Vinay Varma

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Vinay Varma
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Occupation(s)Actor, scriptwriter, casting director
Website www.vinayvarma.in

Vinay Varma is an Indian actor, script writer, and casting director who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi-language films.

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Career

Vinay Varma, founder of Sutradhar, started out as an amateur theatre practitioner. He has been involved with theatre for more than 40 years. He has also been a part of more than 40 feature films in Telugu and Hindi, in addition to one Hollywood film. [1]

He started his theater career with the play Coffee House Mein Intezar written by Dr. Laxminarayan Lal. Varma left his banking job to pursue acting. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

He has directed over 45 plays and has acted in more than 50 with over 200 shows across India and abroad. Some of his performances include Natasamrat, Raktbeej, [7] Main Rahi Masoom, [8] Siyaah Haashiye, Stronger Than Superman, Main Nathuram Godse, Death Watch, Kanjoos Makkhi Choose, [9] David Mamet's Oleanna. [10] [11] His play Main Rahi Masoom is based on the life of writer Dr Rahi Masoom Raza. Besides Hyderabad, Main Rahi Masoom has been performed in Kala Ghoda Arts FestivalMumbai, 3rd Minerva National Theatre FestivalKolkata, Pratyay Theatre FestivalKolhapur, 12th Bharath Rang MahotsavNew Delhi, 22nd National Drama FestivalAllahabad, 8th World Theatre Olympics-Chandigarh, Film and Television Institute of India-Pune. It was also performed in Chennai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bengaluru etc. Vinay Varma was also invited by the Society of Friends International, London, to stage Main Rahi Masoom. [12] On 2 March 2018, Main Rahi Masoom celebrated its 50th show, at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad, India. He directed Sutradhar's debut Marathi play, Passwala. It premiered on World Theatre Day 2024 in Hyderabad. Passwala brings to life Jayant Pawar's (senior journalist & playwright) dialogue with a crematorium keeper in Worli, Mumbai. [13]

As a Theatre Director, some of his well-known plays are:

Workshops

Varma has been conducting Acting, Voice, and Body Language Workshops at Sutradhar since 1999, and has identified and trained more than a hundred talents. Actors trained by him include Vijay Varma, [25] Sree Vishnu, Aditi Sharma (Ahana of Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki), Vijay Deverakonda, [26] Anand Deverakonda, [27] and Aberaam Varma.

