A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	• Film Director • Screen Writer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.7 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Assistant Director): Amma Donga (1995) (Telugu) Film (Director): Manasutho (2002) Film (Screen Writer): Athanu (2001)
Awards	Nandi Awards 2015: Best Screenplay Writer for the Telugu film Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August
Age	Not Known
Birthplace	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
College/University	• Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh • Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Choudary College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Educational Qualification	Graduation from Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Choudary College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (1989-1994)
Religion	Hinduism
Controversies	Faced Backlash in Mannara Chopra kiss incident In August 2023, A. S Ravi Kumar Chowdary was promoting his film Thiragabadara Saami (2023), during a promotional event, he pulled Mannara Chopra closer and kissed her on the cheek in front of the media which totally left the actress uncomfortable. Mannara tried to manage the situation by giving a nervous laughter but the incident was caught by paparazzi and the video of the incident went viral on social media leading the netzines lashing at the director for his behavior. Mannara Chopra did not give any clarification on the issue. Meanwhile, social media users slammed Ravi Kumar for his action and compared the whole incident with a similar situation faced by actress Kajal Aggarwal when she was kissed on stage by cinematographer Chota K Naidu without consent. Later, Ravi Kumar tried to manage the situation by claiming that he did not want to make her uncomfortable and that he was only being friendly. He said, "My intention was purely driven by affection and not by any inappropriate motives. The kiss was not meant to be passionate and I intended no harm.” [1]Tupaki
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Naga Bindhu
Children	Son- None Daughter- Rugveda
Parents	Name Not Known
Siblings	Sister- Venkata Lakshmi (Member of the TDP in Port Blair)
Favourites
Film Director	Subhash Ghai
Film Genre	Emotional

Some Lesser Known Facts About A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary

• After making his debut as an assistant director in 1995 along with Telugu film director Sagar in 1995, A.S Ravi Kumar Chowdary worked with Sagar for more than a decade and later made his directorial debut in 2002.

• While pursuing his graduation at Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Choudary College Guntur, Ravi Kumar participated in various extracurricular activities and also represented his college at many inter-college and inter-university competitions.

• The college supported him financially and encouraged him to sharpen his skills in these activities.

• In 1999, he worked as an assistant director for the Telugu film Nee Kosam along with film director Seenu Vytla.

• In 2004, he launched the Telugu actor Tottempudi Gopichand with the Telugu film Yagnam, the film became a huge success.
  

  A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary with Gopichand while promoting Yagnam

• Chowdary has directed many films including Jeevitham (2014), Aatadista (2008), and Soukhyam (2015).

• In 2016,  A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary directed a television series titled Dondu Donde.

• He has also worked as a writer for music director Chakravarthy