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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1985)}}
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{{Indian name|Varalaxmi|Sarathkumar}}
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{{Indian name|Varalaxmi|Sarathkumar}}
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| name       = Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
| name               = Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
| image       = Varalaxmi Profile Picture.jpeg
| image             = Varalaxmi Profile Picture.jpeg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|03|05}}<ref name="TOI"/>
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| birth_place = [[Bangalore, Karnataka]], India<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A |title=Varalaxmi is Excited about Maanikya |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/apr/29/Varalaxmi-is-Excited-about-Maanikya-606074.html |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place       = [[Bengaluru, Karnataka]], India<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A |title=Varalaxmi is Excited about Maanikya |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/apr/29/Varalaxmi-is-Excited-about-Maanikya-606074.html |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
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| othername   = Varu<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/030418/varalaxmis-fan-moment-with-kamal-haasan.html |title=Varalaxmi's fan moment with Kamal Haasan |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=3 April 2018 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=21 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
| othername         = Varu<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/030418/varalaxmis-fan-moment-with-kamal-haasan.html |title=Varalaxmi's fan moment with Kamal Haasan |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=3 April 2018 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=21 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
| alma_mater  = Hindustan Arts & Science College (B. Sc)<br/>[[University of Edinburgh]] (Masters in Management)
| education          = {{Ubl
| occupation = Actress
  | Hindustan Arts & Science College (BSc)
| yearsactive = 2012–present
  | [[University of Edinburgh]] ([[Master in Management]])
| parents    = [[R. Sarathkumar]] (father)<br/>[[Raadhika]] (step-mother)
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| occupation         = Actress
| yearsactive       = 2012–present
| father            = [[R. Sarathkumar]]
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'''Varalaxmi Sarathkumar''' (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who has appeared in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] language films. She made her debut with the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Podaa Podi]]'' (2012), portraying a London-based dancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Simbu follows Ajith|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-09/news-interviews/35015493_1_simbu-podaa-podi-thala-ajith|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127014619/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-09/news-interviews/35015493_1_simbu-podaa-podi-thala-ajith|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=11 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 November 2012|agency=Times News Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mangandan|first=K.R.|title=Worth the wait|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/worth-the-wait/article4016428.ece|access-date=11 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 October 2012}}</ref> She was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Supporting Actress]] Category at  [[Filmfare Awards South|South Filmfare Awards]] for her performance in ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-2.html |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=4 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> She has been given the moniker ''Makkal Selvi'' (people's girl) for her film ''[[Danny (2020 film)|Danny]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Subramanian |first1=Anupama |title=Varalaxmi gets a moniker |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/070319/varalaxmi-gets-a-moniker.html |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=7 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Varalaxmi Sarathkumar''' (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films, in addition to [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films. She made her debut with the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Podaa Podi]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite news |title=Simbu follows Ajith |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-09/news-interviews/35015493_1_simbu-podaa-podi-thala-ajith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127014619/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-09/news-interviews/35015493_1_simbu-podaa-podi-thala-ajith |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=11 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 November 2012 |agency=Times News Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mangandan |first=K.R. |title=Worth the wait |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/worth-the-wait/article4016428.ece |access-date=11 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-2.html |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=4 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Subramanian |first1=Anupama |title=Varalaxmi gets a moniker |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/070319/varalaxmi-gets-a-moniker.html |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=7 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Varalaxmi was born to actor [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]] and Chaya on 5 March 1985. Her stepmother is actress [[Raadhika]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Varalaxmi Sarathkumar: The Complete Actress of South Cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-the-complete-actress-of-south-cinema/photostory/68266967.cms |access-date=16 March 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite news |title=Varalakshmi: I always wanted to become an actress |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-varalakshmi-i-always-wanted-to-become-an-actress-south/20140506.htm |access-date=4 March 2021 |work=Rediff |date=6 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref> She is the eldest of four children, with a younger sister Pooja, a younger half-brother Rahul and step-sister Rayanne Hardy.
Varalaxmi was born to actor [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]] and Chaya on 5 March 1985. Her stepmother is actress [[Raadhika]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Varalaxmi Sarathkumar: The Complete Actress of South Cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-the-complete-actress-of-south-cinema/photostory/68266967.cms |access-date=16 March 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite news |title=Varalakshmi: I always wanted to become an actress |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-varalakshmi-i-always-wanted-to-become-an-actress-south/20140506.htm |access-date=4 March 2021 |work=Rediff |date=6 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref>


