Sudheer Varma

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Sudheer Varma
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Varma in 2018
Born6 October 1979 (age 44)
Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, Indian
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
Years active2011–present
Notable work Swamy Ra Ra
Keshava
SpouseRadha Kumari
Children2

Sudheer Varma is an Indian film director and writer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the film Swamy Ra Ra (2013). He later directed films such as Dohchay (2015), Keshava (2017), and Ranarangam (2019).

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Early life

Sudheer Varma Kucharlapati was born on 6 October 1979 in Bhimavaram. [1] Varma was schooled in Visakhapatnam and completed his intermediate in Kakinada. [2] He grew up in Narasapuram. [3] He was an Electronics and Communication Engineer by profession. He started his career as an assistant director.

Personal life

Varma is married to Radha Kumari and the couple has two children. [1]

Career

Sudheer Varma released his debut directorial venture Swamy Ra Ra (2013), starring Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy. The Hindu stated that "the film will pick-pocket your brain and you'll most probably end up feeling richer, if not a millionaire." [4] It was commercially successful at the box office. [5] The film was remade in Kannada as Jamboo Savari.

Varma's second film was Dohchay (2015), starring Naga Chaitanya and Kriti Sanon. He later directed Keshava (2017) with Nikhil Siddharth, Ritu Varma, and Isha Kopikar in the lead roles.

Style and influences

Talking about his style Sudheer shared, "I'm influenced largely by foreign films. I am a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. Their work has been very important to me, in regards to my learning. As for my style, whenever I do a film, I watch a lot of films from the same genre. If I see anything interesting, I adapt it. The story structure is mine and in place even before I've thought of possible inspirations. After that, I might adapt some scenes in my films, from others. Still, I do the screenplay to suit our audience. I don't want the audience to get disconnected from my film, so I make sure our audience relate to it."[ citation needed ]

In another interview he said, "According to me, inspiration or copying, both are the same. That's why I give credit to the directors from whom I steal the scenes. Keshava too, is inspired from several films, but not any one particular film. So, in the special thanks card, I mentioned each director from whose films I took inspiration for Keshava. This is my way of paying tribute to the scenes that have left a great impact on me. My favourite Indian directors are Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, Rajkumar Santoshi, and Rajkumar Hirani." [6]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef.
2013 Swamy Ra Ra YesYesNo [7]
2015 Dohchay YesYesNo [8]
2017 Keshava YesYesNo
2018 Kirrak Party NoYesNo
2019 Ranarangam YesYesNo [9]
2021 Super Over NoNoYes [10]
2022 Saakini Daakini YesNoNo [11]
2023 Ravanasura YesNoNo [12]

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  1. 1 2 "Exclusive Interview: Sudheer Varma - Nikhil will shock everyone with Keshava". 123telugu.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Sudheer Varma about Keshava by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (7 March 2017). "Sudheer Verma: Riding on concepts". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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