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Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Madhu Shalini, Sonia Agarwal and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar at CCL3 (cropped) 2.jpg
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in 2014
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 39)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other namesVaru [1]
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parent(s) R. Sarathkumar (father)
Raadhika (step-mother)

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. She made her debut with the Tamil film Podaa Podi (2012). [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and family

Varalaxmi was born to actor Sarathkumar and Chaya on 5 March 1985 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. [6] [7] Her stepmother is actress Raadhika. [6] [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 [10] 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]

Personal life

On 2 March 2024, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar was engaged to Nicholai Sachdev, who is a gallerist based in Mumbai. [11]

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). [12]

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". [13] 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". [14] The film performed moderately at the box office but performed well in the multiplexes. [15] 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.

In 2014, she embarked on her second venture, the Kannada film Maanikya (2014), starring alongside actor Sudeep. This film proved to be a major success and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of that year. Additionally, in the same year, she commenced shooting for Bala's Tharai Thappattai (2016), in which she had to undergo a weight loss of ten kilograms to convincingly 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. [16] 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 whom she called "mannerless". [17] In 2017, Varalaxmi appearedin Vikram Vedha , Nibunan , Vismaya , Sathya , Kaattu and Masterpiece . Varalaxmi turned as Host for a TV show titled Unnai Arindhaal (2018) on Jaya TV. [18] She played the antagonist's role in Sandakozhi 2 (2018) and Sarkar (2018). [19] [20] She worked on her first Telugu film, Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL (2019). [21] She has played a role in investigative thriller Danny (2020) in which she tried out the role of a cop. [22] The makers have chosen to bestow the title Makkal Selvi on Varalaxmi in the title credits and all the promotional materials of the film. [23]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar film credits
YearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotesRef.
2012 Podaa Podi NishaTamilcredited as Varu Sarathkumar
2014 Maanikya SindhuKannada
2015 Ranna HerselfKannadaSpecial Appearance in the Song "What to do?"
2016 Kasaba KamalaMalayalam
Tharai Thappattai SooravaliTamil
2017 Vikram Vedha ChandraTamil
Nibunan Inspector Vandhana CB-CIDTamil
Vismaya Kannada
Sathya ACP Anuya BharathwajTamil
Kaattu Muthu LakshmiMalayalam
Masterpiece ACP Bhavani Durga IPSMalayalam
2018 Mr. Chandramouli BairaviTamil
Echcharikkai SwethaTamil
Sandakozhi 2 Pechankarasi (Pechi)Tamil
Sarkar Komala Valli (Pappa)Tamil
Maari 2 VijayaTamil
2019 Neeya 2 DeviTamil
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Varalakshmi DeviTelugu
2020 Velvet Nagaram UshaTamil
Danny Inspector KunthavaiTamil
Kanni Raasi AnjaliTamil
2021 Krack JayammaTelugu
Zombie Reddy AnjammaTelugu
Naandhi Adv.Aadhya MullapudiTelugu
Ranam Police officerKannada
Chasing AthiraTamil
Singa PaarvaiDivyaTamil
2022 Pakka Commercial LawyerTeluguCameo
Iravin Nizhal Prema KumariTamil
Poikkal Kuthirai RudhraTamil
Kaatteri MathammaTamil [24]
Yashoda Madhu BalaTelugu [25]
2023 V3 SivagamiTamil
Veera Simha Reddy Bhanumathi ReddyTelugu
Michael KannammaTelugu
Kannitheevu MadhiTamil [26]
Kondraal Paavam MallikaTamil [27]
Agent Ricky's motherTelugu [28]
Maruthi Nagar Police Station ArchanaTamil
Kota Bommali PS Razia AliTelugu
2024 Hanu Man AnjammaTelugu [29]
Sabari SanjanaTelugu [30]
Max TBAKannadaProduction by V Creations
Raayan †TBATamilPost-production

Television

List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar television credits
YearSeriesRoleNetworkLanguageNote
2018 Enga Veetu Mapillai Herself Colors Tamil Tamil
Unnai ArindhaalHost Jaya TV
2019 High Priestess Vaishnavi Zee5 Telugu Web Series; Guest Appearance in Episode 6 [31]
2020 Addham Shruti Aha Anthology Web Series;
Segment: The Unwhisperable Secret
Ummadi Kutumbam Tho Kammati Bhojanam [32] Herself Zee Telugu
2023 Mansion 24 [33] Amrutha Disney+Hotstar


Awards and nominations

List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar awards and nominations
YearAwardFilmResultRef.
2012 Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress Podaa Podi Won[ citation needed ]
Edison Award for Best Debut ActressWon[ citation needed ]
20166th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Debut Actress Kasaba Nominated[ citation needed ]
6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress (Critics) Tharai Thappattai Won[ citation needed ]
Behindwoods Gold MedalsWon[ citation needed ]
2017 Edison Award for Best Character Role – Female Vikram Vedha Won[ citation needed ]
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Nominated[ citation needed ]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Supporting ActressWon[ citation needed ]
2018Behindwoods Gold Medals Sarkar & Sandakozhi 2 Won[ citation needed ]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Villain – Female Won[ citation needed ]
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Won[ citation needed ]
17th Santosham Film Awards Won[ citation needed ]

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