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Anil Ravipudi

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Anil Ravipudi
Born (1982-11-23) 23 November 1982 (age 41)[1][2]
Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Bapatla district)[3]
EducationVignan college
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Film director
Years active2006–present
Known forPataas
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.

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

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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]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Writer Notes
2008 Souryam Associate No Cameo appearance
2009 Sankham No Dialogue
2010 Happy Happy Ga No Dialogue
2011 Kandireega No Screenplay
2012 Daruvu No Dialogue
2013 Masala No Dialogue
2014 Aagadu No Screenplay
2015 Pataas Yes Yes Debut film as director (Cameo appearance)
Pandaga Chesko No Screenplay
2016 Supreme Yes Yes Cameo appearance
2017 Raja the Great Yes Yes Cameo appearance
2019 F2: Fun and Frustration Yes Yes Cameo appearance
2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru Yes Yes Cameo appearance
2021 Gaali Sampath No Screenplay
2022 F3 Yes Yes Cameo appearance
2023 Bhagavanth Kesari Yes Yes Cameo appearance
2025 Sankranthiki Vasthunam Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Film Result
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
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
2024 69th Filmfare Awards South Best Director (Telugu) Bhagavanth Kesari Nominated [11]
3rd IIFA Utsavam Best Director – Telugu Won [12]

References

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  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. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Sunita Chowdary, Y. (18 December 2014). "Change in direction". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Patas jeevi review". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. ^ India, The Hans (25 October 2023). "Audience thanks for making 'Bhagvanth Kesari': Balakrishna". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Filmfare Awards South 2024 full winners list: Nani's Dasara, Siddharth's Chithha win big". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/iifa-utsavam-2024-anil-ravipudi-receives-best-director-award-from-venkatesh.html
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