Theatre

PlayLanguageActor/DirectorNotes
1AaropHindiActorWritten by Suresh Khare, adapted by Anant Kulkarni
2Bitter ChocolateHindi/English/HyderabadiActor/DirectorBased on Pinki Virani's book 'Bitter Chocolate'
3Bus StopMarathiActorA workshop production
4DeathwatchHindiActor
5Four DimensionsHindi/EnglishActor/DirectorA collage of 4 short plays – 'Gandhaari',
Pieces from Dharamvir Bharati’s 'Andha Yug',
Benjamin Franklin’s 'The Trial of Polly Baker',
Syed Junaidullah’s 'Death of Poem',
Nathuram Godse’s Monologue 'An Assassin Speaks'
6Gadha Ya AadmiHindiVoice-over for a leather puppetry show
7Gandhi AmbedkarHindiActor/Co-DirectorWritten by Dr. Premanand Gajvi
8Godse – An Assassin speaksHindi/EnglishActor/Co-Director Nathuram Godse’s Monologue
9Good Bye SwamiHindiActorWritten by Susheel Kumar Singh. Joint direction with Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar.
10Inspector Matadeen Chand ParHindiActorWritten by Harishankar Parsai. Joint direction with Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar.
11Isosceles TriangleEnglishActor/DirectorWritten by Dr. C.H. Phansalkar
12Jaal – Dramatised play readingHindiActor/DirectorWritten by Annie Zaidi (writer)
13Kissa Karodimal Ki Laash KaDeccani/HyderabadiActor/DirectorDiwakar Babu’s Telugu play “Kundeti Kommu" adapted and translated by Anant Kulkarni
14Kanjoos Makkhi ChooseDeccani/HyderabadiActor/DirectorAdaptation of Molière's The Miser
15Main Nathuram GodseHindiActor/Co-DirectorPradeep Dalvi’s Marathi play “Mee Nathuram Godse Boltoy”
translated in Hindi by Shanta Kulkarni
16Main Rahi MasoomHindi/UrduActorBased on the life of Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza
17MaranoparantHindiActor/DirectorWritten by Surendra Verma
18NatasamratHindiActorWritten by Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar Kusumagraj
19Neem Hakim Khatar e JaanHindiActor/DirectorAn adaptation of Molière’s “Physician In Spite Of Himself” Le Médecin malgré lui
20OleannaEnglishActorWritten by David Mamet
21On VacationEnglishActor/DirectorWritten by Sachin Kundalkar
22PushpHindiActorDirected by Dr. Rammohan Holagundi for NishumbitaTheatre Festival
23RaktbeejHindiActor/DirectorWritten by Dr. Shanker Shesh
24Room No 13
Block No 14
HindiActorWritten by Srikanth Sinkar
25Saiyyan Bhaye KotwalHindiActor/DirectorVasant Sabnis famous Marathi folk play "Vichha Majhi Poori Kara”,
translated by Usha Banerjee
26Shanivaar ke 2 BajeHindiActorWritten by Surendra Verma
27Sita Apaharan CaseHindiActor/DirectorWritten by Dr. Prem Janmejay
28Siyaah HaashiyeUrduActor/DirectorBased on a collection of 40 short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto
29Stronger Than SupermanHindiActorWritten by Roy Kift, adapted by Anant Kulkarni
30The StrongerHindi/EnglishDirectorWritten by August Strindberg
31Voids, Spaces & BordersHindi/EnglishActor/DirectorA collection of 3 short performances.
Theo Lesoualch’s ‘Dramatic Space’,
Sagar Sarhadi’s 'Kisi Seema ki Ek Mamooli si Ghatna',
Shivani Tibrewala’s 'Avoid the Void'
32Andhere Mein [28] HindiActor/DirectorPartap Sehgal’s Indian adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s “Black Comedy”. Sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.
33Weekend [29] HindiDirectorWritten by Nirmal Verma
34Abbey! Em Ledhu [30] TeluguDirectorWritten by Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy
35Aadhi Raat Ke Baad [31] [32] [33] HindiDirectorWritten by Dr.Shanker Shesh
36Dushala [34] Hindi/BengaliDirectorWritten by Pritham K. Chakravarthy
37Passwala [35] MarathiDirectorRepresentation of Jayant Pawar’s conversation with
a crematorium keeper
38Ek Se Badhkar EkHindiActorAdapted from Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy "Abbey Em Ledhu"
39FiveEnglishActorWritten by Shreekumar Varma and directed by Ajit Chitturi for
Thespian en, Chennai – 2017)
40Jungle BookEnglishActorDirected by Vaishali Bisht for Children’s Theatre and Film Festival
41PrastaavHindiActor/Director Anton Chekhov’s “The Proposal” adapted in Hindi by Anant Kulkarni
42Krapp ke Antim ShabdHindiActorBased on Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tapes" - a 70-minute monologue translated by Vijay Ahluwalia
43Aage DaudoHindiActorBased on Baban Prabhu’s Marathi play “Pala Pala Kon Pudhe Pale To” adapted in Hindi by Anant Kulkarni
44Guddi Pappu aur MunnaHindiActorBased on Volker Ludwig’s German Play “Max und Milli” adapted by Anant Kulkarni
45Langda GhodaHindiActorWritten by Kadir Zaman
46Kaath ka GodaHindiActorWritten by Manoranjan Das
47White Rabbit Red RabbitHindiActorWritten by Nassim Soleimanpour.
An experimental play with no director, no rehearsal, just one actor who is handed the script on stage in front of the audience
48FlowersHindiActorWritten by Girish Karnad. Directed by Dr. Ram Mohan Holagundi
49UttaraardhMarathi/HindiDirectorWritten by Vijay Mondke. Translated by Anant Kulkarni.
50PhandiHindiActor/DirectorDirected for Rangadhara - The Theatre Stream. Written by Dr. Shanker Shesh.
51Ballabhpur ki RoopkathaHindiActor/DirectorDirected for Rangadhara - The Theatre Stream. Written by Badal Sarkar.
52Kisi ko toh Jaana HogaHindiActor/DirectorBased on Subhash Parkhi’s Marathi play “Kalpana” translated in Hindi by Anant Kulkarni
53Raja ka BaajaHindiActor/DirectorWritten by Safdar Hashmi.
54Budh Kaam ShudhHindiDirectorWritten by I. S. Johar.
55Hay Mera DilHindiDirectorWritten by Ranbir Singh.
56Kisi Aur ka SapnaHindiDirectorWritten by Nand Kishore Acharya. Joint direction with Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar.
57Atmahatya ki DukaanHindiDirectorWritten by Asha Varma.
58Birjees Qadar ka KunbaUrdu/HindiDirectorAn adaption of Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba. Adapted and translated by Dr.Raghuvir Sahay
59Ismat - Ek AuratUrdu/HindiDirectorA collection of three short stories by Ismat Chughtai.
60Mah Laqa Bai ChandaUrdu/HindiDirectorWritten by Dr. Oudhesh Rani Bawa.
61Aamne - SaamneHindiActor/DirectorBased on two short plays - "The Stronger" by August Strindberg, and "Maranoparant" by Surendra Verma
62Post MortemHindiDirectorWritten by Milind Tikhe
63Out at SeaHindiActor/DirectorWritten by Slawomir Mrozek
64Agnes of GodHindi/EnglishDirectorWritten by John Pielmeier
65Sita SoorpanakhaHindiDirectorWritten by Shivani Tibrewala
66TouchHindiDirectorWritten by Smita Nirula
67Teen ApahijHindiDirectorWritten by Vipin Agarwal. Joint direction with Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar.
68The PhoenixHindiDirectorWritten by Abhijit Sircar. Joint direction with Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar.
69Andhon ka HaathiHindiDirectorWritten by Sharad Joshi. Joint direction with Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar.
70InterviewHindiActorWritten and directed by Dr. D. K. Goel.
71MahatmaHindiActorWritten and directed by Lingam Pandu Pradeep.
72Tambe ke KeedeHindiActorWritten by Bhuvaneshwar Prasad and directed by Venugopal.
73Aage Aage Premchand, Peeche Peeche HumHindiActorAs part of the centenary celebrations for Munshi Premchand. Directed by Venugopal.
74CyclewallaHindiActorDirected by Venugopal.
75Brecht ke Laghu NatakHindiActorAdapted from Bertolt Brecht's short plays. Directed by Venugopal.
76Coffee House Mein IntezaarHindiActorDirected by Dr. D.K.Goel.

