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| alma_mater        = [[Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College]]
| alma_mater        = [[Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[Film producer]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[Film producer]]}}
| works      = [[Ram Gopal Varma filmography|Filmography]]
| spouse            = Ratna (divorced)
| spouse            = Ratna (divorced)
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*{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2006/06/18/good-varma-from-india/|title=GOOD VARMA FROM INDIA|work=New York Post|date=18 June 2006 }}</ref><ref name="indiatvnews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rgv-associates-wants-him-back--14042.html|title=RGV's associates want him back in action|work=India TV News|date=5 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name="dailyo.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyo.in/arts/ram-gopal-varma-killing-veerappan-satya-company-bollywood-underworld/story/1/4889.html|title=How Ram Gopal Varma gave Bollywood its best gangsters|work=dailyo.in}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite news|url=http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/07/30/ram-gopal-varma-revolutionizing-indian-film-industry-flow-cam-technology-now-auctioning-distribution-rights/|title=Ram Gopal Varma revolutionizing Indian film industry: flow-cam technology, now auctioning distribution rights|work=The American Bazaar|date=30 July 2014 }}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2006/06/18/good-varma-from-india/|title=GOOD VARMA FROM INDIA|work=New York Post|date=18 June 2006 }}</ref><ref name="indiatvnews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rgv-associates-wants-him-back--14042.html|title=RGV's associates want him back in action|work=India TV News|date=5 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name="dailyo.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyo.in/arts/ram-gopal-varma-killing-veerappan-satya-company-bollywood-underworld/story/1/4889.html|title=How Ram Gopal Varma gave Bollywood its best gangsters|work=dailyo.in}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite news|url=http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/07/30/ram-gopal-varma-revolutionizing-indian-film-industry-flow-cam-technology-now-auctioning-distribution-rights/|title=Ram Gopal Varma revolutionizing Indian film industry: flow-cam technology, now auctioning distribution rights|work=The American Bazaar|date=30 July 2014 }}</ref>


Starting his career as a [[civil engineer]], he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking [[crime thriller]], ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]'' (1989) featured at the [[13th International Film Festival of India|13th IFFI' 90]] ''Indian Panorama'' mainstream section, and has won Varma, the state [[Nandi Awards]] for [[Nandi Award for Best Director|Best direction]], [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director|Best first film of a director]], and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]].{{Sfn|Chinnarayana|2007|p=54}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Film Festival of India 1990 |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=13IIFA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420093021/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=13IIFA.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2016 |access-date=17 April 2016 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> Subsequently, the film was included in [[CNN-IBN]]'s list of 100 greatest [[Indian films]] of all time.<ref name="IBNLive">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time-Movies News Photos-IBNLive|work=IBNLive|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Varma's next directorial was ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'' (1991), the neo-noir [[Heist film|heist film]] being featured at the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]], won him another [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] for Best Direction, and the [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema- Kshana Kshanam, Pg(503)-Professor of critical Studies-Paul Willemen-2014</ref> The 1993 [[political drama]], ''[[Gaayam]]'' received six state Nandi Awards.  In 1999, he directed ''[[Prema Katha]]'' for which he received his third [[Nandi Award for Best Director]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
Starting his career as a [[civil engineer]], he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking [[crime thriller]], ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]'' (1989) featured at the [[13th International Film Festival of India|13th IFFI' 90]] ''Indian Panorama'' mainstream section, and has won Varma, the state [[Nandi Awards]] for [[Nandi Award for Best Director|Best direction]], [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director|Best first film of a director]], and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]].{{Sfn|Chinnarayana|2007|p=54}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Film Festival of India 1990 |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=13IIFA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420093021/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=13IIFA.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2016 |access-date=17 April 2016 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> Subsequently, the film was included in [[CNN-IBN]]'s list of 100 greatest [[Indian films]] of all time.<ref name="IBNLive">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time-Movies News Photos-IBNLive|work=IBNLive|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Varma's next directorial was ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'' (1991), the neo-noir [[heist film]] being featured at the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]], won him another [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] for Best Direction, and the [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema- Kshana Kshanam, Pg(503)-Professor of critical Studies-Paul Willemen-2014</ref> The 1993 [[political drama]], ''[[Gaayam]]'' received six state Nandi Awards.  In 1999, he directed ''[[Prema Katha]]'' for which he received his third [[Nandi Award for Best Director]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>


Varma is known for directing and presenting [[Pan-Indian film| pan-Indian works]] casting actors across the country, such as the [[Sarkar (film series)|Indian Political Trilogy]], and the [[Gangster (film series)|Indian Gangster Trilogy]]; film critic Rajeev Masand had labelled the latter series as one of the "most influential movies of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/masands-verdict-contract-mangled-mess-of-satya-company/69135-8.html|title=Masand's Verdict: ''Contract'', mangled mess of ''Satya'', ''Company''|work=CNN-News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?227527|title=Behind The Scenes - Rachel Dwyer - May 30, 2005|work=outlookindia.com}}</ref><ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071216/spectrum/main11.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum|work=tribuneindia.com}}</ref> The first installment of the trilogy, [[Satya (1998 film)|''Satya'']], was also listed in [[CNN-IBN]]'s 100 greatest [[Indian films]] of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time|work=IBNLive|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Varma also received the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[screenwriter|scripting]] the political crime drama, ''[[Shool]]'' (1999).