Vinay Varma

Vinay Varma is an Indian actor, script writer, and casting director who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi films.

Career

Vinay Varma, founder of Sutradhar started out as an amateur theatre practitioner. He has been involved with theatre for more than thirty years. He's also been a part of more than 15 feature films in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and a Hollywood film.

He started his theater career with the play ''Coffee House Mein Intezar'' written by Dr. Laxminarayan Lal, on 14 September 1980. was directed by Dr. D.K. Goel. Varma left his lucrative Bank Officer job to pursue his passion. He believes,''"one life one passion"''.

He has directed over 30 plays and acted in more than 50 plays with over 200 shows across India and abroad. Some of his performances are in ''Natasamrat'', ''Raktbeej'', ''Main Rahi Masoom'', ''Siyaah Haashiye'', ''Stronger Than Superman'', ''Main Nathuram Godse'', ''Death Watch'', ''Kanjoos Makkhi Choose'', David Mamet's ''Oleanna''. His play ''Main Rahi Masoom'' which is based on the life and times of writer Dr Rahi Masoom Raza. Besides Hyderabad, ''Main Rahi Masoom'' has been performed in Kala Ghoda Arts Festival – Mumbai, ''3rd Minerva National Theatre Festival'' – Kolkata, ''Pratyay Theatre Festival'' – Kolhapur, ''12th Bharath Rang Mahotsav'' – New Delhi, ''22nd National Drama Festival'' – Allahabad, ''8th World'' Theatre Olympics-Chandigarh, Film and Television Institute of India-Pune. It was also performed in Chennai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bengaluru etc. Vinay Varma was also invited by the Society of Friends International, London, to stage ''Main Rahi Masoom''. On 2 March 2018, ''Main Rahi Masoom'' celebrated its 50th show, at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, India.

As a Theatre Director, some of his well-known plays are:
* John Pielmeier's Agnes of God.
* Dr. C.H. Phansalkar's ''Isosceles Triangle''.
* ''Birjees Qadar Ka Kunba'', an Urdu adaptation of The House of Bernarda Alba.
* Pinki Virani's ''Bitter Chocolate''.
* Badal Sarkar's ''Ballabhpur ki Roopkatha''
* Dr. Shanker Shesh's ''Raktbeej''.
* Dr. Shanker Shesh's ''Phandi''.
* Dr. Prem Janmejai's ''Sita Apaharan Case''.
* Sagar Sarhadi's ''Kisi Seema Ki Ek Mamooli Si Ghatna''.
* Surendra Verma's ''Maranoparant''.
* ''Neem Hakim Khatar e Jaan'', a Hyderabadi adaptation of Le Médecin malgré lui.
* Saadat Hasan Manto's ''Siyaah Haashiye'' (co-directed with Deepti Girotra).
* Ismat Chughtai's ''Ismat – Ek Aurat''.
* ''Gandhi Ambedkar'' and ''Main Nathuram Godse'' (co-directed with Prof. Bhasker Shewalker)
* ''Mah Laqa Bai Chanda'', based on the life of Mah Laqa Bai, an 18th-century Urdu poet and the first woman to have a diwan (anthology) of her work.
* ''Kanjoos Makkhi Choose'', a Hyderabadi adaptation of The Miser.
* Nirmal Verma's ''Weekend''.

Voice work

Varma had lent his voice in Urdu, English, and Hindi, for various Ad-Films, Documentaries, Corporate Films, and Educational Films. He also dubs for Telugu films. He has dubbed for Rahul Dev in Telugu film Akasa Veedhilo, for Paresh Rawal in Mechanic Mavayya, for Tinnu Anand in Telugu film Anji (film), for Nassar (actor) in Okkadunnadu, for the main villain in Vijay Devarakonda starrer Dear Comrade, for Tamil actor Ilavarasu in Donga (Telugu version of Karthi starrer Thambi (2019 film)), and for many other interesting characters.

Workshops

Varma has been conducting Acting, Voice, and Body Language Workshops at Sutradhar since 1999, and has identified and trained more than a hundred talents. Some well-known faces trained by him are Vijay Varma, Sree Vishnu, ''Aditi Sharma'' (Ahana of Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki), and Vijay Deverakonda.

