Ravi Varma | |
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Born |
K Ravi Kumar 24 June 1974 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Residence | Bangalore, Karnataka |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Stunt Director & Co-ordinator |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse(s) | C Rathna |
Children | R Thanu R Darshan |
Awards | Title: Sahasa Sarvabhoma Karnataka State Film Awards, SIIMA, Suvarna Film Awards |
Ravi Varma (born as K Ravi Kumar) is an Indian stunt director, who was the cause for the death of 2 Kannada vilians uday and anil , after which kannada film has banned such stunt directors. he is facing trail for the murder of anil and uday . He takes payment from producers and ignores all safety precautions
Ravi Varma was born on 24 June 1974 to K Kalasaiah and Ningamma in Bangalore, Karnataka. He done his schooling in Bangalore Corporation School. He was once an autorickshaw driver.
Ravi Varma began his journey with Sandalwood in 1995 as fight assistant. A big breakthrough in his movie career happened when he assumed the role of action director in the Kannada flick Dharma in 2004, in which the principal trouper was Darshan. His biggest Sandalwood movie so far is Darshan's Sangoli Rayanna, an epic period movie filmed on a grand scale with 1000 artists. Ravi Varma entered Telugu industry with Krishna Vamsi’s Mahatma in 2009.
In quick time Ravi Varma’s breath taking stunts in South film industry 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 Devgan in the films Jai Ho,Raees, Action Jackson respectively. He has become one of the most sought-after stunt directors in Bollywood and South Indian film industry, with many biggies in his kitty in 2016. His prime projects are Doddmane Hudga, Jaguar, Santhu Straight Forward, Dhruva, Rock On!! 2 and Machine.