# Ravi Varma (Kakinada actor)
Ravi Varma is an Indian actor from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, who works chiefly in supporting roles in [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema) and made his screen debut as Sayeed in Deva Katta's romantic comedy *Vennela* (2005)[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma). Profile sites list his birthplace variously as Kakinada, East Godavari District, or simply Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) • [2](https://www.moviebuff.com/ravi-varma) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ravi_varma).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Kakinada or East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) • [2](https://www.moviebuff.com/ravi-varma) |
| Film debut | Sayeed in *Vennela* (2005), directed by Deva Katta, largely shot in the United States[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) |
| Second film | *Raakhi* (2006), opposite Jr. NTR, directed by Krishna Vamsi; ran 100 days in some theaters[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) • [4](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/actor-ravi-varma-recalls-emotional-rakhi-experience-with-jr-ntr-and-krishna-vamsi-1901913.html) |
| Bollywood debut | *The Ghazi Attack* (2017) as Kamalakar Shinde[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) |
| Television | The serial *Mogalirekulu* on Gemini TV, which ran from February 18, 2008 to May 24, 2013[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) |
| Education | Bachelor of engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad; acting course at the New York Film Academy[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) |
## Early life and education
Ravi Varma was born in the East Godavari district of [Andhra Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/andhra-pradesh) and was raised in [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad) from the age of two[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology in Hyderabad, then went to New York for a master's degree, after which he worked at the Indian news portal Rediff[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma).
Looking for a change from office work, he joined the [New York Film Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-film-academy) for a three-month acting course and then auditioned successfully for *Vennela*[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma).
## Film career
**Vennela and Raakhi.** In *Vennela* (2005), starring Parvathi Menon opposite Raja, Ravi Varma played the role of Sayeed; the film was shot mainly in the United States and performed well with south Indian students there and at the box office[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma). His second film, *Raakhi* with Jr. NTR, ran for a hundred days in some theaters and became the foundation for roughly thirty subsequent films[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma). In a later interview he described working with director Krishna Vamsi on *Raakhi* as a turning point, calling the director a "school of acting"; Krishna Vamsi once asked him to deliver one dialogue in ten different ways, an exercise he first struggled with and later mastered by taking the lines home to study overnight[4](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/actor-ravi-varma-recalls-emotional-rakhi-experience-with-jr-ntr-and-krishna-vamsi-1901913.html).
**Supporting roles.** His subsequent credits named by profile sites include *Sainikudu* (2006), *Bommarillu* (2006), *Classmates* (2007), *Jalsa* (2008), *Inkosaari* (2010), *Ala Ela* (2014), *Srimanthudu* (2015), *Terror* (2016), *Raja Cheyyi Vesthe* (2016), *[PSV Garuda Vega](https://www.edgepedia.org/psv-garuda-vega)* (2017), *[Taxiwaala](https://www.edgepedia.org/taxiwaala)* (2018), and *Swamy Ra Ra* (2013)[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma) • [2](https://www.moviebuff.com/ravi-varma) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ravi_varma) • [5](https://paytm.com/movies/celebrity/ravi-varma-111935). He has also played character parts such as the Sarpanch in *Maa Oori Polimera* (2021) and its sequel, and R.K. in *Pachchis* (2021)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ravi_varma). He acted in *1: Nenokkadine* (2014) as Michael[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5624098).
**Bollywood.** In 2017 he made his Hindi film debut in Sankalp Reddy's naval war film *The Ghazi Attack*, based on the sinking of the submarine [PNS Ghazi](https://www.edgepedia.org/pns-ghazi) in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistan War, playing the supporting character Kamalakar Shinde; the film was a box office success[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma).
## Television
Ravi Varma appeared in the soap opera *Mogalirekulu*, created and written by Manjula Naidu and Bindi Naidu, which aired on [Gemini TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/gemini-tv) from February 18, 2008 to May 24, 2013[1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma).
## Namesakes
Another Telugu actor, Ravi Varma Adduri (born 1975), debuted as a hero in *Aaruguru Pativratalu* and worked as an IT employee in Singapore before acting; profile databases keep the two under separate identities, and the Adduri actor's credits include *Uyyala Jampala* (2013) and *Swamy Ra Ra* (2013) under IMDb's separate listing[7](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/actor-ravi-varma-adduri-discusses-aaruguru-pativratalu-re-release-1738316.html) • [8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10768296/bio/). Database coverage of "Ravi Varma" is further complicated by other unrelated namesakes, including a music director credited on listings such as Moviebuff, so filmography counts vary widely between sources[2](https://www.moviebuff.com/ravi-varma) • [1](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma).
## References
1. [Telugu Movie Actor Ravi Varma Biography, NETTV4U](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/movie-actor/ravi-varma)
2. [Ravi Varma on Moviebuff.com](https://www.moviebuff.com/ravi-varma)
3. [Ravi Varma Movies, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ravi_varma)
4. [Actor Ravi Varma Recalls Emotional Rakhi Experience with Jr NTR and Krishna Vamsi, TV9 Telugu](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/actor-ravi-varma-recalls-emotional-rakhi-experience-with-jr-ntr-and-krishna-vamsi-1901913.html)
5. [Ravi Varma, Paytm Movies](https://paytm.com/movies/celebrity/ravi-varma-111935)
6. [Ravi Varma (IV), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5624098)
7. [Actor Ravi Varma Adduri Discusses Aaruguru Pativratalu Re Release, TV9 Telugu](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/actor-ravi-varma-adduri-discusses-aaruguru-pativratalu-re-release-1738316.html)
8. [Ravi Varma Adduri Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10768296/bio/)
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