# Anil Ravipudi

Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for writing and directing action comedies. His directorial debut was the action comedy 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 International Film Festival of India.
Ravipudi later extended to big budget films Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Bhagvanth Kesari (2023). His 2025 action comedy Sankranthiki Vasthunam was his highest-grossing film.

## Early life and career

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. He 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 received positive reviews from critics and became successful at box-office and it was produced by Kalyan Ram. 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 Dil 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 highest-grossing solo film for Venkatesh.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

### As director and screenwriter

| Year | Title |
| 2015 | Pataas |
| 2016 | Supreme |
| 2017 | Raja the Great |
| 2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration |
| 2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru |
| 2022 | F3: Fun and Frustration |
| 2023 | Bhagavanth Kesari |
| 2025 | Sankranthiki Vasthunam |

### As writer

| Year | Title | 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 | Pandaga Chesko | No | Screenplay | |
| 2021 | Gaali Sampath | No | Screenplay | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 2016 | 5th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Director – Telugu | Pataas | Won |
| 2016 | 14th Santosham Film Awards | Best Debut Director | Pataas | Won |
| 2019 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director – Telugu | F2: Fun and Frustration | Nominated |
| 2019 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Entertainer of the Year | F2: Fun and Frustration | Won |
| 2020 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director – Telugu | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Nominated |
| 2024 | 69th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director – Telugu | Bhagavanth Kesari | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd IIFA Utsavam | Best Director – Telugu | Bhagavanth Kesari | Won |