Anil Kumar Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for writing and directing action comedy films. He made his directorial debut with the action comedy film Pataas (2015) and won the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu. He then directed two action comedies Supreme (2016) and Raja The Great (2017) and then the comedy F2: Fun and Frustration (2019). F2 was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th IFFI.
Ravipudi later transitioned to family entertainers characterised by fast-paced repartee, humorous content, action elements, and themes exploring relationships and the significance of women in society, earning highest foot falls with Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), and Bhagvanth Kesari (2023) fetching the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. The sankranti outings Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025), and Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026) turned out to be box office hits.
Early life and career Anil Ravipudi was born on 23 November 1982 in a Telugu family in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. After completing B.Tech from 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). Ravipudi worked with Santosh Srinivas in the latter's directorial debut Kandireega (2011) as a writer and wrote the script of Pataas.
Ravipudi later approached Nandamuri Kalyan Ram through a friend. After completing the writing, he again approached Kalyan Ram and both began working on the film. The film, which was also produced by Kalyan Ram, received positive reviews from critics and became successful at the box office. He continued to deliver hit films one after the other with Supreme (2016), Raja the Great (2017), F2 (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), F3 (2022), and Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), with 4 of the films being produced by Dil Raju.
In 2025, he reunited with Raju and Venkatesh, after F2 and F3, on Sankranthiki Vasthunam, which released during Sankranthi 2025. Though it opened to mixed reviews, it went on to become a huge money spinner and became the highest-grossing comedy in Telugu cinema and the highest-grossing solo film for Venkatesh.
Filmography
As director and screenwriter Year Title 2015 Pataas 2016 Supreme 2017 Raja the Great 2019 F2: Fun and Frustration 2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru 2022F32023Bhagavanth Kesari2025Sankranthiki Vasthunam2026Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu2027January 12 Vidudala
Other crew positions Year Title Screenplay Dialogue 2009 Sankham 2010 Happy Happy Ga 2011 Kandireega 2012 Daruvu 2013 Masala 2014 Aagadu 2015 Pandaga Chesko 2021 Gaali Sampath 2026 Jana Nayagan
As an actor + Year Title Notes 2008 Souryam Cameo appearances 2009 Sankham 2015 Pataas 2016 Supreme 2017 Raja the Great Cameo appearance in the song "Raja The Great" 2019 F2: Fun and Frustration Cameo appearances 2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru 2022F3 2023Bhagavanth Kesari 2025Sankranthiki Vasthunam 2026Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Cameo appearance in the song "Mega Victory Mass"
Television +YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes2025Drama JuniorsJudgeZee TeluguSeason 82025–2026Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' ChampsSeason 172026AataGuest Judge2026–presentSa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing SensationJudge
Recurring collaborators Collaborator Total Tammiraju 9 Srinivasa Reddy 7 Raghu Babu 7 Rajendra Prasad 5 Rajitha 5 Prudhvi Raj 5 Venkatesh 4 Gautham Raju 4 Posani Krishna Murali 4 P. Sai Kumar 4 Vennela Kishore 4
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.20165th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Director – TeluguPataas14th Santosham Film AwardsBest Debut Director20199th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Director – TeluguF2: Fun and Frustration9th South Indian International Movie AwardsEntertainer of the Year202010th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Director – TeluguSarileru Neekevvaru2024 69th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Director – TeluguBhagavanth Kesari3rd IIFA UtsavamBest Director – Telugu202571st National Film AwardsBest Telugu Feature Film202614th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Director – TeluguSankranthiki Vasthunam
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