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Find sources: "Bithiri Sathi" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Bithiri Sathi Born Chevella Ravi Kumar (Kavali Ravi Kumar) (1979-04-05) 5 April 1979 (age 47) Chevella, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) Occupations News presenter, reporter, actor, singer Years active 2007–present **Chevella Ravi Kumar** (born 5 April 1979) known for his TV pseudonym, **Bithiri Sathi**, is an Indian TV anchor, reporter and actor. Bithiri Sathi, a title character played by him, is part of the daily news, Teenmaar News, on Telugu news channel, [V6 News](/source/V6_News). His news program is a parody on current affairs, politicians and entertainment industry which runs for around 10 minutes. It is a hit for the channel. He became a YouTube sensation with Telugu audience and has millions of hits for his programs.[1] ## Early life Kavali Ravi Kumar (birth name) was born in [Pamena](/source/Pamena) village [Chevella](/source/Chevella) mandal in [Ranga Reddy, Telangana](/source/Ranga_Reddy%2C_Telangana) to Yadamma and Kavali Narsimhulu. His father was a drama performer ([Bagotham](/source/Bagotham) and [yakshagana](/source/Yakshagana)) in the villages. He studied till 5th standard in his village and went to Chevella for high school education. He discontinued education after his intermediate. He was a good mimicry artist and was good at imitating and making fun of people. He became popular among his friends and known circle, and was encouraged to pursue a career in acting in Hyderabad.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Career Ravi moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in acting but struggled as was rejected. He worked small jobs to make a living. He finally made his TV debut on [Zee Telugu](/source/Zee_Telugu) show, *Comedy Club*, a comedy show with 6–8 participants, and imitation of Tollywood and popular culture personalities. He did well in imitating Tollywood characters.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ### Narsayya Thata He started working with Telugu news channel, 6 TV, and did the program, *Odavani Muchata* and *Mana Ooru*. He interviewed celebrities and visited remote villages in an old man's attire. It was well received by the audience. He worked for two years until he moved to V6 news channel. ### Bithiri Sathi His character, Bithiri Sathi, is part of a daily news parody show on V6 News, Theen Maar News. His role along with the host, Savithri, is funny and asks hilarious questions in a vernacular Telangana dialect.[2] He developed Bithiri Sathi character, by closely watching two people in Chevella with specially challenged condition. He learnt their true nature, behavior and interaction with the people. *Bithiri* in Telugu means immature minded person. ## TV shows - [Zee Telugu](/source/Zee_Telugu) Comedy Club - [6TV Telangana](/source/6TV_Telangana) Narssayya Thata – 2012–2014 - [V6 News](/source/V6_News) Teen Maar News – 2015–2019(August) - [V6 News](/source/V6_News) Weekend Teenmaar Special with Bithiri Sathi – 2015–2019(August) - [TV9 Telugu](/source/TV9_Telugu) "iSmart News" – 2019(September) – Present. - *[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing ICON](/source/Sa_Re_Ga_Ma_Pa_The_Next_Singing_ICON)* (2020) as a guest in episode 9[3] ## Filmography - *[Seema Sastry](/source/Seema_Sastry)* (2007) – cameo - [*Rudramadevi*](/source/Rudramadevi_(film)) (2015) – cameo - *[Goutham Nanda](/source/Goutham_Nanda)* (2017) – himself - [*Winner*](/source/Winner_(2017_film)) (2017) – as himself - *[Nene Raju Nene Mantri](/source/Nene_Raju_Nene_Mantri)* (2017) – as reporter - *[Raja The Great](/source/Raja_The_Great)* (2017) - as kabaddi player - *[Paper Boy](/source/Paper_Boy)* (2018) – as himself - *[Diksoochi](/source/Diksoochi)* (2019) - [*Sita*](/source/Sita_(2019_film)) (2019) - *[Brochevarevarura](/source/Brochevarevarura)* (2019) - *Thupaki Ramudu* – As lead actor (2019) - [*Gamanam*](/source/Gamanam_(2020_film)) (2020) - *Dochevaarevarura* (2023) - *[Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu](/source/Sathi_Gani_Rendu_Ekaralu)* (2023) - *[Intinti Ramayanam](/source/Intinti_Ramayanam_(2023))* (2023) - *[Unstoppable](/source/Unstoppable_(2023_film))* (2023) - *[Bhola Shankar](/source/Bhola_Shankar)* (2023) - *[Jilebi](/source/Jilebi_(2023_film))* (2023) - *[Tiragabadara Saami](/source/Tiragabadara_Saami)* (2024) - *[Aho Vikramaarka](/source/Aho_Vikramaarka)* (2024) - *[Seetha Payanam](/source/Seetha_Payanam)* (2026)[4] ## Awards and honors - *Haasya Prapurna* title (2015) – Surya Chandra International's Seva Prapurna Puraskar - Best Presenter Award (2015) – Padmamohana TV Awards ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["A stylish spectacle- The New Indian Express"](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/jul/29/gautham-nanda-review-a-stylish-spectacle-1635028.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bithiri Sathi Turns Peon"](http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2018-03-26/Bithiri-Sathi-Turns-Peon/369553). 26 March 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sa Ra Ga Ma Pa 13: Bithiri Sathi to entertain audience in the Dussehra special episode - Times of India"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/sa-ra-ga-ma-pa-13-bithiri-sathi-to-entertain-audience-in-the-dussehra-special-episode/articleshow/78663565.cms). *The Times of India*. Retrieved 29 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jul/10/ye-oorikelthave-pilla-from-seetha-payanam-is-a-rustic-high-energy-number](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jul/10/ye-oorikelthave-pilla-from-seetha-payanam-is-a-rustic-high-energy-number) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bithiri Sathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithiri_Sathi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithiri_Sathi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.