It was in 2001 that Tottempudi Gopichand entered the Telugu film industry, playing the lead role 'Tholi Valapu'.
Unfortunately, the film bombed at the box office, derailing his career at an early stage. This, however, did not shatter him. On the contrary, it motivated the actor work harder and make a name for himself. Luckily these efforts paid off as Gopichand soon made quite a name for himself, thanks to his ability to strike up a crackling rapport with his co-stars. Following the foot steps of popular actors like Rajinikanth, Krishnam Raju, Mohan Babu and Shatrughan Sinha, Gopichand has also made a mark with his villian roles in various hit movies like Nijam, Varsham and Jayam. Few of his blockbusters as an actor inlcude Ranam, Golimar, Lakshyam and Saahasam.
Today, on the occasion of his birthday, here are the 5 things you didn't know about this star:
1. Before trying his luck at acting, Gopichand had studied engineering in Russia. He wasn't interested in acting at that time.
2. He lost his elder brother T.Premchand when studying in Russia and he wasn't able to attend the funeral due to visa issues.
3. His father, late T Krishna, was a Communist besides being a director and editor for many revolutionary films such as Neti Bharatam and
Pratighatana.
Pratighatana.
4. Gopichand is a very close friend of our Baahubali star, Prabhas.
5. Gopichand' s wife Reshma is the niece of hero Srikanth.
Allmegheros.blogspot wishes happy birthday to Gopichand.
