Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

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In this Indian name, the name Sarathkumar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Varalaxmi.
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Varalaxmi Profile Picture.jpeg
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 36)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[2]
Other namesVaru[3]
Alma materHindustan Arts & Science College (B. Sc)
University of Edinburgh (Masters in Management)
OccupationActress
Years active2008-present
Parent(s)R. Sarathkumar (father)

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films, in addition to Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu language films. She made her debut with the Tamil film Podaa Podi (2012), portraying a London-based dancer.[4][5] She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Category at South Filmfare Awards for her performance in Vikram Vedha (2017).[6] She has been given the moniker Makkal Selvi (people's girl) for her film Danny (2020).[7]

Early life and family[]

Varalaxmi was born to actor Sarathkumar and Chaya on 5 March 1985. She lives with her mother and sister.[1][8]

Varalaxmi did her schooling at St. Michael's Academy, Chennai.[9] She is a graduate in Microbiology from Hindustan Arts and Science college, Chennai with a Masters in Business Management from the University of Edinburgh. She honed her acting skills at Anupam Kher’s Acting School in Mumbai, before becoming a professional actress.[8]

Career[]

Varalaxmi auditioned for Shankar's Boys (2003) and was selected to play the lead role, before her father requested her to turn down the opportunity. Likewise, she also missed out on opportunities to act in Balaji Sakthivel's Kaadhal (2004) and Venkat Prabhu's Saroja (2008).[10]

Varalaxmi signed on to star in Vignesh Shivan's romantic drama film Podaa Podi (2012) during June 2008, citing that the opportunity to portray a London-based dancer had excited her. The film went through a protracted development, taking four years to make, before being released in October 2012. Co-starring Silambarasan, Varalaxmi won critical acclaim for her performance. Rediff.com noted she was the "scene stealer" and added "she comes across as a genuine, warm person, able and willing to accept those around her for themselves, and rattles off her dialogues with such spontaneity and charm that she wins you over right away".[11] Likewise, a critic from Sify.com wrote she "is the big surprise here as she makes a promising debut and brings alive her character with not just those smart lines, but with the kind of confidence and candour".[12] The film also performed moderately at the box office, and performed particularly well in the multiplexes.[13] Soon after the film's release, Varalaxmi worked on Sundar C's masala film Madha Gaja Raja, alongside Vishal, but the film remains unreleased owing to financial troubles.

Her second release was the Kannada film Maanikya (2014), alongside actor Sudeep, and the film went on to become amongst the most profitable Kannada films of the year. In 2014, she began filming for Bala's Tharai Thappattai (2016), where she had to lose ten kilograms to portray a karakattam dancer.

In 2016, she announced on Twitter that she has been cast alongside Mammootty in the Malayalam film Kasaba. In her tweet, the actress said that the big opportunity to work alongside Mammootty came to her apparently due to her performance in the Tamil film Tharai Thappattai.[14] Varalaxmi was also committed to starring in Aakasha Mittaayee, the Malayalam remake of the Tamil film Appa but left, citing the behaviour of its producers who she called "mannerless".[15] In 2017, Varalaxmi appears successively with, Vikram Vedha, Nibunan, Vismaya, Sathya, Kaattu and Masterpiece. Varalaxmi turned as Host for a TV show titled Unnai Arindhaal (2018) which will be aired on every Sunday in Jaya TV.[16] She played antagonist role in Sandakozhi 2 (2018) and Sarkar (2018).[17][18] She worked on her first Telugu film, Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL (2019).[19] She has played an investigative thriller Danny (2020) in which Varalaxmi Sarathkumar tries out the role of a cop.[20] The makers have chosen to bestow the title Makkal Selvi on Varalaxmi in the title credits and all the promotional materials of the film.[21]

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film[]

