| Rakesh Varre | |
| Birth Name: | Rakesh Varre |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Actor, Producer |
| Years Active: | 2004present |
Rakesh Varre is an Indian actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema.[1] He played negative roles in some films including the Baahubali film series,[2] before making his lead debut in Evvarikee Cheppoddu (2019).[3]
Rakesh Varre entered the film industry after being inspired by Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari. When V. V. Vinayak was auditioning for a negative role in Badrinath (2011), a hundred people auditioned for the role with their photos while he sent a video. He entered the Baahubali film series (2015-17) after auditioning as a character from Mahabharata during the film series' scripting stage when they needed a budding actor with a lot of free dates. He played the lead role in Evvarikee Cheppoddu (2019) and decided to produce the film after no producer came forward. He worked as a producer for Pekamedalu.[4]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Aparichithan | Jithulal | Malayalam film | |
| 2009 | Josh | Radha | credited as Rakesh | [5] |
| 2010 | Vedam | Unknown | ||
| 2011 | Badrinath | Nani | [6] | |
| 2013 | Mirchi | Rahul | [7] | |
| 2015 | Sethupathi | |||
| 2017 | ||||
| Jai Lava Kusa | Deva | [8] | ||
| Middle Class Abbayi | Rakesh | |||
| 2018 | Goodachari | Mohammad Basha | ||
| 2019 | Evvarikee Cheppoddu | Hari | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty | Aditya | ||
| 2024 | Pekamedalu | Producer | [9] | |