R. P. Patnaik

R. P. Patnaik
R. P. Patnaik
Background information
Born	10 March 1970
Occupation(s)	Singer; Music Composer; Writer; Music director; Director;
Years active	1999–present

Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. 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, that 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).

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