Anil Ravipudi | |
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Born | [1] [2] | 23 November 1982
Education | Bachelor of Technology (Electronics and Communication) Vignan college, Guntur |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Film director |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | Pataas Sarileru Neekevvaru Fun and Frustration (film series) Bhagavanth Kesari Sankranthiki Vasthunam |
Relatives | P. A. Arun Prasad (uncle) |
Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema known for films which includes comedy
He made his directorial debut with the action comedy Pataas (2015). [4] 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) and Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025). F2 was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India.
All of his films were commercially successful and he is considered to be the most successful and popular director in Telugu cinema after S. S. Rajamouli. [5]
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. [6] He later approached Nandamuri Kalyan Ram through a friend. [7] After completing the writing, he again approached Kalyan Ram and both began working on the film. [8] The film received positive reviews from critics and became successful at box-office and it was produced by Kalyan Ram. [9] He continued to deliver hit films one after the other with Supreme (2016), Raja the Great (2017), F2 (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), F3 (2022), and Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), with 4 of the films being produced by Dil Raju.
In 2025, he reunited with Dil Raju and Venkatesh, after F2 and F3, on Sankranthiki Vasthunam , which released during Sankranthi 2025. Though it opened to mixed reviews, it went on to become a huge money spinner and became the highest-grossing comedy in Telugu cinema and highest-grossing solo film for Venkatesh.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2015 | Pataas | Debut film as director (Cameo appearance) |
2016 | Supreme | Cameo appearance |
2017 | Raja the Great | Cameo appearance |
2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Cameo appearance |
2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Cameo appearance |
2022 | F3 | Cameo appearance |
2023 | Bhagavanth Kesari | Cameo appearance |
2025 | Sankranthiki Vasthunam | Cameo appearance |
Year | Title | 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 | Pandaga Chesko | No | Screenplay | |
2021 | Gaali Sampath | No | Screenplay | |
Year | Award | 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 | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||
2020 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director (Telugu) | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Nominated | |
2024 | 69th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director (Telugu) | Bhagavanth Kesari | Nominated | [10] |
3rd IIFA Utsavam | Best Director – Telugu | Won | [11] |
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