King Solomon (stunt coordinator)

King Solomon
Solomon in 2023
Born
Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other namesSolomon Raju
Occupation
  • Stunt director, Action choreographer, stunt performer
Years active2011–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
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

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

  1. ^ along with Lee Wittaker and Kaecha Kampakdee

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Features, C. E. (25 August 2023). "69th National Film Awards: Telugu film industry wins big". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "RRR: Fighters get trained for 150 days". Telugu Cinema. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun, RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi win big". 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ Streussnig, Bilge Ebiri, Brandon (6 March 2023). "The Stunt Awards". Vulture. Retrieved 30 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)