<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> His recent [[avant-garde]] works include hits such as the dramatised re-enactment of "Rayalaseema factionism" in ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010), the "[[2008 Mumbai attacks]]" in ''[[The Attacks of 26/11]]'' (2013), the "[[Operation Cocoon]]" in ''[[Killing Veerappan]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ram-gopal-vermas-veerappan-creating-ripples-in-south-india/1/562583.html|title=Ram Gopal Verma's Veerappan creating ripples in south India|website=Indiatoday.intoday.in}}</ref><ref name="Sakshi">{{cite web|title=మంచి ఐడియాతో తీస్తే... 'ఐస్‌క్రీమ్'లా ఆర్థిక లాభాలు!|date=17 July 2014 |url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/ramgopal-varma-directed-by-ice-cream-film-financial-benefits-in-film-industry-149014|website=Sakshi.com|access-date=22 August 2014}}</ref> the "Vijayawada riots" in ''[[Vangaveeti (film)|Vangaveeti]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vangaveeti-ram-gopal-varma-s-latest-film-is-his-most-violent-work/story-h9cFJPH8lvTQfolZ9mZMjN.html|title=Vangaveeti: Ram Gopal Varma's latest film is his most violent work|date=23 December 2016|website=Hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/flow-cam-technology-for-the-first-time-in-asia-rgv-news-telugu-ogssBkicijbcj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618204751/http://www.sify.com/movies/flow-cam-technology-for-the-first-time-in-asia-rgv-news-telugu-ogssBkicijbcj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2014|title=Flow Cam technology for the first time in Asia: RGV|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[N. T. Rama Rao|N. T. R.]] in ''[[Lakshmi's NTR]]'' (2019), and [[Konda Surekha|Konda politics]] in ''[[Konda (film)|Konda]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/konda-movie-review-an-unintentionally-hilarious-film/article65556861.ece|title=Ram Gopal Varma's 'Konda review - The Hindu|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 June 2022 |last1=Dundoo |first1=Sangeetha Devi }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/konda-muralis-close-aide-prashanth-karthi-to-shine-as-naxal-leader-rk-in-rgvs-konda/articleshow/92343627.cms |title=Konda Murali's close aide Prashanth Karthi to shine as Naxal leader RK In RGV's 'Konda' &#124; Telugu Movie News  |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>
Varma is known for directing and presenting [[Pan-Indian film| pan-Indian works]] casting actors across the country, such as the [[Sarkar (film series)|Indian Political Trilogy]], and the [[Gangster (film series)|Indian Gangster Trilogy]]; film critic Rajeev Masand had labelled the latter series as one of the "most influential movies of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/masands-verdict-contract-mangled-mess-of-satya-company/69135-8.html|title=Masand's Verdict: ''Contract'', mangled mess of ''Satya'', ''Company''|work=CNN-News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?227527|title=Behind The Scenes - Rachel Dwyer - May 30, 2005|work=outlookindia.com}}</ref><ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071216/spectrum/main11.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum|work=tribuneindia.com}}</ref> The first installment of the trilogy, [[Satya (1998 film)|''Satya'']], was also listed in [[CNN-IBN]]'s 100 greatest [[Indian films]] of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time|work=IBNLive|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Varma also received the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[screenwriter|scripting]] the political crime drama, ''[[Shool]]'' (1999).<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> His recent [[avant-garde]] works include hits such as the dramatised re-enactment of "Rayalaseema factionism" in ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010), the "[[2008 Mumbai attacks]]" in ''[[The Attacks of 26/11]]'' (2013), the "[[Operation Cocoon]]" in ''[[Killing Veerappan]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ram-gopal-vermas-veerappan-creating-ripples-in-south-india/1/562583.html|title=Ram Gopal Verma's Veerappan creating ripples in south India|website=Indiatoday.intoday.in}}</ref><ref name="Sakshi">{{cite web|title=మంచి ఐడియాతో తీస్తే... 'ఐస్‌క్రీమ్'లా ఆర్థిక లాభాలు!|date=17 July 2014 |url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/ramgopal-varma-directed-by-ice-cream-film-financial-benefits-in-film-industry-149014|website=Sakshi.com|access-date=22 August 2014}}</ref> the "Vijayawada riots" in ''[[Vangaveeti (film)|Vangaveeti]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vangaveeti-ram-gopal-varma-s-latest-film-is-his-most-violent-work/story-h9cFJPH8lvTQfolZ9mZMjN.html|title=Vangaveeti: Ram Gopal Varma's latest film is his most violent work|date=23 December 2016|website=Hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/flow-cam-technology-for-the-first-time-in-asia-rgv-news-telugu-ogssBkicijbcj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618204751/http://www.sify.com/movies/flow-cam-technology-for-the-first-time-in-asia-rgv-news-telugu-ogssBkicijbcj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2014|title=Flow Cam technology for the first time in Asia: RGV|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[N. T. Rama Rao|N. T. R.]] in ''[[Lakshmi's NTR]]'' (2019), and [[Konda Surekha|Konda politics]] in ''[[Konda (film)|Konda]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/konda-movie-review-an-unintentionally-hilarious-film/article65556861.ece|title=Ram Gopal Varma's 'Konda review - The Hindu|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 June 2022 |last1=Dundoo |first1=Sangeetha Devi }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/konda-muralis-close-aide-prashanth-karthi-to-shine-as-naxal-leader-rk-in-rgvs-konda/articleshow/92343627.cms |title=Konda Murali's close aide Prashanth Karthi to shine as Naxal leader RK In RGV's 'Konda' &#124; Telugu Movie News  |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>
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==Film career, craft and style==
==Film career, craft and style==
After a brief stint as a site engineer for Krishna Oberoi hotel in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], he put his dreams on the back burner and decided to go to Nigeria to make some money. It was at this moment that he visited a video rental library in Hyderabad. He loved the idea and decided to start one of his own at [[Ameerpet]] in Hyderabad, through which he slowly developed connections with the film world.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Without being successful as a fourth assistant director in B. Gopal's film ''Collector Gari Abbai'', Varma directly ventured into film direction, with the 1989 Telugu film, ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://70mmonline.com/WatchMovie.aspx?movieid=3279&movieName=Lakshmi%20Talk%20show%20with%20Ramgopal%20Varma|title=Lakshmi Talk Show with Ram Gopal Varma|website=70mmonline.com|access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref>
{{Main|Ram Gopal Varma filmography}}
 
