Ram Gopal Varma

Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film Director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television. Varma has Directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and Docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema,he was featured in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses in 2004. In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films. Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking crime Thriller, Siva (1989) featured at the 13th IFFI' 90 Indian Panorama mainstream section, and has won ... ()