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'''Varsha Bollamma''' is an Indian actress who works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''[[Sathuran]]'' (2015). Her works include ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' (2017), ''[[Kalyanam (film)|Kalyanam]]'' (2018),  ''[[Seemathurai]]'' (2018) and ''[[Middle Class Melodies]]'' (2020).
'''Varsha Bollamma''' is an Indian actress who works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''[[Sathuran]]'' (2015). Her works include ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' (2017), ''[[Kalyanam (film)|Kalyanam]]'' (2018),  ''[[Seemathurai]]'' (2018) and ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019).


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Bollamma was born in [[Coorg]], [[Karnataka]] and brought up in [[Bangalore]]. She graduated in [[microbiology]] from [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore]]. She is fluent in [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Malayalam]] and has learnt to speak [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as well.<ref name="th" />
Bollamma was born in [[Coorg]], [[Karnataka]] and brought up in [[Bangalore]]. She graduated in [[microbiology]] from [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore]]. She is fluent in [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Malayalam]] and has learnt to speak [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as well.<ref name="th" />


Bollamma initially became known for Dubsmash videos of [[Nazriya Nazim]]'s dialogue in ''[[Raja Rani (2013 film)|Raja Rani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/mollywood/120318/shes-here-to-stay.html|title=Varsha Bollamma is here to stay|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404173816/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/mollywood/120318/shes-here-to-stay.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150816/entertainment-kollywood/article/dubsmash-helped-varsha-bollamma-get-her-dream-debut|title=Dubsmash helped Varsha Bollamma get her dream debut|first=gautam|last=sunder|date=16 August 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115105222/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150816/entertainment-kollywood/article/dubsmash-helped-varsha-bollamma-get-her-dream-debut|archive-date=15 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/When-a-fun-Dubsmash-video-fetched-a-project/articleshow/54445150.cms|title=When a fun Dubsmash video fetched a project! - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520090342/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/When-a-fun-Dubsmash-video-fetched-a-project/articleshow/54445150.cms|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She played a football player in ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actress-varsha-bollamma-has-this-to-say-about-master-actors-vijay-and-vijay-sethupathi/articleshow/75007641.cms|title=Actress Varsha Bollamma has THIS to say about 'Master' actors Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
Bollamma initially became known for Dubsmash videos of [[Nazriya Nazim]]'s dialogue in ''[[Raja Rani (2013 film)|Raja Rani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/mollywood/120318/shes-here-to-stay.html|title=Varsha Bollamma is here to stay|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404173816/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/mollywood/120318/shes-here-to-stay.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150816/entertainment-kollywood/article/dubsmash-helped-varsha-bollamma-get-her-dream-debut|title=Dubsmash helped Varsha Bollamma get her dream debut|first=gautam|last=sunder|date=16 August 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115105222/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150816/entertainment-kollywood/article/dubsmash-helped-varsha-bollamma-get-her-dream-debut|archive-date=15 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/When-a-fun-Dubsmash-video-fetched-a-project/articleshow/54445150.cms|title=When a fun Dubsmash video fetched a project! - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520090342/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/When-a-fun-Dubsmash-video-fetched-a-project/articleshow/54445150.cms|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Varsha made her acting debut with the film ''[[Sathuran]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/varsha-bollamma/biography.html | title=Exclusive biography of #VarshaBollamma and on her life }}</ref> Varsha played an important role in ''[[Vetrivel]]'' (2016) with [[M. Sasikumar]]. She played the daughter of [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]. Her other films are ''[[Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha]]'' (2017) and ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' (2017). Varsha made her Malayalam debut in 2018 with the film, ''[[Kalyanam (film)|Kalyanam]]''. In the same year, she played in another Malayalam movie, ''[[Mandharam]]'' with [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]. She played a small role, in ''[[96 (film)|'96]]'' alongside [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], which made her name in Tamil films. She also played in ''[[Seemathurai]]''.  In 2019, she acted in [[Samuthirakani]] starrer ''[[Pettikadai]]''.  Her third Malayalam film came in the year 2019. She played in ''[[Soothrakkaran]]'' with [[Gokul Suresh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/varsha-bollamma | title=Kollywood Movie Actress Varsha Bollamma Biography, News, Photos, Videos }}</ref>
 
