Sunil Varma Wiki, Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Sunil Varma Indukuri , popularly known as Sunil Varma, is an Indian actor and comedian, who mainly works in Telugu films. He is known for playing comic roles in Telugu films. In 2021, he was roped in the Telugu-language action drama film “Pushpa: The Rise” to play the role of a serious gangster named ‘Mangalam Seenu.’

Wiki/Biography

Sunil Varma was born on Thursday, 28 February 1974 (age 48 years; as of 2022) in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Sunil was good at dancing since childhood. He grew up watching films of the popular actor Chiranjeevi and always wanted to dance like him. After completing his graduation, he enrolled himself in M.Com. However, he left the degree midway to work in films.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 6″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Not much is known about his parents & siblings. Sunil’s father died when he was just five years old. After his father’s demise, his mother raised him single-handedly. He has one sister.

Wife & Children

Sunil Varma is married to Sruthi Indukuri. The couple has a daughter, Kundana Indukuri, and a son, Dhushyanth Indukuri.

Sunil Varma with his wife and daughter

Sunil Varma with his wife and children

Career

Sunil started his acting career with the Telugu film ‘Second Hand.’ However, the film was stopped from production. He made his debut with the Telugu film ‘Nuvve Kavali’ (2000) in which he played the role of Sunil. He played uncredited roles in films like ‘Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi’ (1996), ‘Pape Naa Pranam’ (2000), and ‘Family Circus’ (2001). Next, he appeared in films like ‘Nuvvu Nenu’ (2001), ‘Sontham’ (2002), ‘Kalyana Ramudu’ (2003), ‘Love Today’ (2004), ‘Aarya’ (2004), and ‘Bhageeratha’ (2005). In 2006, he played the lead role of ‘Ramu’ in the Telugu film ‘Andala Ramudu.’ Subsequently, he starred in S. S. Rajamouli’s Maryada Ramanna, which was a commercial success.

 

In 2012, he played the lead role of ‘Ranga’ in the Telugu film ‘Poola Rangadu.’ The film was released across 450 theatres worldwide and was a huge hit.

Sunil Varma in Poola Rangadu

Some of his popular Telugu films include ‘Tadakha’ (2013), ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ (2018), ‘Padi Padi Leche Manasu’ (2018), ‘Chitralahari’ (2019), and ‘Chanakya’ (2019).

Sunil Varma in Chitralahari

In 2020, he played the antagonist in the film Colour Photo. His performance in the film was praised by the critics and the audience alike.

Sunil Varma in the film Colour Photo

In 2021, he played the role of ‘Mangalam Srinu’ in the Telugu-language action drama film “Pushpa: The Rise.” His role in the film was of a serious gangster, much different from the comedy roles that he usually plays.

Pushpa: The Rise film poster

Besides acting, he has also worked as a dubbing artist for a few actors. In 2012, he dubbed dialogues for the Tamil actor N. Santhanam in the Telugu version of the Tamil film ‘Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (OKOK).’ He has also worked as a dubbing artist for the Tamil actor Sathyan in the Telugu version of the Tamil film ‘Snehitudu’ (2012).

Snehitudu film poster

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

  • Best Comedian (Telugu) for the film Peda Babu (2004)
  • Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) for the film Tadakha (2013)

Nandi Awards

  • Best Male Comedian for the film Nuvvu Nenu (2001)
  • Best Male Comedian for the film Andhrudu (2005)
  • Special Jury Award for the film Maryada Ramanna (2010)

South Indian International Movie Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) for the film Tadakha (2013)

Santosham Film Awards

  • Santosham Best Comedian Award for the film Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018)

Favourities

  • Actor(s): Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi
  • Film Director: SS Rajamouli

Facts/Trivia

  • Sunil Varma likes travelling in his leisure time.
  • Sunil is an active philanthropist. In 2013, he celebrated his 39th birthday with the children of Devnar School for the Blind, Hyderabad. He also donated Rs. 2 lakh to the school. Talking to a news channel in an interview, Sunil’s personal assistant said,

    Sunil spent a few hours with the blind children of Devnar School this morning. He has been planning to meet them for a long time but couldn’t take out time from his schedule. Today, being his birthday, he finally met them and also donated Rs 2 lakh.”

    He further said,

    He is not keen on hosting a party. He will spend time with his family in the evening and await the release of his film tomorrow.”

    Sunil Varma with the children of Devnar School

  • In 2019, there were rumours on the internet about Sunil meeting with a fatal accident. However, Sunil rubbished all the rumours and wrote on his Instagram post that he was all fine.
  • As of 2022, he has acted in around 177 Telugu films.
  • While in college, Sunil moved to Vizag for the Navy selections. However, he faced rejection as he didn’t have 32 teeth.
  • During an interview, Sunil shared that he was fond of food since childhood and used to eat a lot. Describing his love for food, he said,

    Right from my childhood, I was always fascinated by bodybuilders and food. During my college days, I used to be really fat, and never bothered to exercise. I just concentrated on eating. Jokes apart, I give credit to my trainer Khalil who is also my friend for transforming me. I began exercising and started eating fresh, boiled food. I have completely stopped eating processed food.”

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