Kalasaiah Ravi Kumar is an Indian stunt director and filmmaker known for his work in South Indian and Bollywood films.
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.
Career Varma began his journey with Sandalwood in 1995 as a fight assistant. A breakthrough in his film career happened when he assumed the role of action director in the Kannada film Dharma in 2004, starring Darshan. His biggest Sandalwood movie so far is Darshan's Sangoli Rayanna, an epic period movie filmed on a grand scale with 1,000 actors. Ravi Varma entered the Telugu industry with Krishna Vamsi's Mahatma in 2009.
Varma's stunts in the South Indian film industry earned him a break with Prabhu Deva's R... Rajkumar (2013) in which Shahid Kapoor played the lead role. He also worked with Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn in the films Jai Ho (2014), Raees (2017), and Action Jackson (2014) respectively. His prime projects are Doddmane Hudga, Jaguar, Santhu Straight Forward, Dhruva, Rock On!! 2 and Machine.
In 2019, Varma turned director for the first time with Rustum (2019), headlined by Shiva Rajkumar. He worked as a stunt coordinator on Border 2 (2026). In the same year, he produced his first film, Rakkasapuradhol, a crime drama set in the 1990s, starring Raj B. Shetty. His second directorial, and first in Hindi, Blind Babu, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is scheduled for release in August 2026.
Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Film Year Language Notes 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 2008 Kannada Navagraha 2008 Kannada Vamshi 2008 Kannada Ambari 2009 Kannada Won Karnataka State Film Awards Kabaddi 2009 Kannada Won Suvarna Film Awards Mahatma 2009 Telugu Jackie 2010 Kannada Mynaa 2010 Tamil Krishnan Love Story 2010 Kannada Saarathi 2011 Kannada Won SIIM Award Jarasandha 2011 Kannada Paramathma 2011 Kannada Hudugaru 2011 Kannada Kempe Gowda 2011 Kannada Bejawada 2011 Telugu Anna Bond 2012 Kannada Varadhanayaka 2012 Kannada Sangoli Rayanna 2012 Kannada Won Karnataka State Film Awards, Udaya Film Awards Addhuri 2012 Kannada Won SIIM Award Yaare Koogadali 2012 Kannada Thappana 2012 Malayalam Tadakha 2013 Telugu Om 3D 2013 Telugu Bachchan 2013 Kannada Raja Huli 2013 Kannada Bulbul 2013 Kannada R... Rajkumar 2013 Hindi Googly 2013 Kannada Won SIIM Award Bahaddur 2014 Kannada Power 2014 Kannada Brahma 2014 Kannada Gajakesari 2014 Kannada Jai Ho 2014 Hindi Action Jackson 2014 Hindi Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari 2014 Kannada Won SIIM Award Alludu Seenu 2014 Telugu Paisa 2014 Telugu Ugramm 2014 Kannada Ambareesha 2014 Kannada Rowdy Fellow2014Telugu Hero 2015 Hindi Vajrakaya 2015 Kannada Mr. Airavata 2015 Kannada Tiger 2015 Telugu Arjuna 2015 Kannada Rocket 2015 Kannada Boxer 2015 Kannada Rana Vikrama 2015 Kannada Iru Mugan 2016 Tamil Sarrainodu 2016 Telugu Okka Ammayi Thappa 2016 Telugu Thikka 2016 Telugu Ram-Leela 2015 Kannada Tharai Thappattai 2016 Tamil Ricky 2016 Kannada Oopiri / Thozha 2016 Telugu, Tamil Style King 2016 Kannada A Aa 2016 Telugu Zoom 2016 Kannada Viraat 2016 Kannada Akhil 2016 Telugu Crazy Boy 2016 Kannada Happy Birthday 2016 Kannada Speedunnodu 2016 Telugu 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 Kannada Dhruva 2016 Telugu Rock On 2 2016 Hindi Machine 2017 Hindi Raees 2017 Hindi Maasthi Gudi 2017 Kannada Winner 2017 Telugu Hebbuli 2017 Kannada Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya 2017 Kannada Raajakumara 2017 Kannada Tiger 2017 Kannada Munna Michael 2017 Hindi Saheba 2017 Kannada Villain 2017 Malayalam Garuda 2017 Kannada Kariya 2 2017 Kannada Nene Raju Nene Mantri 2017 Telugu November Nalli Naanu Avalu 2017 KannadaMufti2017KannadaAnjaniputra2017KannadaBruhaspati2018Kannada The Villain 2018 Kannada Sketch 2018 Tamil Samhaara2018Kannada Agnyaathavaasi 2018 TeluguNaa Peru Surya2018TeluguMauli2018MarathiSatyamev Jayate2018HindiPantham2018TeluguAmma I Love You2018KannadaRustum2019Kannadaalso directorPailwaan2019KannadaNani's Gang Leader2019Telugu Commando 3 2019 Hindi Nominated Filmfare AwardsBharaate2019Kannada Ayushman Bhava2019Kannada Venky Mama2019Telugu Kiss2019Kannada Thrissur Pooram2019MalayalamBuddhivantha 22020KannadaShiva 1432020KannadaDisco Raja2020TeluguV (film)2020Telugualso actor Q2020KannadaBhajarangi 22021KannadaRider2021KannadaMugilpete2021KannadaRepublic2021TeluguVakeel Saab2021TeluguShyam Singha Roy2021TeluguCrack2021HindiJames2022KannadaAaraattu2022MalayalamVijayanand2022KannadaVedha2022KannadaRavaan2022Bengali His first Bengali film Lucky Man2022KannadaAshoka Blade2022KanndaMacherla Niyojakavargam2022TeluguKaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane2022KannadaAndondittu Kaala2022KannadaKabzaa2023KannadaGumraah2023HindiLove Me or Hate Me 2023KannadaMission Majnu2023HindiMartin2023KannadaBad Manners2023KannadaChoo Mantar2023Kannadaalso acted in a lead roleRamabanam2023TeluguGadar 22023HindiBhuvanam Gaganam2023KannadaUI2023KannadaKD: The Devil2023KannadaRanneeti2023HindiIB712023HindiChandramukhi 22023TamilManush: Child of Destiny2023BengaliLove Li2024KannadaCrakk2024HindiPepe2024KannadaMudhol2024KannadaRoyal2023KannadaRakkasapuradhol2026KannadaAs ProducerBorder 22026HindiEkka2025Kannada452025KannadaAkhanda 22025TeluguAs Action Director
Awards Varma has received many awards from the Kannada and the Telugu film industries. He has been conferred with the title Saahasa Saarvabouma by the Kannada film industry.
Year Award Film Category Result 2006 Udaya Film Awards Shri Best Stunt Director 2009 Karnataka State Film Awards Ambari Best Stunt Director 2009 Suvarna Film Awards Kabaddi Best Stunt Director 2012 Udaya Film Awards Sangoli Rayanna Best Stunt Director 2012 South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) Addhuri Best Fight Choreographer 2012 Sandalwood Star Award Kempe Gowda Best Fight Choreographer 2013 Karnataka State Film Awards Sangoli Rayanna Best Stunt Director 2013 Suvarna Film Awards Sangoli Rayanna Best Stunt Director 2013 South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) Saarathi Best Fight Choreographer 2014 South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) Googly Best Fight Choreographer 2014 Zee Cine Awards R... Rajkumar Best Action 2015 South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari Best Fight Choreographer
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