After a brief stint as a site engineer for Krishna Oberoi hotel in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], he put his dreams on the back burner and decided to go to Nigeria to make some money. It was at this moment that he visited a video rental library in Hyderabad. He loved the idea and decided to start one of his own at [[Ameerpet]] in Hyderabad, through which he slowly developed connections with the film world.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> His father at that time was a long time sound engineer at [[Annapurna Studios]]. After working as an assistant director in ''[[Collector Gari Abbai]]'' and ''[[Rao Gari Illu]]'', [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] gave him the opportunity to direct the 1989 cult blockbuster, ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]'', after being impressed by him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://70mmonline.com/WatchMovie.aspx?movieid=3279&movieName=Lakshmi%20Talk%20show%20with%20Ramgopal%20Varma|title=Lakshmi Talk Show with Ram Gopal Varma|website=70mmonline.com|access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref>
===International acclaim===
===International acclaim===
Rachel Dwyer, a reader in ''world cinema'' at the [[University of London]]-Department of South Asia, marked Varma's ''Satya'' as an experiment with a new genre, a variation of [[film noir]] that has been called ''Mumbai Noir'', of which Varma is the acknowledged master.<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum"/><ref name="dwyer">{{cite news
Rachel Dwyer, a reader in ''world cinema'' at the [[University of London]]-Department of South Asia, marked Varma's ''Satya'' as an experiment with a new genre, a variation of [[film noir]] that has been called ''Mumbai Noir'', of which Varma is the acknowledged master.<ref name="The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum"/><ref name="dwyer">{{cite news
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}}</ref> In 2010, Varma received critical acclaim at the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]], [[Switzerland]]; a retrospective of his filmography, highlighting ''Mumbai Noir'' was staged by film critic Edouard Waintrop, a delegate in the [[Directors' Fortnight]] of the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/edouard-waintrop-on-the-new-indian-cinema/1/189357.html |title=Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today |work=India Today |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="David">{{cite web|author=David|title=The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview|publisher=Cinema Strikes Back|date=16 June 2006|url=http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202|access-date=22 February 2009}}</ref> ''Satya'' and ''Company'', in particular, were cited by British director [[Danny Boyle]] as influences on his [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), for their "slick, often mesmerizing portrayals of the [[Indian mafia|Mumbai underworld]]", their display of "brutality and urban violence", and their gritty realism.<ref>{{cite web|author=Amitava Kumar|title=Slumdog Millionaire's Bollywood Ancestors|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=23 December 2008|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2008/12/slumdog-millionaires-bollywood-ancestors.html|access-date=4 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Lisa Tsering|title='Slumdog' Director Boyle Has 'Fingers Crossed' for Oscars|publisher=IndiaWest|date=29 January 2009|url=http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=860&sid=5|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-date=2 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302235319/http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=860&sid=5|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DGA nominees borrow from the masters: Directors cite specific influences for their films|author=Anthony Kaufman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=29 January 2009|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=contenders&id=director&articleid=VR1117999259&cs=1|access-date=30 January 2009}}</ref>
}}</ref> In 2010, Varma received critical acclaim at the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]], [[Switzerland]]; a retrospective of his filmography, highlighting ''Mumbai Noir'' was staged by film critic Edouard Waintrop, a delegate in the [[Directors' Fortnight]] of the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/edouard-waintrop-on-the-new-indian-cinema/1/189357.html |title=Edouard Waintrop on the New Indian Cinema : UP Front – India Today |work=India Today |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="David">{{cite web|author=David|title=The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview|publisher=Cinema Strikes Back|date=16 June 2006|url=http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=1202|access-date=22 February 2009}}</ref> ''Satya'' and ''Company'', in particular, were cited by British director [[Danny Boyle]] as influences on his [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), for their "slick, often mesmerizing portrayals of the [[Indian mafia|Mumbai underworld]]", their display of "brutality and urban violence", and their gritty realism.<ref>{{cite web|author=Amitava Kumar|title=Slumdog Millionaire's Bollywood Ancestors|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=23 December 2008|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2008/12/slumdog-millionaires-bollywood-ancestors.html|access-date=4 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Lisa Tsering|title='Slumdog' Director Boyle Has 'Fingers Crossed' for Oscars|publisher=IndiaWest|date=29 January 2009|url=http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=860&sid=5|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-date=2 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302235319/http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=860&sid=5|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DGA nominees borrow from the masters: Directors cite specific influences for their films|author=Anthony Kaufman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=29 January 2009|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=contenders&id=director&articleid=VR1117999259&cs=1|access-date=30 January 2009}}</ref>


In 2005, Varma directed the [[The Godfather|Godfatheresque]]-[[Sarkar (2005 film)|''Sarkar'']], another super-hit thriller inspired by the life of [[Bal Thackeray]] and [[North India]]n politics, which was screened to special mention at the [[New York Asian Film Festival]], along with its sequel ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'', which premiered at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival]] and the [[9th IIFA Awards|9th IIFA World Premiere-Bangkok]], and was archived at the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|Academy of Motion Pictures library]].<ref name="David"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-biggies-bet-big-on-cannes-1164120|title=Bollywood biggies bet big on Cannes|work=dna}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2008/05/23/bollywood_news_sarkar_cannes_feature.shtml|title=BBC - Shropshire - Entertainment - Sarkar Raj unveiled at Cannes|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sarkar Raj makes it to the Academy of Motion Pictures library |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/08/02/11750/index.html |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=9 August 2011 |date=2 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/bangkok-for-2008-iifa-awards|title=Bangkok for 2008 IIFA Awards|work=DESIblitz|date=31 May 2008 }}</ref> In 2013, he directed a [[docudrama]], ''[[The Attacks of 26/11]]'', showcased to critical acclaim at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]], in the Panorama as well as the Competition section,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/the-attacks-of-2611-review/ |title=The Attacks of 26/11 Movie Review |date=March 2013 |website=Koimoi.com |access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-attacks-of-2611-ram-gopal-varmas-film-gets-selected-for-berlin-film-festival/313098-8-66.html|title='The Attacks of 26/11' selected for Berlin film fest|work=IBNLive|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=2 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102010628/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-attacks-of-2611-ram-gopal-varmas-film-gets-selected-for-berlin-film-festival/313098-8-66.