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

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...

. He made his directorial debut with the comedy ''

Pataas '' Pataas ''() is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by debutant Anil Ravipudi and produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under his banner N.T.R. Arts. It stars Kalyan Ram, Shruti Sodhi, Sai Kumar and Ashutosh Ran ...

'' (2015). He then directed the

dramedy Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

works such as '' Supreme'' (2016), ''

Raja The Great ''Raja The Great'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Ravi Teja as a visually impaired man, alongside Mehre ...

'' (2017), '' F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019), and '' Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020). ''F2'' was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India.

Career

After completing B.Tech in 2005, Ravipudi joined as an assistant director to his uncle

P. A. Arun Prasad Alaparthi Sivanagaprasad Chowdary, known professionally as P. A. Arun Prasad, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada cinema, Kannada, and Tamil cinema. He has received a Filmf ...

. He then worked as a dialogue writer for films like ''

Sankham ''Shankar'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film produced by J Bhagavan, J Pulla Rao under Sri Balaji Cine Media banner and directed by Siva and associated by Shiva Rama Krishna. Starring Gopichand, Trisha and Sathyaraj, t ...

'' (2009), ''

Kandireega ''Kandireega'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy action film directed by Santosh Srinivas and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. The film stars Ram Pothineni, Hansika Motwani, Sonu Sood and Aksha ...

'' (2011) and co-wrote the script for films '' Masala'' (2013) and '' Aagadu'' (2014). Anil Ravipudi worked with

Santosh Srinivas Santosh Srinivas Rowthu is an Indian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He directed ''Kandireega'' which featured Ram Pothineni in lead role. Early life and career Santosh was born and brought up in Vis ...

in the latter's directorial debut ''

'' (2011) as a writer and wrote the script of ''Pataas''. He later approached

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (born 5 July 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is the son of actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna. Ram is best known for his roles in action films such as ''Athanokkade'', '' Hare R ...

through a friend. After completing the writing, he again approached Kalyan Ram and both began working on the film. The film received positive reviews from critics and became successful at box-office and it was produced by Kalyan Ram.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravipudi, Anil Living people Indian male screenwriters Telugu screenwriters Slapstick comedians 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from Guntur district Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh 21st-century Indian screenwriters Santosham Film Awards winners 1982 births South Indian International Movie Awards winners