Virinchi Varma
Virinchi Varma is a Telugu film director[1][2] . Varma made his film debut with Uyyala Jampala in 2013 and also directed Majnu, which featured Nani and Anu Emmanuel in the lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 23 September 2016.
Early life & Career
Virinchi Varma is from Siddhapuram (near Bhimavaram). He was interested in literature since childhood. He read works of Sri Sri, Gopichand, Thilak, Chalam etc. There is a lot influence of these writers on me. He's also a fan of Ilayaraja’s music. He did his intermediate in Bhimavaram and then shifted to Hyderabad to do his graduation. Within 10 days after coming to Hyderabad, he watched Sagara Sangamam, Sithara and Seethakoka Chiluka on cable TV. Ilayaraja composed music for all these three films. He wanted to join film industry after watching these three films. After completing graduation, he joined Ramesh Varma (poster designer who later turned as director). He joined at a poster designer so that he can make his way to film industry through this profession. He has worked for 3 years in that place. Then he joined Madhan as an assistant director and worked for films like Pellaina Kothalo, Gunde Jhallumandi and Pravarakhyudu.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Uyyala Jampala | Yes |
| 2016 | Majnu[3] | Yes |