Film Director Prasanth Varma Biography and Career

Prasanth Varma at production unit

Prasanth Varma Biography and Cereer

Prasanth was born on May 29, 1989, in Palakol, Andhra Pradesh, India. Prashanth Varma has previously worked in the Tollywood entertainment industry, and his artwork has appeared in films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films and family of director Prasanth Varma so read the article till the end.

Prasanth Varma is an Indian film director who has primarily worked in the Telugu film industry. Prasanth Varma made his Tollywood debut in the film Awe, produced by Nani.

Prasanth collaborated with Rajashekar for his second film Kalki, which was released in 2019. Prasanth Varma, is an Indian director, screenwriter, and writer.

Early Career

Varma started his career in 2011 by directing the short film Deenamma Jeevitham. After that, he directed commercials and several short films such as Silent He Melody (2014) and Dialogue in the Dark (2017).

In 2015, he directed his five-part web series Not Out starring Brian Lara. It premiered on YuppTV. In an interview with Idlebrain.com, he acknowledged that Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Christopher Nolan, K. Viswanath, and Mani Ratnam were his greatest influences.

Debut in feature films

His first feature film was the 2018 psychological cross-genre film Awe (2018), and Mahalakshmi was his directorial debut. Due to production issues and creative differences, Mahalakshmi was postponed and postponed several times.  Filming began on  November 2, 2017. However, in January 2018, Neelakanta left the film and was replaced by Prashant Varma. As of 2022, the film has yet to be released.

Short biography of Prasanth Varma

Varma told his story to actor Nani in 2017. It was soon revealed that the film will be produced by Nani and Prashanti Tipirneni’s Wall Poster Cinema.

The film addresses a variety of psychological and social issues, including child abuse, sexual abuse, and drug abuse. Critics lauded Varma’s story and direction for highlighting social issues and portraying lesbian characters.

“Awe is genuinely subversive,” according to Baradwaj Rangan. Kalki (2019), starring Rajasekhar and produced by C. Kalyan, was his next film. Saitek Desharaj wrote the original story as a web series, which Prasanth had to adapt into a feature film format, which took him eight months to complete.

Filmography

Prasanth Varma is a famous television and film celebrity and he worked in so many movies, this biography article is incomplete without talking about his films and shows. So here you will gain info about his films and projects.

Zombie Reddy was Varma’s third release (2021). It was supposed to be released in 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India.

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It was marketed as the first zombie film in Tollywood (Telugu cinema) and opened to positive reviews and box-office success. “In one stroke, director Prasanth Varma juxtaposes different worlds — a pandemic looming large, zombies, Rayalaseema faction rivalry — to hilarious effect,” wrote Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu.

Hanuman, his next film, will be released on May 29, 2021. [14] The movie is being promoted as the first Telugu superhero film.  On March 23, 2022, he announced his next film, Adhira, starring Kalyan Dasari. D.V.V. Danayya’s son is Kalyan Dasari. Adhira and HanuMan are intended to be characters in his superhero film universe.

Net worth 

Prashanth Varma’s salary ranges between 50 and 70 lakhs per film. His net worth is estimated to be around 20 crore rupees INR.

We hope this biography article of Prasanth Varma will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.

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