Anil Ravipudi

Anil Ravipudi
Ravipudi in 2025
Born	(1982-11-23) 23 November 1982 (age 43) [1] [2] Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India [3]
Education	B.Tech
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2006–present

Anil Kumar Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for writing and directing action comedy films. He made his directorial debut with the action comedy film Pataas (2015) and won the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu. ^[4] He then directed two action comedies Supreme (2016) and Raja The Great (2017) and then the comedy F2: Fun and Frustration (2019). F2 was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th IFFI. ^[5]

Ravipudi later transitioned to family entertainers characterised by fast-paced repartee, humorous content, action elements, and themes exploring relationships and the significance of women in society, earning highest foot falls with Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), and Bhagvanth Kesari (2023) fetching the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. ^[6] The sankranti outings Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025), and Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026) turned out to be box office hits. ^[7]

Early life and career

Anil Ravipudi was born on 23 November 1982 in a Telugu family in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. After completing B.Tech from 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). Ravipudi worked with Santosh Srinivas in the latter's directorial debut Kandireega (2011) as a writer and wrote the script of Pataas. ^[8]

Ravipudi later approached Nandamuri Kalyan Ram through a friend. ^[9] After completing the writing, he again approached Kalyan Ram and both began working on the film. ^[10] The film, which was also produced by Kalyan Ram, received positive reviews from critics and became successful at the box office. ^[11] 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 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 the highest-grossing solo film for Venkatesh.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As director and screenwriter

Year	Title
2015	Pataas
2016	Supreme
2017	Raja the Great
2019	F2: Fun and Frustration
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru
2022	F3
2023	Bhagavanth Kesari
2025	Sankranthiki Vasthunam
2026	Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

Other crew positions

Year	Title	Screenplay	Dialogue
2009	Sankham	No	Yes
2010	Happy Happy Ga	No	Yes
2011	Kandireega	Uncredited [12]	No
2012	Daruvu	No	Yes
2013	Masala	No	Yes
2014	Aagadu	Yes	No
2015	Pandaga Chesko	Yes	No
2021	Gaali Sampath	Yes	No

As an actor

Year	Title	Notes
2008	Souryam	Cameo appearances
2015	Pataas
2016	Supreme
2017	Raja the Great	Cameo appearance in the song "Raja The Great"
2019	F2: Fun and Frustration	Cameo appearances
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru
2022	F3
2023	Bhagavanth Kesari
2025	Sankranthiki Vasthunam
2026	Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu	Cameo appearance in the song "Mega Victory Mass"

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2025	Drama Juniors	Judge	Zee Telugu	Season 8 [13]
2025–2026	SaRe Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champs			Season 17 [14]
2026	Aata	Guest Judge		[15]

Recurring collaborators

Collaborator	Pataas (2015)	Supreme (2016)	Raja the Great (2017)	F2: Fun and Frustration (2019)	Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020)	F3: Fun and Frustration (2022)	Bhagavanth Kesari (2023)	Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025)	Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026)
Tammiraju
Srinivasa Reddy
Raghu Babu
Rajendra Prasad
Rajitha
Prudhvi Raj
Venkatesh									Cameo
Gautham Raju
Posani Krishna Murali
P. Sai Kumar
Vennela Kishore

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
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
	9th South Indian International Movie Awards	Entertainer of the Year		Won
2020	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director – Telugu	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Nominated
2024	69th Filmfare Awards South	Best Director – Telugu	Bhagavanth Kesari	Nominated	[16]
	3rd IIFA Utsavam	Best Director – Telugu		Won
2025	71st National Film Awards	Best Telugu Feature Film		Won	[17]

References

1. "The sequel to F2, F3 will have an extra dose of entertainment, says director Anil Ravipudi". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
2. "Anil Ravipudi set for a double hat-trick". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
3. "Anil Ravipudi Interview". idlebrain.com . Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. "'F2' review: A little fun and a lot of frustration from Venkatesh's latest film". The News Minute. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
5. "IFFI 2019 Announces Official Films Selection for Indian Panorama 2019". 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
6. Bharat, Monali. "71st National Film Awards 2025 — Complete Winners List". Bru Times News.
7. "Megastar Chiranjeevi gifts luxury car to Anil Ravipudi, hails him as the future of Telugu cinema". The Times of India. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
8. "Kalyan Ram did a hyper role in 'Pataas' : Anil Ravipudi (Interview)". IndiaGlitz. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
9. Kavirayani, Suresh (16 January 2015). "A techie's dream comes true". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
10. Sunita Chowdary, Y. (18 December 2014). "Change in direction". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
11. "Patas jeevi review". idlebrain.com . Retrieved 26 January 2015.
12. Rigobertha, Prabhatha (5 February 2025). "A look at blockbuster director Anil Ravipudi's filmography". South First.
13. "From Anil Ravipudi and Roja as judges to the premiere date; Here's everything about Drama Juniors 8". The Times of India. 10 April 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 March 2026.
14. "SaReGaMaPa Promo: ఈ మీసాల పిల్ల ఎవరయ్యా.. సుడిగాలి సుధీర్‌ని ఆడుకున్న అనిల్ రావిపూడి". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
15. "Raghu Master takes his seat on the Judges' Panel of Zee Telugu's Aata; Star guests-Rambha, Lavanya Tripathi & Anil Ravipudi promise a spectacular weekend". 20 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
16. "Filmfare Awards South 2024 full winners list: Nani's Dasara, Siddharth's Chithha win big". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 7 August 2024.
17. "71st National Film Awards: Anil Ravipudi's 'Bhagavanth Kesari' winning Best Telugu Film to 'HanuMan' getting Best Action Direction honour—Top achievers of the South film industry". The Times of India. 1 August 2025.

External links

• AnilRavipudi at IMDb
• Anil Ravipudi on Twitter