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

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

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film, '' Vennela'', written and directed by

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, starring

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and

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as well as

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., which released in the year 2005.

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 '' Kshanam''.

Filmography

* '' Vennela'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

Bommarillu ''Bommarillu'' () () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Bhaskar in his directorial debut, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Siddharth, Genelia, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha. The film primarily ...

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

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

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Inkosaari'' (2010) * '' Virodhi'' (2011) * '' Chinna Cinema'' (2013) * '' 1'' (2014) * '' Weekend Love'' (2014) * '' Boochamma Boochodu'' (2014) * '' Ala Ela'' (2014) * '' Tungabhadra'' (2015) * ''Calling Bell'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Kshanam'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' Raja Cheyyi Vesthe'' (2016) * '' Jayammu Nischayammu Raa'' (2016) * '' Appatlo Okadundevadu'' (2016) * '' The Ghazi Attack'' (2017) * '' Fashion Designer s/o Ladies Tailor'' (2017) * '' PSV Garuda Vega'' (2017) * '' Balakrishnudu'' (2017) * '' Sathya'' (2017) (Tamil) * '' Napoleon'' (2017) * '' Pantham'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) *'' Kartha Karma Kriya'' (2018) *'' 24 Kisses'' (2018) *'' Vinaya Vidheya Rama'' (2019) *'' Mithai'' (2019) *''Udyama Simham'' (2019) *'' Nuvvu Thopu Raa'' (2019) * '' Rajdooth'' (2019) *''

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'' (2019) *'' Raagala 24 Gantallo'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020) *''

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'' (2020) * '' HIT: The First Case'' (2020) * '' 47 Days'' (2020) * ''Buchinaidu Khandriga'' (2020) * ''Valayam'' (2020) * '' Uppena'' (2021) * '' Thellavarithe Guruvaram'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * '' Kanabadutaledu'' (2021) * '' Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu'' (2021) * '' Republic'' (2021) * Bheemla Nayak (2022) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' The Ghost'' (2022)

Television

* ''SIN'' (2020);

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*'' 11th Hour'' (2021);

* ''Loser 2'' (2021);

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*'' 9 Hours'' (2022);

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* ''Hello World'' (2022);

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