Everyone who watched Winner said they loved it: Gopichand Malineni

Director Gopichand Malineni confesses to be amused hearing contrasting reviews about his latest release

Winner

. “I’ve been getting a great response from the
audience. Everyone who have watched it said they loved it! However, the feedback from the critics is that film is too formulaic,” shares the filmmaker who believes that the audience
verdict is what determines the fate of the film.
“Evaraina cinema chudatanki enduku ostharu? To be entertained for those two hours and get their money’s worth of enjoyment. And I think Winner does just that,” proclaims Gopichand adding, “This is what the audience expect from me —– a film that is worth their time and money.”
Winner, produced by Tagore Madhu and Nallamalapu Bujji on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions, Leo Productions is running in theatres across AP and Telangana. The director
believes the stirring performances of the actors is the USP of he film. “It was wonderful working with Sai Dharam Tej. He is extremely easy to work with. It was a
dream casting — Rakul Preet Singh, Mukesh Rishi, Jagapathi Babu — all of them carried their roles to perfection. Thakur Anoop Singh too moulded into the role exactly how I imagined it,” he rattles on.