Samyuktha Varma | |
Birth Date: | 28 November 1979 |
Birth Place: | Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India |
Occupation: | Actress |
Yearsactive: | 1999–2002 |
Children: | 1 |
Relatives: | Urmila Unni (Aunt) Utthara Unni (Cousin) |
Awards: | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
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]
She 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]
Her 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]
She married Biju Menon on 23 November 2002.[9] The couple have a son, Daksh Dharmik, born 14 September 2006.[10]
Year | Award | Award Category | Work | Result | Reference |
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1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | [11] | |||
Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |||||
Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year | Chandranudikkunna Dikkil Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | ||||
2000 | Madhuranombarakattu Mazha Swayamvara Panthal | [12] [13] | |||
Filmfare Award for Best Actress | Mazha | ||||
Life Is Beautiful | |||||
Mazha Madhuranombarakattu | |||||
Meghamalhar (shared with Biju Menon) | |||||
2001 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress | Meghamalhar | [14] | ||
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Sargam | Nandhini M. | Child artist Cameo/ Uncredited role |
1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Bhavana | |
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 |