Gopichand (actor)

Gopichand
Gopichand in 2019
Born	Tottempudi Gopichand (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979<ref>"Gopichand, the birthday boy!". IndiaGlitz. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref><ref>"Gopichand, birthday surprise!". The News Minute. 11 June 2010.</ref> Kakuturivaripalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names	Action Star<ref name=ibtimes>Anu James (6 March 2015). "Holi Treat: First Look and Teaser of Gopichand's 'Jil' Released; Action Star in Never-Seen-Before Stylish Avatar [PHOTO+VIDEO]". International Business Times. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref><br>Macho Star<ref name=gulte>"Macho Star's Mystery to Unveil for Diwali". 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref><ref>"Gopichand intro song at burj khalifa". Tollywood News. 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref><ref>Palem Bindu (11 November 2016). "Gopichand's Oxygen Shooting Wrapped Up". Telugu Film Nagar. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref>
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Spouse(s)	Reshma ( m. 2013)
Children	2
Parent(s)	T. Krishna (father)
Website	www.herogopichand.com

Tottempudi Gopichand (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action films, he made his debut with Tholi Valapu (2001) in a lead role. After playing an antagonist in films such as Jayam (2002), Nijam (2003), and Varsham (2004), he got his breakthrough as a protagonist with Yagnam in 2004.

His notable works include Andhrudu (2005), Ranam (2006), Lakshyam (2007), Souryam (2008), Golimaar (2010), Sahasam (2013), Loukyam (2014), Jil (2015), Goutham Nanda (2017), Seetimaarr (2021), and Pakka Commercial (2022). He is fondly referred to as "Action Star" and "Macho Star".<ref name="ibtimes" /><ref name="gulte" />

Early life

Gopichand was born in a village near Tangutur in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=":0">Errakota, Narsim. "మా కోసం నాన్న స్కూలే పెట్టారు". Eenadu. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018.</ref> He is the younger son of the filmmaker T. Krishna and was 8 years old when his father died.<ref name=":0" /> He was schooled at Nil Desperandum, Ongole (established by his father) and Ramakrishna Mission school, Chennai.<ref name=":0" /> He studied mechanical engineering in Russia.<ref name=idlebrain>Interview with T Gopichand by Jeevi Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref>

His elder brother Premchand was an associate director under Muthyala Subbaiah and started working as a director; however, he died in a car accident. Gopichand was in Russia at that time and could not attend his funeral due to visa issues. He also has a younger sister, who is a dentist.<ref name="idlebrain" />

After completing his engineering, he decided to pursue a career in films to continue his father's legacy and did a dialogue modulation course for a year.<ref name="idlebrain" /> He is close friends with actor Prabhas, V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy, and Pramod Uppalapati; the latter two own UV Creations, a prominent production house in Telugu cinema.<ref name=":0" />

Career

Gopichand made his debut as a lead with the film Tholi Valapu. He played negative roles in his next films Jayam, Nijam and Varsham. Following the positive reception towards his performance in Jayam, he reprised his role in the film's Tamil-language remake of the same title. He made his re-entry as hero with the films Yagnam in 2004 and Andhrudu in 2005. In 2006, he starred in the commercially successful Ranam and the commercially unsuccessful Raraju.<ref>"A few hits and many flops". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018.</ref> His 2007 releases Okkadunnadu and Lakshyam, and the 2008 releases were Ontari and Souryam. He collaborated once again with Souryam director Siva for their 2009 release Sankham.<ref>"Gopichand returns with Shankam". Rediff.com.</ref><ref>"Gopichand savouring the success of Okkadunnadu". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2007.</ref><ref>"I heard that the Telugu audience did not like the heroine getting killed in front of the hero". Rediff.com.</ref><ref>"Interview with Gopichand". Idlebrain.com.</ref>

His 2010 release Golimar saw him playing an encounter specialist inspired by the real-life cop Daya Nayak. In 2011, he acted in Mogudu and Wanted but both were commercial failures. In 2013, he reunited with director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (after Okkadunnadu) for the action-adventure film Sahasam which became his biggest commercially successful film at that time.<ref>"Sahasam - Biggest hit in Gopichand's career". Idlebrain.com.</ref> In 2014, he starred in Loukyam commercially became his most successful film.<ref>"Loukyam 2 Weeks Total WW Collections". Andhra Box Office.</ref> In 2015, he starred in Jil and Soukhyam. In 2017, he starred in Goutham Nanda and Oxygen which were both commercially unsuccessful.<ref>"Goutham Nanda Final Total WW Collections". Andhra Box Office.</ref><ref>"'Goutham Nanda' Box Office collection - Gopichand starrer fails to make it big in India and US". The Times of India.</ref><ref>"November Box-office: Utter Flop". GreatAndhra.com. 2 December 2017.</ref> His next film Aaradugula Bullet was slated to release the same year but did not materialize until 2021.<ref>"Another setback for 'Aaradugula Bullet' actor Gopichand". Deccan Chronicle. 10 June 2017.</ref> It turned out to be a routine drama, suffering another setback.<ref>"Aaradugula Bullet Movie Review: The Richter scale is no more". PINKVILLA. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.</ref> In 2018, he played a vigilante in Pantham, which was his 25th film. In 2019, he played a spy in Chanakya.