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was premièred at [[Films Division of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/310812-RGV-to-recreate-Taj-Hotel-for-his-26-11-film.htm |title=RGV to recreate Taj Hotel for his 26/11 film |website=Mid-day.com |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Advani-praises-RGV-s-The-Attacks-of-26-11-advocates-Parliament-screening/Article1-1018841.aspx |title=Advani praises RGV's The Attacks of 26/11, advocates Parliament screening |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2013-02-28 |access-date=2013-03-06 |archive-date=6 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306133838/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/bollywood/Advani-praises-RGV-s-The-Attacks-of-26-11-advocates-Parliament-screening/Article1-1018841.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-The-Attacks-of-26-11-find-it-watchable/Article1-1019373.aspx |title=Critics review The Attacks of 26/11, find it watchable |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=6 March 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305074622/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-The-Attacks-of-26-11-find-it-watchable/Article1-1019373.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film received highly positive reviews, with critics praising Varma's narrative of assistant commissioner N. R. Mahale, and the discrepancies associated with Mahale's interaction with [[Ajmal Kasab]] on anti terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/brilliant-cop-who-first-quizzed-kasab-on-26-11-film/20130304.htm|title=Brilliant: Cop who first quizzed Kasab on 26/11 film|date=4 March 2013|website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/recreating-26-11-massacre-felt-terrifying-rgv-movie-snippets-news-national-mjenkefhida.html |title=Recreating 26/11 massacre felt terrifying: RGV (Movie Snippets) |website=[[Sify]] |date=4 September 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011025548/http://www.sify.com/movies/recreating-26-11-massacre-felt-terrifying-rgv-movie-snippets-news-national-mjenkefhida.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-celeb-tweets-through-the-day/20111213.htm |title=Would you watch RGV's film on 26/11? |website=Rediff.com |date=13 December 2011 |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref>
In 2005, Varma directed the [[The Godfather|Godfatheresque]]-[[Sarkar (2005 film)|''Sarkar'']], another super-hit thriller inspired by the life of [[Bal Thackeray]] and [[North India]]n politics, which was screened to special mention at the [[New York Asian Film Festival]], along with its sequel ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'', which premiered at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival]] and the [[9th IIFA Awards|9th IIFA World Premiere-Bangkok]], and was archived at the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|Academy of Motion Pictures library]].<ref name="David"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-biggies-bet-big-on-cannes-1164120|title=Bollywood biggies bet big on Cannes|work=dna}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2008/05/23/bollywood_news_sarkar_cannes_feature.shtml|title=BBC - Shropshire - Entertainment - Sarkar Raj unveiled at Cannes|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sarkar Raj makes it to the Academy of Motion Pictures library |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/2008-30-screens-in-u-k/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=9 August 2011 |date=2 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/bangkok-for-2008-iifa-awards|title=Bangkok for 2008 IIFA Awards|work=DESIblitz|date=31 May 2008 }}</ref> In 2013, he directed a [[docudrama]], ''[[The Attacks of 26/11]]'', showcased to critical acclaim at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]], in the Panorama as well as the Competition section,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/the-attacks-of-2611-review/ |title=The Attacks of 26/11 Movie Review |date=March 2013 |website=Koimoi.com |access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-attacks-of-2611-ram-gopal-varmas-film-gets-selected-for-berlin-film-festival/313098-8-66.html|title='The Attacks of 26/11' selected for Berlin film fest|work=IBNLive|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=2 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102010628/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-attacks-of-2611-ram-gopal-varmas-film-gets-selected-for-berlin-film-festival/313098-8-66.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was premièred at [[Films Division of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/310812-RGV-to-recreate-Taj-Hotel-for-his-26-11-film.htm |title=RGV to recreate Taj Hotel for his 26/11 film |website=Mid-day.com |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Advani-praises-RGV-s-The-Attacks-of-26-11-advocates-Parliament-screening/Article1-1018841.aspx |title=Advani praises RGV's The Attacks of 26/11, advocates Parliament screening |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2013-02-28 |access-date=2013-03-06 |archive-date=6 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306133838/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/bollywood/Advani-praises-RGV-s-The-Attacks-of-26-11-advocates-Parliament-screening/Article1-1018841.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-The-Attacks-of-26-11-find-it-watchable/Article1-1019373.aspx |title=Critics review The Attacks of 26/11, find it watchable |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=6 March 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305074622/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-The-Attacks-of-26-11-find-it-watchable/Article1-1019373.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film received highly positive reviews, with critics praising Varma's narrative of assistant commissioner N. R. Mahale, and the discrepancies associated with Mahale's interaction with [[Ajmal Kasab]] on anti terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/brilliant-cop-who-first-quizzed-kasab-on-26-11-film/20130304.htm|title=Brilliant: Cop who first quizzed Kasab on 26/11 film|date=4 March 2013|website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/recreating-26-11-massacre-felt-terrifying-rgv-movie-snippets-news-national-mjenkefhida.html |title=Recreating 26/11 massacre felt terrifying: RGV (Movie Snippets) |website=[[Sify]] |date=4 September 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011025548/http://www.sify.com/movies/recreating-26-11-massacre-felt-terrifying-rgv-movie-snippets-news-national-mjenkefhida.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-celeb-tweets-through-the-day/20111213.htm |title=Would you watch RGV's film on 26/11? |website=Rediff.com |date=13 December 2011 |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref>


===Influences===
===Influences===
