Sunil (actor)
For the Hindu male name, see Sunil (disambiguation).
| Sunil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sunil Varma Indukuri 28 February 1974 Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996-present |
Sunil Varma (Telugu: సునీల్ వర్మ) is an actor from the Telugu film industry. His roles usually are to provide comic relief to the audience. In Andala Ramudu (2006), he appeared in the lead role for the first time and his second one as hero is Maryada Ramanna (2010) directed by S. S. Rajamouli. He won several awards for his comic abilities. He currently holds a six pack after training forPoola Rangadu (2012), directed by Veerabhadram.
Born on February 28, 1974 in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, Sunil's early childhood saw the death of his father when he was just five years old. His mother toiled hard to raise him up after this incident.Early life
Sunil's early aspirations to the movie industry were fueled by watching films of Chiranjeevi in the lead role. Watching these films right from elementary school, Sunil dreamt of being a good dancer. He even went on to win awards in a local dance competition. With one of his teachers suggesting him of Bachelors in Fine Arts, he pursued this course. Thereafter, he attempted stage theater for a start. Due to his persona, he was not given enough opportunities in the theater.
In 1995, he entered the film industry by performing dances. He then joined a dancing school in Hyderabad. He considered art direction as well to make his ends meet. He wanted to be a villain but was cast in a comic role by the director. He is a close friend of director Trivikram.
Career
Sunil's career began on a slow note with movies like Second Hand (which was stopped from production), and 'Peruleni Cinema'.
Prema kadha and Swayamvaram were his first real opportunities in the industry. Chiru Navvuto and Nuvve Kavali were the first films that he acted in. Nuvve Kavali was the first one to release.
Sunil acted as a Hero for the first time in the movie Andala Ramudu opposite Aarti Agarwal, in 2006 and his second film as hero was Maryada Ramanna opposite Saloni, directed by SS Rajamouli. Maryada Ramanna turned out to be a super hit, and today Sunil has established himself as a hero in the telugu film industry. His next venture was with Ram Gopal Varma. The movie is titled Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju (KSD Appalaraju). The movie was released on 18 February 2011.
Sunil next film in lead role is "Poolarangadu" and it got released across 450 theatres worldwide. Got good reviews. Sunil is set to star in a project titled "Ramudu Weds Seetha" and the much talked about "Napoleon".and,With the hit of Poola Rangadu, so many producers and directors are ready to do movies with Sunil.As a comedian sunil's remuneration was ~15Lakhs and later increased drastically with his successful hit of Poola Rangadu,upto 3 crores. Sunil worked very hard to get into this stage as hero.
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian - Nuvvu Nenu (2001)
- Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian - Andhrudu (2005)
- Nandi Special Jury Award - Maryada Ramanna (2010)
- Filmfare Best Comedian Award (Telugu) - Pedababu (2004)
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