Did you know the first salary of 'Pakka Commercial' actor Gopichand?

It was two decades ago, actor Gopichand, born as Tottempudi Gopichand made his entry into Telugu cinema with the film 'Tholi Valapu' directed by Muthyala Subbaiah, and won the hearts of everyone. Released in 2001, the film was a failure at the box office, however, the actor was given a handful of opportunities as a villain.
Recently, during the promotions of his upcoming film 'Pakka Commercial', the actor was asked about his first remuneration.To which, Gopichand revealed that he received a sum of rupees 11, 000 for his second film 'Jayam'. What we can understand from this is that he did not receive the remuneration for the first film. Directed by Teja, Gopichand gave a stunning performance in 'Jayam'. So much mesmerising was the character, that decades after the film was released, people still remember, and enjoy the menacing performance.

After playing the baddie in Nithiin’s 'Jayam', Mahesh Babu’s 'Nijam' and Prabhas’s 'Varsham', Gopichand starred in the lead role AS Ravi Kumar Reddy’s 'Yagnam', which was released in 2004. Later the actor played a lead role in several superhits such as 'Andhrudu', 'Ranam', 'Okkadunnadu', 'Lakshyam', 'Souryam', 'Sahasam', 'Loukyam', 'Jil' and 'Seetimaarr'. Recently, he won accolades for his role as a women’s Kabbadi coach in 'Seetimaarr'. Now, the actor is awaiting the release of director Maruthi’s action-comedy 'Pakka Commercial'. He will be seen playing a lawyer in the movie, which also stars Raashii Khanna. The film, which is scheduled to release on July 1, is produced by UV Creations and GA2 Pictures.