King Solomon, also known as Solomon Raju, is an Indian Stunt director, action choreographer and stunt performer who primarily works in Telugu films.[1][2] He is best known for his action sequences in the films such as Eega (2012), Baahubali duology (2015–2017), RRR (2022) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024). He has won two National Film Awards.[3]
King Solomon | |
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| Born | Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Solomon Raju |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life and career
editSolomon was born in Chirala, India in a Telugu Christian family. He moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in the film industry. Initially, he worked in several Telugu films as stunt performer and later as assistant, before having a breakthrough with Rajanna (2011). He has choreographed the action sequences in the climax scenes of the film. Later, he debuted as the lead stunt coordinator in S. S. Rajamouli's Eega (2012). Since then he worked as the stunt coordinator and action director in every film of S. S. Rajamouli.[4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rajanna | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Eega | Debut as lead stunt coordinator | |
| 2015 | Asura | ||
| Baahubali: The Beginning | |||
| Rudhramadevi | |||
| Columbus | |||
| 2017 | Nenorakam | ||
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | |||
| Yuddham Sharanam | |||
| 2019 | Kurukshetra | Kannada | |
| 2021 | Crime Factory | Hindi | |
| 2022 | RRR | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Shaakuntalam | ||
| 2024 | Kalki 2898 AD | ||
| Devara: Part 1 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Film Awards | 2018 | Best Stunt Choreography | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion[a] | Won | [5] |
| 2023 | RRR | Won | [6] | ||
| Vulture Stunt Awards | 2023 | Best Stunt in an Action Film | RRR (The Bridge Scene) | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Fight | RRR (Ram's Intro) | Nominated | |||
| Best Shootout | RRR (The Piggyback Dual Wielding) | Nominated | |||
| Best Practical Explosion | RRR (The Bridge Scene Tanker Explosion) | Nominated | |||
| Best Achievement in Stunts Overall | RRR | Nominated |
Notes
edit- ^ along with Lee Wittaker and Kaecha Kampakdee
References
edit- ^ "SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR and Ram Charan's RRR hits a 'sixer' at 69th National Film Awards: 'Congratulations to the entire team'". The Indian Express. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Tollywood celebrates Cine workers day (May Day) in a grand manner in Hyderabad…!". The Times of India. 1 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (25 August 2023). "69th National Film Awards: Telugu film industry wins big". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "RRR: Fighters get trained for 150 days". Telugu Cinema. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "65th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun, RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi win big". 24 August 2023.
- ^ Streussnig, Bilge Ebiri, Brandon (6 March 2023). "The Stunt Awards". Vulture. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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External links
edit- King Solomon at IMDb