Varun Sandesh

Jeedigunta Varun Sandesh, also known and credited as Varun Sandesh, is an Indian American film actor and television personality known primarily for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his film debut with a leading role in Sekhar Kammula's coming-of-age drama Happy Days in 2007, which was a blockbuster at the box office and became a cult classic. Sandesh earned praise for his portrayal of a good-hearted college student. He then starred in romantic drama Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), which received critical acclaim and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Sandesh followed this initial success by starring in a number of films that did not perform well at the box office, including action film Kurradu (2009), a remake of the 2007 Tamil hit film Polladhavan, and romantic drama Maro Charitra (2010), a remake of the K. Balachander-directed 1978 blockbuter of the same title, which starred Kamal Haasan. Sandesh's career prospects declined further following a series of box office flops through the 2010s, with his only successes being the romantic comedy Yemaindi Ee Vela (2010), crime comedy D for Dopidi (2013), and ensemble comedy Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda (2014).