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{{short description|Indian stunt director (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ravi Varma
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|01|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Stunt director and co-ordinator
| years_active = 1995–present
| children = R Thanu <br /> R Darshan
| relatives =
| awards = Title: ''Sahasa Sarvabhoma'' [[Karnataka State Film Awards]],<br /> [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA]],<br />[[Suvarna Film Awards]]
| ethnicity =
| spouse = C Rathna
}}

'''Dr. Ravi Varma''' (born as '''K Ravi Kumar''') is an [[Indian people|Indian]] stunt director.

==Early life==
Ravi Varma was born on 6 January 1976 to K Kalasaiah and Ningamma in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka. He did his schooling in Bangalore Corporation School. He was once a [[autorickshaw]] driver.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

== Career ==
Varma began his journey with [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]] in 1995 as a fight assistant. A breakthrough in his movie career happened when he assumed the role of action director in the Kannada film ''Dharma'' in 2004, in which the principal actor was [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]. His biggest Sandalwood movie so far is Darshan's ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangoli Rayanna]]'', an epic period movie filmed on a grand scale with 1000 actors. Ravi Varma entered the Telugu industry with [[Krishna Vamsi]]'s ''[[Mahatma (film)|Mahatma]]'' in 2009.

Varma's stunts in the South Indian film industry soon started making news in Bollywood and earned him a break with [[Prabhu Deva]]'s ''[[R... Rajkumar]]'' in which [[Shahid Kapoor]] played the lead role. He also worked with superstars of [[bollywood]] such as [[Salman Khan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Ajay Devgn]] in the films ''[[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]'',<ref>http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2013/ravi-verma-to-choreograph-stunts-for-salman-khan-121269.html</ref> ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'', and ''[[Action Jackson (2014 film)|Action Jackson]]'' respectively. He has become one of the most sought-after stunt directors in Bollywood and South Indian film industry. His prime projects are ''[[Doddmane Hudga]]'', ''[[Jaguar (2016 film)|Jaguar]]'', ''[[Santhu Straight Forward]]'', ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'', ''[[Rock On!! 2]]'' and ''Machine''.

