Ravi Varma was born on 6 January 1976 to K Kalasaiah and Ningamma in Bangalore, Karnataka.
A breakthrough in his movie career happened when he assumed the role of action director in the Kannada film Dharma in 2004, in which the principal actor was Darshan.
Ravi Varma entered the Telugu industry with Krishna Vamsi's Mahatma in 2009.
Varma's stunts in the South Indian film industry earned him a break with Prabhu Deva's R... Rajkumar in which Shahid Kapoor played the lead role.
His prime projects are Doddmane Hudga, Jaguar, Santhu Straight Forward, Dhruva, Rock On!!