Varma's philosophy is influenced by Russian-American Novelist [[Ayn Rand]], Philosopher [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] and authors like [[James Hadley Chase]] and [[Frederick Forsyth]], as well as by ''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad]]'' magazine.<ref name="gunsandthighs.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gunsandthighs.com/#director |title=Guns and Thighs - an Original Series by RGV |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526090054/http://www.gunsandthighs.com/#director |url-status=dead }}</ref> Varma's first runaway hit in Hindi cinema was ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]'' (1990), the remake of his 1989 film ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]''.<ref name="ramu.bo">{{cite web|last=Verma|first=Sukanya|title=All you need to know about Company|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/11ramu.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Varma introduced the [[steadicam]] to Indian cinema with ''Siva''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chinnarayana|first=Pulagam|url=http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/PavanJandhyala/library/Siva?sort=3&page=1|title=శివ{{mdash}}సెల్యులాయిడ్ చరిత్రలో సహజావేశం|trans-title=Siva{{mdash}}A natural frustration in the history of celluloid|language=Telugu|date=August 2007|work=[[Telugu Naadi (magazine)|Telugu Naadi]]|location=[[United States]]|issn=1559-7008|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6gdoZ84jI?url=http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/PavanJandhyala/library/Siva?sort=3&page=1|archive-date=9 April 2016|access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref> Later, he garnered attention in [[Bollywood]] with the [[romantic comedy]] film, ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' (1995) starring [[Aamir Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Raghavan|first=Nikhil|title=A saga in the making?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article820926.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 September 2011|date=9 October 2010}}</ref> The film won seven [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="ramu.bo" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Acting! Who me? Never, says Ram Gopal Varma|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/acting-who-me-never-says-ram-gopal-varma-70611|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=12 September 2011|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=5 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="The Winners – 1998"/> Rangeela was later remade in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] as [[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.style.yahoo.com/pride-10-bollywood-movies-were-075429409/photo-win-a-date-with-tad-1468225657461.html|title=Take Pride in These 10 Bollywood Movies Which Were Copied By Hollywood|website=In.style.yahoo.com}}</ref>
Varma's philosophy is influenced by Russian-American Novelist [[Ayn Rand]], Philosopher [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] and authors like [[James Hadley Chase]] and [[Frederick Forsyth]], as well as by ''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad]]'' magazine.<ref name="gunsandthighs.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gunsandthighs.com/#director |title=Guns and Thighs - an Original Series by RGV |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526090054/http://www.gunsandthighs.com/#director |url-status=dead }}</ref> Varma's first runaway hit in Hindi cinema was ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]'' (1990), the remake of his 1989 film ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]''.<ref name="ramu.bo">{{cite web|last=Verma|first=Sukanya|title=All you need to know about Company|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/11ramu.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Varma introduced the [[steadicam]] to Indian cinema with ''Siva''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chinnarayana|first=Pulagam|url=http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/PavanJandhyala/library/Siva?sort=3&page=1|title=శివ{{mdash}}సెల్యులాయిడ్ చరిత్రలో సహజావేశం|trans-title=Siva{{mdash}}A natural frustration in the history of celluloid|language=Telugu|date=August 2007|work=[[Telugu Naadi (magazine)|Telugu Naadi]]|location=[[United States]]|issn=1559-7008|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6gdoZ84jI?url=http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/PavanJandhyala/library/Siva?sort=3&page=1|archive-date=9 April 2016|access-date=9 April 2016}}</ref> Later, he garnered attention in [[Bollywood]] with the [[romantic comedy]] film, ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' (1995) starring [[Aamir Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Raghavan|first=Nikhil|title=A saga in the making?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article820926.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 September 2011|date=9 October 2010}}</ref> The film won seven [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="ramu.bo" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Acting! Who me? Never, says Ram Gopal Varma|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/acting-who-me-never-says-ram-gopal-varma-70611|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=12 September 2011|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=5 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="The Winners – 1998"/> Rangeela was later remade in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] as [[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.style.yahoo.com/pride-10-bollywood-movies-were-075429409/photo-win-a-date-with-tad-1468225657461.html|title=Take Pride in These 10 Bollywood Movies Which Were Copied By Hollywood|website=In.style.yahoo.com}}</ref>


He then directed ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' (1998), which won six [[Filmfare Awards]], including the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie|Critics Award for Best Film]], In 2005, ''Indiatimes Movies'' included ''Satya'' in its list of ''25 Must See Bollywood Movies''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-3.cms|title=Entertainment|work=indiatimes.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610052749/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-3.cms|archivedate=10 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Satya was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1998 [[International Film Festival of India]],<ref name="iffi.nic.in"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1998Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1998.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Varma received the [[Bimal Roy]] memorial award for best direction for this film.<ref name="bimalroymemorial.org">{{cite web|url=http://bimalroymemorial.org/default/1999/05/1999-awards/|title=1999 Awards|work=Bimal Roy Memorial}}</ref><ref name="Reachouthyderabad.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm150.htm |title=Ram Gopal verma:Sarkar: Yet another fantastic movie from the Stylish Director |website=Reachouthyderabad.com |access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref> In the same year, he co-produced ''[[Dil Se..]]'', directed by [[Mani Ratnam]], screened at the 1999 [[Berlin Film Festival]], and won the [[Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema|Netpac Award]], as well as two [[National Film Awards]] and six [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="The Winners – 1998">{{cite web |title=The Winners – 1998 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368679.cms |access-date=12 September 2011 |archive-date=8 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20120708042017/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368679.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Satya'', together with his 2002 film ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' (which he directed, won three [[IIFA Awards]], seven Filmfare Awards, and a [[Bollywood Movie Award]] for best direction, and was premiered at the 2004 [[Austin Film Festival]]) and the 2005 film ''[[D (film)|D]]'' (which he produced), were also featured in the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]], and the [[New York Asian Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today"/><ref name="David"/>