As of September 2021, his sports action film Seetimaarr, directed by Sampath Nandi received positive reviews and was a success in the box office. The film star co-stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Digangana Suryavanshi, Bhumika Chawla.<ref>Parashar, Shivam (28 January 2021). "Gopichand and Tamannaah starrer Seetimaarr to release on April 2". India Today. Retrieved 4 February 2021.</ref> He has also worked on another film, Pakka Commercial which was directed by Maruthi and produced by UV Creations, and GA2 Pictures starring Raashi Khanna as the lead heroine.<ref name="pc">"'Pakka Commercial' goes on floors in Hyderabad: Sathyaraj joins Gopichand in maiden schedule - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2021.</ref> His next movie, Ramabanam, directed by Sriwass was released in May 2023 and released to negative reviews. It was a box-office bomb. This film marked the return of the combination of Sriwass and Gopichand, and also was Gopichand's 30th film. His next film, Bhimaa, was filmed by A. Harsha and released on March 8, 2024, which is a fantasy action drama film.<ref>India, The Hans (30 January 2024). "Gopichand's 'Bhimaa' set for theatrical release on Maha Shivaratri". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</ref> Gopichand takes 10 crores per film despite his repeated box office failure.

Personal life

He was born and raised in Tangutur, Andhra Pradesh. He married Reshma, niece of Telugu actor Srikanth in 2013.<ref>Girija Narayan (26 April 2013). "Gopichand marries Reshma". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref> The couple has two sons.<ref name=tollywood>"Gopichand with Son Virat Krishna". Tollywood News. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.</ref>

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2001	Tholi Valapu	Prem
2002	Jayam	Raghu
2003	Nijam	Devadaya “Devudu” Sharma
	Jayam	Raghu	Tamil film
2004	Varsham	Bhadranna
	Yagnam	Seenu
2005	Andhrudu	Surendra
2006	Ranam	Chinna
	Raraju	Kaali
2007	Okkadunnadu	Kiran
	Lakshyam	Chandu
2008	Ontari	Vamsi
	Souryam	Vijay IPS
2009	Sankham	Chandu
2010	Golimaar	Inspector Gangaram
2011	Wanted	Ram Babu
	Mogudu	Ram Prasad "Bujji"
2013	Sahasam	Goutham
2014	Loukyam	Venkateswarlu "Venky"
2015	Jil	Jai
	Soukhyam	Srinivas "Seenu" Rao
2017	Goutham Nanda	Goutham Ghattamaneni and Nanda Kishore
	Oxygen	Major Sanjeev / Krishna Prasad
2018	Pantham	Vikranth
2019	Chanakya	Arjun / Ramakrishna
2021	Seetimaarr	Karthi
	Aaradugula Bullet	Shiva
2022	Pakka Commercial	Adv. Ramchand		<ref name="pc" />
2023	Ramabanam	Vicky / Ramabanam		<ref>"Gopichand's next titled Rama Banam". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 February 2023.</ref><ref>"Shooting of Gopichand's next begins today". 123 Telugu. Retrieved 3 March 2022.</ref>
2024	Bhimaa	Bhimaa and Ramaa		<ref>"Bhimaa first look: Gopichand returns as a fierce cop in the upcoming action-entertainer; see pic". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.</ref>
	Viswam	Viswam		<ref>"Viswam: Gopichand plays an assassin in his next with Sreenu Vaitla. Watch". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2003	Jayam	CineMAA Awards	Best Villain	Won	<ref>"Telugu CineMaa Awards 2002". Idlebrain.com. 5 October 2003.</ref>
		Filmfare Awards South	Best Villain – Telugu	Nominated	<ref>"The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 - Filmfare - Indiatimes". Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2004.</ref>
		Nandi Awards	Best Villain	Won	<ref>"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2002". APSFTVTDC. Retrieved 19 June 2021.</ref>
2004	Nijam	CineMAA Awards	Best Villain	Won	<ref>"Cine Maa Awards results by Rhythm Mediaworks and MAA TV". Idlebrain.com. 5 November 2004.</ref>
2005	Varsham	CineMAA Awards	Best Villain	Won	<ref>"CineMAA Awards 2004". Idlebrain.com. 23 January 2006.</ref>

External links

• www.herogopichand.com
• Gopichand on IMDb