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'''Ravi Babu''' is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in the [[Telugu film industry]]. He has written and directed 15 films and starred in over 75 films in his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ravi Babu. |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ravi-babu/12235 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404163605/https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ravi-babu/12235 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |access-date=20 October 2019 |website=bookmyshow}}</ref>
'''Ravi Babu''' is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in [[Telugu film industry|Telugu cinema]]. He has written 13 films and directed 16. He has acted in roughly 67 films in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ravi Babu |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2560181/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Films written by Ravi Babu |url=https://letterboxd.com/writer/ravi-babu/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


His work earned him an invitation to participate in a course at the Sony Institute in San Jose, California. After the course, Babu did a short stint at TV Asia as an ENG producer and also doubled up as a cameraman and editor.<ref name="idlebrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_ravibabu.html|title=Interview with Ravi Babu by Jeevi.|website=idlebrain|access-date=2 October 2019|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925003234/http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_ravibabu.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Babu was invited to participate in a course at the Sony Institute in San Jose, California. After the course, he did a short stint at TV Asia as an ENG producer and also worked as a cameraman and editor.<ref name="idlebrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_ravibabu.html|title=Interview with Ravi Babu by Jeevi.|website=idlebrain|access-date=2 October 2019|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925003234/http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_ravibabu.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 1999, he started his own production house, [[Flying Frogs]], initially to produce television commercials, but would later become a feature film production house.<ref name="idlebrain" />
In 1999, he started his own production house, [[Flying Frogs]], initially to produce television commercials, but it later became a feature film production house.<ref name="idlebrain" />


==Advertising career==
==Advertising career==
Babu wrote and directed an advertising campaign with actress [[Tamannaah]] for [[Celkon]] phones. He also created an advertising campaign for [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]], the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the last election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmcircle.com/tdp-uses-laddu-babu-director/ |title=TDP uses Laddu Babu director |work=Filmcircle |access-date=2015-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122938/http://www.filmcircle.com/tdp-uses-laddu-babu-director/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/34046/tdp-ads-getting-hilarious-response.html|title=TDP's Ads Getting Hilarious Response!.|website=cinejosh|access-date=20 October 2019|archive-date=20 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020103420/https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/34046/tdp-ads-getting-hilarious-response.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Babu wrote and directed an advertising campaign with actress [[Tamannaah]] for [[Celkon]] phones. He also created an advertising campaign for [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]], the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, for the 2014 elections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmcircle.com/tdp-uses-laddu-babu-director/ |title=TDP uses Laddu Babu director |work=Filmcircle |access-date=2015-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122938/http://www.filmcircle.com/tdp-uses-laddu-babu-director/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/34046/tdp-ads-getting-hilarious-response.html|title=TDP's Ads Getting Hilarious Response!.|website=cinejosh|access-date=20 October 2019|archive-date=20 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020103420/https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/34046/tdp-ads-getting-hilarious-response.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{{Pending films key}}
* ''All films are in Telugu except otherwise noted''
* ''All films are in Telugu except otherwise noted.''


