Anil Ravipudi: Honest, Humble and Highly Successful

Anil Ravipudi belongs to that rare breed of directors who Is able to maintain a hundred percent success rate in his careeer. Over a decade he has been delivering huge blockbusters one after another, coping up with the ocean of content, emerging new talents and rapidly changing taste of audiences.

He directed 8 films till date and each one became huge hit at the box office. While some brand values grade down in value over time, his biggest ever blockbuster came in this year for Sankranti with Sankrantiki Vasthunnam. He started his career with a blockbuster like Nandamuri Kalyanram's Pataas and then started experimenting with Supreme, Raja The Great, successfully.

Anil laid strong foundation for his family audiences base with F2, F3. He formed a formidable combination with huge star Victory Venkatesh delivering three biggest blockbusters. He also showcased his action and handling emotions prowess with Mahesh Babu's Sarileru Neekevvaru, NBK's Bhagavanth Kesari.

As a commercial filmmaker, he always believed that a popular film that brings audiences to theatres is the best form of entertainment and sticked to his guns. Hence, he is able to stay honest to his craft and execute it perfectly. Even with so many hits, he is still grounded, humble and gives credit where it's due rather than trying to claim it as a "One-Man Show".

Anil's creative promotional campaigns have always been sensational and now, by presenting Megastar Chiranjeevi at his prime comic timing in Meesala Pilla song, he created Pan-India craze for a regional entertainer like Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu. We wish him a very happy birthday and a triple hat-trick of blockbusters with MSG for his Sankranti on a grand scale.

Even at a day and age when every successful filmmaker is looking at Pan-India fruits, he is cautious and aware of how regional cinema being true to its sensibilities can go National rather than other way around. Best example, Sankrantiki Vasthunnam, being a pure Telugu regional Entertainer, still managed to find good reception in other languages upon OTT release.

The movie also became the biggest Sankranti blockbuster this year in toughest competition. His Meesala Pilla song from Megastar Chiranjeevi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, has become a Pan-India sensation without really pushing for it as Anil is able to believe in his craft. His confidence, time punctuality, clarity of thought and respect to producer funds, actors time on sets have made him an Industry favourite.

Anil Ravipudi is the only brand image that Telugu Cinema Industry believes in blindly after SS Rajamouli. He attained such a respectable and favorable position with his continuous hardwork and dedication and passion towards cinema. We wish him a Happy Birthday and many more memorable successes at box office. His next film, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu with Megastar is releasing for Sankranti festival 2026