Hanumanth Rao Raghavapudi is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work 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 ''
Andala Rakshasi'' and went onto direct films such as ''
Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha
''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under 14 Reels Entertainment, the film f ...
'', ''
LIE
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'', ''
Padi Padi Leche Manasu'', and ''
Sita Ramam
''Sita Ramam'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur (in her Telugu debut), Rashmika M ...
''.
Early life and career
Raghavapudi hails from
Kothagudem of
Telangana
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. He studied up to graduation there and completed his
MCA
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in
Hyderabad
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.
He worked as an assistant director for movies ''
Aithe'', ''
Okkadunnadu
''Okkadunnadu'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. The film stars Gopichand and Neha Jhulka with Mahesh Manjrekar playing the antagonist role. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani a ...
'' and as associate director for ''
Anukokunda Oka Roju'' with director
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti.
He made his debut with ''
Andala Rakshasi'',
and also directed the short film, ''I Am Famous'' along with feature films ''
Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha
''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under 14 Reels Entertainment, the film f ...
'', ''
LIE
A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving or misleading someone. The practice of communicating lies is called lying. A person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies can be inter ...
'' and ''
Padi Padi Leche Manasu''.
In 2022, Raghavpudi film ''
Sita Ramam
''Sita Ramam'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur (in her Telugu debut), Rashmika M ...
'' starring
Dulquer Salman
Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business manage ...
. It is a period drama set in 1964, produced by
Vyjayanthi Movies.
Filmography
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Indian male screenwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Telugu film directors
Telugu screenwriters
Film directors from Telangana
Screenwriters from Telangana
People from Bhadradri Kothagudem district