Sanjay Vellanki

Sanjay Vellanki is a former Indian actor who worked in Telugu and Tamil films. He is known for his work in Parugu, Mundhinam Paartheney (2010) and Doo (2011).

Personal life Prior to entering films, he worked as a chef in a five-star hotel in Mumbai. His brother worked as an assistant director to Mohan Raja.

Career Sanjay Vellanki went to acting school before making his debut as a lead actor with Kadante Avunanile (2005) under the stage name of Vamsi Krishna. He went on to play supporting roles in several Telugu films including Parugu (2008), where he played Poonam Bajwa's lover, with whom she elopes.

He made his Tamil debut with the romantic drama Mundhinam Paartheney (2010). To prepare for his role of a software professional, he lost ten kilograms. He then starred in another romantic film Doo (2011). Regarding his performance, a critic wrote that "Sanjay lends conviction to his role, and is comfortable in the fight-dance sequence also". Although Mundhinam Partheney and Doo released to above average reviews, both films were box office failures. His next film Eppodhum Vendraan (2014) had a low-key release and the film Theriyum Aanal Theriyathu was never released.

Filmography Feature films Year Title Role LanguageNotes 2005 Kadante Avunanile Raghuram Telugu 2006 Lakshmi Dr. Lokesh Photo Giri 2007 Munna Munna's friend 2008 Parugu Errababu 2010 Mundhinam Paartheney Sanjay Tamil 2011 Doo Vasanth 2014 Eppothum Vendraan Saravanan 2018 Ratsasan Inspector Durai Raj 2023 Kabadi Bro Shakti

Other work Year Title Role LanguageNotes 2014 Happy Married Life Tamil Short films 2016 Rusi Kanda Poonai Meera's husband 2021 Bhoomi Bharat Telugu 2022Yedhedho Maatram TamilMusic video