Shravya Varma is a celebrity stylist and costume designer from the Telugu film industry, the niece of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and the wife of badminton player Srikanth Kidambi. In October 2026 she became one of the most talked-about contestants on Prime Video’s The Traitors Telugu, first as the Innocent who kept catching Traitors and then as a Traitor herself.
She goes into the final episode as one of the two remaining Traitors. Until the show, most of her public profile came from styling film stars and from a close circle of actor friends.
- Profession: celebrity stylist and costume designer; described by Gulte as a stylist turned film producer
- Family: niece of Ram Gopal Varma
- Husband: badminton player Srikanth Kidambi, married in Hyderabad in November 2024
- Birthday: 4 June, per a 2023 Filmibeat report (birth year not reported)
- Now: The Traitors Telugu on Prime Video, hosted by Teja Sajja
Who is Shravya Varma?
She is a stylist whose clients have included Vijay Deverakonda, Nagarjuna, Dhruv Vikram and Chiyaan Vikram, according to Republic. Filmibeat called her one of the most sought-after stylists in Telugu cinema in 2023, adding that she also works with Aishwarya Rai.
The job that drew the widest notice that year was for Ponniyin Selvan 2: she put together 25 outfits for Chiyaan Vikram, Filmibeat reported. Her birthday party in Hyderabad that June was attended by close friends Rashmika Mandanna and Keerthy Suresh.
The friendships have stayed public, and in February 2026 she was among the guests photographed arriving in Udaipur for the wedding of Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, the Economic Times reported, alongside director Tharun Bhascker and actor Eesha Rebba.
Shravya Varma and Srikanth Kidambi
Shravya married Srikanth Kidambi in Hyderabad on Saturday, 9 November 2024, with a reception the next day attended by Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna, Rediff reported. In September that year The Hans India had described them as soon to be married, when they chose wedding outfits at a Hyderabad store.
The guest list was full of film names. Rashmika Mandanna, Vijay Deverakonda, Keerthy Suresh, Anand Deverakonda and director Vamshi Paidpally were among the guests, Republic reported.
In a clip from the reception that went viral, a running-late Shravya told her husband, “You need to hold my dress and run,” and the two raced towards a waiting Nagarjuna, Rediff wrote.
Srikanth Kidambi was training at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad at the time. In 2021 he became the first Indian man to reach the final of the World Championships in men’s singles and win silver, Republic noted.
The Traitors Telugu: from Innocent to Traitor
The Traitors Telugu premiered on Prime Video on 15 October 2026 with 20 celebrity contestants, including Chinmayi Sripada, Harsha Vardhan and Vidyullekha Raman. Actor Teja Sajja made his hosting debut. The 10-episode series follows the international format: hidden Traitors try to eliminate Innocents, who must vote them out first.
Shravya quickly became the loudest voice at the Round of Doubt. After helping expose Vidyullekha, she pointed suspicion at Rahat Achanta, and he was banished as a Traitor in episodes four to six, the review site 123telugu wrote, calling her “the strongest player among the Innocents”.
In episode eight she was convinced Ashika Padukone was a Traitor and persuaded the others to vote her out, and Ashika revealed herself as the original Traitor. The twist came next: left alone, Sweekar Agasthi chose Shravya as his new partner, turning the player who had caught the most Traitors into one of them, 123telugu reported.
Her position had been protected once already. In episode seven she won a shield against that night’s murder, during a Museum of Riddles mission that put Rs 7.2 lakh of a possible Rs 9 lakh into the prize pot. By the end of episode eight the pot stood at Rs 42.77 lakh, 123telugu reported.
In episode nine she steered suspicion towards Harsha Vardhan, who was voted out. That left six players: Shravya, Sweekar, Varsha D’Souza, Pranav, Manjunath and Dhanunjaya. Two of them are Traitors, and 123telugu wrote that the finale would arrive the following week.
What viewers say about her game
Her accuracy has divided viewers, and the press has been curious too. Gulte praised her “bold gameplay, sharp comebacks and unapologetic approach”, while Filmibeat asked whether she was relying on gut feeling or a plan she had not shared with the others.
On r/Traitors_Telugu, several threads in late October claimed she had inside information, a claim that none of the reports cited here support. A 56-upvote post argued that she always sounded “100% sure” without concrete points. One 9-upvote reply asked a simpler question:
“How come the traitors NEVER vote her out??? Shes the strongest innocent. its like a no brainer move to get rid of her”
– r/Traitors_Telugu, October 2026 (9 upvotes)
Sweekar’s answer, in the end, was to recruit her rather than remove her.
Shravya Varma: quick answers
Who is Shravya Varma’s husband?
Her husband is Srikanth Kidambi, the Indian badminton player who won silver at the 2021 World Championships. They married in Hyderabad on 9 November 2024.
Is Shravya Varma related to Ram Gopal Varma?
Yes. She is the niece of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, as Rediff, Republic and Gulte all reported.
Is Shravya Varma a Traitor in The Traitors Telugu?
She began as an Innocent and helped expose several Traitors. In episode eight, Sweekar Agasthi recruited her, so she enters the finale as one of the two remaining Traitors.
What does Shravya Varma do?
She is a celebrity stylist and costume designer who has dressed Vijay Deverakonda, Nagarjuna and Chiyaan Vikram, including 25 outfits for Ponniyin Selvan 2.
