RAM GOPAL VARMA

Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: April 7, 1962
Place of Birth: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

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.

Notable work

Filmography

Production

Producer, Writer, Director
2025·
Saaree
Writer
2023·
Vyooham
Writer, Director
2022·
Dhahanam
Creator
Director
Director, Writer
Producer, Director
2021·
Deyyam
Director
2020·
Climax
Writer, Director, Editor
2020·
Murder
Writer
Producer, Director
2020·
Thriller
Director
Director
2020·
Naked
Director
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Story, Director
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Story, Screenplay, Producer
2018·
Officer
Screenplay, Story, Producer, Dialogue, Director
2016·
Veerappan
Director, Story, Screenplay
2015·
365 Days
Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Story
Screenplay, Director
Story, Screenplay, Director
Idea
Story, Screenplay, Director
Producer, Director
Screenplay, Director, Story
2011·
Bejawada
Producer, Story
2010·
Phoonk 2
Executive Producer
2009·
Siddham
Writer
2009·
Agyaat
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
2008·
Raksha
Producer
2007·
Go
Producer
Screenplay, Story, Producer, Director
2007·
Nishabd
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
2006·
Shock
Producer
Producer
2005·
Jithan
Original Story
Producer
Executive Producer, Producer
Director, Producer, Screenplay
2004·
Naach
Story, Producer, Director
Producer
Producer
2004·
Gayab
Producer
2002·
Road
Producer, Executive Producer
2002·
Company
Producer, Director
Producer
2000·
Jungle
Producer, Director
1999·
Mast
Producer, Director
Producer
1998·
Dil Se..
Executive Producer
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1997·
Daud
Producer, Story, Screenplay, Editor, Director
1996·
Deyyam
Screenplay, Producer, Director
1995·
Rangeela
Screenplay, Story, Producer, Director
Story, Director
1993·
Gaayam
Producer, Story, Director
1992·
Antam
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
1992·
Raat
Producer, Story, Screenplay, Director
Story, Screenplay, Director
1989·
Siva
Screenplay, Story, Director
Director
Director
2022·
Dangerous
Director
2022·
Kondaa
Director, Writer
2021·
D Company
Director, Writer
2017·
Sarkar 3
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director, Producer
Screenplay, Dialogue, Director
2016·
Attack
Director, Screenplay
Producer
2014·
Ice Cream
Dialogue, Screenplay, Story, Director
2014·
Rowdy
Director
2013·
Satya 2
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director
2011·
Shabri
Producer
Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
2010·
Rann
Director
2008·
Contract
Director
2008·
Phoonk
Director
2007·
Darling
Director
2006·
Shiva
Producer, Director
Producer
2005·
James
Producer
2005·
Sarkar
Screenplay, Producer, Director
2005·
D
Producer
Producer
2003·
Bhoot
Director
1999·
Shool
Screenplay, Story, Producer
Director
1999·
Kaun?
Director
1998·
Satya
Producer, Story, Director
Producer
1995·
Gulabi
Producer
Story
1993·
Money
Producer
1990·
Shiva
Screenplay, Director