Year Film Role(s) Language Notes
2012 Podaa Podi Nisha Tamil Debut
Madha Gaja Raja Gajarani Unreleased
2014 Maanikya Sindhu Kannada
2015 Ranna Herself Cameo appearance in "What to do?" song
2016 Kasaba Kamala Malayalam
Tharai Thappattai Sooravali Tamil
2017 Vikram Vedha Chandra
Nibunan Vandana
Vismaya Kannada
Sathya Anuya Bharathwaj Tamil
Kaattu Muthulekshmi Malayalam
Masterpiece Bhavani Durga
2018 Mr. Chandramouli Bairavi Tamil
Echcharikkai Swetha
Sandakozhi 2 Pechankarasi
Sarkar Komalavalli
Maari 2 Vijaya
2019 Neeya 2 Devi
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Varalakshmi Devi Telugu
2020 Velvet Nagaram Usha Tamil
Danny Kunthavai Released on ZEE5
Kanni Raasi Anjali
2021 Krack Jayamma Telugu
Naandhi Aadhya
Ranam Police officer Kannada
Chasing Athira Tamil
Singa Paarvai
KaatteriFilms that have not yet been released Maathamma Post-production
PambanFilms that have not yet been released TBA Post-production[22]
Piranthal ParasakthiFilms that have not yet been released TBA Filming[23]
ColorsFilms that have not yet been released TBA Filming[24]
YaanaiFilms that have not yet been released TBA Filming
LagaamFilms that have not yet been released TBA Kannada Filming[25]
2022 Yashoda Films that have not yet been released Madhubala Telugu Filming[26]

Television[]

Year Series Role Network Language Ref.
2018 Enga Veetu Mapillai Herself Colors Tamil Tamil
2018 Unnai Arindhaal Host Jaya TV Tamil
2019 High Priestess Vaishnavi Zee5 Telugu Guest appearance in Episode 6[27]
2020 Kodeeswari Herself Colors Tamil Tamil Guest
2020 Addham Shruti aha Telugu Web series
2021 Ummadi Kutumbam tho Kammati Bhojanam[28] Herself Zee Telugu Telugu
2020 Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 Guest ColorsTamil Tamil

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Film Result
2012 Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress Podaa Podi Won
Edison Award for Best Debut Actress Won
2016 6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Critics Choice Best Actress Tharai Thappattai Won
6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Debut Actress Kasaba Nominated
Behindwoods Gold Medals Tharai Thappattai Won
2017 Edison Award for Best Character Role – Female Vikram Vedha Won
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Nominated
Techofes Award for Best Supporting Actress Won
7th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress Won
2018 Behindwoods Gold Medals Sarkar & Sandakozhi 2 Won
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Villain — Female Won
Techofes Award for Best Female Villan Won
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Won
17th Santosham Film Awards Won
Techofes Award for Best Negative Role Won

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Happy Birthday Varalaxmi Sarathkumar: The Complete Actress of South Cinema". The Times of India. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Sharadhaa, A (29 April 2014). "Varalaxmi is Excited about Maanikya". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (3 April 2018). "Varalaxmi's fan moment with Kamal Haasan". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Simbu follows Ajith". The Times of India. Times News Network. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ^ Mangandan, K.R. (20 October 2012). "Worth the wait". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (7 March 2019). "Varalaxmi gets a moniker". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Varalakshmi: I always wanted to become an actress". Rediff. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Carving their own niche". The New Indian Express. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar opens up about her movies before Podaa Podi". Behindwoods. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Review: Varalakhsmy shines in Poda Podi".
  12. ^ "Review : (2012)". www.sify.com.
  13. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (27 June 2015). "Star scions". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  14. ^ "'Kasaba': Mammootty's next with Renji Panicker's son starts rolling". OnManorama. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ ""Can't Work With Male Chauvinists.": Actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Walks Out Of A Movie Set!". Just For Women. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Here's how 'Unnai Arindhal' host Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and mother Chaya helped migrant labour". The Times of India. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  17. ^ "It was fun playing villain in 'Sandakozhi 2': Varalaxmi". 13 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Sarkar (Aka) Sarcar review". 6 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar to debut in Telugu with 'Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL'". The News Minute. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  20. ^ K, Janani (3 July 2020). "Varalaxmi's Danny and Yogi Babu's Cocktail to have its digital premiere on Zee5". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Varalaxmi is now Makkal Selvi!". The Times of India. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  22. ^ India Today Web Desk (19 February 2018). "Pamban: Varalaxmi joins dad Sarath Kumar in his next". India Today. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Sarathkumar, Radhika and Varalakshmi join hands for Peranthal Parasakthi". Sify. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  24. ^ Raman, Shruthi (4 March 2020). "Shoot at Site: Colors is female-driven action drama with a twist - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  25. ^ Sharadhaa, A (19 April 2021). "Upendra-Hariprriya's Lagaam to commence shooting from April 26". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Joins The Cast Of Samantha's 'Yashoda' Movie". The Hans India. 15 December 2021.
  27. ^ Ramachandran, Mythily (24 April 2019). "Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Lakshmi Manchu shares an emotional note on daughter Nirvana's debut TV appearance; says, 'My real purpose in life came to light after I became a mother'". The Times of India. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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