Hanu Raghavapudi

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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}

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| birth_name = Hanumanth Rao Raghavapudi

| birth_place = Kothagudem, Telangana, India

| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Screenwriter}}

| yearsactive = 2012{{ndash}}present

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Hanumanth "Hanu" Rao Raghavapudi is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for directing the notable romantic drama Sita Ramam (2022).

Education and career

Raghavapudi hails from Kothagudem of Telangana. He studied up to graduation there and completed his MCA in Hyderabad.

He worked as an assistant director for movies Aithe, Okkadunnadu and as associate director for Anukokunda Oka Roju with director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti.{{cite web|title=Chitchat with Hanu Raghavapudi|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-hanuraghavapudi.html|publisher=Idlebrain|accessdate=15 August 2012}} He made his debut with Andala Rakshasi,{{cite news|title=SS Rajamouli buys shares in 'Andala Rakshasi'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ss-rajamouli-buys-a-share-of-andala-rakshasi/274932-71-216.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730025205/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ss-rajamouli-buys-a-share-of-andala-rakshasi/274932-71-216.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2012|accessdate=1 August 2012|newspaper=IBN|date=26 July 2012}} and also directed the short film, I Am Famous along with feature films Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha, Lie and Padi Padi Leche Manasu.

In 2022, Raghavpudi directed the film Sita Ramam, a period drama set in 1964, produced by Vyjayanthi Movies.{{cite news|title=Dulquer Salmaan to play Lieutenant Ram in Hanu Raghavapudi's period film|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/dulquer-salmaan-to-play-lieutenant-ram-in-hanu-raghavapudi-s-period-film-1705277-2020-07-28|newspaper=India Today|date=28 July 2020}}

In 2026, Action Thriller film, Raghavpudi was directed and writer by the film Fauji (2026), A Remake of his Dhill (2001) and Dum (2003) and Prabhas to playing the lead role of Jai Shinde.

Filmography

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2012Andala Rakshasi

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{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/andala-rakshasi-love-sunny-side-down/article3753709.ece|title=Andala Rakshasi — Love, sunny side down|website=The Hindu|date=11 August 2012|access-date=24 April 2020}}
2016Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha

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2017Lie

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2018Padi Padi Leche Manasu

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{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/padi-padi-leche-manasu-director-hanu-raghavapudi-5511946/|title=My cinematic grammar is more effective in Padi Padi Leche Manasu|website=The Indian Express|date=27 December 2018|access-date=24 April 2020}}
2022Sita Ramam

|Filmfare Critics Award for Best Telugu Film
Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu (Nominated)

{{Cite web | title=Winners Of The 68th Filmfare Awards South 2023 - Telugu {{!}} Filmfare.com | url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2023/telugu/winners | access-date=2025-02-15 | website=www.filmfare.com}}
2026{{pending film|Fauji}} {{cite news |title=Prabhas and Director Hanu Raghavapudi kick off new film Fauji with grand puja ceremony, watch pics |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/prabhas-and-director-hanu-raghavapudi-kick-off-new-film-fauji-with-grand-puja-ceremony-watch-pics-article-12799521.html |work=Moneycontrol |date=17 August 2024 |access-date=19 August 2024}}

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