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]
Samyuktha Varma | |
|---|---|
 Samyuktha Varma | |
| Born | 28 November 1979 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–2002 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Urmila Unni (Aunt) Utthara Unni (Cousin) |
| Awards | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
Early life
editShe 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
editHer 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
editShe married Biju Menon on 23 November 2002.[9] The couple have a son, Daksh Dharmik, born 14 September 2006.[10]
Awards and honours
edit| Year | Award | Award Category | Work | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mazha | Won | ||
| 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
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Bhavana | Debut 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 |
References
edit- ^ മേനോന്, മധു. കെ. ശരിക്കും, ആ നിമിഷം എപ്പോഴായിരുന്നു. Mb4Eves (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Samyuktha Varma". Movieraga.com. May 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Samyuktha Varma: 5 incredible movies of the actress you should watch right away". The Times of India. 28 November 2020.
- ^ "About Malayalam Film Actress Samyuktha Varma". BizHat.com.
- ^ "Samyuktha Varma: I was fortunate to have started my career with 'Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal'". The Times of India. October 2020.
- ^ "The first film was a super hit and the next six films were box office failures, Know the Samyuktha's film life!". 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Samyuktha Varma introduces her sister Sangamithra on social media; is she headed for showbiz too?". The Times of India. 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Samyuktha Varma ഇനി സിനിമയിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ച് വരുമോ ? | First Interview After 17 Years | Part 01". YouTube. 22 June 2022.
- ^ "This is how Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary". The Times of India. 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Samyuktha Varma's latest picture goes viral". The Times of India. February 2021.
- ^ "State Film Awards (1991–99)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "State Film Awards". Official website of Information and Public Relation department of Kerala. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "State Film Awards (2000–12)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "49th Annual Filmfare Awards - South".
External links
edit- Samyuktha Varma at IMDb
- Lynda Polygreen. "Bollywood Farce: Indian Actress and Family Are Detained" (18 July 2002) and "Actress's Detainment Upsets Indians in U.S. and Abroad" (19 July 2002), New York Times.