My Compelling Story

Y Ravi Shankar is an Indian film producer who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry.After spending his childhood in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, he moved to Madhapur, a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana.In 2015, he co-founded the Indian film production company Mythri Movie Makers, which mainly produces and distributes Telugu films, along with Naveen Yerneni and Mohan Cherukuri. Logo of Mythri Movie Makers.Notable films produced by the company include the Telugu-language films Srimanthudu (2015), Janatha Garage (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), and Mathu Vadalara (2019). In 2019, Mohan Cherukuri parted ways with the production house. Thereafter, it was headed by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar. Founders of Mythri Movie Makers, C.V. Mohan, Naveen Yerneni, and Y. Ravi Shankar.The 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film Srimanthudu centres around Harsha, a multi-millionaire who, in an attempt to fill the void, adopts a village to bring change in the lives of people. The film earned Ravi Shankar, Naveen Yerneni, and Mohan Cherukuri the award for Best Popular Film at the Nandi Awards (2016).The 2016 Indian Telugu-language action-drama Janatha Garage is about an environmental activist whose purpose in life changes after he visits Hyderabad to attend a seminar, where he meets a man who runs an organisation for the oppressed. Janatha Garage (2016).The 2018 Indian Telugu-language period action-drama film Rangasthalam 1985 follows Chitti Babu, who suspects that his elder brothers life is in danger after they overthrow their villages president and his unlawful 30-year-old regime. The film earned Mythri Movie Makers the nomination for the Best Film at the Filmfare Award Telugu Film Industry (2019). Rangasthalam 1985 (2018).In 2021, Y. Ravi Shankar gained popularity after Mythri Movie Makers produced the Indian Telugu-language action drama film Pushpa: The Rise Part 1. The film chronicles the story of Pushpa Raj, a coolie, who volunteers to smuggle red sandalwood found in the South-Eastern Ghats of India.In February 2020, after delivering several blockbusters in Telugu, Mythri Movie Makers announced their venture into Hindi cinema with a film starring Salman Khan.In an interview, he shared that he aspired to become a film director.