Samyuktha Varma (born 28 November 1979) is a former Indian actress who was active in Malayalam films from 1999 to 2002. She made her debut in 1999 as the 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.
Early life
Samyuktha Varma was born at Thiruvalla in Kerala on 28 November 1979 to Ravi Varma and Uma Varma. She hails from a royal background. She belongs to the Nedumpuram Palace royal clan in Thiruvalla, Kerala. She did her schooling at N.S.S. Higher Secondary School in Thrissur. While she was studying at Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, she got an offer to do the female lead role in the Malayalam film Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal.
Film career
Her debut was in Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal in 1999, followed by Vazhunnor and Chandranudikkunna Dikkil in 2000.
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.
Personal life
She married Biju Menon on 23 November 2002. The couple have a son, Daksh Dharmik, born 14 September 2006.
Awards and honours Year Award Award category Work Result Reference 1999 Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress Asianet Film Awards Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year Chandranudikkunna DikkilVeendum Chila Veettukaryangal 2000 Kerala State Film Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress MadhuranombarakattuMazha Swayamvara Panthal Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress Mazha Life Is Beautiful Asianet Film Awards Asianet Best Actress Award MazhaMadhuranombarakattu Best Star Pair Award Meghamalhar(shared with Biju Menon) 2001 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best ActressMeghamalhar
Filmography Year Film Role Notes1999Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalBhavana Debut filmVazhunnorRani Chandranudikkunna Dikhil HemaAngene Oru Avadhikkalathu Nirmala 2000 Swayamvara PanthalPriyamvadaThenkasipattanamMeenakshiNadanpennum NaattupramaaniyumGayathriMazhaBhadra (Subhadra)MadhuranombarakattuPriyamvadaLife Is BeautifulSindhu 2001Saivar ThirumeniAnnie MegasandesamAnjali Varma Narendran Makan Jayakanthan VakaVinodini NarimanSethulakshmi One Man ShowRadhika Menon MeghamalharNandita Menon2002 Thenkasi PattanamMeenakshiTamil filmKuberanPooja
References
External links
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.