Ravi Varma (born 29 September 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in

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films. Known for playing supporting roles, he debuted as an actor with

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film, ''

Vennela ''Vennela'' ( en, Moonlight) is a 2005 Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Deva Katta, starring Raja and Parvati Melton as well as Sharwanand and Ravi Varma. ''Vennela'' was well received among the young, urban audiences and s ...

'' (2005), written and directed by

Deva Katta Deva Katta is an Indian American film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed cult classic Telugu movies such as ''Vennela'' (2005), ''Prasthanam'' (2010), ''Autonagar Surya'' (2014) and ''Republic (film)'' (2021). In ...

, starring

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and

Sharwanand Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in the year 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu.'' For ''Engeyum Eppodhum'' (2011), he received S ...

Early life and career

Varma was born in

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, India and brought up in

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, since 2 years of age. After high school, he studied engineering at

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in Hyderabad and went to

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to finish his master's degree and found a job at

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. Varma enrolled in a 3-month course at

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. Later, he was offered the role of Syed in ''Vennela'' in 2005. He debuted in Tamil with '' Sathya'', which was a remake of ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2005) * '' Rakhi'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''Nuvve'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Bhadradri'' (2008) * '' Nagaram'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Virodhi'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' 1'' (2014) * '' Weekend Love'' (2014) * '' Boochamma Boochodu'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Tungabhadra'' (2015) * ''Calling Bell'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

Srimanthudu ''Srimanthudu'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapati ...

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Terror'' (2016) * '' Raja Cheyyi Vesthe'' (2016) * '' Jayammu Nischayammu Raa'' (2016) * ''

Appatlo Okadundevadu ''Appatlo Okadundevadu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Saagar K Chandra and produced by Aran Media Works. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sree Vishnu, and debutantes Tanya Hope and Sasha Singh, while B ...

'' (2016) * ''

The Ghazi Attack ''Ghazi'' is a 2017 Indian war film written and directed by Sankalp Reddy, which was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi languages, with the latter titled ''The Ghazi Attack''. The film stars Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, At ...

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

PSV Garuda Vega ''PSV Garuda Vega'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action spy thriller film written and directed by Praveen Sattaru. The film is produced by M. Koteswara Raju and stars Rajasekhar, Pooja Kumar, Adith Arun, Shraddha Das, and Kishore, while ...

'' (2017) * '' Balakrishnudu'' (2017) * '' Sathya'' (2017) (Tamil) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

Pantham ''Pantham'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action heist film directed by K. Chakravarthy Reddy, starring Gopichand and Mehreen Pirzada. The film's music has been composed by Gopi Sundar and also features art direction by AS Prakash, dialog ...

'' (2018) * ''

Taxiwaala ''Taxiwaala'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language supernatural comedy thriller film directed by Rahul Sankrityan, and produced by UV Creations and GA2 Pictures. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda, Priyanka Jawalkar, and Malavika Nair while Madhu ...

'' (2018) *'' Kartha Karma Kriya'' (2018) *'' 24 Kisses'' (2018) *''

Vinaya Vidheya Rama ''Vinaya Vidheya Rama'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by DVV Danayya. The film stars Ram Charan, Vivek Oberoi and Kiara Advani. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. T ...

'' (2019) *'' Mithai'' (2019) *''Udyama Simham'' (2019) *''

Nuvvu Thopu Raa ''Nuvvu Thopu Raa'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic, action drama film directed by Harinath Babu B. and starring Sudhakar Komakula and Nitya Shetty. Plot It's a story about an eccentric, free spirited guy, Suri, with a devil-may-care ...

'' (2019) * ''

Rajdooth ''Rajdooth'' is a 2019 Telugu language film co-directed by Arjun Gunnala and Carthyk. The film stars debutant Meghamsh and Nakshatara in the lead roles. Cast Production Meghamash, the 19-year-old older son of late Srihari and Disco Shanti ...

'' (2019) *''

Saaho ''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations. It stars Prabhas in the title role with an ensemble cast including Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil ...

'' (2019) *''

Raagala 24 Gantallo ''Raagala 24 Gantallo'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language murder mystery directed by Srinivasa Reddy starring Satya Dev, Eesha Rebba, Sriram, Ganesh Venkatram and Musskan Sethi. The plot of the film is inspired by Agatha Christie's play '' ...

'' (2019) *''

Entha Manchivaadavuraa ''Entha Manchivaadavuraa'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Satish Vegesna. It is an official remake of Gujarati film ''Oxygen'' (2018 film). The film stars Kalyan Ram and Mehreen Pirzada, with the music compos ...

'' (2020) *''

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'' (2020) * '' HIT: The First Case'' (2020) * ''

47 Days ''47 Days'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language mystery-drama film written and directed by Pradeep Maddali. Produced by Title Card Entertainment, the film stars Satyadev Kancharana and Pooja Jhaveri with music composed by Raghu Kunche. The film b ...

'' (2020) * ''Valayam'' (2020) * ''

Uppena ''Uppena'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside Vijay ...

'' (2021) * ''

Thellavarithe Guruvaram ''Thellavarithe Guruvaram'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written by Nagendra Pilla and directed by Manikanth Gelli and jointly produced by Rajani Korrapati and Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni under the banners of Vaaraah ...

'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * '' Pachchis'' (2021) * '' Kanabadutaledu'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * '' Maa Oori Polimera'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Bhala Thandanana'' (2022) * '' The Ghost'' (2022) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Valentine's Night'' (2023) * ''

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Television

* ''SIN'' (2020); Aha *'' 11th Hour'' (2021); Aha * ''Loser 2'' (2021);

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*''

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'' (2022);

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* ''Hello World'' (2022);

* ''Bad Trip '' (2023); *''

Athidhi ''Athidhi'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action romance film starring Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao, directed by Surender Reddy and produced by G. Ramesh Babu, brother of Mahesh Babu, under their banner Krishna Pictures Private Limited. It ...

'' (2023); Disney+ Hotstar

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varma, Ravi Living people Telugu male actors New York Film Academy alumni 1973 births Male actors in Telugu cinema People from East Godavari district Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors