The villain who has successfully turned into a hero with Yagnam.

But you may be wondering whatever happened to this energy-oozing, anger-spilling hero. Truth to tell, nothing much, actually. For one, he was busy attending several success meets for Yagnam. For another, he was busy looking for scripts that would help him to keep the success of Yagnam in tact.

"Now I have to be more responsible. I have a reputation to live up to,"he says with an endearing smile.

Gopichand is involved in a couple of projects. But he is wary of talking much about it, lest he might he give a lot away.

But Gopi says he is not ready to experiment as yet.'A time will come for that. But now I have to establish myself".

He recently signed a film to be produced by ML Kumar Chowdhary who is producing '51' as well.

Gopi is gung-ho on that venture. It goes on to the floors next month, he says and adds that he has got a wonderful role in it. To be directed by Pedbabu fame Paruchuri Murali, the film will again feature Gopi in an angry young man role.

So this angry man has plenty of reason to smile these days.