AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary is an Indian Film director. He works mostly in the Telugu film industry and is known for the films Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014) and Aatadista (2008). He gained recognition for his work with popular Tollywood stars like Nandamuri Balakrishna, Gopichand, and Sai Dharam Tej.
Wiki/Biography
AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary was born on August 25 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He continued his studies at JKC College, Guntur. He represented his college at the state level and won all the competitions.
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has a sister Venkata Lakshmi who is the TDP leader from Port Blair.
Wife & Children
AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary married Naga Bindhu. The couple has a daughter, Rugveda.
Ravi Kumar Chowdary’s AS wedding photos
religion
AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary is a Hindu.
Career
Director
In 1994, AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary started his career in the Telugu film industry as an assistant director to Sagar for the film Amma Donga (1995). For the next 10 years, he worked with Sagar. In between, he also worked on the Telugu film Nee Kosam (1999) with director Seenu Vytla. He made his directorial debut in 2002, with the Telugu film Manasutho, but the film was a Box office failure, but then in 2004, he directed Yagnam which became a huge hit. Chowdary has directed many films including Jeevitham (2014), Aatadista (2008), and Soukhyam (2015). He has also directed the television show Dondu Donde (2016). He has worked with famous actors of south industry like T. Gopichand and Brahmanandam.
Ravi Kumar Chowdary at the promotion of his film Thiragabadara Saami (2023)
Writer
He worked as a writer for music director Chakravarthy and also wrote for the film Athanu (2001) with Sai Kumar.
Controversy
Chowdary kisses Mannara Chopra
In August 2023, during the promotional event of his film Thiragabadara Saami (2023), while being clicked by the paparazzi, AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary pulled Mannara Chopra closer and kissed her cheek, making the actress uncomfortable. The actor shrugged off the incident with a nervous laugh but the video went viral on social media leaving netizens furious. Mannara Chopra, cousin of famous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, did not give any explanation on the issue. Meanwhile, people on social media slammed Ravi Kumar for his actions and compared the entire incident to a similar situation faced by southern actress Kajal Aggarwal when she was kissed on stage by cinematographer Chota K Naidu without consent. People responded by saying there is no professionalism in the film industry and they should understand what consent means. A few days after the incident happened, AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary in an interview said,
My intention is purely motivated by love and not by any improper motive. The kiss was not meant to be passionate and I meant no harm.”
He also said that Mannara himself did not express any problem and criticized the public for reacting to the situation.
Award
- In 2015, he won the Nandi Award for Best Screenwriter for the Telugu film Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014).
Favourite
- Director: Subhash Ghai
- Movie Genre: Deep emotional movie
Facts/Trivia
- He achieved great success in extracurricular activities during college so the college supported him financially and encouraged him to sharpen his skills in these activities.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
