Sandeep A. Varma
| Sandeep A. Varma | |
|---|---|
 Sandeep at a screening of Manjunath at IIMPact 2014 in Singapore | |
| Born |
1969 (age 46–47) |
| Nationality | India |
| Occupation | Film director, writer |
Sandeep A. Varma (born 1969) is an Indian film director and writer.[1] He has directed 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. The film was released on 9 May 2014.[2][3][4][5]
Career
- Sandeep A. Varma has written and directed ‘Arjun Verma’ – a full-length feature film shot on film (16mm) for Zee.
- He independently wrote and directed ‘Kahin Door’ (Miles to go) – a full-length feature film on DV, which got selected for screening at the Miami International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival and Jaipur International Film Festival.
- He has written and directed an all India TV Commercial for IMS-ICAP ‘Score More’ that was created in-house from concept stage to direction and production. Has directed and produced several ad films for IMS in the past.
- He has made several short films. Two of these films on ‘Water Conservation’ and ‘Street Children’ got felicitated at the Kerala International film festival (2003) and Philadelphia Short film festival (2003).
- Written mega budget serial for Star Plus on Prithvi Raj Chauhan produced by Sagar Films Ltd.
- He was co-writer on Rahul Rawail’s Arjun Pandit starring Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla.
Filmography
Director
- Manjunath (Film) (2014)
- The Virgins (2016)
Awards
- 2015: Screen Award for Best Screenplay[6] – Manjunath (Film) (Won)
- 2015: Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director[7] – Manjunath (Film) (Nominated)
References
- ↑ "The story of Manjunath picked me, says director Sandeep Varma".
- ↑ The film was supported by the Manjunath Shanmugam Trust
- ↑ "Manjunath Shanmugam Trust".
- ↑ "Manjunath: No ordinary man".
- ↑ "Movie on whistleblower Manjunath's sacrifice released".
- ↑ "Screen Awards 2015 full winners list".
- ↑ "21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards nominations". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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