{{Short description|Indian Telugu film director}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Ramesh Cheppala 2 (cropped).jpg | caption = | other_names = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Kanaparthi, Veenavanka Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India | occupation = {{ubl|Writer|Director}} | years_active = 2007 – present | spouse = | parents = }}
'''Ramesh Cheppala''' is an Indian film director and writer from Telangana who works in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-04 |title=Director Ramesh Cheppala on the success of 'Bheemadevarapally Branchi': The response to the film has been overwhelmingly positive {{!}} Telugu Movie News - Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/director-ramesh-cheppala-on-the-success-of-bheemadevarapally-branchi-the-response-to-the-film-has-been-overwhelmingly-positive/articleshow/101487057.cms |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704191112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/director-ramesh-cheppala-on-the-success-of-bheemadevarapally-branchi-the-response-to-the-film-has-been-overwhelmingly-positive/articleshow/101487057.cms |archive-date=2023-07-04 }}</ref>
==Career== Ramesh Cheppala started his career as a dialogue writer for the film ''Mee Sreyobhilashi'' for which he won nine awards.<ref name="Interview">{{Cite news |date=2022-02-06 |title=#BehindTheCamera! Director Ramesh Cheppala: When I narrated a story to Ramanaidu garu, he cried like a baby and paid me an advance of Rs 1 lakh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/behindthecamera-director-ramesh-cheppala-when-i-narrated-a-story-to-ramanaidu-garu-he-cried-like-a-baby-and-paid-me-an-advance-of-rs-1-lakh/articleshow/89384015.cms |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2008, he made his directorial debut with the film ''Bewars'' starring Rajendra Prasad.<ref name="Interview"/> In 2023, his second directed film ''Bheemadevarapally Branchi'' was released.<ref>{{Cite web |work=The Hans India |date=2023-08-08|title=‘Bheemadevarapally Branchi’ on Amazon Prime Video|url= https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/bheemadevarapally-branchi-on-amazon-prime-video-816610 |access-date=2024-08-06 |language=en}}</ref> His latest directorial, ''Laggam'', was released in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=It's A Wrap For Rajendra Prasad-starrer Telugu Film Laggam |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/its-a-wrap-for-rajendra-prasad-starrer-telugu-film-laggam-8879682.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABN |date=2024-05-04 |title=Laggam: వారి 'లగ్గం' ఎంత వరకు వచ్చిందంటే.. {{!}} Ramesh Cheppala Directed Laggam Talkie Part Completed KBK |url=https://www.chitrajyothy.com/2024/cinema-news/ramesh-cheppala-directed-laggam-talkie-part-completed-kbk-53049.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Chitrajyothy Telugu News |language=te}}</ref> He is also an author and wrote the book ''Ma Kanaparthi Mushaira'' (2021), which was launched by V. Vijayendra Prasad.<ref name="Interview"/>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Movie !Director !Writer !Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- | 2007 | ''Mee Sreyobhilashi'' |{{no}} |{{partial|Dialogues}} | | |- |2018 |''Bewars'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} | | |- |2023 |''Bheemadevarapally Branchi'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} | | |- |2024 |''Laggam'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=nymisha |first=nymisha |date=2024-10-27 |title=ప్రేక్షకులు మెచ్చిన, గ్రేట్ అప్లాజ్ వచ్చిన చిత్రం లగ్గం – దర్శకులు రమేష్ చెప్పాల |url=https://www.telugu360.com/te/laggam-movie-director-ramesh-about-film/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130152401/https://www.telugu360.com/te/laggam-movie-director-ramesh-about-film/ |archive-date=30 November 2024 |access-date=27 October 2024 |website=telugu360 }}</ref> |}
=== Bibliography === *''Ma Kanaparthi Mushaira'' (2021) *Bombay doll (2022) <ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-06 |title=#BehindTheCamera! Director Ramesh Cheppala: When I narrated a story to Ramanaidu garu, he cried like a baby and paid me an advance of Rs 1 lakh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/behindthecamera-director-ramesh-cheppala-when-i-narrated-a-story-to-ramanaidu-garu-he-cried-like-a-baby-and-paid-me-an-advance-of-rs-1-lakh/articleshow/89384015.cms |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> *Kathala Manduva (2024)<ref>https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0DP7WKHD3?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_DD6J4XXNAPACZF9V50HG&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_DD6J4XXNAPACZF9V50HG&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_DD6J4XXNAPACZF9V50HG&skipTwisterOG=1&bestFormat=true</ref>
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