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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Hanu Raghavapudi<br />
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| birth_name = Hanumanth Rao Raghavapudi<br />
| birth_place = [[Kothagudem]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Screenwriter}}<br />
| yearsactive = 2012{{ndash}}present<br />
}}<br />
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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) and [[neo-noir]] [[Action film|action thriller film]] ''Fauzi'' (2026).<br />
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== Education and career ==<br />
Raghavapudi hails from [[Kothagudem]] of [[Telangana]]. He studied up to graduation there and completed his [[Master of Computer Application|MCA]] in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He worked as an assistant director for movies ''[[Aithe]]'', ''[[Okkadunnadu]]'' and as associate director for ''[[Anukokunda Oka Roju]]'' with director [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Chitchat with Hanu Raghavapudi|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-hanuraghavapudi.html|publisher=Idlebrain|accessdate=15 August 2012}}</ref> He made his debut with ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'',<ref name="IBN1">{{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=[[CNN-IBN|IBN]]|date=26 July 2012}}</ref> and also directed the short film, ''I Am Famous'' along with feature films ''[[Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha]]'', [[Lie (film)|''Lie'']] and ''[[Padi Padi Leche Manasu]]''.<br />
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In 2022, Raghavpudi directed the film ''[[Sita Ramam]]'', a period drama set in 1964, produced by [[Vyjayanthi Movies]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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! Title<br />
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| 2012 || ''[[Andala Rakshasi]]'' <br />
| || <ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha]]'' <br />
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| 2017 || [[Lie (film)|''Lie'']]<br />
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| 2018 || ''[[Padi Padi Leche Manasu]]'' <br />
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<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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| 2022 ||''[[Sita Ramam]]'' <br />
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Telugu Film]]<br>[[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu]] (Nominated) || <ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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| 2026 || {{pending film|[[Fauzi (film)|Fauzi]]}} || || <ref> {{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}}</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB name|nm2380725}}<br />
* {{Facebook|DirectorHanuRaghavapudi}}<br />
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