About

Gopi is a rare jack-of-all-trades and master of them all. As creator, innovator, developer, artist, designer, and sculptor; he can whip up a print ad, develop a game, create an animated character, design a movie poster, redo your living room, or paint you a picture. CNN dubbed him a 21st Century Visionary when his brainchild, the iBangle, won Best Product of the Year 2008.

Today, he is a prolific publicity designer; having designed posters across Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. Aware that a poster is a cracked-open window that lets you peek into a film, Gopi crafts the design to reflect the essence of the narrative.

Having found his calling in the cult-classic Aranya Kandam, he went on to create promotional narratives for over 110 films including Merry Christmas, Thug Life, G.O.A.T., Vettaiyan, Ponniyin Selvan, Farzi, OK Kanmani, Kathi, Superdeluxe, Mersal, Ghost Stories and Master to name a few. Every one of his designs is a unique reflection of its cinematic soul, for it is the poster launch that kickstarts the film’s journey.

Gopi’s foray into the production design space kicked off with the Amazon Prime anthology, Modern Love Chennai. Six films with six unique geographies, colours and architectural styles. By meticulously crafting a narrative bible and seamlessly translating it into set design, he blurred the boundaries between reality and the carefully constructed sets. At the heart of it all, he is a reticent artist who firmly believes that it is art that speaks where words fail.