Samyuktha Varma

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Samyuktha Varma
Born (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–2002
Spouse
(m. 2002)
Children1
Relatives Urmila Unni (Aunt)
Utthara Unni (Cousin)
Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress

Samyuktha Varma (born 28 November 1979) is a former Indian actress who was active in Malayalam films from 1999 to 2002. [1] She made her debut in 1999 as female lead in the movie Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal for which she won her first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, since then she has acted in a total of 18 films. Varma has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress and two Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She is married to Malayalam actor Biju Menon since 2002. [2]

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Early life

She was born on 28 November 1979 [3] to Ravi Varma and Uma Varma. When she was studying at Sree Kerala Varma college, Thrissur, she got an offer to do female lead role in Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal . [4]

Film career

Her debut was in Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal in 1999, [5] followed by Vazhunnor and Chandranudikkunna Dikkil in 2000. [6] [7]

In 2000 she acted in Nadanpennum Naattupramaaniyum directed by Rajasenan, Fazil's production Life is Beautiful , Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu directed by Mohan, Mazha directed by Lenin Rajendran based on a short story by Madhavikutty followed by Madhuranombarakaattu and Swayamvara Panthal .

At the end of 2002, she was cast in Rafi-Mecartin's Thenkasi Pattanam and Rajasenan's Megasandesam .

She was also approached to play the female lead in Baba opposite Rajinikanth, but she declined as she did not wish to work post marriage. [8]

Personal life

She married Biju Menon on 23 November 2002. [9] The couple have a son, Daksh Dharmik, born 14 September 2006. [10]

Awards and honours

YearAwardAward CategoryWorkResultReference
1999 Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal Won [11]
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress Nominated
Asianet Film Awards Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year Chandranudikkunna Dikkil
Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
Won
2000 Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Madhuranombarakattu
Mazha
Swayamvara Panthal
Won [12] [13]
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress MazhaWon
Life Is Beautiful Nominated
Asianet Film Awards Asianet Best Actress Award Mazha
Madhuranombarakattu
Won
Best Star Pair Award Meghamalhar
(shared with Biju Menon)
Won
2001 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress Meghamalhar Won [14]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1999 Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal BhavanaDebut film
Vazhunnor Rani
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil Hema
Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu Nirmala
2000 Swayamvara Panthal Priyamvada
Thenkasipattanam Meenakshi
Nadanpennum Naattupramaaniyum Gayathri
Mazha Bhadra (Subhadra)
Madhuranombarakattu Priyamvada
Life Is Beautiful Sindhu
2001 Saivar Thirumeni Annie
Megasandesam Anjali Varma
Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka Vinodini
Nariman Sethulakshmi
One Man Show Radhika Menon
Meghamalhar Nandita Menon
2002 Thenkasi Pattanam Meenakshi
Kuberan Pooja

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