Gopichand to bounce back with Rama Baanam; makers give exciting glimpse

Hyderabad: Gopichand is one of the senior actors of Telugu cinema but has been struggling to bag a hit and make a comeback. His last film was ‘Pakka Commercial’ which released in July 2022. While he had a lot of expectations on the film, it performed on an average level at the box office.

Gopichand and director Sriwass, the duo that gave us blockbusters like ‘Lakshyam’ and ‘Loukyam’ in the past, are coming together for their hat-trick project, ‘Rama Banam’, another kickass action entertainer being made on a massive scale. T.G. Vishwa Prasad and Vivek Kuchibhotla are bankrolling the film under People Media Factory. Dimple Hayati plays the leading lady in the film whose shoot is nearing completion.

Gopichand is cast as Vicky in ‘Rama Banam,’ the 30th project of his career, and the first glimpse of his character, Vicky Agamanam, was unveiled on Sunday. In the glimpse, Gopichand sports a no-nonsense expression and dons a wide variety of stylish costumes against different backdrops.

Jagapathi Babu and Khushbu play Gopichand’s on-screen brother and sister-in-law, respectively. The title of the film was confirmed by Nandamuri Balakrishna on his chat show ‘Unstoppable with NBK’ during Sankranthi in which Gopichand made an appearance along with Prabhas.

The producers, T.G. Vishwa Prasad and Vivek Kuchibhotla, are confident about spending lavishly on the output and are happy with the way the film has been shaping up.

Bhupathi Raja has written the story for ‘Rama Banam,’ for which Vetri Palani Swamy is the cinematographer. Madhusudan Padamati has penned the dialogues and Prawin Pudi is the editor. The film is gearing up for a summer release in 2023. Sachin Khedekar, Nasser, Ali, Raja Ravindra, Vennela Kishore, Saptagiri, Kashi Vishwanath, Satya, Getup Srinu, Sameer, and Tarun Arora will play pivotal roles in the film.