Ravindra Prasad Patnaik
Biography
Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil language films. He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
He has toured the world to perform his live shows.
Patnaik had entered the film industry with a desire to become a film director and began first as a music director with the movie Neekosam. Cinematographer-turned-director Teja gave him a break with Chitram, Patnaik made his directorial debut with the 2008 film Andamaina Manasulo.
As of March 2016, he finished his sixth Telugu language film Manalo Okadu. His brother Gautam Patnaik is a director who made his directorial debut with Keratam (2011).
In 2012, he directed a film, titled Friends Book in Telugu, about the strength of the social network.
In 2013, he directed a supernatural thriller film in 2013 titled Amy. The film is set in a different backdrop in the USA about the Amish community.
In 2016, he produced and directed a film named Tulasi Dalam, for which he composed 5 songs and has also acted.
In 2016, he directed and acted in the movie Manalo Okkadu.
