Sandeep A. Varma
| Sandeep A. Varma | |
|---|---|
 Sandeep at a screening of Manjunath at IIMPact 2014 in Singapore | |
| Born |
1969 (age 45–46) Delhi, India |
| Nationality | India |
| Occupation | Film director |
Sandeep A. Varma (born 1969) is a Bollywood writer and film director.[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 and was a disaster at the box office.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Sandeep A. Varma was born in Delhi on 29 July 1969. He has done engineering from BITS Pilani and MBA from FMS Delhi.
Career
- Sandeep A. Varma runs ICOMO Advertising as Managing Director
- He 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 has made several Ad films/Audio Visuals/short films which include ‘British Council’s IELTS AV 2013’ ‘ING MCC AV’ ‘ING Wealth AV’, ‘BJP campaign - Utishthat Jagrat’, ‘Manjunath Integrity Awards 2007’, ‘Disha Financial Counseling’, ‘ICICI Bank’s Customer First’, ‘corporate film for TNT Road Express.
- He has assisted Mr. Sudhir Mishra on various projects.
- He was co-writer on Rahul Rawail’s ‘Arjun Pandit’ starring Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla.
Filmography
Director
- Kahin Door (2010)
- Manjunath (Film) (2014)
Awards
- 2015: Screen Award for Best Screenplay[6] – Manjunath
- 2015: Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director[7] – Manjunath (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".
- ↑ "Best Screenplay". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards nominations". Retrieved 27 January 2015.