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| Born | Kanaparthi, Veenavanka Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India |
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| Years active | 2007 – present |
Ramesh Cheppala is an Indian film director and writer from Telangana who works in Telugu cinema. [1]
Ramesh Cheppala | |
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| Born | Kanaparthi, Veenavanka Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India |
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| Years active | 2007 – present |
Ramesh Cheppala is an Indian film director and writer from Telangana who works in Telugu cinema. [1]
Ramesh Cheppala started his career as a dialogue writer for the film Mee Sreyobhilashi for which he won nine awards. [2] In 2008, he made his directorial debut with the film Bewars starring Rajendra Prasad. [2] In 2023, his second directed film Bheemadevarapally Branchi was released. [3] His latest directorial, Laggam, was released in 2024 [4] [5] He is also an author and wrote the book Ma Kanaparthi Mushaira (2021), which was launched by V. Vijayendra Prasad. [2]
| Year | Movie | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Mee Sreyobhilashi | No | Dialogues | ||
| 2018 | Bewars | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Bheemadevarapally Branchi | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Laggam | Yes | Yes | [6] |
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