Gopichand Malineni (Indian Director) Biography

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Profession	Director, Screenwriter
Nationality	Indian
Birthplace	Boddulurivaripalem, Ongole, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
Religion	Hinduism
Hometown	Hyderabad

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Other Name	Gopi Malineni
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian

School	Sri Saradha Nikethan Public School (SSNP), Martur, Prakasam V.R. High School and College, Nellore
Educational Qualification	10th pass

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	14 February 2013

Debut	Film (as a director): Don Seenu (2010) Film (as a screenwriter): Bodyguard (2012)
Details	Started career as a camera assistant for various programmes on ETV Network. First film as a camera assistant was 'Hello I Love You' (1997) directed by Veera Shankar. Debuted as assistant director with Telugu film 'Police' starring Srihari. Worked for 10 years as assistant director to many leading directors including E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Srinu Vaitla, AR Murugadoss, Sriwass, and Meher Ramesh. Directorial debut 'Don Seenu' (2010) became a major box-office hit. Wrote the screenplay for 'Bodyguard' (2012), a Telugu remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. Achieved significant success with 'Balupu' (2013) contributing to the acting career of Ravi Teja. Directed other successful Telugu films including 'Pandaga Chesko' (2015), 'Krack' (2021), and 'Veera Simha Reddy' (2023). Son, Satvik, debuted as a child actor in the film 'Krack'. Filed a complaint against the producer of 'Krack' in 2021 for non-payment of full remuneration. Announced Bollywood debut with 'SDGM' starring Sunny Deol in June 2024. Made cameo appearances in 'Stalin' (2006), 'Lakshyam' (2007), and 'Winner' (2017).

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Started career as a camera assistant for various programmes on ETV Network.
First film as a camera assistant was 'Hello I Love You' (1997) directed by Veera Shankar.
Debuted as assistant director with Telugu film 'Police' starring Srihari.
Worked for 10 years as assistant director to many leading directors including E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Srinu Vaitla, AR Murugadoss, Sriwass, and Meher Ramesh.
Directorial debut 'Don Seenu' (2010) became a major box-office hit.
Wrote the screenplay for 'Bodyguard' (2012), a Telugu remake of the Malayalam film of the same name.
Achieved significant success with 'Balupu' (2013) contributing to the acting career of Ravi Teja.
Directed other successful Telugu films including 'Pandaga Chesko' (2015), 'Krack' (2021), and 'Veera Simha Reddy' (2023).
Son, Satvik, debuted as a child actor in the film 'Krack'.
Filed a complaint against the producer of 'Krack' in 2021 for non-payment of full remuneration.
Announced Bollywood debut with 'SDGM' starring Sunny Deol in June 2024.
Made cameo appearances in 'Stalin' (2006), 'Lakshyam' (2007), and 'Winner' (2017).

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1. Discontinued education in the 12th grade to work as a camera assistant.
2. Worked as a camera assistant for Telugu film 'Hello I Love You' (1997).
3. First assistant director role was for the Telugu film 'Police' starring Srihari.
4. Served as an assistant director to prominent filmmakers in the Telugu industry for 10 years.
5. Became widely recognized with his directorial debut 'Don Seenu' (2010).
6. Co-wrote the screenplay for 'Don Seenu' and wrote the screenplay for 'Bodyguard' (2012).
7. Directed 'Balupu' (2013), which was instrumental in actor Ravi Teja’s career.
8. His son Satvik appeared as a child actor in the film 'Krack' (2021).
9. Filed a complaint against 'Krack' producer for remuneration issues.
10. Announced Bollywood directorial debut 'SDGM' starring Sunny Deol in 2024.
11. Made cameo appearances in several films over the years.