Actor · Telugu cinema
Gopichand
Gopichand movies: 29 Telugu films on file, 2001–2024. Earliest on file: Tholi Valapu (2001). Latest release: Viswam (11 October 2024).
- Films on file
- 29 (29 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2001–2024
- Born
- 12 June 1979 · June birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Varsham, Nijam, Okkadunnadu
- Record
- Q3764579 on Wikidata
Gopichand (Tottempudi Gopichand) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Telugu cinema, known for action films and called “Action Star” and “Macho Star” by fans. After a lead debut in Tholi Valapu (2001), he played the villain in Jayam (2002), which won him the Nandi Award for Best Villain, Nijam (2003) and Varsham (2004), before returning as a hero with Yagnam (2004).
He was born on 12 June 1979 in a village near Tangutur, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, according to Wikipedia and Wikidata. He is the younger son of the filmmaker T. Krishna, who died when Gopichand was eight. He went to school in Ongole and at the Ramakrishna Mission school in Chennai, studied mechanical engineering in Russia, and then took a year-long dialogue modulation course to follow his father into films.
Career
Tholi Valapu failed, and he turned to negative roles in Jayam, its Tamil remake, Nijam and Varsham. He returned as a hero in Yagnam and Andhrudu (2005). Ranam (2006) was a commercial success, followed by Raraju (2006), Okkadunnadu and Lakshyam (2007), and Ontari and Souryam (2008). In Golimaar (2010) he played an encounter specialist inspired by the police officer Daya Nayak.
Mogudu and Wanted (2011) failed, but Chandra Sekhar Yeleti’s action-adventure Sahasam (2013) became his biggest success at the time, and Loukyam (2014) went further. Jil (2015), with Raashii Khanna, was followed by the unsuccessful Soukhyam (2015), Goutham Nanda and Oxygen (2017). Pantham (2018) was his 25th film, and he played a spy in Chanakya (2019).
Sampath Nandi’s sports action film Seetimaarr (2021), with Tamannaah, was well reviewed and a box-office success (India Today). The long-delayed Aaradugula Bullet also came out in 2021. Maruthi’s Pakka Commercial (2022) was followed by Ramabanam (2023), Bhimaa (2024) and Viswam (2024).
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Villain for Jayam (Wikipedia winners list).
Upcoming films
No upcoming film of his is on our records. New films appear on upcoming Telugu movies as they are recorded.
Where to watch his films
- Viswam: digital rights with Prime Video, per Wikipedia
- Bhimaa: Disney+ Hotstar, from 25 April 2024, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Pakka Commercial: Aha, from 4 August 2022, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Golimaar: Sun NXT, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Sahasam and Yagnam: Aha, per the platform listing (Sahasam, Yagnam)
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
He married Reshma, a niece of the actor Srikanth, in 2013, according to Wikipedia, citing Oneindia. They have two sons.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film and OTT records.
Career on file
Gopichand appears in 29 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2001 to 2024. The earliest of them is Tholi Valapu (2001), and the most recent release is Viswam (2024). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Varsham (2004), Nijam (2003) and Okkadunnadu (2007). Other recent releases on file are Bhimaa (2024), Pakka Commercial (2022) and Aaradugula Bullet (2021).
Chandra Mohan is the most frequent co-star, sharing eight films with Gopichand, followed by Brahmanandam (6) and Ali (4). Music on eight of them is by Mani Sharma, with Anoop Rubens (2) and Chakri (2) next. Bhavya Creations produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 23 different directors, 20 music directors and 71 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 27 of them; they average 151 minutes, and the longest is Nijam at 196 minutes. Nine of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (13), 2010s (11) and 2020s (5).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.