Varalaxmi did her schooling at St. Michael's Academy, Chennai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carving their own niche |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2010/jun/09/carving-their-own-niche-122152.html |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 June 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="r
Varalaxmi did her schooling at St. Michael's Academy, Chennai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carving their own niche |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2010/jun/09/carving-their-own-niche-122152.html |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 June 2010}}</ref> She is a graduate in [[Microbiology]] from Hindustan Arts and Science college, Chennai<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Arts and Science College in Chennai {{!}} Hindustan College of Arts & Science |url=https://hcaschennai.edu.in/ |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=hcaschennai.edu.in}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rediff" />


==Career==
==Career==
Varalaxmi auditioned for [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[Boys (2003 film)|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 film)|Saroja]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-opens-up-about-her-movies-before-podaa-podi.html|title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar opens up about her movies before Podaa Podi|date=4 May 2020|website=Behindwoods|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>
Varalaxmi auditioned for [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[Boys (2003 film)|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 film)|Saroja]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-opens-up-about-her-movies-before-podaa-podi.html |title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar opens up about her movies before Podaa Podi |date=4 May 2020 |website=Behindwoods |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>


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 [[Development hell|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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-varalakhsmy-shines-in-poda-podi/20121114.htm|title=Review: Varalakhsmy shines in Poda Podi}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/podaa-podi-review-tamil-pcmaBpiffaeef.html|title=Review : (2012)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref> The film also performed moderately at the box office, and performed particularly well in the multiplexes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/star-scions/article7361466.ece|title=Star scions|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|date=27 June 2015|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Soon after the film's release, Varalaxmi worked on [[Sundar C]]'s masala film ''[[Madha Gaja Raja]]'', alongside [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], but the film remains unreleased owing to financial troubles.
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 [[Development hell|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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-varalakhsmy-shines-in-poda-podi/20121114.htm |title=Review: Varalakhsmy shines in Poda Podi}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/podaa-podi-review-tamil-pcmaBpiffaeef.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623075832/http://www.sify.com/movies/podaa-podi-review-tamil-pcmaBpiffaeef.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2015 |title=Review : (2012) |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film also performed moderately at the box office, and performed particularly well in the multiplexes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/star-scions/article7361466.ece |title=Star scions |first=Nikhil |last=Raghavan |date=27 June 2015 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Soon after the film's release, Varalaxmi worked on [[Sundar C]]'s masala film ''[[Madha Gaja Raja]]'', alongside [[Vishal (actor)|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 (director)|Bala]]'s ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' (2016), where she had to lose ten kilograms to portray a [[karakattam]] dancer.
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 (director)|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 cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Kasaba (2016 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''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Kasaba': Mammootty's next with Renji Panicker's son starts rolling |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/mammootty-next-with-renji-panicker-son-nithin-starts-rolling.html |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=OnManorama |date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Varalaxmi was also committed to starring in ''Aakasha Mittaayee'', the Malayalam remake of the Tamil film ''[[Appa (2016 film)|Appa]]'' but left, citing the behaviour of its producers who she called "mannerless".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://jfwonline.com/article/cant-work-with-male-chauvinists-actress-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-walks-out-of-a-movie-set/ | title="Can't Work With Male Chauvinists.": Actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Walks Out Of A Movie Set! | work=Just For Women | date=4 April 2017 | access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Varalaxmi appears successively with, ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'', ''[[Nibunan]]'', ''[[Vismaya (film)|Vismaya]]'', ''[[Sathya (2017 Tamil film)|Sathya]]'', ''[[Kaattu]]''  and ''[[Masterpiece (2017 film)|Masterpiece]]''. Varalaxmi turned as Host for a TV show titled ''Unnai Arindhaal'' (2018) which will be aired on every Sunday in [[Jaya TV]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's how 'Unnai Arindhal' host Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and mother Chaya helped migrant labour |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/heres-how-unnai-arindhal-host-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-and-mother-chaya-helped-migrant-labour/articleshow/76896323.cms |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She played antagonist role in ''[[Sandakozhi 2]]'' (2018) and ''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/10/13/it-was-fun-playing-villain-in-sandakozhi-2-varalaxmi/|title=It was fun playing villain in 'Sandakozhi 2': Varalaxmi|date=13 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sarkar/sarkar-review.html|title=Sarkar (Aka) Sarcar review|date=6 November 2018}}</ref> She worked on her first Telugu film, ''[[Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite news |title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar to debut in Telugu with 'Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-debut-telugu-tenali-ramakrishna-ba-bl-95145 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=16 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She has played an investigative thriller ''[[Danny (2020 film)|Danny]]'' (2020) in which Varalaxmi Sarathkumar tries out the role of a cop.<ref>{{cite news |last1=K |first1=Janani |title=Varalaxmi's Danny and Yogi Babu's Cocktail to have its digital premiere on Zee5 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/varalaxmi-s-danny-and-yogi-babu-s-cocktail-to-have-its-digital-premiere-on-zee5-1696583-2020-07-03 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=India Today |date=3 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The makers have chosen to bestow the title ''Makkal Selvi'' on Varalaxmi in the title credits and all the promotional materials of the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Varalaxmi is now Makkal Selvi! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/varalaxmi-is-now-makkal-selvi/articleshow/68255724.cms |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=5 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2016, she announced on Twitter that she has been cast alongside [[Mammootty]] in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Kasaba (2016 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''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Kasaba': Mammootty's next with Renji Panicker's son starts rolling |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/mammootty-next-with-renji-panicker-son-nithin-starts-rolling.html |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=OnManorama |date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Varalaxmi was also committed to starring in ''Aakasha Mittaayee'', the Malayalam remake of the Tamil film ''[[Appa (2016 film)|Appa]]'' but left, citing the behaviour of its producers who she called "mannerless".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jfwonline.com/article/cant-work-with-male-chauvinists-actress-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-walks-out-of-a-movie-set/ |title="Can't Work With Male Chauvinists.": Actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Walks Out Of A Movie Set! |work=Just For Women |date=4 April 2017 |access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Varalaxmi appears successively with, ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'', ''[[Nibunan]]'', ''[[Vismaya (film)|Vismaya]]'', ''[[Sathya (2017 Tamil film)|Sathya]]'', ''[[Kaattu]]''  and ''[[Masterpiece (2017 film)|Masterpiece]]''. Varalaxmi turned as Host for a TV show titled ''Unnai Arindhaal'' (2018) which will be aired on every Sunday in [[Jaya TV]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's how 'Unnai Arindhal' host Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and mother Chaya helped migrant labour |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/heres-how-unnai-arindhal-host-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-and-mother-chaya-helped-migrant-labour/articleshow/76896323.cms |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She played antagonist role in ''[[Sandakozhi 2]]'' (2018) and ''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/10/13/it-was-fun-playing-villain-in-sandakozhi-2-varalaxmi/ |title=It was fun playing villain in 'Sandakozhi 2': Varalaxmi |date=13 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sarkar/sarkar-review.html |title=Sarkar (Aka) Sarcar review |date=6 November 2018}}</ref> She worked on her first Telugu film, ''[[Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite news |title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar to debut in Telugu with 'Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-debut-telugu-tenali-ramakrishna-ba-bl-95145 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=16 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She has played an investigative thriller ''[[Danny (2020 film)|Danny]]'' (2020) in which Varalaxmi Sarathkumar tries out the role of a cop.<ref>{{cite news |last1=K |first1=Janani |title=Varalaxmi's Danny and Yogi Babu's Cocktail to have its digital premiere on Zee5 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/varalaxmi-s-danny-and-yogi-babu-s-cocktail-to-have-its-digital-premiere-on-zee5-1696583-2020-07-03 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=India Today |date=3 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The makers have chosen to bestow the title ''Makkal Selvi'' on Varalaxmi in the title credits and all the promotional materials of the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Varalaxmi is now Makkal Selvi! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/varalaxmi-is-now-makkal-selvi/articleshow/68255724.cms |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=5 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
{{Pending films key}}
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|''Denotes films that have not yet been released''
|}


