Anil Ravipudi

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Anil Ravipudi
Born (1982-11-23) 23 November 1982 (age 41) [1] [2]
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Film director
Years active2006–present
Known for Pataas
Sarileru Neekevvaru
Fun and Frustration (film series)
Bhagavanth Kesari

Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema.

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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). F2 was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India. [5]

Career

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. In 2023, "Bhagvanth Kesari" a movie directed by Anil Ravipudi, was released in theaters during Dasara and became a hit at the box office. [10] He is currently one of the most known and loved Tollywood directors and screenwriters.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorWriterNotes
2008 Souryam associateNoCameo appearance
2009 Sankham NoDialogue
2010 Happy Happy Ga NoDialogue
2011 Kandireega NoScreenplay
2012 Daruvu NoDialogue
2013 Masala NoDialogue
2014 Aagadu NoScreenplay
2015 Pataas YesYesDebut film as director (Cameo appearance)
Pandaga Chesko NoScreenplay
2016 Supreme YesYesCameo appearance
2017 Raja the Great YesYesCameo appearance
2019 F2: Fun and Frustration YesYesCameo appearance
2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru YesYesCameo appearance
2021 Gaali Sampath NoScreenplay
2022 F3 YesYesCameo appearance
2023 Bhagavanth Kesari YesYesCameo appearance

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryFilmResult
2016 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director (Telugu) Pataas Won
14th Santosham Film Awards Best Debut DirectorWon
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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