She played a football player in ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019) scripted and directed by [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actress-varsha-bollamma-has-this-to-say-about-master-actors-vijay-and-vijay-sethupathi/articleshow/75007641.cms|title=Actress Varsha Bollamma has THIS to say about 'Master' actors Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| 2015 || ''[[Sathuran]]'' || Janani || rowspan="4"| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]  
| 2015 || ''[[Sathuran]]'' || Janani
|Debut Film||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sathuran/movie-review/49296930.cms|title=Sathuran Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sathuran by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]  
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sathuran/movie-review/49296930.cms|title=Sathuran Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sathuran by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
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| 2016 || ''[[Vetrivel]]'' || Subha  
| 2016 || ''[[Vetrivel]]'' || Subha  
| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vetrivel-it-takes-a-village/article8510230.ece|title=Vetrivel: It takes a village...|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=23 April 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|Tamil
|| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vetrivel-it-takes-a-village/article8510230.ece|title=Vetrivel: It takes a village...|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=23 April 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| 2017 || ''[[Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha]]'' || Savithri  
| rowspan="2"| 2017 || ''[[Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha]]'' || Savithri  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Who-am-I/article15476276.ece|title=Who am I?|date=October 9, 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|Tamil||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Who-am-I/article15476276.ece|title=Who am I?|date=October 9, 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
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| ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' || Soumya  
| ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' || Soumya  
| || <ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/yaanum-theeyavan-review-film-suffers-due-to-generic-writing/article19185026.ece|title='Yaanum Theeyavan' review: suffers due to generic writing|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=30 October 2018|date=30 June 2017|last1=Menon|first1=Vishal}}</ref>
|Tamil|| || <ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/yaanum-theeyavan-review-film-suffers-due-to-generic-writing/article19185026.ece|title='Yaanum Theeyavan' review: suffers due to generic writing|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=30 October 2018|date=30 June 2017|last1=Menon|first1=Vishal}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4"| 2018 || [[Kalyanam (film)|''Kalyanam'']] || Shari || rowspan="2"|[[Malayalam]]  
| rowspan="4"| 2018 || ''[[Kalyanam (film)|Kalyanam]]'' || Shari ||[[Malayalam]]  
|Malayalam debut||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kochi/varsha-bollammas-cuteness-radiated-in-the-audio-launch-of-kalyanam-at-thiruvanthapuram/articleshow/62820035.cms|title=Varsha Bollamma looks cute as a button at the audio launch of Kalyanam at Thiruvanthapuram|website=The Times of India|date=7 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kochi/varsha-bollammas-cuteness-radiated-in-the-audio-launch-of-kalyanam-at-thiruvanthapuram/articleshow/62820035.cms|title=Varsha Bollamma looks cute as a button at the audio launch of Kalyanam at Thiruvanthapuram|website=The Times of India|date=7 February 2018|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
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| ''[[Mandharam]]'' || Charu  
| ''[[Mandharam]]'' || Charu  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/debutant-director-vijesh-vijays-mandharam-which-releases-on-october-5-has-asif-ali-in-five-looks/article25067931.ece|title=Vijesh Vijay's 'Mandharam' will see Asif Ali in five looks|website=The Hindu|date=28 September 2018|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203180454/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/debutant-director-vijesh-vijays-mandharam-which-releases-on-october-5-has-asif-ali-in-five-looks/article25067931.ece|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Malayalam
|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/debutant-director-vijesh-vijays-mandharam-which-releases-on-october-5-has-asif-ali-in-five-looks/article25067931.ece|title=Vijesh Vijay's 'Mandharam' will see Asif Ali in five looks|website=The Hindu|date=28 September 2018|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203180454/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/debutant-director-vijesh-vijays-mandharam-which-releases-on-october-5-has-asif-ali-in-five-looks/article25067931.ece|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[96 (film)|'96]]'' || Prabhavathi || rowspan="3" | Tamil  
| ''[[96 (film)|'96]]'' || Prabhavathi || Tamil  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varsha-bollamma-on-working-with-vijay-sethupathi-in-96.html|title=Varsha Bollamma on working with Vijay Sethupathi in 96|website=Behindwoods|date=27 July 2017|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175636/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varsha-bollamma-on-working-with-vijay-sethupathi-in-96.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varsha-bollamma-on-working-with-vijay-sethupathi-in-96.html|title=Varsha Bollamma on working with Vijay Sethupathi in 96|website=Behindwoods|date=27 July 2017|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175636/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varsha-bollamma-on-working-with-vijay-sethupathi-in-96.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Seemathurai]]'' || Poorani  
| ''[[Seemathurai]]'' || Poorani  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/041117/varsha-bollamma-bags-a-meaty-role.html|title=Varsha Bollamma bags a meaty role|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=4 November 2017|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118010837/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/041117/varsha-bollamma-bags-a-meaty-role.html|archive-date=18 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Tamil
|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/041117/varsha-bollamma-bags-a-meaty-role.html|title=Varsha Bollamma bags a meaty role|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=4 November 2017|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118010837/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/041117/varsha-bollamma-bags-a-meaty-role.html|archive-date=18 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3"| 2019 || ''[[Pettikadai]]'' || Thangam
| rowspan="3"| 2019 || ''[[Pettikadai]]'' || Thangam  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/121218/petti-kadai-is-part-of-cultural-identity-bharathiraja.html|title=Petti Kadai is part of cultural identity: Bharathiraja|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 December 2018|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175631/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/121218/petti-kadai-is-part-of-cultural-identity-bharathiraja.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Tamil|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/121218/petti-kadai-is-part-of-cultural-identity-bharathiraja.html|title=Petti Kadai is part of cultural identity: Bharathiraja|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 December 2018|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175631/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/121218/petti-kadai-is-part-of-cultural-identity-bharathiraja.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Soothrakkaran]]'' || Aswathy || Malayalam  
| ''[[Soothrakkaran]]'' || Aswathy || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-first-look-poster-of-malayalam-movie-soothrakkaran-starring-gokul-suresh-niranj-maniyanpillai-raju-and-varsha-bollamma-released-76723.html|title=സൂത്രക്കാരൻ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി|website=CNN-News18|date=14 January 2019|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175633/https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-first-look-poster-of-malayalam-movie-soothrakkaran-starring-gokul-suresh-niranj-maniyanpillai-raju-and-varsha-bollamma-released-76723.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}(in [[Malayalam]])</ref>
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-first-look-poster-of-malayalam-movie-soothrakkaran-starring-gokul-suresh-niranj-maniyanpillai-raju-and-varsha-bollamma-released-76723.html|title=സൂത്രക്കാരൻ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി|website=CNN-News18|date=14 January 2019|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175633/https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-first-look-poster-of-malayalam-movie-soothrakkaran-starring-gokul-suresh-niranj-maniyanpillai-raju-and-varsha-bollamma-released-76723.html|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}(in [[Malayalam]])</ref>
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| ''[[Bigil]]'' || Gayathri Sudharson || Tamil  
| ''[[Bigil]]'' || Gayathri Sudarshan || Tamil  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/thalapathy-vijays-bigil-cast-and-crew-atlee-kathir-varsha-bollamma-attend-a-special-screening-photos/508471|title=Thalapathy Vijay's Bigil cast and crew, Atlee, Kathir, Varsha Bollamma attend a special screening|website=Times Now|date=27 October 2019|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175633/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/thalapathy-vijays-bigil-cast-and-crew-atlee-kathir-varsha-bollamma-attend-a-special-screening-photos/508471|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/thalapathy-vijays-bigil-cast-and-crew-atlee-kathir-varsha-bollamma-attend-a-special-screening-photos/508471|title=Thalapathy Vijay's Bigil cast and crew, Atlee, Kathir, Varsha Bollamma attend a special screening|website=Times Now|date=27 October 2019|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175633/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/thalapathy-vijays-bigil-cast-and-crew-atlee-kathir-varsha-bollamma-attend-a-special-screening-photos/508471|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5"| 2020 || ''[[Choosi Choodangaane]]'' || Shruthi || rowspan="3"|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| rowspan="5"| 2020 || ''[[Choosi Choodangaane]]'' || Shruthi ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/choosi-choodangaane-is-a-triangle-love-story-that-has-many-layers-underneath-varsha-bollamma/articleshow/73767243.cms|title=Choosi Choodangaane is a triangle love story that has many layers underneath: Varsha Bollamma|website=The Times of India|date=30 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/choosi-choodangaane-is-a-triangle-love-story-that-has-many-layers-underneath-varsha-bollamma/articleshow/73767243.cms|title=Choosi Choodangaane is a triangle love story that has many layers underneath: Varsha Bollamma|website=The Times of India|date=30 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
