Dasari Gopi Krishna, better known as V. Gopi Krishna, was a

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and producer in the Indian film industry. He was born in Brahmana Koduru in

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. His parents are Dasari Venkateswarlu and Saraswathamma. After primary education, he studied in Chebrolu and Guntur. Due to strong determination towards the field of cinema, he went to

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and became an assistant to cinematographer V. N. Reddy. His brother V. Subbarao was also a cinematographer. Both of them worked for Vijaya - Vahini studios and Devar films for a decade and later shifted to

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. He added 'V' to his name and became a popular cinematographer in the Hindi film industry. His debut film ''Kashmir Ki Kali'' was in 1964 followed by ''Pugli'' and ''Do Raste''. He served as the cinematographer for the film ''

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'' (1967), which was filmed entirely in

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. He was a close associate of

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and produced the film ''

Bhola Bhala ''Bhola Bhala'' is a 1978 Bollywood action film, directed by Satpal and produced by V. Gopi Krishna. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in a double role and was paired opposite Rekha and Moushumi Chatterjee. The film revolves around the innocent insu ...

'' in 1978.

played a double role opposite

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in this film. His brother V. Subbarao was the cinematographer for this film. He died suddenly due to

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in 1980.

Filmography

* ''Intiki Deepam Illalu'' (1961) * ''

Kashmir Ki Kali ''Kashmir Ki Kali'' () is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her Hindi movie debut role, Pran, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain and Anoop Kumar. The music was composed b ...

'' (1964) (camera operator) * ''Sawan Ki Ghata'' (1966) (cinematographer) * '' Anita'' (1967) (cinematographer) * ''

'' (1967) (cinematographer) * ''

Pagla Kahin Ka ''Pagla Kahin Ka'' (''Such a Fool'') is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Helen and Prem Chopra, all of whom had earlier starred in the huge hit Teesri Manzil (1966). The f ...

'' (1970) * ''

Kati Patang ''Kati Patang'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It was a box office success. The film stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations ...

'' (1970) (director of photography) * ''

Bachpan ''Bachpan'' () is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and produced by Kotayya Pratyagatma and written by Raj Baldev Raj. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar and Tanuja. Plot The movie "Bachpan" is about three friends, Ram (Master Sach ...

'' (1970) (cinematographer) * ''

'' (1978) (producer) * ''Abdullah'' (1980) (cinematographer)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna, V. Gopi Telugu film cinematographers 1980 deaths Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Year of birth missing Cinematographers from Andhra Pradesh People from Guntur district Telugu film producers 20th-century Indian photographers