Sandeep Reddy Vanga is an Indian director, writer and editor, who mostly works in Telugu and Hindi films. He rose to fame after directing his first Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017). In 2019, he did the remake of Arjun Reddy in Hindi titled ‘Kabir Singh,’ which is listed as one of the highest grossing Hindi films of all time.
Wiki/Biography
Sandeep Reddy Vanga was born on Friday, 25 December 1981 (age 42 years; in 2023) in Warangal, Telangana, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Childhood photos of Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Growing up, Sandeep was a complete movie buff and used to watch the first day of Chiranjeevi’s first release in theaters with his brother. In an interview, while talking about it, he said,
The fans used to make so much noise that it was hard to hear the dialogue. You just go for the experience.”
He did his schooling at Platinum Jubilee High School, Warangal, till class 8 and then moved to Hyderabad, where he attended class 9 to class 12 at Siddartha High School. Sandeep is good in his studies at school and his parents want him to pursue medicine or engineering. He chose physiotherapy because he found engineering dry. Sandeep attended SDM College of Physiotherapy, Dharwad, Karnataka, to pursue a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga with his friends in his college days
While he was in college, he realized that he did not want to pursue a career in medicine and soon after completing his studies, Sandeep moved to Australia to study cinema at the International Film School, Sydney (now known as AFTT – Academy of Film, Theater & Television). , Australia.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Sandeep Reddy Vanga belongs to a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s father’s name is Prabhakar Reddy, and his mother’s name is Sujatha. He has an elder brother, Pranay Reddy Vanga, is a film producer and software engineer. Pranay Reddy Vanga produced the film Arjun Reddy in 2017 under the banner Bhadrakali Pictures. Until 2023, he worked as a Systems Engineer at FanniMae in the United States.
Brother of Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Pranay Reddy Vanga
Wife & Children
Sandeep Reddy Vanga married Manisha Reddy in 2014. Together, they have a son named Arjun Reddy who is named after the Telugu film Arjun Reddy. The couple also have a daughter.
Career
After completing his studies, Sandeep Reddy Vanga worked as an apprentice for the Telugu film Manasu Maata Vinadhu in 2005 at Rushikonda Beach, Vizag. He worked on the film for 25 days. While taking courses at AFTT, Sandeep worked part-time at Subway. In 2010, he returned to India from Australia, and began working as an assistant director under Kiran Kumar for the Telugu-language action film Kedi. He later worked as an associate director under Kranthi Madhav for the film Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (2015).
Sandeep Reddy Vanga during a movie shoot
He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017). The film was a blockbuster and went on to collect over Rs. 50 crores at the box office against its small budget of Rs. 4-5 crores. Although the film performed very well at the box office, it was panned by audiences and critics for its portrayal of smoking, drug use, and kissing scenes.
Arjun Reddy poster
A year later, he played a cameo as Vedantam Raghavayya in the Telugu-language biopic Mahanati (2018). In 2019, Sandeep directed the Hindi adaptation of Arjun Reddy’s Telugu film Kabir Singh. He also worked as a co-editor for the film. The film starred Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani in the lead roles and was a hit at the box office, earning around Rs 379 crores Worldwide and around Rs 278 crores in India.
Kabir Singh (2019) movie poster
In October 2021, he announced his Telugu film Spirit starring Prabhas. In 2023, he directed the Bollywood film Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, and Rashmika Mandanna. Sandeep also worked as the writer and editor of the film.
‘Animal’ 2023 movie poster
Controversy
Kabir Singh controversy
Following the release of Bollywood director Sandeep’s debut ‘Kabir Singh’ (2019), Sandeep Vanga was criticized for revealing his emotional definition in an interview. He said,
When you are deeply in love and deeply connected with a woman (and vice versa), if you don’t have the freedom to slap each other, then I don’t see anything there. He slaps her for no reason, at least Kabir has a reason to slap her. If you can’t slap, if you can’t touch your woman wherever you want, if you can’t kiss, I don’t see emotion there.
Later, speaking about the controversy in another interview Sandeep said that he has been misjudged by people. He said,
What I mean is that there should be no barrier between two people in love. I have never used the word abuse, which is falsely attributed to me. If you’re not brutally honest with each other, what’s the point of a relationship?”
Award
- 7th South Indian International Film Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu) for Arjun Reddy (2018)
- 49th Cinegoers Award for Best Debut Director for Arjun Reddy (2018)
Favourite
- Filmmakers: David Fincher, Martin Scorsese
- Musicians: Ilaiyaraaja, Lucky Ali, Bob Marley
- Movies: 7G Brindavan Colony (2004), Tamasha (2015), A Requiem For A Dream (2000), Goodfellas (1990)
Facts/Trivia
- Sandeep Reddy Vanga likes to watch movies, fly kites, listen to music and do photography in his spare time.
- He enjoys riding vintage bikes.
- In an interview, Sandeep Vanga expressed his desire to collaborate with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for a film.
- Sandeep follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- After working in several films as an assistant director, Sandeep started writing the script for the Telugu film Sugar Factory, which was supposed to be his directorial debut. However, he dropped the script in between and started scripting Arjun Reddy, his directorial debut, in 2013. It took Sandeep two years to script Arjun Reddy.
- He is often seen smoking cigarettes on the sets of his films.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga smokes a cigarette
- Sandeep is often seen consuming alcohol on various occasions.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga takes alcohol
- In an interview, Sandeep revealed that after he wrote the story of Telugu film Arjun Reddy, many producers promised to produce his film, however, later they pulled out. It was then that his father and brother launched a company called Bhadrakali Pictures, where they produced Arjun Reddy films.
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