Ravi Raja Pinisetty | |
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Born | Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Ravi Raja |
Occupation(s) | Film director Film producer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Radha Rani |
Children | Aadhi Pinisetty (son) Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty (son) |
Relatives | Nikki Galrani (daughter-in-law) |
Ravi Raja Pinisetty (July 14) is an Indian film director known for his works in the Telugu cinema with actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Some of his major hits include Yamudiki Mogudu with Chiranjeevi, Pedarayudu with Mohan Babu, Bangaru Bullodu with Nandamuri Balakrishna and Chanti with Venkatesh. [1] Most of his directorial ventures are remakes. He has directed about 40 films so far.
Ravi Raja Pinisetty has two sons. Elder son, Satya Prabhas, is a movie director and younger son Aadhi Pinisetty is an actor in Tamil and Telugu films. [2]
Year | Title | Actors | Notes |
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1984 | Veerabhadrudu | Karthik, Vijayashanti, Madala Rangarao, Jyothy | Remake of Kozhi Koovudhu |
1985 | Jwala | Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, Radhika | |
1986 | Tiger | Kannada Prabhakar | Kannada film |
1986 | Punyasthree | Karthik, Rajendra Prasad, Bhavya | Remake of Tamil movie Aval Sumangalithan |
1986 | Konaseema Kurrodu | Arjun Sarja, Bhanupriya | |
1987 | Krishna Leela | Kalyan Chakravarthy, Ramya Krishnan, Mohan Babu | |
1987 | Chakravarthy | Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu | Remake of Gnana Oli |
1987 | Nammina Bantu | Murali Mohan, Rajani | Remake of Kannada film Thaliya Bhagya |
1988 | Donga Pelli | Sobhan Babu, Sumalatha, Vijayashanti | Remake of Tamil film Ninaive Oru Sangeetham |
1988 | Anna Chellelu | Sobhan Babu, Radhika, Jeevitha | Remake of Tamil film Paasa Paravaigal |
1988 | Nyayam Kosam | Rajasekhar, Seetha | Remake of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu |
1988 | Siripuram Chinnodu | Arjun Sarja, Rajani, Jeevitha | |
1988 | Yamudiki Mogudu | Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha | |
1990 | Abhimanyu | V. Ravichandran | Kannada film Remake of Ankusam |
1990 | Pratibandh | Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla | Remake of Ankusam |
1989 | Muthyamantha Muddu | Rajendra Prasad, Seetha | Adaptation of Yandamoori novel Thriller |
1989 | Yamapaasam | Rajasekhar, Deepika Chikhalia | Adaptation of Malladi novel Yamapaasam |
1990 | Raja Vikramarka | Chiranjeevi, Radhika, Amala | Remake of My dear Marthaandan |
1992 | Chanti | Venkatesh, Meena | Remake of Chinna Thambi |
1992 | Aaj Ka Goonda Raj | Chiranjeevi, Meenakshi Seshadri | Remake of Gang Leader |
1992 | Balarama Krishnulu | Sobhan Babu, Rajasekhar, Jagapati Babu, Srividya, Ramya Krishnan, | Remake of Cheran Pandiyan |
1993 | Kondapalli Raja | Venkatesh, Nagma, Suman | Remake of Annamalai |
1993 | Bangaru Bullodu | Balakrishna, Raveena Tandon, Ramya Krishnan | |
1994 | M. Dharmaraju M. A. | Mohan Babu, Surabhi, Sujatha | Remake of Amaidhi Padai |
1994 | S. P. Parasuram | Chiranjeevi, Sridevi | Remake of Walter Vetrivel |
1995 | Pedarayudu | Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Bhanupriya, Rajnikanth | Remake of Nattamai [3] |
1995 | Angrakshak | Sunny Deol, Pooja Bhatt | Hindi film |
1996 | Aranyam | R. Narayana Murthy, Amulya | |
1996 | Saradha Bullodu | Venkatesh, Nagma, Sanghavi | |
1997 | Rukmini | Vineeth, Preetha Vijayakumar | Remake of Kannada movie Panchama Veda |
1997 | Devudu | Balakrishna, Ramya Krishnan | |
1998 | Raayudu | Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Rachana | Remake of Tamil movie Vallal |
1999 | Alludugaaru Vachcharu | Jagapati Babu, Kausalya | Remake of Pooveli |
2000 | Okkadu Chalu | Rajasekhar, Rambha, Sanghavi | |
2000 | Maa Annayya | Rajasekhar, Meena, Brahmaji, Vineeth, Maheswari | Remake of Vaanathai Pola |
2001 | Subhakaryam | Rajasekhar, Naveen, Asha Saini | Remake of Anandha Poongatre |
2001 | Adhipathi | Mohan Babu, Preeti Jhangiani, Nagarjuna, Soundarya | Remake of Narasimham |
2003 | Maa Bapu Bommaku Pellanta | Ajay Raghavendra, Gayathri Raghuram | Remake of Nandanam |
2003 | Veede | Ravi Teja, Arti Agarwal, Reema Sen | Remake of Dhool |
2004 | K.D. No. 1 | Srihari, Ramya Krishnan | |
2008 | Andamaina Abaddham | Raja Abel, Kamna Jethmalani | Remake of Lovely |
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