Vikky Varun (born Santhosh Kumar R; on 28 May) (also credited as Vikky Varun) is an Indian actor who works in

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. He worked as an assistant director for

Duniya Soori Suri/Soori known as Duniya Suri or Sukka Suri is an Indian movie director. He became known as Duniya Suri in the wake of the success of his debut movie '' Duniya'', for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Sc ...

and

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film '' Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kann ...

before making his debut in films in 2013 with a cameo appearance in ''

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''. His first film in a lead role came in ''

Kendasampige Kendasampige is a 2015 Indian Kannada thriller film directed by Duniya Soori and written by Surendranath. It stars newcomers Santhosh Reva (Vikky Varun) and Manvitha Harish in the lead roles, making their debuts with the film. Rajesh Natara ...

'' (2015) which earned him wide appreciations and nominations under the best debut actor category at the

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and

SIIMA Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appre ...

Early life

He completed his B.Com degree at the

Mysore University The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commissio ...

. His strong interest towards film making made him to approach leading film directors

and

and bagged the opportunity to work as an associate and later assistant director for both of them.

Career

Soon after being employed as an associate director, Vikky assisted director Duniya Soori in films such as ''

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'', ''

Anna Bond ''Anna Bond'' () is a 2012 Kannada-language romantic action film written and directed by Duniya Soori. Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, it stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Nidhi Subbaiah and Priyamani and Jackie Shroff in a negative role. The movie wa ...

'' and ''

'', where he also played a brief role. Later, he assisted Yogaraj Bhat in the film ''

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''. He considered Soori as his protege and upon his insistence, he agreed to star as a lead role in the director's offbeat film ''

'' opposite another debutant Manvitha Harish in 2015. The film went on to one among the top grossers of the year and also screened for hundred days across cinema halls. Subsequently, he was nominated for the best debut actor in both SIIMA and Filmfare Awards South. Following the success of his debut film, Vikky took a year break and chose ''

Alemari ''Alemari'' ( kn, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada romantic action drama film starring Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The story, screenplay, lyrics and direction is by Hari Santhosh. The music of the film was compo ...

'' fame Santhu's next directorial subject titled '' College Kumar'' opposite

Samyuktha Hegde Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Kannada film ''Kirik Party'' opposite Rakshit Shetty, directed by Rishab Shetty. She played the role named Arya, for which ...

. Vicky will be acting as main lead along with

Shilpa Manjunath Shilpa Manjunath is an Indian actress who has predominantly worked in the South Indian Film Industry. She made her acting debut in '' Kaali'' (2018) opposite Vijay Antony, and had her breakthrough in the Tamil film '' Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Ran ...

in the upcoming

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movie 'Ranga BE, Mtech' directed by Nagesh Karthi.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varun, Vikky Living people Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Mysore Male actors in Kannada cinema Year of birth missing (living people)