He then directed ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' (1998), which won six [[Filmfare Awards]], including the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie|Critics Award for Best Film]], In 2005, ''Indiatimes Movies'' included ''Satya'' in its list of ''25 Must See Bollywood Movies''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-3.cms|title=Entertainment|work=indiatimes.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610052749/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-3.cms|archivedate=10 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Satya was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1998 [[International Film Festival of India]],<ref name="iffi.nic.in"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1998Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1998.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Varma received the [[Bimal Roy]] memorial award for best direction for this film.<ref name="bimalroymemorial.org">{{cite web|url=http://bimalroymemorial.org/default/1999/05/1999-awards/|title=1999 Awards|work=Bimal Roy Memorial}}</ref><ref name="Reachouthyderabad.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm150.htm |title=Ram Gopal verma:Sarkar: Yet another fantastic movie from the Stylish Director |website=Reachouthyderabad.com |access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref> In the same year, he co-produced ''[[Dil Se..]]'', directed by [[Mani Ratnam]], screened at the 1999 [[Berlin Film Festival]], and won the [[Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema|Netpac Award]], as well as two [[National Film Awards]] and six [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="The Winners – 1998">{{cite web |title=The Winners – 1998 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368679.cms |access-date=12 September 2011 |archive-date=8 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708042017/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368679.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Satya'', together with his 2002 film ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' (which he directed, won three [[IIFA Awards]], seven Filmfare Awards, and a [[Bollywood Movie Award]] for best direction, and was premiered at the 2004 [[Austin Film Festival]]) and the 2005 film ''[[D (film)|D]]'' (which he produced), were also featured in the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]], and the [[New York Asian Film Festival]].<ref name="India Today"/><ref name="David"/>


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''Bhoot'' was followed by even more [[Horror film|horror]] movies, including hit films such as ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003), ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' (2006), and ''[[Phoonk]]'' (2008), gaining Varma the status of ster of the Indian [[Horror film|horror]] genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/30bhoot.htm|title=The 'Bhoot' review: Numbed by fear?|work=rediff.com}}</ref> Other experimental productions of Varma include ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' (2003), a [[psychological thriller]], and ''[[Ab Tak Chhappan]]'' (2004), a film about an inspector in the [[Mumbai Encounter Squad]] noted for having killed 56 people in encounters, featured at the [[Fantastic Fest]].<ref name=David/>  
''Bhoot'' was followed by even more [[Horror film|horror]] movies, including hit films such as ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003), ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' (2006), and ''[[Phoonk]]'' (2008), gaining Varma the status of ster of the Indian [[Horror film|horror]] genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/30bhoot.htm|title=The 'Bhoot' review: Numbed by fear?|work=rediff.com}}</ref> Other experimental productions of Varma include ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' (2003), a [[psychological thriller]], and ''[[Ab Tak Chhappan]]'' (2004), a film about an inspector in the [[Mumbai Encounter Squad]] noted for having killed 56 people in encounters, featured at the [[Fantastic Fest]].<ref name=David/>  
In 2006, he re-made a new installment of [[Shiva (2006 film)|''Shiva'']], which was screened at the [[New York Asian Film Festival]], where in a retrospective featuring Varma's experimental hits such as ''Company'', ''Ek Hasina Thi'', ''Ab Tak Chhappan'', ''Sarkar'', ''[[Contract (2008 film)|Contract]]'', and ''[[Shabri]]'' was staged.<ref name="David"/> ''Shabri'' was also screened at [[Rome Film Festival]].<ref name="David"/>  
In 2006, he re-made a new installment of [[Shiva (2006 film)|''Shiva'']], which was screened at the [[New York Asian Film Festival]], where in a retrospective featuring Varma's experimental hits such as ''Company'', ''Ek Hasina Thi'', ''Ab Tak Chhappan'', ''Sarkar'', ''[[Contract (2008 film)|Contract]]'', and ''[[Shabri]]'' was staged.<ref name="David"/> ''Shabri'' was also screened at [[Rome Film Festival]].<ref name="David"/>  
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/much-delayed-shabri-gets-a-sequel/|title=Much-Delayed Shabri Gets A Sequel!|work=boxofficeindia.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/11/aug/20-rgv-shabri-is-far-superior-to-satya-081104.asp|title=RGV: SHABRI is far superior to SATYA|work=glamsham.com|date=7 August 2021 }}</ref> 2010 film on media, [[Rann (film)|''Rann'']] was screened at [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14012/index.html |title= Rann |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 29 January 2010 |website= [[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=29 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rann-film-review-29253|title=Rann -- Film Review|date=4 February 2010|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> A two-part bilingual [[Parallel cinema]] ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010), on the theme of [[Politics in South India|South Indian politics]], was based on the life of [[Paritala Ravindra]], and Maddela Cheruvu Suri; the film received praise from critics.<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|title=Review: Rakht Charitra is replete with violence, yet blows you away! |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-rakht-charitra-is-replete-with-violence-yet-blows-you-away_1456579|website=Dnaindia.com|access-date=20 March 2012}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/much-delayed-shabri-gets-a-sequel/|title=Much-Delayed Shabri Gets A Sequel!|work=boxofficeindia.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/11/aug/20-rgv-shabri-is-far-superior-to-satya-081104.asp|title=RGV: SHABRI is far superior to SATYA|work=glamsham.com|date=7 August 2021 }}</ref> 2010 film on media, [[Rann (film)|''Rann'']] was screened at [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14012/index.