Filmography

Telugu films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000LovePakistani terrorist
2002 Nee Thodu Kavali Manasa's father
2004 Tapana Siddhu's father
2005 Danger Tantrik
2006 Veedhi Sivanna
2009 Ninnu Kalisaka Father of heroine[ clarification needed ]
2012 Nippu Police Commissioner of Dubai
Ko Antey Koti Inspector Ranjit Kumar
Dream Doctor
2014 Anaamika DCP Ravi Chandra
2016 Gentleman David
Terror DCP V. Rathod
Zindagi
2018 Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Timma Reddy
Idam Jagath Police Commissioner Vikram Simha
2019 Evaru Banerjee
George Reddy Minister Ramayya
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Uncle
Dorasaani Raja Reddy
Boy
2020 V Saadik Haasan
IIT Krishnamurthy ACP Vinay Varma
2021 Zombie Reddy Bhooma Reddy
Naandhi Nagendra
Aakashavaani Dora
Drushyam 2 CI J. Prathap
2023 Waltair Veerayya Police SP
Meter DGP Dileep Raavath
Music School Govind Rao Bhaskar Rao KulkarniAlso co-wrote dialogue and casting director
Aadikeshava Vijay Mohan
2024 Dhoom Dhaam Narendra Bhoopathi

Hindi films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Tu Hi Meri GangaLoknath
2002 16 December Home Minister Shiv Charan Shukla
2004 Rudraksh Mantrik
2008 Mukhbiir Ismail
2010 Knock Out Police Commissioner
2011Laadli Laila (Virgin Goat)Butcher
2014 Yeh Hai Bakrapur Singhania
Bobby Jasoos Tasawwur's father
2022 Jersey Major Krishna Rao
2023 Music School Govind Rao Bhaskar Rao KulkarniAlso co-wrote dialogue and casting director
2024 Fighter Debyajyoti Biswas "Debu"

English film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Beeper TigerA Hollywood production

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformLanguageRef.
2019 Sacred Games NSA Netflix Hindi
2020 A Simple Murder Politician Pran Dawas Sony Liv Hindi [36]
2021GameOrgan racketeer Hotstar Telugu
2022 Qubool Hai? Rafique Pehelwan aha Hyderabadi,
Telugu
[37]

Television

NameLanguageActor/DirectorRoleNotes
1Ek Kahani (Atmahatya)
Ek Kahani (Narsayya ki Baodi)
HindiActorChiranjeevi & Bank loan brokerTwo Seasons - 1985 & 1989. On DD National.
2Dharti Bane PhulwariHindiActorDD National
3DayasagarHindiActor Judas Iscariot DD National
4ShraddhaHindiActorPlayed a writer. Husband of Rama Vij DD National. Also wrote dialogues for all the episodes.
5BalaUrduActorMuazzam (lecherous son of Aurangazeb.DD National.
6Manushulu – MamathaluTeluguActorDD National
7MadhaviTeluguActorAntagonist - Jaswant RaoDD National
8Peter the 2HindiActorAntagonistTelefilm. DD National.
9Daanav HuntersHindiActorLankeshwarEpic Channel
10Naghme ka SafarHindiActorDoctorDD National
11Main Phir Janma HoonHindiActorBarabbasTelefilm. DD National.

Dubbing artist

References

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  2. "All About Theatre". The Hindu. 25 August 2017.
  3. "Honour for Vinay". The Hindu . 9 January 2013.
  4. "Being Rahi Masoom Raza". The Hindu . 27 April 2017.
  5. "Living on the edge with passion". The Hindu . 15 January 2010.
  6. "Interview With Vinay Varma Interview : www.MumbaiTheatreGuide.com". www.mumbaitheatreguide.com.
  7. "Raktbeej Reality Bites". Deccan Chronicle. 14 July 2016.
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  9. Ramakrishna, Lakshmi (28 March 2017). "'Kanjoos Makhi Choose': The miser and his miseries". The Hindu .
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  13. "A glimpse of life vis-a-vis death". 21 March 2024.
  14. "A big win for city". Deccan Chronicle. 11 October 2015.
  15. "Women on top". The Hindu. 26 August 2012.
  16. "Bitter truth". The Hindu. 25 June 2015.
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  18. "College Day Celebration". Nav Bharat Times.
  19. "On a seriously satire note". The Hindu. 31 March 2011.
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