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Ramesh Varma (Indian Theatre and Film Artist)
Ramesh Varma is an Indian Kathakali, Theatre, Film Artist and Director hailing from the town of Tripunithura in Ernakulam District, Kerala. In films, he's noted for his role of Mayor in the Malayalam Film Big B. He has also featured in Bodhi, Ustad Hotel and The 137 Auditions of Avrahaam Yaakob. He's a noted Kathakali Artist, having been trained from childhood in the art. He teaches theatre at the Department of Drama at Sree Sankaracharya university, Kaladi, Kerala.

Recognition as Actor
In 2020, Ramesh Varma was a finalist for the Best Actor Award at the Hollywood Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles.

Director
In 2022, Ramesh Varma conceptualised and directed the Malayalam music video Koottuveshangal featuring renowned Kathakali Artists Kottakal Nandakumaran Nair and FACT Padmanabhan. The lyrics for the song Ravine Priyatharamakiya was penned by Sajith Pallippuram. The music video won won many international recognitions including the Best Music Short Film award at the Munich Music Video Festival and Best Musical Film (Short) award at  IMVA Awards London. Ramesh Varma was inspired to make this video based on a statement by the artist Madavoor Vasudevan Nair who when informed that his friend and artist Kalamandalam Geethanandan had passed away, he had said 'If death comes for me while on stage, don’t wipe off the colours off my face'.