Personal info
Known for
Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
18 February
Location
Andhra Pradesh, India
Edit pageGopichand Malineni
Biography
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.
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 movie 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 roles.
