King Solomon (stunt coordinator) explained

King Solomon
Birth Place:Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, India
Othername:Solomon Raju
Yearsactive:2011–present

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]

Early life and career

Solomon 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

Year Title Language Notes
2011 Rajanna Telugu
2012Eega Debut as lead stunt coordinator
2015Asura
Baahubali: The Beginning
Rudhramadevi
Columbus
2017Nenorakam
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Yuddham Sharanam
2019
2021Crime Factory
2022RRR Telugu
2023Shaakuntalam
2024
Devara: Part 1

Awards and nominations

!Award!Year!Category!Work!Result!Ref.
National Film Awards2018Best Stunt ChoreographyBaahubali 2: The Conclusion[5]
2023RRR[6]
Vulture Stunt Awards2023Best Stunt in an Action FilmRRR (The Bridge Scene)[7]
Best FightRRR (Ram's Intro)
Best ShootoutRRR (The Piggyback Dual Wielding)
Best Practical ExplosionRRR (The Bridge Scene Tanker Explosion)
Best Achievement in Stunts OverallRRR

Notes

  1. Web site: 2023-08-24 . SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR and Ram Charan's RRR hits a 'sixer' at 69th National Film Awards: 'Congratulations to the entire team' . 2024-08-30 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. News: 2023-05-01 . Tollywood celebrates Cine workers day (May Day) in a grand manner in Hyderabad…! . 2024-08-30 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: Features . C. E. . 2023-08-25 . 69th National Film Awards: Telugu film industry wins big . 2024-08-30 . Cinema Express . en.
  4. Web site: 2020-12-16 . RRR: Fighters get trained for 150 days . 2024-08-30 . Telugu Cinema . en-US.
  5. 65th National Film Awards . Directorate of Film Festivals . 21 . 13 July 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf . 6 June 2017 . dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 24 August 2023 . 69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun, RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi win big .
  7. Web site: Streussnig . Bilge Ebiri, Brandon . 2023-03-06 . The Stunt Awards . 2024-08-30 . Vulture . en.