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227131046/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14012/index.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 27 December 2008 |title= Rann |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 29 January 2010 |website= [[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=29 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rann-film-review-29253|title=Rann -- Film Review|date=4 February 2010|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> A two-part bilingual [[Parallel cinema]] ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010), on the theme of [[Politics in South India|South Indian politics]], was based on the life of [[Paritala Ravindra]], and Maddela Cheruvu Suri; the film received praise from critics.<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|title=Review: Rakht Charitra is replete with violence, yet blows you away! |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-rakht-charitra-is-replete-with-violence-yet-blows-you-away_1456579|website=Dnaindia.com|access-date=20 March 2012}}</ref>


===Mainstream films===
===Mainstream films===
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==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Director
!Producer
!Writer
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Shiva (1989 film)|Shiva]]'' || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || Remake of ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]''<br />crime film
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]''  ||Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||Dubbed into Hindi as ''Hairaan''
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Antham]]'' / ''[[Drohi (1992 film)|Drohi]]'' ||Telugu/Hindi|| {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||Bilingual film<br />crime film
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Raat (film)|Raat]]'' / ''[[Raat (film)|Raatri]]'' || Telugu/Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||Bilingual film<br />horror film
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Gaayam]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||Political drama
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Money (1993 film)|Money]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || ||Remade as ''[[Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega]]''<br />comedy film
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Govinda Govinda (1994 film)|Govinda Govinda]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||thriller film
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]'' || Tamil || || || {{Yes}} ||road movie
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||romantic comedy
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Money Money (1995 film)|Money Money]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || ||comedy film
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Deyyam (1996 film)|Deyyam]]'' ||Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||horror film
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Gulabi (1995 film)|Gulabi]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || ||thriller film
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Anaganaga Oka Roju]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||road movie
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Daud (film)|Daud]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||road movie
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || Dubbed into Telugu as ''Satya''<br />crime film
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Dil Se..]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || || Co-Produced with [[Mani Ratnam]] and [[Shekhar Kapur]]<br />romantic thriller
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Wife of V. Varaprasad (1998 film)|Wife of V. Varaprasad]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || ||comedy film
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Prema Katha]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||romance film
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kaun (film)|Kaun]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||psychological thriller
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Mast (film)|Mast]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||romantic comedy
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Shool]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||political drama
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Jungle (2000 film)|Jungle]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||thriller film
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||Remake of ''[[Money (1993 film)|Money]]''<br />comedy film
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||romance film
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||crime film
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Road (2002 film)|Road]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||road movie
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||horror film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||thriller film
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||horror film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Ab Tak Chhappan]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||crime film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Vaastu Shastra (film)|Vaastu Shastra]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||Dubbed into Telugu as ''Marri Chettu''<br />horror film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Gayab]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||drama film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Naach (2004 film)|Naach]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ||drama film
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Madhyanam Hathya]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || ||thriller film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[My Wife's Murder]]''||Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||Remake of ''[[Madhyanam Hathya]]''<br />thriller film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||drama film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[D (film)|D]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||crime film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[James (2005 film)|James]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||action film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} ||political drama
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Mr Ya Miss]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||comedy film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Darwaza Bandh Rakho]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||comedy film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Shock (2006 film)|Shock]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||thriller film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Shiva (2006 film)|Shiva]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ||crime film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ||Directed only Story 1<br />horror film<br />anthology film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Nishabd]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} ||erotic film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||crime film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Darling (2007 Indian film)|Darling]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||horror film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Go (2007 film)|Go]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||comedy film
