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Jeedigunta Varun Sandesh (born 21 July 1989) is an
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actor known primarily for his works in
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. He made his debut with
Sekhar Kammula Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the ...
's
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drama ''
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'' (2007), and went on to appear in films such as ''
Kotha Bangaru Lokam ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Srikanth Addala, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Varun Sandesh and Shweta Basu Prasad with Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Brahmanandam, and Ra ...
'' (2008), '' Kurradu'' (2009), ''
Yemaindi Ee Vela ''Yemaindi Ee Vela'' (''English'': ''What happened this moment?'') is a 2010 Indian Tollywood romantic drama film, starring Varun Sandesh, Nisha Aggarwal, Nisha Shah and Shashank. The film was directed and written by Sampath Nandi. The movie ...
'' (2010), ''
D for Dopidi ''D for Dopidi'' () is a 2013 Telugu-language heist comedy film directed by Siraj Kalla, starring Varun Sandesh, Sundeep Kishan, Naveen Polishetty, Rakesh and Melanie Kannokada. It was co-produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. and Telug ...
'' (2013), ''
Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda ''Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film featuring an ensemble cast composed of Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Manchu Manoj, Raveena Tandon, Hansika Motwani, Pranitha Subhash, Varun Sandesh and Tanish. Ma ...
'' (2014) and ''
Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu ''Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Srinivasa Reddy and produced by Vishnu Manchu under the 24 Frames Factory banner. It features an ensemble cast comprising Mohan Babu, Al ...
'' (2015). In 2019, Sandesh appeared in Telugu reality TV show ''Bigg Boss 3'' as a contestant and finished at fourth place.


Personal life

Varun Sandesh was born in
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,
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and later lived in
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for four years. His family then moved to Bridgewater Township,
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, in the United States, where he was educated. Varun Sandesh is the grandson of noted
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writer Jeedigunta Ramachandra Murthy, who worked for All India Radio for 28 years in
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. His uncle Jeedigunta Sridhar is a popular Telugu television personality in Hyderabad, India. He has one younger sister, Veena Sahithi, who has worked as a singer and lyricist in
Nandini Reddy B. V. Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema and television. She debuted with 2011 Telugu film, ''Ala Modalaindi''. Early life Nandini Reddy was born in Hyderabad. Her father Bharath. V. Reddy was ...
's ''
Ala Modalaindi ''Ala Modalaindi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy under the Sri Ranjith Movies banner. It stars Nani, Nithya Menen (in her Telugu debut) and Sneha Ullal with the music compos ...
''. Sandesh and actress
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, who was his co-star in ''
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'', had a short-lived relationship in 2011. Varun got engaged with actress Vithika Sheru on 7 December 2015, and they went on to get married.


Career

In 2007, Sandesh applied for auditions for a
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film through an online advertisement, despite having no prior acting experience and previously planning to pursue medical studies. He received a reply of one scene's film script, which he was asked to act out and send back. He shot and sent video clippings of himself to Kammula, which promptly landed him a lead role in the film ''
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''. Featuring an ensemble cast, comprised almost entirely with newcomers, ''Happy Days'' was a major critical and commercial success, winning several accolades, including six
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and three
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. He then starred in romantic drama ''
Kotha Bangaru Lokam ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Srikanth Addala, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Varun Sandesh and Shweta Basu Prasad with Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Brahmanandam, and Ra ...
'' (2008), which received critical acclaim and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Sandesh followed this initial success by starring in a number of films that did not perform well at the box office, including action film '' Kurradu'' (2009), a remake of the 2007 Tamil hit film '' Polladhavan'', and romantic drama ''
Maro Charitra ''Maro Charitra'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language romantic tragedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead with Madhavi appearing in prominent roles. The film deals with cross-cultura ...
'' (2010), a remake of the
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-directed 1978 blockbuster of the same title, which starred
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. Sandesh's career prospects declined further following a series of box office flops through the 2010s, with his only successes being the romantic comedy ''
Yemaindi Ee Vela ''Yemaindi Ee Vela'' (''English'': ''What happened this moment?'') is a 2010 Indian Tollywood romantic drama film, starring Varun Sandesh, Nisha Aggarwal, Nisha Shah and Shashank. The film was directed and written by Sampath Nandi. The movie ...
'' (2010), crime comedy ''
D for Dopidi ''D for Dopidi'' () is a 2013 Telugu-language heist comedy film directed by Siraj Kalla, starring Varun Sandesh, Sundeep Kishan, Naveen Polishetty, Rakesh and Melanie Kannokada. It was co-produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. and Telug ...
'' (2013), and ensemble comedy ''
Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda ''Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film featuring an ensemble cast composed of Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Manchu Manoj, Raveena Tandon, Hansika Motwani, Pranitha Subhash, Varun Sandesh and Tanish. Ma ...
'' (2014). In 2019, Sandesh became a notable television personality for his participation in
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'' Bigg Boss Telugu 3'', reaching the grand finale and finishing in 4th place. Sandesh is also the
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for the Kalanjali store in
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, India.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandesh, Varun 1989 births Living people Telugu people Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian emigrants to the United States Male actors from Odisha American male actors of Indian descent People from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey