[2]Prasanth Varma was born on 29 May 1989 in Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu family, to Narayana Raju, a civil contractor, and Kanaka Durga, a government school teacher.
[3][4] He attended Sri Saraswathi Sisu Mandir in Palakollu, where his education included an extra subject focusing on stories from the Itihasas, such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavatham.
[7][8] In an interview with Idlebrain.com, Prasanth Varma named Singeetam Srinivasa Rao as his biggest inspiration, admiring how he never repeated himself in his work.
[9] In 2017, Prashanth Varma presented the storyline of Awe to actor Nani, securing its production through Wall Poster Cinema alongside Prashanti Tipirneni.
Critics, including Baradwaj Rangan, praised his narrative and direction, with special emphasis on the portrayal of lesbian characters in the movie.
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote that "In one stroke, director Prasanth Varma juxtaposes different worlds—a pandemic looming large, zombies, Rayalaseema faction rivalry—to hilarious effect"[14] On 29 May 2021, he announced his next film Hanu-Man.
The film received highly positive reviews for its direction, screenwriting, performances, visualization, background score, VFX, production design and action sequences.
After the success of his debut film Awe, Prasanth and Sameera launched Scriptsville to offer a platform for both emerging and established writers.