Sandeep A. Varma Explained

Sandeep A. Varma
Birth Place:Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film director/writer

Sandeep A. Varma (born 1969 in New Delhi) is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for Manjunath (Film) (2014), a biopic based on the true story of Manjunath Shanmugam, the IIML graduate and Indian Oil sales officer who was killed by the mafia for exposing corruption in the oil sector.[1]

Early life

Varma received his early education from St. Columba's School, Delhi and then received a B.E from BITS Pilani and an MBA from FMS Delhi.[2]

Career

Sandeep A. Varma has written and directed many TV commercials such as for IMS-ICAP,[3] as well as several short films, two of which - ‘Water Conservation’ and ‘Street Children’ - were screened at the Kerala International film festival (2003) and Philadelphia Short film festival (2003). In 2014, Sandeep wrote and directed the feature film Manjunath based on the life of Manjunath Shanmugam.[4] [5] Paloma Sharma in Rediff.com called Manjunath "a brave film".[6] Taran Adarsh in Bollywood Hungama called it "realistic and powerful".[7] Sify.com called Varma "an astute storyteller".[8]

In his recent works, he has written and directed the web series 'Us and them' released on December 1, 2023 as Ishqiyapa [9] on Amazon Mini TV [10] with JAR pictures, starring Paramvir Singh Cheema, Nunui Rualhleng, Mukesh Tiwari, Vinay Pathak, Sushmita Mukherjee playing pivotal roles in the series.

In 2016, Sandeep wrote and directed The Virgins, a short film with Pia Bajpai, Divyendu Sharma and Akshay Oberoi.[11] The Virgins is a tongue in cheek approach to the social stigma around virginity in India.[12] He wrote and directed Kahanibaaz,[13] a digital short thriller nominated as a semi-finalist in the Los Angeles Cine Fest and at the Pune Short Film Festival. Filmmamker Vishal Bharadwaj called Kahanibaaz a "well written and directed film".[14] In 2019, Sandeep directed The Disguise, an 18-minute short film in London which won the Ritwik Ghatak Award at the 2nd South Asian Short Film Festival and was screened at the 14th Habitat Film Festival in Delhi.[15] [16]

Sandeep Varma is a co-founder of Filmboard Movies. In 2017, Sandeep along with Rajesh Butta started Filmboard, a disruptive omni-channel, B2B marketplace for any film production services.[17] Varma is part of the elite academic council of SPJIMR's new program PSMEM which was launched in partnership with The Times of India Group.[18]

Filmography

Director

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The story of Manjunath picked me, says director Sandeep Varma. 2014-04-29. Firstpost. en. 2020-04-06.
  2. Web site: Bollywood Director Sandeep Varma Biography, News, Photos, Videos. 2020-06-06. nettv4u. en.
  3. Web site: ICOMO changes the rules of educational advertising. 2020-06-06. afaqs!. 21 October 2007 .
  4. Web site: Who killed Manjunath? A biopic tries to find the answer. 2020-06-06. www.sunday-guardian.com.
  5. Web site: 2014-04-29. The story of Manjunath picked me, says director Sandeep Varma. 2020-06-06. Firstpost. en.
  6. Web site: Review: Manjunath is a brave film. 2020-06-06. Rediff. en.
  7. Web site: Hungama. Bollywood. Manjunath Review 3.5/5 Manjunath Movie Review Manjunath 2014 Public Review Film Review. . 9 May 2014 . 2020-06-06. en.
  8. Web site: Manjunath review: Don't miss this rare gem!. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606134545/https://www.sify.com/movies/imanjunathi-review-dont-miss-this-rare-gem-review-bollywood-pcmbqeaijgchc.html. dead. 6 June 2020. 2020-06-06. Sify. en.
  9. Web site: Ishqyapa Season 1 Review: A Melodic Love Journey with Vikram and Pui | Paramvir Cheema and Nunui Rualhleng's Captivating Performance! - Talkies Corner . December 2023 .
  10. Web site: Meet Cute .
  11. Web site: 2016-06-30. Short film The Virgins: Out of the Closet. 2020-06-06. The Indian Express. en.
  12. Web site: Tiwari. Nishi. 2 July 2016. Short Cut: The Virgins. 2020-06-06. Pune Mirror. en.
  13. Web site: 2018-09-26. Short Film Kahanibaaz Review: An interesting concept. 2020-06-06. The Digital Hash. en-US.
  14. Web site: Ashish Vidyarthi an underrated, underutilized actor: Vishal Bhardwaj. 2020-06-06.
  15. Web site: 'Kahaanibaaz' director working on international film 'The Disguise'. 2020-06-06.
  16. Web site: 2019-05-22. 'Violence is created in the head'. 2020-06-06. The Indian Express. en.
  17. Web site: Startup Filmboard Movies launched to make filmmaking an organised, corporate business. 2020-06-06. Firstpost. 3 January 2019 .
  18. Web site: 17 March 2017. Times Group launches strategic media mgmt course with SPJIMR - Times of India. 2020-06-06. The Times of India. en.
  19. Web site: Ishqyapa Season 1 Review: A Melodic Love Journey with Vikram and Pui | Paramvir Cheema and Nunui Rualhleng's Captivating Performance! - Talkies Corner . December 2023 .
  20. Web site: Screen Awards 2015 full winners list: Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone honoured. Parande. Shweta. 2015-01-15. India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News India.com. en. 2020-04-06.
  21. Web site: 21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards nominations. 2015-01-08. The Indian Express. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  22. Web site: 21st Annual Screen Awards: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra win Best Actor awards, 'Queen' Best Film . 14 January 2015 .

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