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|''[[Jaanu (2020 film)|Jaanu]]''|| Prabha  
|''[[Jaanu (2020 film)|Jaanu]]''|| Prabha  
|Telugu debut||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-jaanu-teaser-suggests-its-faithful-remake-96-115791|title=Watch: 'Jaanu' teaser suggests that it's faithful remake of '96'|website=The News Minute|date=9 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175631/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-jaanu-teaser-suggests-its-faithful-remake-96-115791|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Telugu|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-jaanu-teaser-suggests-its-faithful-remake-96-115791|title=Watch: 'Jaanu' teaser suggests that it's faithful remake of '96'|website=The News Minute|date=9 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203175631/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-jaanu-teaser-suggests-its-faithful-remake-96-115791|archive-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|  ''[[Middle Class Melodies]]'' || Sandhya  
|  ''[[Middle Class Melodies]]'' || Sandhya  
| || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/anand-deverakonda-shares-varsha-bollammas-first-look-as-sandhya-from-middle-class-melodies/articleshow/77258657.cms|title=Anand Deverakonda shares Varsha Bollamma's first-look as Sandhya from Middle Class Melodies - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|Telugu|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/anand-deverakonda-shares-varsha-bollammas-first-look-as-sandhya-from-middle-class-melodies/articleshow/77258657.cms|title=Anand Deverakonda shares Varsha Bollamma's first-look as Sandhya from Middle Class Melodies - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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|''[[Mane Number 13]]'' ||rowspan=2| Nancy || [[Kannada]]   
|''[[Mane Number 13]]'' ||rowspan=2| Nancy || [[Kannada]]   
|Bilingual film; Kannada debut|| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/09/bheema-sena-nala-maharaja-and-manne-number-13-to-premiere-on-amazon-prime-video-20703.html|title=Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja and Manne Number 13 to premiere on Amazon Prime Video|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film|| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/09/bheema-sena-nala-maharaja-and-manne-number-13-to-premiere-on-amazon-prime-video-20703.html|title=Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja and Manne Number 13 to premiere on Amazon Prime Video|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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|''[[Manne Number 13|13aam Number Veedu]]'' ||Tamil
|''[[Manne Number 13|13aam Number Veedu]]'' ||Tamil
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||2021 || ''[[Pushpaka Vimanam]]'' || Sundar's prospective bride || Telugu || Cameo appearance || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pushpaka-vimanam-review-telugu-movie-23098|title=Pushpaka Vimanam Review|date=12 November 2021|work=Indiaglitz}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |2022||''[[Selfie (2022 film)|Selfie]]'' || Madhavi|| Tamil || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2022/feb/15/location-diaries-street-tales--varsha-bollamma-for-selfie-29748.html|title=Location Diaries: Street Tales- Varsha Bollamma for Selfie|work=Cinema Express|date=15 February 2022}}</ref>
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|''[[Akka Kuruvi]]''||  || Tamil || Cameo appearance || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/ilaiyaraaja-akka-kuruvi-will-have-the-same-essence-which-children-of-heaven-boasted-about/99dea985a0523|title=Ilaiyaraaja: Akka Kuruvi will have the same essence which Children of Heaven boasted about|work=Ottplay|last=Menon|first=Thinkal|date=5 May 2022}}</ref>
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|{{pending film|Swatimutyam}}|| TBA|| Telugu || Filming ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2021 |title=Bellamkonda Ganesh in Swathi Muthyam |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2021/sep/14/bellamkonda-ganesh-in-swathi-muthyam-26635.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 01:37, 28 June 2022


Varsha Bollamma
Bollamma at Seemathurai audio launch, 2018
Born
Coorg, Karnataka, India[1]
Alma materMount Carmel College, Bangalore
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Varsha Bollamma is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films. She debuted in the Tamil film Sathuran (2015). Her works include Yaanum Theeyavan (2017), Kalyanam (2018), Seemathurai (2018) and Bigil (2019).

