R. P. Patnaik

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 Nee Kosam. Cinematographer-turned-director Teja gave him a break with Chitram, that Patnaik made his directorial debut with the 2008 film Andamaina Manasulo. As of March 2016, he finished his sixth Telugu language film Manalo Okkadu. His brother Gautam Patnaik is a director who made his directorial debut with Keratam (2011).

Career Patnaik received the Filmfare Award three times consecutively for the films Nuvvu Nenu, Santosham and Excuse Me, and apart from receiving the Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for the film Nuvvu Nenu in 2001, he has won awards from different cultural organisations in and outside the state and country for his music. His film Mnalo Okadu received Third Best Feature Film award for 2016 Nandi Awards.

As a singer, apart from singing in his own composition, he has sung for almost all the lead composers including Ilayaraja and has sung about 300 songs.

He composed an international album, first of its kind in the world, on time signatures called Chaakra the Signature of Time which he applied for Grammy Awards.

He has introduced many singers including Ranjith, Mallikarjun, Ravivarma, Nihal, and Kousalya.

Patnaik had done his Bachelors of science in Rayagada Autonomous College, Rayagada, Odisha. He has a post graduate degree in space physics from Andhra University.

Actor

Apart from music, he made his acting debut in the 2004 Telugu film named Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi in which he played a blind singer and got a very good response for his outstanding performance. In 2010 he acted in Broker.

Patnaik's first directed film was the experimental short 22 minutes, in which the entire 22-minute film is a single scene and edge-of-the-seat screenplay. The experiment is the characters which are seen don't speak and the characters which are heard not seen.

He acted, produced, directed, composed music for the 2016 film Tulasi Dalam.

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 movie Manalo Okkadu.

Filmography

Film director

Andamaina Manasulo (2008) Broker (2010) Friends Book (2012) Amy (2013) Tulasi Dalam (2016) Manalo Okkadu (2016) Coffee with a Killer (2025)

Actor Year Title Role Notes 2004 Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi Seenu 2008 Andamaina Manasulo Doctor 2010 Broker Ganapathi 2016 Tulasi Dalam Dr. Tilak Manalo Okkadu Krishnamurthy

Discography Music director

Telugu

Nee Kosam (1999) Chitram (2000) Subhavela (2000) Family Circus (2001) Ramma Chilakamma (2001) Nuvvu Nenu (2001) 9 Nelalu (2001) Manasantha Nuvve (2001) Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002) Santosham (2002) Sreeram (2002) Allari Ramudu (2002) Indra (2002) [one song only] Jayam (2002) Holi (2002) Gemini (2002) Nee Sneham (2002) Eeshwar (2002) Yuva Rathna (2002) [one song only] Dil (2003) Sambaram (2003) Nijam (2003) Ninne Ishtapaddanu (2003) Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu (2003) Appudappudu (2003) Aa Naluguru (2004) Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004) Avunanna Kaadanna (2005) Maa Iddari Madhya (2006) Bommalata (2006) Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007) Swagatam (2008) Naa Manasukemaindi (2008) Swagatam (2008) Andamaina Manasulo (2008) Vaade Kavali (2009) Nenu Tanu Aame (2010) Broker (2010) Virodhi (2011) Friends Book (2012) Prabhanjanam (2014) Tulasi Dalam (2016) Manalo Okkadu (2016) Ahimsa (2023) Honeymoon Express (2024); Only background score Itlu Mee Yedava (2025) Kannada

Excuse Me (2003) Chappale (2004) Jootata (2005) Inspector Dayanayak (2005) Aakash (2005) Siddu (2005) Honeymoon Express (2006) Student (2006) Dattha (2006) Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. (2006) Odahuttidavalu (2006) Tenali Rama (2006) Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide (2006) Vidyarthi (2007) Thamashegagi (2007) Savi Savi Nenapu (2007) Police Story 2 (2007) Ugadi (2007) Kshana Kshana (2007) Vamshi (2008) Gharga (2026); Only one song

Tamil

Jayam (2003) Pazhaniappa Kalloori (2007) Naan Aval Adhu (Unreleased film)

Hindi Yeh Dil (2002) (Background score only)

Singer

Awards and nominations Filmfare Awards South 2001, Best Music Director – Telugu - Nuvvu Nenu 2002, Best Music Director – Telugu - Santosham 2003, Best Music Director – Kannada - Excuse Me

Nandi Awards 2001, Best Music Director - Nuvvu Nenu 2008, Best Story Writer - Andamaina Manasulo 2010, Best Story Writer - Broker 2016, Nandi Award for Best Third Feature film - Manalo Okkadu