2012}}</ref> and it was one of the biggest hit films in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/60301.html|title = Its golden jubilee for 'Don Seenu'!| publisher= indiaglitz.com |date=23 September 2010 |access-date=16 February 2013 }}</ref> In 2012 he directed [[Bodyguard (2012 film)|''Bodyguard'']] with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] and [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]] on the lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-bodyguard.html|title=Bodyguard|publisher=[[idlebrain.com]]|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> In 2013 he directed a film ''[[Balupu]]'' starring Ravi Teja, [[Shruti Haasan]] and [[Engaeyum Eppothum|Journey]] fame [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]] under the production of PVP Cinemas, this movies was known as the comeback film of Ravi Teja. The film was released on 28 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-balupu-mass-masala-entertainer.html|title= Balupu – Mass masala entertainer |date= 28 June 2013 |publisher= 123telugu.com | access-date=1 July 2013 }}</ref> ''Balupu'' was Malineni's second film with Ravi Teja after ''Don Seenu''. The film received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-28/news-interviews/40254938_1_gopichand-malineni-ravi-teja-don-seenu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701033203/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-28/news-interviews/40254938_1_gopichand-malineni-ravi-teja-don-seenu|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2013|title= Balupu Telugu movie review highlights| date=28 Jun 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=1 July 2013 }}</ref> and was successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/balupu-is-on-track-to-be-a-big-hit-hm.html|title= Balupu is on track to be a big hit |date= 30 June 2013 |publisher= 123telugu.com | access-date=1 July 2013 }}</ref> 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''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sai-dharam-tej-to-shoot-two-films-simultaneously/articleshow/63097618.cms|title=Sai Dharam Tej to shoot two films simultaneously|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> starring [[Sai Dharam Tej]] and [[Rakul Preet Singh]] in lead role.

==Filmography==
===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Cast
! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Don Seenu]]'' || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Shriya Saran]], [[Anjana Sukhani]] || Remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as [[Badsha The Don]]
|-
| 2012||''[[Bodyguard (2012 film)|Bodyguard]]''|| [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha Krishnan]], [[Saloni Aswani]], [[Prakash Raj]] || Remake of [[Malayalam]] film [[Bodyguard (2010 film)|Bodyguard]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Balupu]]''|| [[Ravi Teja]], [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]], [[Shruti Haasan]]|| Remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as [[Herogiri]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Pandaga Chesko]]'' || [[Ram Pothineni|Ram]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Sonal Chauhan]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Winner (2017 film)|Winner]]'' || [[Sai Dharam Tej]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]] ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Krack (film)|Krack]]'' || [[Ravi Teja]], [[Shruti Haasan]], [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], [[Samuthirakani]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[Chirag Jani (actor)|Chirag Jani]] ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3990580}}
* {{Twitter|megopichand}}

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[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Ongole]]
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Indian film directors]]
[[Category:People from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Prakasam district]]

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