Director, writer and actor · Telugu cinema
Gopichand Malineni
Gopichand Malineni movies: 9 Telugu films on file (8 as director, 6 as writer, 1 as actor), 2006–2026. Earliest on file: Stalin (2006). Latest release: Veera Simha Reddy (12 January 2023). Next: Dada (24 December 2026).
- Films on file
- 9 (8 as director, 6 as writer, 1 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2006–2026
- Born
- 13 March 1980 · March birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Stalin, Veera Simha Reddy, Winner
- Record
- Q5584296 on Wikidata
Gopichand Malineni (born 13 March 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After years as an assistant director, he debuted with the action comedy Don Seenu (2010) and went on to direct Bodyguard, Balupu, Pandaga Chesko, Winner, Krack and Jaat.
Early life
Malineni was born and grew up in Boddulurivaripalem village near Ongole, Prakasam district. He studied at Sarada Niketan School and VR College in Nellore, leaving education in class 12 to enter films, with the support of his friends and family.
Assistant years
He began as a camera assistant on ETV programmes in Warangal, then on the film Hello I Love You. Moving into direction, he assisted on four films with Srihari, two with E. V. V. Satyanarayana, and on Srinu Vaitla‘s Venky and Dhee, A. R. Murugadoss’s Stalin, Sriwass‘s Lakshyam, and Meher Ramesh’s Kantri and Billa.
Director
His debut, Don Seenu, with Ravi Teja and Shriya Saran, was one of the biggest hits of 2010. He directed Venkatesh and Trisha in Bodyguard (2012), and reunited with Ravi Teja for Balupu, released on 28 June 2013 with Shruti Haasan, a well-reviewed hit seen as Ravi Teja’s comeback. Pandaga Chesko, with Ram Pothineni and Rakul Preet Singh, was another hit, while Winner (2017), with Sai Dharam Tej, failed.
Krack
His third film with Ravi Teja, Krack (2021), was a major success, and his son, Satvik, made his debut in it as a child actor.
Personal life
Malineni married Sri Satya on 14 February 2013. He has also made cameos in films including Lakshyam and Winner.
Career on file
Gopichand Malineni has 9 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2006 to 2026: eight films as director, six films as writer and one film as actor. The earliest of them is Stalin (2006), and the most recent release is Veera Simha Reddy (2023). One more film, Dada (2026), is dated for later. The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Stalin (2006), Veera Simha Reddy (2023) and Winner (2017). Other recent releases on file are Krack (2021), Pandaga Chesko (2015) and Balupu (2013).
In the films Gopichand Malineni directed, Shruti Haasan and Ravi Teja appear most often (three films each), ahead of Rakul Preet Singh (2) and Prakash Raj (2). Music on five of them is by S. Thaman, with Mani Sharma (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 3 music directors and 28 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 8 of them; they average 160 minutes, and the longest is Stalin at 176 minutes. Seven of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (1), 2010s (5) and 2020s (3).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.
Upcoming movies (1)
All upcoming Telugu movies · Dates are those on record and can change.