===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
|+ List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar film credits
! Film
! Role(s)
! Language
! Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2012
|''[[Podaa Podi]]''
|''[[Podaa Podi]]''
| Nisha
| Nisha
|rowspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Tamil
|
|credited as Varu Sarathkumar
|-
|''[[Madha Gaja Raja]]''
| Gajarani
| Unreleased
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
|''[[Maanikya]]''
|''[[Maanikya]]''
| Sindhu
| Sindhu
| rowspan="2" |[[Kannada]]
|Kannada
|  
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
|''[[Ranna (film)|Ranna]]''
|''[[Ranna (film)|Ranna]]''
| Herself
| Herself
| Cameo appearance in "What to do?" song
|Kannada
| Special Appearance in the Song "What to do?"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]''
|''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]''
| Kamala
| Kamala
|[[Malayalam]]
|Malayalam
|  
|
|-
|-
|''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
|''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
| Sooravali
| Sooravali
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
|Tamil
|  
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |2017
| rowspan="6" |2017
|''[[Vikram Vedha]]''
|''[[Vikram Vedha]]''
| Chandra
| Chandra
|  
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|''[[Nibunan]]''
|''[[Nibunan]]''
| rowspan="2" | Vandana
| rowspan="2" | Inspector Vandhana CB-CID
|  
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|''[[Vismaya (film)|Vismaya]]''
|''[[Vismaya (film)|Vismaya]]''
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|-
|-
|''[[Sathya (2017 Tamil film)|Sathya]]''
|''[[Sathya (2017 Tamil film)|Sathya]]''
| Anuya Bharathwaj
| ACP Anuya Bharathwaj
|Tamil
|Tamil
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Kaattu]]''
|''[[Kaattu]]''
| Muthulekshmi
| Muthu Lakshmi
| rowspan="2" |Malayalam
|Malayalam
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Masterpiece (2017 film)|Masterpiece]]''
|''[[Masterpiece (2017 film)|Masterpiece]]''
| Bhavani Durga
| ACP Bhavani Durga IPS
|  
|Malayalam
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2018
| rowspan="5" |2018
|''[[Mr. Chandramouli]]''
|''[[Mr. Chandramouli]]''
| Bairavi
| Bairavi
| rowspan="6" |Tamil
|Tamil
|  
|
|-
|-
|''[[Echcharikkai]]''  
|''[[Echcharikkai]]''
| Swetha
| Swetha
|  
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|''[[Sandakozhi 2]]''  
|''[[Sandakozhi 2]]''
| Pechankarasi
| Pechankarasi (Pechi)
|Tamil
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]''
|''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]''
|Komalavalli
|Komala Valli (Pappa)
|  
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|''[[Maari 2]]''
|''[[Maari 2]]''
|Vijaya
|Vijaya
|
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Neeya 2]]''
|''[[Neeya 2]]''
| Devi
| Devi
|Tamil
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL]]''
|''[[Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL]]''
| Varalakshmi Devi
| Varalakshmi Devi
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Telugu
|
|
|-
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|''[[Velvet Nagaram]]''
|''[[Velvet Nagaram]]''
| Usha
| Usha
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
|Tamil
|  
|
|-
|-
|''[[Danny (2020 film)|Danny]]''
|''[[Danny (2020 film)|Danny]]''
|Kunthavai
|Inspector Kunthavai
|Released on [[ZEE5]]
|Tamil
|
|-
|-
|''[[Kanni Raasi]]''
|''[[Kanni Raasi]]''
|Anjali
|Anjali
|Tamil
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="10" |2021
| rowspan="5" |2021
|''[[Krack (film)|Krack]]''
|''[[Krack (film)|Krack]]''
|Jayamma  
|Jayamma
| rowspan="2" |Telugu
|Telugu
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Naandhi]]''
|''[[Naandhi]]''
|Aadhya
|Adv.Aadhya Mullapudi
|Telugu
|
|
|-
|-
| style=" " |''[[Ranam (2021 film)|Ranam]]''  
| style=" " |''[[Ranam (2021 film)|Ranam]]''
|Police officer
|Police officer
|Kannada
|Kannada
|  
|
|-
|-
|''[[Chasing (2021 film)|Chasing]]''
|''[[Chasing (2021 film)|Chasing]]''
| Athira
| Athira
| rowspan="6" |Tamil
|Tamil
|
|-
| ''Singa Paarvai'' || Divya
|Tamil||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2022
|''[[Pakka Commercial]]''
| Lawyer
|Telugu
| Cameo Appearance
|-
|''[[Iravin Nizhal]]''
|Prema Kumari
|Tamil
|
|-
| ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai (2022 film)|Poikkal Kuthirai]]''
|Rudhra
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[Kaatteri]]''
|Mathamma
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[Yashoda (film)|Yashoda]]''
|Madhu Bala
|Telugu
||<ref>{{cite web |first1=Ravali |last1=Hymavati |title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Joins The Cast Of Samantha's 'Yashoda' Movie |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-joins-the-cast-of-samanthas-yashoda-movie-719835 |website=The Hans India |date=15 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="11" |2023
|''[[Vindhya Victim Verdict V3|V3]]''
|Sivagami
|Tamil
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Kaatteri]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
|Maathamma
|Bhanumathi Reddy
|Post-production
|Telugu
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Pamban''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|''[[Michael (2023 film)|Michael]]''
|Kannamma
|Telugu
 