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||political drama<br />Cannes film festival
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Contract (2008 film)|Contract]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||parallel cinema
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Phoonk]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||horror film
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Raksha (2008 film)|Raksha]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} ||Remake of ''[[Phoonk]]''
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Agyaat]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} ||horror film
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||political drama
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rakta Charitra]]''|| Telugu, Hindi|| {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||Biographical film
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rakta Charitra 2]]''|| Telugu, Hindi|| {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||Biographical film
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Phoonk 2]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||Executive Producer<br />horror film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||comedy film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Shabri]]'' || Hindi || || {{Yes}} || ||crime film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Dongala Mutha]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||thriller film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bejawada (film)|Bejawada]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||political drama
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Not a Love Story (2011 film)|Not a Love Story]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||thriller film
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Department (film)|Department]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||crime film
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Bhoot Returns]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||horror film
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Attacks of 26/11 (film)|The Attacks of 26/11]]'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} ||[[Docudrama]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Psycho (2013 film)|Psycho]]'' || Telugu || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||thriller film
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Satya 2]]'' ||Telugu/Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{yes}} ||crime film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Rowdy (2014 film)|Rowdy]]'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} ||  || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ice Cream (2014 film)|Ice Cream]]'' || Telugu ||{{Yes}} ||  || {{yes}} ||horror film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Anukshanam (film)|Anukshanam]]'' || Telugu|| {{Yes}} ||  || {{yes}} ||Slasher film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ice Cream 2]]'' || Telugu ||{{Yes}} ||  || {{yes}} ||Slasher film
|-
| 2015 || ''[[365 Days (2015 film)|365 Days]] '' || Telugu|| {{yes}} ||  || {{yes}} ||romance film
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Killing Veerappan]]'' || [[Kannada]]|| {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || Docudrama film
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Attack (2016 film)|Attack]]''  || Telugu|| {{yes}} ||  ||  ||Political drama
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Veerappan (2016 film)|Veerappan]]'' || Hindi || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || Biographical film
|-
| 2016 || [[Vangaveeti (film)|Vangaveeti]] || Telugu|| {{yes}} || || {{yes}} || Biographical film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sarkar 3]]'' || Hindi|| {{yes}} ||  || ||Political thriller
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Officer (2018 film)|Officer]]''|| Telugu || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||  ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bhairava Geetha]]'' || Kannada/Telugu || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}  ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Lakshmi's NTR]]'' || Telugu|| {{yes}}  ||  ||  {{yes}}  || Biographical drama
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu]]'' ||Telugu || {{yes}} ||  ||{{yes}}  || Political thriller
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Murder (2020 film)|Murder]]'' || Telugu ||  || {{yes}} ||  || Mystery film
|-
| 2021 || ''[[D Company (2021 film)|D Company]]'' || Hindi || {{yes}} ||  || {{yes}} ||Docudrama
|-
| 2021 ||''[[12 'O' Clock (film)|12 'O' Clock]]''|| Hindi || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||Horror film
|-
| 2022 ||''[[Konda (film)|Konda]]''|| Telugu || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||Biographical film
|}
==Short Films==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Director
!Producer
!Writer
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''A day in the life of Lakshmi Manchu's feet''|| Silent ||{{Yes}} ||  || ||Short film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hai]]''|| Hindi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || Short film
|-
| 2018 || ''[[God, Sex and Truth]]'' || English || {{yes}} ||  || || Short film
|}
==RGV World Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Director
!Producer
!Writer
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2020||''Beautiful'' || Telugu / Hindi || || {{Yes}} ||  || <ref>{{cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=RGV's Beautiful release date is finally here|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/rgvs-beautiful-release-date-is-finally-here/articleshow/72885707.cms|website=Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Climax'' ||Telugu ||{{yes}} ||  ||  || Released on RGV World / ShreyasET<ref>{{cite web|title=Climax (2020) {{!}} Climax Movie {{!}} Climax Telugu Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/rgv-climax.html|access-date=2020-07-24|website=FilmiBeat|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Naked'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} ||  ||  || Released on RGV World / ShreyasET<ref>{{cite web|last=Manjula|date=2020-06-27|title=RGV's Naked Movie Box Office: Nagnam Breaks Digital Release Record|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/rgvs-naked-movie-box-office-nagnam-breaks-digital-release-record-630484|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Power Star'' || Telugu || {{Yes}} || || || Released on RGV World<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=25 July 2020|title=Ram Gopal Varma releases 'Power Star' amid controversy|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ram-gopal-varma-releases-power-star-amid-controversy-129394|access-date=|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Thriller'' || Telugu  || {{Yes}} || || || Released on RGV World<ref>{{cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=2 Odisha actors in lead roles in Bollywood movie|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/2-odisha-actors-in-lead-roles-in-bollywood-movie.html|access-date=2020-08-08|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Dangerous'' ||  || {{Yes}} || || ||
|}
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