Actor

Ram Gopal Varma

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 107Series: 4Crew credits: 104

TMDB ID: 76813

IMDb ID: nm0890060

Known for: Directing

Born: April 7, 1962

Age: 63

Place of birth: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1989 - 2025

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.22

Wikidata: Q1391329

Also known as

Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma • RGV • रामगोपाल वर्मा

Other jobs

Director (69)Producer (25)Writer (3)Executive Producer (2)Creator (1)Editor (1)Idea (1)Original Story (1)

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Biography

Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema and Bollywood. One of the most acclaimed filmmakers in India during the 1990s and 2000s, he directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. The pioneering director of new age Indian cinema, Varma is widely known for presenting the Indian Political and the Indian Gangster film trilogies. His 1998 film Satya has often been regarded as one of the greatest films made in India, and one of Hindi cinema's most influential films, particularly within the crime genre. Satya was listed in CNN-IBN's 100 greatest Indian films of all time.