|
|-
|''Kannitheevu''
|Madhi
|Tamil
|<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/varalaxmi-sarathkumars-kannitheevu-to-premiere-directly-on-tv/articleshow/98453339.cms?from=mdr | title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's Kannitheevu to premiere directly on TV | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kondraal Paavam]]''
|Mallika
|Tamil
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/mar/10/kondraal-paavam-movie-review-an-effective-suspense-drama-shouldered-by-compelling-performances-40842.html | title=Kondraal Paavam Movie Review: An effective suspense drama shouldered by compelling performances | website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref>
|-
|{{Pending film|[[Hanu Man]]}}
|Anjamma
|Telugu
|Filming<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2022 |title=Kiccha Sudeepa Unveils Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's Fierce First Look From 'HANU-MAN' |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/kiccha-sudeep-unveils-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-s-fierce-first-look-from-hanu-man--news-185121 |work=Outlook |access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|{{Pending film|Pamban}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|Post-production<ref>{{cite news |author=India Today Web Desk |title=Pamban: Varalaxmi joins dad Sarath Kumar in his next |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/pamban-varalaxmi-joins-dad-sarath-kumar-in-his-next-1172633-2018-02-19 |access-date=24 March 2019 |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 February 2018}}</ref>
|Tamil
|Post-Production<ref>{{cite news |author=India Today Web Desk |title=Pamban: Varalaxmi joins dad Sarath Kumar in his next |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/pamban-varalaxmi-joins-dad-sarath-kumar-in-his-next-1172633-2018-02-19 |access-date=24 March 2019 |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Piranthal Parasakthi''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{Pending film|Piranthal Parasakthi}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
| Filming<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Sarathkumar, Radhika and Varalakshmi join hands for Peranthal Parasakthi |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sarathkumar-radhika-and-varalakshmi-join-hands-for-peranthal-parasakthi-news-tamil-tkboh8afcfggg.html |access-date=22 January 2020 |work=Sify |date=1 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|Tamil
| Filming<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Sarathkumar, Radhika and Varalakshmi join hands for Peranthal Parasakthi |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sarathkumar-radhika-and-varalakshmi-join-hands-for-peranthal-parasakthi-news-tamil-tkboh8afcfggg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629064813/https://www.sify.com/movies/sarathkumar-radhika-and-varalakshmi-join-hands-for-peranthal-parasakthi-news-tamil-tkboh8afcfggg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2021 |access-date=22 January 2020 |work=Sify |date=1 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Colors''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| {{Pending film|Colors}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|Malayalam
|Filming<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Shruthi |title=Shoot at Site: Colors is female-driven action drama with a twist - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/shoot-at-site-colors-is-female-driven-action-drama-with-a-twist/articleshow/74458382.cms |access-date=16 October 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=4 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|Filming<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Shruthi |title=Shoot at Site: Colors is female-driven action drama with a twist - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/shoot-at-site-colors-is-female-driven-action-drama-with-a-twist/articleshow/74458382.cms |access-date=16 October 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=4 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Yaanai''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{Pending film|Lagaam}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|Kannada
|Filming<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharadhaa |first=A |date=19 April 2021 |title=Upendra-Hariprriya's Lagaam to commence shooting from April 26 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/apr/18/upendra-hariprriyas-lagaam-to-commence-shooting-from-april-26-24027.html |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Lagaam''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{Pending film|[[Sabari (2023 film)|Sabari]]}}
|{{TBA}}
|{{TBA}}
|Kannada
| Telugu
|Filming <ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharadhaa|first=A|date=19 April 2021|title=Upendra-Hariprriya's Lagaam to commence shooting from April 26|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/apr/18/upendra-hariprriyas-lagaam-to-commence-shooting-from-april-26-24027.html|access-date=19 April 2021|work=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|Filming<ref>{{cite news |title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar to headline Sabari |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/apr/05/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-to-headline-sabari-2437948.html |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=The New Indian Express |date=5 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Varalakshmi Sarath Kumar starrer 'Sabari' launched |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varalakshmi-sarath-kumar-starrer-sabari-launched/articleshow/90656431.cms |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=5 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Begins Shooting for Sabari |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/entertainment/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-begins-shooting-sabari-153068 |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=Sakshi Post |date=4 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''NBK 107''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Telugu
|
|}
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar television credits
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! scope="col" | Year
! Series
! scope="col" | Series
! Role
! scope="col" | Role
! Network  
! scope="col" | Network
! Language
! scope="col" | Language
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Note
|-
|-
| 2018  || ''[[Enga Veetu Mapillai]]'' || Herself || [[Colors Tamil]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||  
| rowspan="2" | 2018  || ''[[Enga Veetu Mapillai]]'' || Herself || [[Colors Tamil]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|-
| 2018  || ''Unnai Arindhaal'' || Host || [[Jaya TV]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| ''Unnai Arindhaal'' || Host || [[Jaya TV]]
|Tamil||
|-
|-
| 2019 ||''[[High Priestess (series)|High Priestess]]''||Vaishnavi
| 2019 ||''[[High Priestess (series)|High Priestess]]''||Vaishnavi
| [[Zee5]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Guest appearance in Episode 6<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Mythily |title=Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Gulf News |date=24 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Zee5]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Web Series; Guest Appearance in Episode 6<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Mythily |title=Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Gulf News |date=24 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2020 || ''Kodeeswari'' || Herself || [[Colors Tamil]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Guest
| rowspan="3" | 2020 || ''Kodeeswari'' || Participant / Herself || [[Colors Tamil]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|-
| 2020  || ''[[Addham]]'' || Shruti || [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]] ||  [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Web series
| ''[[Addham]]'' || Shruti || [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]] ||  [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Anthology Web Series;{{Br}}Segment: ''The Unwhisperable Secret''
|-
|-
|2021 || ''Ummadi Kutumbam tho Kammati Bhojanam''<ref>{{cite news |title=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' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/lakshmi-manchu-shares-an-emotional-note-on-daughter-nirvanas-debut-tv-appearance-says-my-real-purpose-in-life-came-to-light-after-i-became-a-mother/articleshow/82001374.cms |access-date=11 April 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || Herself || [[Zee Telugu]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||  
| ''Ummadi Kutumbam Tho Kammati Bhojanam''<ref>{{cite news |title=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' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/lakshmi-manchu-shares-an-emotional-note-on-daughter-nirvanas-debut-tv-appearance-says-my-real-purpose-in-life-came-to-light-after-i-became-a-mother/articleshow/82001374.cms |access-date=11 April 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=10 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || Herself || [[Zee Telugu]]
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|-
|2021
|''Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0''
|Guest
|[[Colors Tamil|ColorsTamil]]
|Tamil
|
|}
|}


