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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Anudeep Director.jpg
| caption = Anudeep at cinivaram in 2017
| name = K. V. Anudeep
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|12|27}}
| birth_place = [[Narayankhed]], [[Telangana]], India
| occupation = Film director
| spouse =
| children =
| years active = 2016–present
}}
'''K. V. Anudeep''' (born 27 December 1985) is an Indian film director who primarily works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He rose to fame with his comedy entertainer, ''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]'', that featured [[Naveen Polishetty]], [[Priyadarshi Pulikonda]], and [[Rahul Ramakrishna]].

==Career==
Anudeep first garnered attention through his short film, ''Missed Call'', which led to Telugu film screenwriters approaching him to write few scenes for their films. He subsequently joined as an assistant director under [[Virinchi Varma]] for ''[[Uyyala Jampala]]'' (2013), before moving on to direct a film, ''[[Pittagoda]]'' (2016). The film had a low-key release and did not perform well at the box-office.<ref name="fp">{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/anudeep-kv-on-jathi-ratnalu-working-with-naveen-polishetty-and-how-the-films-story-is-inspired-from-his-own-life-9443951.html | title=Anudeep KV on Jathi Ratnalu, working with Naveen Polishetty and how the film's story is inspired from his own life | date=21 March 2021 }}</ref>

Anudeep was approached by filmmaker [[Nag Ashwin]] to make a film inspired from his earlier short film, ''Missed Call'', and commissioned ''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]'' (2021) to be made. Upon release, the film became one of the most profitable Telugu films of 2021 and gave Anudeep a career breakthrough.<ref name="fp"/> A critic from ''[[Times of India]]'' gave the film three stars out of five and termed it as "A madcap comedy featuring 'silly fools'." She opined that in spite of weak story, the one-liners that roll one after another keep you engrossed. She concluded the review calling "''Jathi Rathnalu'' is a mixed bag" but worth for its comedy and the performances."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/jathi-ratnalu/movie-review/81446134.cms|title=Jathi Ratnalu Movie Review: A madcap comedy featuring 'silly fools'|first=Neeshita |last=Nyayapati {{check quotation}}|date=11 March 2021|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> A reviewer for ''[[Firstpost]]'' also gave three stars out of five and opined that the script of the film is packed with funny one-liners, and every scene is interesting. The reviewer added "It is an unapologetic madcap entertainer, and does not hold itself back until the final moment."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jathi-ratnalu-movie-review-naveen-polishetty-priyadarshi-rahul-ramakrishna-dazzle-in-an-unapologetic-madcap-entertainer-9403791.html|title=Jathi Ratnalu movie review: Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna dazzle in an unapologetic madcap entertainer|first=Hemanth |last=Kumar|date=11 March 2021|publisher=Firstpost}}</ref>

Following the success of the film, Anudeep went on to make a [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film titled ''[[Prince (2022 film)|Prince]]'' (2022), featuring [[Sivakarthikeyan]] in the lead role of an Indian man falling in love with a [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]-based [[English people|English]] woman. The film opened to negative reviews from critics and did not perform well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2022 |title=HERE's what happened when Karthi watched Sardar and Sivakarthikeyan watched Prince FDFS |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/heres-what-happened-when-karthi-watched-sardar-and-sivakarthikeyan-watched-prince-fdfs/3510653e3e435 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=[[OTTPlay]]}}</ref> In 2022, Anudeep worked on ''[[First Day First Show]]'' as a writer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/kvanudeep-fdfs.html | title=Interview with KV Anudeep about First Day First Show - Telugu cinema director }}</ref> In 2023, he made his acting debut with ''[[Mad (film)|Mad]]''.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
|- align="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
! Notes
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Pittagoda]]'' || {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2021 ||''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Nominated–[[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022 ||''[[First Day First Show]]'' || {{no}} || {{partial|Story}}
|
|-
|''[[Prince (2022 film)|Prince]]'' || {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film
|-
|2026 ||''[[Funky (film)|Funky]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| Also, lyrics for 1 song
|}

=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
| 2021 ||''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]''
|Cameo appearance
|-
|2022
|''[[Prince (2022 film)|Prince]]''
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]]; Cameo appearance
|-
|2023
|[[Mad (film)|''Mad'']]
| rowspan="2" |Cameo appearance
|-
|2024
|''[[Kalki 2898 AD]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2025
|[[Mad Square|''Mad Square'']]
|Cameo appearance; Also lyricist for "Vaccharroi"
|-
|[[Hari Hara Veera Mallu|''Hari Hara Veeramallu'']]
| rowspan="2" |Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Mithra Mandali]]''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|8745994}}

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[[Category:People from Sangareddy district]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Telugu male actors]]

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