Ravi Babu

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Ravi Babu
Born
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1998-present
Website ravibabu.com

Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in Telugu cinema. He has written 13 films and directed 16. He has acted in roughly 67 films in his career. [1] [2]

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Career

Bau was invited to participate in a course at the Sony Institute in San Jose, California. After the course, he did a short stint at TV Asia as an ENG producer and also worked as a cameraman and editor. [3]

In 1999, he started his own production house, Flying Frogs, initially to produce television commercials, but it later became a feature film production house. [3]

Advertising career

Babu wrote and directed an advertising campaign with actress Tamannaah for Celkon phones. He also created an advertising campaign for N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, for the 2014 elections. [4] [5]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director

Films directed
YearTitleRef.
2002 Allari [6]
2003 Ammayilu Abbayilu [7]
2005 Soggadu [8]
2006 Party [9]
2007 Anasuya [10]
2008 Nachavule [11]
2009 Amaravathi [12] [13]
2010 Manasara [14]
2011 Nuvvila [15]
2012 Avunu [16]
2014 Laddu Babu [17]
2015 Avunu 2 [18]
2018 Adhugo [19] [20] [21]
2019 Aaviri [22] [23]
2021Crrush
2023Asalu

As writer

YearFilmRef.
2024Rush

As actor

Films and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991GangaDebut
1998 Maavidaakulu Muddu Krishna
Sivayya
Pellaadi Choopista
Mangalyam Tantunanena Kannada film
Love Story 1999
Tholi Prema Villain
1999 Habba Seetha's second brotherKannada film
Sultan Noor
Neti Gandhi
2000 Vamshoddharakudu Ashok
Chala Bagundi Rapist
Durgada HuliKannada film
Jayam Manadera Ravindra Naidu
2001 Murari Bulabbayyi
2003 Ammayilu Abbayilu
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Simhadri
2004 Pallakilo Pellikoothuru Dubai Babu
Nenunnanu Waltair Ravi
Naani Satyam's son
Adavi Ramudu
2006 Party James
2007 Madhumasam
Aata
Lakshyam Pawan
Tulasi
Anasuya "Gulabi Puvvu" Govind
2008 Swagatam Padmakar Mudumba
Kalidasu Police Officer
Victory Laxman Rao
Brahmanandam Drama Company
2009 Yavarum Nalam Inspector ShivaTamil film
Nachchav Alludu
Amaravathi Venkat
2010Prateeroju
Manasara...
2011 Mayagadu
Anaganaga O Dheerudu Sudigundam
2012 Avunu Captain Raju
Racha Bellary's assistant
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Goodu Raju
Mr. Pellikoduku
Gundello Godari Dora Babu
Swamy Ra Ra Durga Prasad
Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha Sridhar
Prema Oka Maikam
2014 Alludu Seenu Peda Prasad
Eduruleni Alexander
2015 Avunu 2 Captain Raju
Dohchay CI Richard
Thanu Nenu
2016 Dictator Director
Savitri
Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam Aadi Narayana
Selfie Raja Mams
TrivikramanTrivikraman
2021 Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali Varaha Murthy
Raja Raja Chora William Reddy
2022 Anukoni Prayanam
2023 Changure Bangaru Raja Gateelu
2024 The Family Star [24]
Swag
Marco

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