Varsha R Ashwathi (born 22 April 1989) is an Indian former actress, who appeared in Tamil films. Varsha won the 'Miss Beautiful' title in the 2006 "Miss" Chennai contest. In the year 2009, Varsha made her acting debut in Tamil film Peraanmai which co-starred Jeyam Ravi.
Personal life Ashwathi was born the daughter of a marine engineer. Ashwathi's family is originally from Uttar Pradesh, and as such her first language is Hindi. Varsha moved to Tuticorin at a young age, where she learnt Tamil. Ashwathi is also fluent in Telugu. She participated in the National Cadet Corps in her youth.
Career After appearing in the Miss Chennai pageant, Varsha's film career began with award-winning director S. P. Jananathan's film Peraanmai, in which she played the character of Thulasi an NCC girl. In 2012, Varsha played an IPS Officer 'Agnes' in Neerparavai, where she acted with Nandita Das. Varsha later performed in Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA. She shot for the Tamil films Panivizhum Malarvanam, Endrendrum Punnagai and Kangaroo. Varsha made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with the unreleased film Don’t Worry Be Happy. In the film directed by Shaison Ouseph, she plays a TV anchor of a reality show involving seven married couples.
Filmography All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Film Role Notes 2009 Peraanmai Thulasi credited as Maha 2012 Neerparavai Agnes 2013 Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA Amudha Endrendrum Punnagai Parvi 2014 Panivizhum Malarvanam Malar Athithi Lakshmi Kangaroo Chellam
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