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{{Infobox person
| name = Mahendra Varsani
| image =
| caption = Twitter profile photo of Mahendra
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|02|21}}
| birth_place = [[Bhuj]], Gujarat, India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Mahendra Samatrai
| education = Master In Business Administration
| occupation = Director, Producer, Screenwriter
| years active = 2010–present
| organization = Mahendra Varsani Creation Co.
| notable_works = Neelkanth - A Film, SangharshGaatha - A Documentary
| spouse = Vanita Samatrai
| awards = Dance, Screenplay, Movie, Story
}}
'''Mahendra Varsani''' (born 21 February 1989) is an Indian producer, director and screenwriter of Gujarati-Hindi films, best known for the film ''[[Neelkanth (film)]]'' (2012).

==Early life and education==
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Mahendra Varsani also known as Mahendra Samatrai was born on 21 February 1989 in [[Bhuj]] to a Kutchi [[Leva Patel]] family. Mahendra did his graduation in business management at N. R. Institute of Business Management - Ahmedabad. He was very studious in his education life and received honors with various awards in his school & college life. In school & college days he was involved with various cultural activities including play and dancing. After completed graduation, he went London - UK for study of master in business management. After completed post graduation study in London, he switch his interest from business management to media works.

==Career==
Mahendra Varsani's first Screenwriter and directorial venture was ''[[Neelkanth (film)]]'' (2012) which is considered a [[cult classic]]. '''''Neelkanth''''' ({{lang-gu|નીલકંઠ}} {{lang-hi|नीलकंठ}}) is a feature film based on childhood story of [[Swaminarayan]]. The film has true inspiring story of 11 years old teenage yogi, "Neelkanth", who renounced his home and took an extraordinary spiritual - incredible pilgrimage on the foot across the length and breath of India. This is story of struggle, determination, kindness, courage, compassion, austerity, adventure, faith, fearlessness and survival of child. ''Neelkanth'' received '''8 awards and 14 nominations''' in categories ranging from the film itself to its direction, cinematography, screenplay, music and acting.<ref>{{cite news|title=ભુજ સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર દ્રારા પ્રસ્તુત "નીલકંઠ"ને ટ્રાન્સમીડિયા એવોર્ડ|publisher=Kutchmitra|date=23 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/article/KUT-BUJ-gujarati-film-neelkanth-nominated-in-11-categories-4188581-NOR.html|title=Gujarati Film Nominated in 11 categories: Divya Bhaskar|date=23 February 2013|author=Lalji Hirani|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.divyabhaskar.co.in/bhuj/23/08072014/0/1/|title=ભુજમાં ગોલી,બોલી અને હોલીવુડનો જમાવડો : ભાસ્કર ન્યુઝ, ભુજ|date=8 July 2014|author= Bhaskar News|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/Neelkanth-Movie-wins-the-best-feature-film-award/articleshow/38258625.cms|title=Neelkanth wins the Best Feature Film award at the Kutch Film Screen Award-2014|date=8 July 2014|author=Ano Patel|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was released in India and overseas. The film was generally well received by both critics and the mass audience and was a box office success.

After the huge success of Neelkanth, he has done many commercial and non-commercial advertisement, live performances, etc.

==Work & Contribution==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Work !! Contribution
|-
| ''[[Neelkanth (film)]]'' || Film, Writer-Director
|-
| ''Raja ni Nagaryatra'' || Live Performance, Director
|-
| ''Bettle of Zara'' || Live Performance, Director
|-
| ''Park View'' || Corporate Film, Director - writer
|-
| ''To few names above'' || List of many more
|-
|}

==Awards==
[[File:Kutch Carnival.JPG|thumb|Award for Best Film Production]]
;For ''[[Neelkanth (film)]]''
''Neelkanth'' received '''6 awards and 14 nominations''' in categories ranging from the film itself to its direction, cinematography, screenplay, music and acting.<ref>{{cite news|title=ભુજ સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર દ્રારા પ્રસ્તુત "નીલકંઠ"ને ટ્રાન્સમીડિયા એવોર્ડ|publisher=Kutchmitra|date=23 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/article/KUT-BUJ-gujarati-film-neelkanth-nominated-in-11-categories-4188581-NOR.html|title=Gujarati Film Nominated in 11 categories: Divya Bhaskar|date=23 February 2013|author=Lalji Hirani|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.divyabhaskar.co.in/bhuj/23/08072014/0/1/|title=ભુજમાં ગોલી,બોલી અને હોલીવુડનો જમાવડો : ભાસ્કર ન્યુઝ, ભુજ|date=8 July 2014|author= Bhaskar News|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/Neelkanth-Movie-wins-the-best-feature-film-award/articleshow/38258625.cms|title=Neelkanth wins the Best Feature Film award at the Kutch Film Screen Award-2014|date=8 July 2014|author=Ano Patel|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>

'''Honor and award received from Mrs. Anandiben Patel, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat'''
He has received honor and award from Mrs. Anandiben Patel, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat at Kutch Carnival, Bhuj - Gujarat on date 28 February 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title= ભુજમાં યોજાયેલા વાઈબ્રન્ટ કચ્છમાં વિવિધ કેટેગરીમાં અપાયા ૩૭ એવોર્ડ.|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]|date=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=વાઈબ્રન્ટ કચ્છમાં વિવિધ ક્ષેત્રે પ્રતિભાઓનું સન્માન.|publisher=[[Kutchmitra]]|date=1 March 2015}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/mahendravarsani] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://plus.google.com/+MahendraSamatrai] on [[Google+]]
* [https://twitter.com/mdsamatrai] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6772185/] on [[IMDb]]

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language film directors]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Gujarati film producers]]
[[Category:Film producers from Gujarat]]

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