Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema.
Anil Ravipudi | |
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Born | Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India | 23 November 1982
Education | Vignan college |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Film director |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | Pataas Sarileru Neekevvaru Fun and Frustration (film series) Bhagavanth Kesari |
He made his directorial debut with the action comedy Pataas (2015). He then directed two action comedies Supreme (2016) and Raja The Great (2017) and then the comedy F2: Fun and Frustration (2019), one more action comedy Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), a standalone sequel to F2: Fun and Frustration called F3: Fun and Frustation (2022), and then a complete action film Bhagvanth Kesari (2023). F2 was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India.
After completing B.Tech Vignan college in 2005, Ravipudi joined as an assistant director to his uncle P. A. Arun Prasad. He then worked as a dialogue writer for films like Sankham (2009), Kandireega (2011) and co-wrote the script for films Masala (2013) and Aagadu (2014). Anil Ravipudi worked with Santosh Srinivas in the latter's directorial debut Kandireega (2011) as a writer and wrote the script of Pataas. He later approached Nandamuri Kalyan Ram through a friend. After completing the writing, he again approached Kalyan Ram and both began working on the film. The film received positive reviews from critics and became successful at box-office and it was produced by Kalyan Ram. He continued to deliver hit films one after the other. In 2023, "Bhagvanth Kesari" a movie directed by Anil Ravipudi, was released in theaters during Dasara and became a hit at the box office. He is currently one of the most known and loved Tollywood directors and screenwriters.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2008 | Souryam | Associate | No | Cameo appearance |
2009 | Sankham | No | Dialogue | |
2010 | Happy Happy Ga | No | Dialogue | |
2011 | Kandireega | No | Screenplay | |
2012 | Daruvu | No | Dialogue | |
2013 | Masala | No | Dialogue | |
2014 | Aagadu | No | Screenplay | |
2015 | Pataas | Yes | Yes | Debut film as director (Cameo appearance) |
Pandaga Chesko | No | Screenplay | ||
2016 | Supreme | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance |
2017 | Raja the Great | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance |
2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance |
2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance |
2021 | Gaali Sampath | No | Screenplay | |
2022 | F3 | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance |
2023 | Bhagavanth Kesari | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Film | Result |
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2016 | 5th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Director (Telugu) | Pataas | Won |
14th Santosham Film Awards | Best Debut Director | Won | ||
2019 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director (Telugu) | F2: Fun and Frustration | Nominated |
2019 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | SIIMA Entertainer of the Year | F2: Fun and Frustration | Nominated |
2020 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director (Telugu) | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Nominated |
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