== Awards ==
Varma has received many awards from the Kannada and the Telugu film industries.<ref>http://chitraloka.com/news/11817-ravi-verma-now-sahasa-sarvabhowma.html</ref> He has been conferred with the title ''Saahasa Saarvabouma''<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/ravi-verma-gets-crown-tamil-news-130210.html| title = - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com}} </ref> by the Kannada film industry.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Film !! Category !! class="unsortable"| Result
|-
| 2006 || [[Udaya Film Awards]] || ''Shree'' || Best Stunt Director
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009 || [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] || ''[[Ambari (film)|Ambari]]'' || Best Stunt Director
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009 || [[Suvarna Film Awards]] || ''[[Kabaddi (2009 film)|Kabaddi]]'' || Best Stunt Director
| {{won}}
|-
| 2012 || [[Udaya Film Awards]] || ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangoli Rayanna]]'' || Best Stunt Director
| {{won}}
|-
| 2012 || [[South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA)]] || ''[[Addhuri]]'' || Best Fight Choreographer
| {{won}}
|-
| 2012 || Sandalwood Star Award || ''[[Kempe Gowda (film)|Kempe Gowda]]'' || Best Fight Choreographer
| {{won}}
|-
| 2013 || [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] || ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangoli Rayanna]]'' || Best Stunt Director
| {{won}}
|-
| 2013 || [[Suvarna Film Awards]] || ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangoli Rayanna]]'' || Best Stunt Director
| {{won}}
|-
| 2013 || [[South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA)]] || ''[[Saarathi]]'' || Best Fight Choreographer
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014 || [[South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA)]] || ''[[Googly (2013 film)|Googly]]'' || [[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards#Choreography|Best Fight Choreographer]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014 || [[Zee Cine Awards]] || ''[[R... Rajkumar]]'' || Best Action
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2015 || [[South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA)]] || ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari]]'' || [[4th South Indian International Movie Awards#Choreography|Best Fight Choreographer]]
| {{won}}
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#f8d569;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Film !! Year !! Language !! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| ''[[Sri Manjunatha (film)|Sri Manjunatha]]'' || 2001 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Dharma'' || 2004 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Jothe Jotheyali]]'' || 2006 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Suntaragaali]]'' || 2006 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Mungaru Male]]'' || 2006 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Shri'' || 2006 || Kannada || Won [[Udaya Film Awards]]
|-
| ''[[Anatharu]]'' || 2007|| Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Gaja (film)|Gaja]]'' || 2008 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Navagraha (film)|Navagraha]]'' || 2008 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Vamshi (film)|Vamshi]]'' || 2008 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Ambari (film)|Ambari]]'' || 2009 || Kannada || Won [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
|-
| ''[[Kabaddi (2009 film)|Kabaddi]]'' || 2009 || Kannada || Won [[Suvarna Film Awards]]
|-
| ''[[Mahatma (film)|Mahatma]]'' || 2009 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' || 2010 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Mynaa]]'' || 2010 || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Krishnan Love Story]]'' || 2010 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Saarathi]]''|| 2011 || Kannada || Won [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIM]] Award
|-
| ''[[Jarasandha (film)|Jarasandha]]''|| 2011 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Paramathma (film)|Paramathma]]''|| 2011 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Hudugaru]]'' || 2011 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Kempe Gowda (film)|Kempe Gowda]]'' || 2011 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Bejawada (film)|Bejawada]]'' || 2011 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Anna Bond]]'' || 2012 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Varadhanayaka'' || 2012 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangoli Rayanna]]'' || 2012 || Kannada || Won [[Karnataka State Film Awards]], [[Udaya Film Awards]]
|-
| ''[[Addhuri]]'' || 2012 || Kannada || Won [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIM]] Award
|-
| ''[[Yaare Koogadali]]'' || 2012 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Thappana]]'' || 2012 || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Tadakha]]'' || 2013 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Om 3D]]'' || 2013 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Bachchan (2013 film)|Bachchan]]'' || 2013 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Huli]]'' || 2013 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Bulbul (2013 film)|Bulbul]]'' || 2013 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[R... Rajkumar]]'' || 2013 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Googly (2013 film)|Googly]]'' || 2013 || Kannada || Won [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIM]] Award
|-
| ''[[Bahaddur]]''|| 2014 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Power (2014 Kannada film)|Power]]'' || 2014 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Brahma (2014 film)|Brahma]]'' || 2014 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Gajakesari]]'' || 2014 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]'' || 2014 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Action Jackson (2014 film)|Action Jackson]]'' || 2014 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari]]'' || 2014 || Kannada || Won [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIM]] Award
|-
| ''[[Alludu Seenu]]'' || 2014 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Paisa (2014 film)|Paisa]]'' || 2014 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ugramm]]''|| 2014 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Ambareesha]]''|| 2014 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]'' || 2015 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Vajrakaya]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Airavata]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Tiger (2015 film)|Tiger]]'' || 2015 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Arjuna (film)|Arjuna]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Rocket (2015 film)|Rocket]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Boxer (2015 film)|Boxer]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Rana Vikrama]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Ravi-Varma-is-the-New-Baddie/2015/04/15/article2764272.ece| title = Ravi Varma is the New Baddie- The New Indian Express}} </ref>
|-
| ''[[Iru Mugan]]'' || 2016 || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Sarrainodu]]'' || 2016 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Okka Ammayi Thappa]]'' || 2016 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Thikka]]'' || 2016 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ram-Leela (2015 Kannada film)|Ram-Leela]]'' || 2015 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' || 2016 || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ricky (2016 film)|Ricky]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Oopiri|Oopiri / Thozha]]'' || 2016 || Telugu, Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Style King]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[A Aa]]'' || 2016 || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Zoom (2016 Kannada film)|Zoom]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Viraat]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Akhil (film)|Akhil]]''|| 2016 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Crazy Boy (film)|Crazy Boy]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Happy Birthday (2016 Indian film)|Happy Birthday]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Speedunnodu]]'' || 2016 || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Dictator (2016 film)|Dictator]]'' || 2016 || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Freaky Ali]]'' || 2016 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Babu Bangaram]]'' || 2016 || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Doddmane Hudga]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Santhu Straight Forward]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Kirik Party]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Jaguar (2016 film)|Jaguar]]'' || 2016 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' || 2016 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Rock On 2]]'' || 2016 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Machine (2017 film)|Machine]]'' || 2017 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'' || 2017 || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Maasthi Gudi]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Winner (2017 film)|Winner]]'' || 2017 || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Hebbuli]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Raajakumara]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Tiger (2017 film)|Tiger]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Munna Michael]]'' || 2017 || Hindi||
|-
| ''[[Saheba (film)|Saheba]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Villain (2017 film)|Villain]]'' || 2017 || Malayalam||
|-
| ''Garuda'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Kariya 2]]'' || 2017 || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Nene Raju Nene Mantri]]'' || 2017 || Telugu||
|-
| ''November Nalli Naanu Avalu''|| 2017 || Kannada||
|-
|''[[Brihaspathi (film)|Bruhaspati]]''
|2018
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Mufti (film)|Mufti]]''
|2017
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Anjani Putra|Anjaniputra]]''
|2017
|Kannada
|
|-
| ''[[The Villain (2018 film)|The Villain]]'' || 2018 || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]'' || 2018 || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Samhaara]]''
|2018
|Kannada
|
|-
| ''[[Agnyaathavaasi]]''|| 2018 || Telugu||
|-
|''[[Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India|Naa Peru Surya]]''
|2018
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Mauli (film)|Mauli]]''
|2018
|Marathi
|
|-
|''[[Satyamev Jayate (2018 film)|Satyamev Jayate]]''
|2018
|Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Pantham]]''
|2018
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Amma I Love You]]''
|2018
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Rustum (2019 film)|Rustum]]''
|2019
|Kannada
|also director
|-
|''[[Pailwaan]]''
|2019
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Nani's Gang Leader]]''
|2019
|Telugu
|
|-
| '' [[Commando 3 (film)|Commando 3]]'' || 2019 || Hindi || Nominated [[Filmfare Awards]]
|-
|''[[Bharaate]]''
|2019
|Kannada
|
|-
|'' [[Ayushman Bhava (2019 film)|Ayushman Bhava]]''
|2019
|Kannada
|
|-
|'' [[Venky Mama]]''
|2019
|Telugu
|
|-
|'' [[Kiss (2019 film)|Kiss]]''
|2019
|Kannada
|
|-
|'' [[Thrissur Pooram (film)|Thrissur Pooram]]''
|2019
|Malayalam
|
|-
|''Shiva 143''
|2020
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Disco Raja]]''
|2020
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[V (2020 film)|V (film)]]''
|2020
|Telugu
|also actor
|-
|''[[Vakeel Saab]]''
|2020
|Telugu
|
|-
|''[[James (2020 film)|James]]''
|2020
|Kannada
|
|-
|''Q''
|2020
|Kannada
|
|-
|''Ravaan''
|2022
|Bengali
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5043252}}

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