=== As director ===
=== As director ===


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of films directed
|+Films directed
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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|-
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|2014||''[[Laddu Babu]]''|| <ref>{{cite web | title = Laddu Babbu Telugu Movie Review | url = http://venditera.in/reviews/laddu-babbu-telugu-movie-review | publisher = Venditera.in | access-date = 2014-04-18 | archive-date = 19 April 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419082746/http://venditera.in/reviews/laddu-babbu-telugu-movie-review/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
|2014||''[[Laddu Babu]]''|| <ref>{{cite web | title = Laddu Babbu Telugu Movie Review | url = http://venditera.in/reviews/laddu-babbu-telugu-movie-review | publisher = Venditera.in | access-date = 2014-04-18 | archive-date = 19 April 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419082746/http://venditera.in/reviews/laddu-babbu-telugu-movie-review/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2015||''[[Avunu 2]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-04 |title=Avunu 2 Telugu Movie Review {{!}} Harshvardhan Rane Poorna Avunu 2 Movie Review {{!}} Avunu 2 Telugu Review {{!}} Ravi Babu Avunu 2 Movie Review {{!}} Avunu 2 Review and Rating {{!}} Harshvardhan Rane Poorna Avunu 2 Review and Rating {{!}} Avunu 2 Twitter Updates {{!}} Avunu 2 First day first Show talk {{!}} Harshvardhan Rane Poorna Avunu 2 review {{!}} Avunu 2 cinema review {{!}} Avunu 2 movie updates {{!}} Avunu Part 2 movie Review {{!}} Latest Telugu cinema news {{!}} Movie reviews {{!}} OTT Updates, OTT |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/avunu-2-telugu-movie-review.html |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=123telugu.com |language=en}}</ref>
|2015||''[[Avunu 2]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-04 |title=Review: Avunu 2 – Predictable but Engaging |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/avunu-2-telugu-movie-review.html |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=123telugu.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2018||''[[Adhugo]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-07 |title=Adhugo Telugu Movie Review |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/adhugo-telugu-movie-review.html |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=123telugu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Adhugo Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/adhugo/movie-review/66534576.cms |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=2018-11-09 |title=Adhugo: Neither funny nor cute |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/adhugo-neither-funny-nor-cute/article25452889.ece |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|2018||''[[Adhugo]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adhugo Telugu Movie Review |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/adhugo-telugu-movie-review.html |date=3 April 2015 |website=123telugu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Adhugo Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/adhugo/movie-review/66534576.cms |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=2018-11-09 |title=Adhugo: Neither funny nor cute |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/adhugo-neither-funny-nor-cute/article25452889.ece |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2019|| ''[[Aaviri]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arikatla |first=Venkat |date=2019-11-01 |title=Aaviri Movie Review{1.5/5}: Thrills Gone in Thin Air |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/aaviri-review-thrills-gone-in-thin-air-100429 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=greatandhra.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=2019-11-02 |title=‘Aaviri’ review: not enough horror here |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-film-aaviri-review-2019-not-enough-horror/article29863030.ece |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|2019|| ''[[Aaviri]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arikatla |first=Venkat |date=2019-11-01 |title=Aaviri Movie Review{1.5/5}: Thrills Gone in Thin Air |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/aaviri-review-thrills-gone-in-thin-air-100429 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=greatandhra.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=2019-11-02 |title=‘Aaviri’ review: not enough horror here |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-film-aaviri-review-2019-not-enough-horror/article29863030.ece |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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|2023||''Asalu''||
|2023||''Asalu''||
|}

=== As writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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|2024||''Rush'' ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of films and roles
|+Films and roles
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| ''[[Prema Oka Maikam]]''|| ||
| ''[[Prema Oka Maikam]]''|| ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |2014 || ''[[Alludu Seenu]]'' || Peda Prasad ||
| rowspan="2" |2014 || ''[[Alludu Seenu]]'' || Peda Prasad ||
|-
| ''[[Eduruleni Alexander]]'' ||||
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| rowspan="3" |2015 || ''[[Avunu 2]]'' || Captain Raju ||
| rowspan="3" |2015 || ''[[Avunu 2]]'' || Captain Raju ||
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| rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali]]''
|''[[Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali]]''
|[[Prosecutor]] Varaha Murthy
|Varaha Murthy
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Raja Raja Chora]]''
|''[[Raja Raja Chora]]''
| William Reddy
| William Reddy
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Anukoni Prayanam]]''
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Changure Bangaru Raja]]'' || Gateelu ||
| 2023 || ''[[Changure Bangaru Raja]]'' || Gateelu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024 || ''[[The Family Star]]'' || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/family-star-finishes-censor-formalities-locks-decent-runtime.html|title=Family Star finishes censor formalities- Locks decent runtime &#124; Latest Telugu cinema news &#124; Movie reviews &#124; OTT Updates, OTT|date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Swag (film)|''Swag'']]
|
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|-
|''[[Marco (2024 film)|Marco]]''
|
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|}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2560181|Ravi Babu}}
*{{IMDb name|2560181}}
*{{Instagram|ravibabuofficial}}


{{Ravi Babu}}
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 22 December 2024

Ravi Babu
Born
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1998-present
Websiteravibabu.com

Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in Telugu cinema. He has written 13 films and directed 16. He has acted in roughly 67 films in his career.[1][2]

Career

[edit]

Babu was invited to participate in a course at the Sony Institute in San Jose, California. After the course, he did a short stint at TV Asia as an ENG producer and also worked as a cameraman and editor.[3]

In 1999, he started his own production house, Flying Frogs, initially to produce television commercials, but it later became a feature film production house.[3]

Advertising career

[edit]

Babu wrote and directed an advertising campaign with actress Tamannaah for Celkon phones. He also created an advertising campaign for N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, for the 2014 elections.[4][5]

Filmography

[edit]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu except otherwise noted.