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar awards and nominations
|-
|-
! Year
! scope="col" | Year
! Award
! scope="col" | Award
! Film
! scope="col" | Film
! Result
! scope="col" | Result
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| rowspan="2" | 2012
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|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| rowspan="3" | 2016
|[[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]] for Critics Choice Best Actress
|6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Debut Actress
|''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
| {{Won}}
|-
| 6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Debut Actress
|''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]''
|''[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]] for Best Actress (Critics)
| rowspan="2" |''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|-
|Behindwoods Gold Medals
|Behindwoods Gold Medals
|Tharai Thappattai|''[[Tharai Thappattai]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Best Character Role – Female]]
| [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Best Character Role – Female]]
| rowspan="4" |''[[Vikram Vedha]]''
| rowspan="3" |''[[Vikram Vedha]]''
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| Techofes Award for Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
|-
|-
|6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress
|6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Behindwoods Gold Medals  
| Behindwoods Gold Medals
| rowspan="6" |''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' & ''[[Sandakozhi 2]]''
| rowspan="4" |''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' & ''[[Sandakozhi 2]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Villain — Female]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
|Techofes Award for Best Female Villan
| [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Villain – Female]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
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|[[17th Santosham Film Awards]]
|[[17th Santosham Film Awards]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|-
|Techofes Award for Best Negative Role
|{{won}}
|-
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Twitter|varusarath}}
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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
File:Varalaxmi Profile Picture.jpeg
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 40)[1]
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India[2]
Other namesVaru[3]
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. She made her debut with the Tamil film Podaa Podi (2012).[4][5][6][7]

