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ram gopal varma in september 2012 hyderabad , india 07 april 1962 ratna varma 1989 -- present ram gopal varma ramgopalvarma.jpg ram gopal varma
 ram gopal varma director and producer
ram gopal varma

ram gopal varma -lrb- -rrb- is an indian film director , screenwriter and producer , known for his works in telugu cinema and bollywood .
he directed film 's across multiple genres , including parallel cinema and docudrama .
in 2004 , he was featured in the bbc world series `` bollywood bosses '' .
in 2006 , grady hendrix of film comment , published by the film society of lincoln center , new york city cited varma as `` bombay 's most successful maverick '' for his works on avant-garde cinema .
varma is regarded as the `` fountain head '' of new age indian cinema .
starting his career as a civil engineer , he made an entry into telugu cinema , with the path-breaking crime thriller , siva -lrb- 1989 -rrb- screened at the 13th international film festival of india , and has garnered varma , the state nandi awards for best direction , best first film of a director , and the filmfare award for best film -- telugu .
subsequently , the cult classic blockbuster was included in cnn-ibn 's list of 100 greatest indian films of all time .
he then experimented with the neo-noir , kshana kshanam -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , the sleeper hit won him another nandi award for best direction , and the nandi award for best screenplay writer .
the 1993 political drama , `` gaayam '' based on the prevalent vijayawada-mafia of that time , received six state nandi awards , and became a blockbuster .
in 1999 , he has garnered the national film award for scripting , political drama , shool - `` for unveiling the complete collapse of the socio-political system .
a very effective portrayal of the determined fight of a single citizen in the centre of a facade of democracy '' , as cited by the jury .
in the same year he directed prema katha for which he received his third nandi award for best director .
he garnered seven state nandi awards , two bollywood filmfare awards , and five bollywood movie awards .
widely known for presenting indian gangster trilogy with a cumulative box office earnings , film critic rajeev masand has labeled the series as one of the `` most influential movies of hindi cinema .
the first installment of the trilogy satya was also listed in cnn-ibn 's 100 greatest indian films of all time , the delhi high court on 31st august , 2015 imposed a fine of rs .10 lakh on ram gopal varma and his production house for making the remake of 1975 blockbuster ` sholay ' , which violated the exclusive copyright vested with its director ramesh sippy .
the court 's order came on a lawsuit filed by sascha sippy , son and grandson of original sholay 's producers vijay sippy and g.p. sippy , alleging that remake was violative of exclusive copyright held by the sholay media and entertainment pvt ltd. .
