Suvarna Mathew

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Suvarna Mathew
NationalityIndian
Occupation Film actor
Years active1991–present
SpouseVarghese Jacob
Children2

Suvarna Mathew is an Indian actress in South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1990s in Malayalam and Kannada films. She had acted in few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies as well. She has acted with Vishnuvardhan in Kiladigalu , Jayaram in Sudhinam and Suman in Nayudugari Kutumbam. She has paired with Mithun Chakraborty in the films Do Numbri, Meri Adalat, Sultaan and Sanyasi Mera Naam .

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She made a comeback with the Malayalam movie Chattakaari in 2012. [1]

Personal life

Suvarna was born to Mathew and Elsamma, as the youngest among four children, at Pala, Kerala. She has two brothers; Saji, Sibi and a sister, Swapna. She won the Miss Kerala title in 1992, which paved her a way to the film industry. She rose to fame after the Malayalam movie Valayam . [2] She married Varghese Jacob in 2003, and they have a son, Jacob and a daughter, Jia. She is settled in Philadelphia, United States with family. [3]

Partial filmography

Malayalam

List of Suvarna Mathew Malayalam film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Mimics Parade [4]
Uncle Bun Student
Sundhari Kakka Cameo appearance
Kilukkam Pilla's relative
Kilukkampetti Cameo in song
Innathe Program Unni's Neighbor
1992 Kauravar Aliyar's daughter
Maanyanmar Thomas's sister
Congratulations Miss Anitha MenonSeetha
Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo Sudha Varma
ValayamRadha
1993 Akashadoothu Mini David
Samooham Thulasi
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
1994 Sudhinam Anila
1995 Saadaram Lekha
1998AaghoshamNancy
Sooryavanam Maya
1999Gaandhiyan Adv. Yamuna Rahim
Indulekha
Red Indians Maya
2000KannaadikkadavathuRamani
The Gang Merlyn
VaravaayVijayan's second wife
2001MalavikaSusanna
2002 Mazhathullikkilukkam Treesa
2003KalavarkeyAlice
2005 The Tiger Subaida Ahammed
Nerariyan CBI Maya
2006 Lion Krishnakumar's elder sister
2008 Aayudham CI Vandana
2010 9 KK Road Mollykutty
2012 Chattakaari Margarette [5]
2019Issacinte KathakalAleena

Tamil

List of Suvarna Mathew Tamil film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Thaai Manasu Annalakshmi
1995Kizhakku MalaiKanchana
Mayabazar Swarna
1996 Gokulathil Seethai KaveriGuest appearance
1997 Periya Thambi Kannamma
1998 Ponmaanai Thedi Priya
2002 Roja Kootam Kiran
Shakalaka Baby Sooravalli
2003Oru Thadava Sonna
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 Preeti's sister-in-law
2004 Joot Gayathri
Varnajalam
2005 Chandramukhi Swarna [6]
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Maya's sister
2006 Thirupathi
2012Neeyum Naanum

Telugu

List of Suvarna Mathew Telugu film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Nayudugari KutumbamHema
1997High Class Atha Low Class AlluduBhama
1998Life Lo WifeSachcha Devi
1999Preminchalani VundiJulie
2003 Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu Preeti's sister-in-law

Kannada

List of Suvarna Mathew Kannada film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Kiladigalu Dr. Deepa
1996 Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata
1997Choo BaanaPoornima
1998 Maathina Malla Rani
Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene Julie
DayadiSusheela
1999Mr. XAsha
Khalanayaka
2001Rashtrageethe
KanoonuKaveri
Jithendra
2008 Bandhu Balaga

Hindi

List of Suvarna Mathew Hindi film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Do NumbriJamuna
1999 Sanyasi Mera Naam
2000 Sultaan Ayesha

Serials

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  2. "American Jalakam". Asianet. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. "Innalathe Tharam". amritavtv. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. "ഈ നടി ആരാണെന്ന് മനസ്സിലായോ, മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ വന്ന് രജനികാന്ത് ചിത്രത്തില്‍ വരെ മികച്ച വേഷം ചെയ്ത ആ നടി".
  5. "കരീബിയന്‍ ബീച്ചില്‍ ഒരു വൈകുന്നേരം; ഓര്‍മയുണ്ടോ ഈ നടിയെ?".
  6. "'Chandramukhi' fame actress Suvarna's latest family photos go viral - Tamil News". 29 November 2021.