Varun Sandesh leads Zee5's dark new thriller 'Nayanam'

Entertainment Dec 02, 2025

Varun Sandesh, best known from Happy Days, is stepping into the OTT world with Nayanam—a psychological thriller series dropping soon on Zee5.
Directed by Swathi Prakash, the show casts him as Dr. Nayan, a role that takes him into much darker and more complex territory than his usual work.

What to expect (and what's next for Varun)

Nayanam promises an intense ride where truth and obsession collide.
Sandesh described playing Dr. Nayan as a character that challenged him in ways he had never experienced before.
If you're following his journey, he was recently seen in the crime thriller Constable and is also working on another crime film, One Way Ticket.