Karthik Varma Dandu is an Indian writer and film director, primarily in Telugu films. In 2023, he worked as a director in the Telugu film Virupaksha (2023).
Wiki/Biography
Karthik Varma Dandu was born on March 2 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Collage of Karthik Varma Dandu’s childhood photos
He attended St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School in Andhra Pradesh. Later, he studied at Usha College in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. He did his graduation from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Later, he pursued MBA in Finance from AQJ PG Research Centre, Andhra Pradesh.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father died when he was in college. His mother’s name is Venudandu. His brother Vivek Varma Dandu works as a mechanical engineer in Kuwait.
Karthik Varma Dandu and his mother
Brother of Karthik Varma Dandu
wife and children
He is unmarried.
Religion/Religious Views
He became an atheist while shooting for the Telugu film “Karthikeya”. However, he returned to his faith in God while shooting for the Telugu film Virupaksha (2023).
Profession
writer
In 2014, he started working as an assistant writer on the Telugu film “Karthikeya”.
Katikia
His Telugu film “Bham Bolenath” (as a solo screenwriter) was released in 2015. He worked as a co-writer in the 2017 Telugu film “Jawaan”.
Jawan
director
In 2015, he made his directorial debut with the Telugu film “Bham Bolenath”.
Bam Borenat
He has directed several Telugu films such as “SDT 15” (2022) and “Virupaksha” (2023).
Karthik Varma Dandu on the sets of his movie
Other jobs
Dandu has also directed several short films in Telugu. He has also worked as a second unit director for a Telugu television series.
Favorites
- Film Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Movies: The Exorcist (1973), Evil Dead (1981), Raatri (1992)
- Quote: Energy is neither created nor destroyed
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also Rama Krishna Raju.
- As a child, he developed the habit of reading his mother’s books. Gradually, he became interested in watching horror movies by watching films by Indian directors Ram Gopal Varma, Manoj Shyamalan and Mani Ratnam.
- In his spare time, he likes to read, watch movies, and travel to different places.
Karthik Varma Dandu on the road with his friends
- Dandu considers Indian film director Sukumar his mentor. In an interview, while talking about Sukumar, he said:
I learned a lot. For every scene, he would see different versions of the possibilities, and he would make me think about those questions. In addition, he pays more attention to drama. The way he develops his plays; I’ve adapted that to suit my style. I enjoyed the whole process of discussing the film with him and then shooting it. Not just me, in fact every technician enjoyed the whole ride. “
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