Early life and family[edit]

Varalaxmi was born to actor Sarathkumar and Chaya on 5 March 1985. Her stepmother is actress Raadhika.[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[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]

Career[edit]

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).[11]

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".[12] 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".[13] The film also performed moderately at the box office, and performed particularly well in the multiplexes.[14] 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.[15] 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".[16] 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.[17] She played antagonist role in Sandakozhi 2 (2018) and Sarkar (2018).[18][19] She worked on her first Telugu film, Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL (2019).[20] She has played an investigative thriller Danny (2020) in which Varalaxmi Sarathkumar tries out the role of a cop.[21] The makers have chosen to bestow the title Makkal Selvi on Varalaxmi in the title credits and all the promotional materials of the film.[22]

Filmography[edit]

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

Film[edit]

List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar film credits
Year Film Role(s) Language Notes
2012 Podaa Podi Nisha Tamil credited as Varu Sarathkumar
2014 Maanikya Sindhu Kannada
2015 Ranna Herself Kannada Special Appearance in the Song "What to do?"
2016 Kasaba Kamala Malayalam
Tharai Thappattai Sooravali Tamil
2017 Vikram Vedha Chandra Tamil
Nibunan Inspector Vandhana CB-CID Tamil
Vismaya Kannada
Sathya ACP Anuya Bharathwaj Tamil
Kaattu Muthu Lakshmi Malayalam
Masterpiece ACP Bhavani Durga IPS Malayalam
2018 Mr. Chandramouli Bairavi Tamil
Echcharikkai Swetha Tamil
Sandakozhi 2 Pechankarasi (Pechi) Tamil
Sarkar Komala Valli (Pappa) Tamil
Maari 2 Vijaya Tamil
2019 Neeya 2 Devi Tamil
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Varalakshmi Devi Telugu
2020 Velvet Nagaram Usha Tamil
Danny Inspector Kunthavai Tamil
Kanni Raasi Anjali Tamil
2021 Krack Jayamma Telugu
Naandhi Adv.Aadhya Mullapudi Telugu
Ranam Police officer Kannada
Chasing Athira Tamil
Singa Paarvai Divya Tamil
2022 Pakka Commercial Lawyer Telugu Cameo Appearance
Iravin Nizhal Prema Kumari Tamil
Poikkal Kuthirai Rudhra Tamil
Kaatteri Mathamma Tamil
Yashoda Madhu Bala Telugu [23]
2023 V3 Sivagami Tamil
Veera Simha Reddy Bhanumathi Reddy Telugu
Michael Kannamma Telugu
Kannitheevu Madhi Tamil [24]
Kondraal Paavam Mallika Tamil [25]
Hanu Man Not yet released Anjamma Telugu Filming[26]
Pamban Not yet released
TBA
Tamil Post-Production[27]
Piranthal Parasakthi Not yet released
TBA
Tamil Filming[28]
Colors Not yet released
TBA
Malayalam Filming[29]
Lagaam Not yet released
TBA
Kannada Filming[30]
Sabari Not yet released
TBA
Telugu Filming[31][32][33]

Television[edit]

List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar television credits
Year Series Role Network Language Note
2018 Enga Veetu Mapillai Herself Colors Tamil Tamil
Unnai Arindhaal Host Jaya TV Tamil
2019 High Priestess Vaishnavi Zee5 Telugu Web Series; Guest Appearance in Episode 6[34]
2020 Kodeeswari Participant / Herself Colors Tamil Tamil
Addham Shruti Aha Telugu Anthology Web Series;
Segment: The Unwhisperable Secret
Ummadi Kutumbam Tho Kammati Bhojanam[35] Herself Zee Telugu Telugu
2021 Kanni Theevu Ullasa Ulagam 2.0 Guest ColorsTamil Tamil

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar 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 Best Debut Actress Kasaba Nominated
6th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress (Critics) Tharai Thappattai Won
Behindwoods Gold Medals Won
2017 Edison Award for Best Character Role – Female Vikram Vedha Won
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Nominated
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
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Won
17th Santosham Film Awards Won

References[edit]

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  29. ↑ 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.
  30. ↑ Sharadhaa, A (19 April 2021). "Upendra-Hariprriya's Lagaam to commence shooting from April 26". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  31. ↑ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar to headline Sabari". The New Indian Express. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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External links[edit]

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