Ravi Srivatsa worked as a dialogue writer and associate director in many films during the second half of the 1990s.

He made his directorial debut with Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla, which was produced in 2002 and had a delayed release in 2007.

[2][3] The film made pre-release headlines due to its censor troubles and was a box office success.

[6][7] His next film Dashamukha (2012) was inspired by 12 Angry Men (1957), Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) and the Kannada play Aa Mukhagalu.

[8] His latest film Tiger Galli (2017) is based on a real incident that happened in Chennai.