As director

[edit]
Films directed
Year Title Ref.
2002 Allari [6]
2003 Ammayilu Abbayilu [7]
2005 Soggadu [8]
2006 Party [9]
2007 Anasuya [10]
2008 Nachavule [11]
2009 Amaravathi [12][13]
2010 Manasara [14]
2011 Nuvvila [15]
2012 Avunu [16]
2014 Laddu Babu [17]
2015 Avunu 2 [18]
2018 Adhugo [19][20][21]
2019 Aaviri [22][23]
2021 Crrush
2023 Asalu

As writer

[edit]
Year Film Ref.
2024 Rush

As actor

[edit]
Films and roles
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Ganga Debut
1998 Maavidaakulu Muddu Krishna
Sivayya
Pellaadi Choopista
Mangalyam Tantunanena Kannada film
Love Story 1999
Tholi Prema Villain
1999 Habba Seetha's second brother Kannada film
Sultan Noor
Neti Gandhi
2000 Vamshoddharakudu Ashok
Chala Bagundi Rapist
Durgada Huli Kannada film
Jayam Manadera Ravindra Naidu
2001 Murari Bulabbayyi
2003 Ammayilu Abbayilu
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Simhadri
2004 Pallakilo Pellikoothuru Dubai Babu
Nenunnanu Waltair Ravi
Naani Satyam's son
Adavi Ramudu
2006 Party James
2007 Madhumasam
Aata
Lakshyam Pawan
Tulasi
Anasuya "Gulabi Puvvu" Govind
2008 Swagatam Padmakar Mudumba
Kalidasu Police Officer
Victory Laxman Rao
Brahmanandam Drama Company
2009 Yavarum Nalam Inspector Shiva Tamil film
Nachchav Alludu
Amaravathi Venkat
2010 Prateeroju
Manasara...
2011 Mayagadu
Anaganaga O Dheerudu Sudigundam
2012 Avunu Captain Raju
Racha Bellary's assistant
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Goodu Raju
Mr. Pellikoduku
Gundello Godari Dora Babu
Swamy Ra Ra Durga Prasad
Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha Sridhar
Prema Oka Maikam
2014 Alludu Seenu Peda Prasad
Eduruleni Alexander
2015 Avunu 2 Captain Raju
Dohchay CI Richard
Thanu Nenu
2016 Dictator Director
Savitri
Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam Aadi Narayana
Selfie Raja Mams
Trivikraman Trivikraman
2021 Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali Varaha Murthy
Raja Raja Chora William Reddy
2022 Anukoni Prayanam
2023 Changure Bangaru Raja Gateelu
2024 The Family Star [24]
Swag
Marco

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Ravi Babu". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Films written by Ravi Babu". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Ravi Babu by Jeevi". idlebrain. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "TDP uses Laddu Babu director". Filmcircle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ^ "TDP's Ads Getting Hilarious Response!". cinejosh. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Interview with Ravi Babu by Jeevi". idlebrain.com. 26 April 2002. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Guys and gals sans spice". Thehindu.com. 3 February 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Soggadu". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Reviews : Movie Reviews". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Anasuya". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Telugu Movie review - Nachavule!". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  12. ^ G. V, Ramana. "Amaravathi film review". idlebrain.com. Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Nandi Awards of Year 2009". greenmangos.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  14. ^ "Telugu Movie review - Manasara". idlebrain. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Telugu Movie review - Nuvvila". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Avunu movie review". NDTV movies. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012.
  17. ^ "Laddu Babbu Telugu Movie Review". Venditera.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Review: Avunu 2 – Predictable but Engaging". 123telugu.com. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Adhugo Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 3 April 2015.
  20. ^ "Adhugo Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  21. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (9 November 2018). "Adhugo: Neither funny nor cute". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  22. ^ Arikatla, Venkat (1 November 2019). "Aaviri Movie Review{1.5/5}: Thrills Gone in Thin Air". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  23. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2 November 2019). "'Aaviri' review: not enough horror here". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Family Star finishes censor formalities- Locks decent runtime | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 4 April 2024.
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