Actor · Telugu cinema
Varun Sandesh
Varun Sandesh movies: 19 Telugu films on file, 2007–2026. Earliest on file: Happy Days (2007). Latest release: Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam (4 September 2026).
- Films on file
- 19 (19 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2007–2026
- Born
- 21 July 1989 · July birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda, D for Dopidi, Happy Days
- Record
- Q7916222 on Wikidata
Varun Sandesh (Jeedigunta Varun Sandesh, born 21 July 1989) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He made his debut in Sekhar Kammula’s hit coming-of-age drama Happy Days (2007) and followed it with the blockbuster Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008). His other films include D for Dopidi (2013), Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda (2014) and Nindha (2024). In 2019 he reached the finale of Bigg Boss Telugu 3.
Early life
Varun Sandesh was born in Rayagada, Odisha, lived in Hyderabad for four years, and was educated in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, in the United States. He is the grandson of the Telugu writer Jeedigunta Ramachandra Murthy, and his sister, Veena Sahithi, has worked as a singer and lyricist.
Happy Days
With no acting experience and plans to study medicine, he answered an online casting call for a Sekhar Kammula film in 2007. He filmed himself acting out a scene and sent the clips in, and he won a lead role in Happy Days. The film, made almost entirely with newcomers, was a major critical and commercial success and won six Filmfare Awards South and three Nandi Awards.
Kotha Bangaru Lokam
The romantic drama Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008) was acclaimed and one of the year’s biggest hits.
Later films
After that, films such as Kurradu (2009), a remake of Polladhavan, and Maro Charitra (2010) did poorly. Through the 2010s his only successes were Yemaindi Ee Vela (2010), D for Dopidi and Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda.
Television
In 2019 he became a well-known television personality on Star Maa’s Bigg Boss Telugu 3, reaching the grand finale and finishing fourth. He is also a brand ambassador for the Kalanjali store in Andhra Pradesh.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Varun Sandesh: quick facts
- Born: 21 July 1989 in Rayagada, Odisha; he later grew up in New Jersey, United States (Wikipedia; Idlebrain)
- First film: Happy Days (2007), directed by Sekhar Kammula (Wikipedia)
- Other well-known films: Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), Kurradu (2009), Yemaindi Ee Vela (2010) and Michael (2023) (Wikipedia)
- Wife: Actress Vithika Sheru; they met on Paddanandi Premalo Mari (2015), were engaged on 7 December 2015 and later married (The TNP)
- Films on this page: 18 Telugu films, plus 10 more released titles listed on TMDB below.
More Varun Sandesh Telugu films listed on TMDB
These Telugu-language films are credited to Varun Sandesh on TMDB but are not yet part of the filmography table on this page. The credit column is TMDB’s own listing; check the film’s page for full details.
| Year | Film | Credit listed on TMDB |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Happy Happy Ga | Cast |
| 2011 | Brahmi gadi Katha | as Shiva |
| 2011 | Priyudu | Cast |
| 2013 | Abbayi Class Ammayi Mass | Cast |
| 2014 | Ee Varsham Sakshiga | Cast |
| 2015 | Paddanandi Premalo Mari | Cast |
| 2016 | Mister 420 | Cast |
| 2018 | Marla Puli | Cast |
| 2022 | Induvadana | as Vasu |
| 2023 | Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu | Cast |
Career on file
Varun Sandesh appears in 19 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2007 to 2026. The earliest of them is Happy Days (2007), and the most recent release is Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda (2014), D for Dopidi (2013) and Happy Days (2007). Other recent releases on file are Constable (2025), Racharikam (2025) and Viraaji (2024).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing three films with Varun Sandesh, followed by Shamna Kasim (2) and Nisha Aggarwal (2). Among directors, Trinadha Rao Nakkina cast Varun Sandesh most often, in two films. Music on three of them is by Mickey J. Meyer, with Achu Rajamani (2) and Sai Karthik (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 18 different directors, 17 music directors and 45 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 4 of them; they average 144 minutes, and the longest is Happy Days at 160 minutes. Six of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (4), 2010s (10) and 2020s (5). 2013 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.