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Bollamma was born in Coorg, Karnataka and brought up in Bangalore. She graduated in microbiology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She is fluent in Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam and has learnt to speak Telugu as well.[1]

Bollamma initially became known for Dubsmash videos of Nazriya Nazim's dialogue in Raja Rani.[2][3][4] Varsha made her acting debut with the film Sathuran (2015).[5] Varsha played an important role in Vetrivel (2016) with M. Sasikumar. She played the daughter of Prabhu. Her other films are Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha (2017) and Yaanum Theeyavan (2017). Varsha made her Malayalam debut in 2018 with the film, Kalyanam. In the same year, she played in another Malayalam movie, Mandharam with Asif Ali. She played a small role, in '96 alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha, which made her name in Tamil films. She also played in Seemathurai. In 2019, she acted in Samuthirakani starrer Pettikadai. Her third Malayalam film came in the year 2019. She played in Soothrakkaran with Gokul Suresh.[6]

She played a football player in Bigil (2019) scripted and directed by Atlee.[7]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2015 Sathuran Janani Tamil [8]
2016 Vetrivel Subha Tamil [9]
2017 Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha Savithri Tamil [10]
Yaanum Theeyavan Soumya Tamil [11]
2018 Kalyanam Shari Malayalam [12]
Mandharam Charu Malayalam [13]
'96 Prabhavathi Tamil [14]
Seemathurai Poorani Tamil [15]
2019 Pettikadai Thangam Tamil [16]
Soothrakkaran Aswathy Malayalam [17]
Bigil Gayathri Sudarshan Tamil [18]
2020 Choosi Choodangaane Shruthi Telugu [19]
Jaanu Prabha Telugu [20]
Middle Class Melodies Sandhya Telugu [21]
Mane Number 13 Nancy Kannada Bilingual film [22]
13aam Number Veedu Tamil
2021 Pushpaka Vimanam Sundar's prospective bride Telugu Cameo appearance [23]
2022 Selfie Madhavi Tamil [24]
Akka Kuruvi Tamil Cameo appearance [25]
Swatimutyam Not yet released TBA Telugu Filming [26]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (18 November 2020). "Varsha Bollamma: I feel incomplete if I don't dub". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Varsha Bollamma is here to stay". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ↑ sunder, gautam (16 August 2015). "Dubsmash helped Varsha Bollamma get her dream debut". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "When a fun Dubsmash video fetched a project! - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive biography of #VarshaBollamma and on her life".
  6. ↑ "Kollywood Movie Actress Varsha Bollamma Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  7. ↑ "Actress Varsha Bollamma has THIS to say about 'Master' actors Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "Sathuran Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sathuran by Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (23 April 2016). "Vetrivel: It takes a village..." The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "Who am I?". The Hindu. 9 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Menon, Vishal (30 June 2017). "'Yaanum Theeyavan' review: suffers due to generic writing". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Varsha Bollamma looks cute as a button at the audio launch of Kalyanam at Thiruvanthapuram". The Times of India. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Vijesh Vijay's 'Mandharam' will see Asif Ali in five looks". The Hindu. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Varsha Bollamma on working with Vijay Sethupathi in 96". Behindwoods. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Varsha Bollamma bags a meaty role". Deccan Chronicle. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "Petti Kadai is part of cultural identity: Bharathiraja". Deccan Chronicle. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "സൂത്രക്കാരൻ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". CNN-News18. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.(in Malayalam)
  18. ↑ "Thalapathy Vijay's Bigil cast and crew, Atlee, Kathir, Varsha Bollamma attend a special screening". Times Now. 27 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Choosi Choodangaane is a triangle love story that has many layers underneath: Varsha Bollamma". The Times of India. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "Watch: 'Jaanu' teaser suggests that it's faithful remake of '96'". The News Minute. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "Anand Deverakonda shares Varsha Bollamma's first-look as Sandhya from Middle Class Melodies - Times of India". The Times of India.
  22. ↑ "Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja and Manne Number 13 to premiere on Amazon Prime Video". The New Indian Express.
  23. ↑ "Pushpaka Vimanam Review". Indiaglitz. 12 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "Location Diaries: Street Tales- Varsha Bollamma for Selfie". Cinema Express. 15 February 2022.
  25. ↑ Menon, Thinkal (5 May 2022). "Ilaiyaraaja: Akka Kuruvi will have the same essence which Children of Heaven boasted about". Ottplay.
  26. ↑ "Bellamkonda Ganesh in Swathi Muthyam". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2021.

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