Theatre

* ''Aarop'' (Actor)
* ''Bitter Chocolate'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Bus Stop'' (Actor)
* ''Deathwatch'' (Actor)
* ''Four Dimensions'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Gadha Ya Aadmi'' (Voice over for leather puppetry show)
* ''Gandhi Ambedkar'' (Actor/Co-Director)
* ''Godse – An Assassin speaks'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Good Bye Swami'' (Actor)
* ''Inspector Matadeen Chand Par'' (Actor)
* ''Isosceles Triangle'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Jaal – Dramatised play reading'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Kissa Karodimal Ki Laash Ka'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Kanjoos Makkhi Choose'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Main Nathuram Godse'' (Actor/Co-Director)
* ''Main Rahi Masoom'' (Actor)
* ''Maranoparant'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Natasamrat'' (Actor)
* ''Neem Hakim Khatar e Jaan'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Oleanna'' (Actor)
* ''On Vacation'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Pushp'' (Actor)
* ''Raktbeej'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Room No 13 Block No 14'' (Actor)
* ''Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Shanivaar ke 2 Baje'' (Actor)
* ''Sita Apharan Case'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Siyaah Haashiye'' (Actor/Co-Director)
* ''Stronger Than Superman'' (Actor)
* ''The Stronger'' (Director)
* ''Voids, Spaces & Borders'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Andhere Mein'' (Actor/Director)
* ''Weekend'' (Director)
* ''Abbey! Em Ledu'' (Director)
* ''Aadhi Raat Ke Baad'' (Director)

Filmography

Hindi

* '' 16 December''
* '' Rudraksh''
* '' Mukhbiir''
* ''Knock Out''
* ''Bobby Jasoos''
* ''Yeh Hai Bakrapur''
* ''The Virgin Goat/Laadli Laila''
* ''Lakshman Rekha : The Unwritten Law'' (Short film)
* ''Music School'' (Upcoming movie) (Actor, Casting Director, Dialogue Writer)
* ''Jersey'' as Krishna Rao

Telugu

* ''Love, 2001''
* '' Tapana''
* '' Nee Thodu Kavali''
* ''Danger''
* ''Veedhi''
* ''Ninnu Kalisaka''
* '' Nippu''
* ''Ko Antey Koti''
* ''Dream''
* ''Zindagi''
* '' Anaamika''
* '' Gentleman''
* '' Terror''
* '' Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava''
* ''Evaru''
* '' George Reddy''
* ''Idam Jagath''
* ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha''
* '' Dorasaani'' (2019 film)
* ''Boy (2019)''
* '' V'' (as Sadik Hassan) (2020)
* '' IIT Krishnamurthy'' (ACP Vinay Varma) (2020)
* ''Zombie Reddy''
* '' Naandhi''
* '' Aakashavaani'' as Dora
* ''Drushyam 2'' (CI Pratap)
* '' Waltair Veerayya''
* ''Music School'' (Upcoming movie) (Actor, Casting Director, Dialogue Writer)

English

* '' Beeper''

Web Series

*'' A Simple Murder (2020)
*'' Sacred Games (TV series) (Cameo in Season 2, Episode 1)
*''Game'' (2021) on Hungama
*''Qubool Hai?'' (2022) on Aha as Pehelwan Rafeequddin

Television

* ''Peter the 2'' (Telefilm)
* ''Madhavi''
* ''Daanav Hunters''
* ''Dharti Baney Phulwari''
* ''Naghme ka Safar''
* ''Main Phir Janma Hoon'' (Telefilm)
* ''Bala''
* ''Ek Kahani''
* ''Manushulu-Mamathalu''

Dubbing artist

*Tinu Anand - ''Anji''
* Ilavarasu - '' Donga''
*Paresh Rawal - ''Mechanic Mavayya''
*Nassar - ''Okkadunnadu''
*Raj Arjun - ''Dear Comrade''
*Rahul Dev - ''Akasa Veedhilo''

References

External links

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Personal website

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Living people
Male actors from Hyderabad, India
Year of birth missing (living people)