Varsha Bollamma
Varsha Bollamma
Born
Coorg, Karnataka, India
Alma materMount Carmel College, Bangalore
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Varsha Bollamma is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films.

Early life and career

Varsha, was born in Coorg, Karnataka, and brought up in Bangalore. She completed her education in microbiology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Besides her academic achievements, Varsha is also fluent in multiple languages including Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and has learned to speak Telugu as well.[1]

Varsha gained initial recognition for her Dubsmash videos, particularly for her rendition of Nazriya Nazim's dialogues from the movie "Raja Rani".[2][3][4] She made her acting debut in the film "Sathuran" in 2015. Following that, she played a significant role in "Vetrivel" (2016) alongside M. Sasikumar, portraying the character of Prabhu's daughter. Her filmography includes Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha " (2017) and " Yaanum Theeyavan" (2017) as well. In 2018, Varsha made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with "Kalyanam" and also appeared in another Malayalam movie, "Mandharam," starring Asif Ali. Her notable presence in Tamil films was marked by her performance in "96" alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha, where she played a small role. Varsha also appeared in "Seemathurai." In 2019, she acted in "Pettikadai" starring Samuthirakani, and her third Malayalam film, "Soothrakkaran," alongside Gokul Suresh, was also released in the same year

In the film "Bigil" (2019), written and directed by Atlee, Varsha portrayed the character of a football player[5]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2015 Sathuran Janani Tamil Debut film [6]
2016 Vetrivel Subha [7]
2017 Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha Savithri [8]
Yaanum Theeyavan Soumya [9]
2018 Kalyanam Shari Malayalam Malayalam debut [10]
Mandharam Charu [11]
'96 Prabhavathi Tamil [12]
Seemathurai Poorani [13]
2019 Pettikadai Thangam [14]
Soothrakkaran Aswathy Malayalam [15]
Bigil Gayathri Sudarshan Tamil [16]
2020 Choosi Choodangaane Shruthi Telugu Telugu Debut [17]
Jaanu Prabha [18]
Middle Class Melodies Sandhya Released on Amazon Prime Video [19]
Mane Number 13 Nancy Kannada Kannada Debut; Bilingual film; Released on Amazon Prime Video [20]
13aam Number Veedu Tamil
2021 Pushpaka Vimanam Sundar's prospective bride Telugu Cameo appearance [21]
2022 Selfie Madhavi Tamil [22]
Akka Kuruvi Older Sara Cameo appearance [23]
Stand Up Rahul Shreya Rao Telugu [24]
Swathimutyam Bhagya Lakshmi [25]

Webseries

Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Availability Notes Ref.
2022 Meet Cute Swati Ghanta Telugu SonyLIV Web debut under segment – Meet the Boy [26]

References

  1. ↑ "Varsha Bollamma: I feel incomplete if I don't dub". The Hindu. 18 November 2020. 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. ↑ "Dubsmash helped Varsha Bollamma get her dream debut". Deccan Chronicle. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "When a fun Dubsmash video fetched a project!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Actress Varsha Bollamma has THIS to say about 'Master' actors Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Sathuran Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sathuran by Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (23 April 2016). "Vetrivel: It takes a village..." The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "Who am I?". The Hindu. 9 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Menon, Vishal (30 June 2017). "'Yaanum Theeyavan' review: suffers due to generic writing". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Varsha Bollamma bags a meaty role". Deccan Chronicle. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "സൂത്രക്കാരൻ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". CNN-News18. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.(in Malayalam)
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Anand Deverakonda shares Varsha Bollamma's first-look as Sandhya from Middle Class Melodies". The Times of India.
  20. ↑ "Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja and Manne Number 13 to premiere on Amazon Prime Video". Cinema Express.
  21. ↑ "Pushpaka Vimanam Review". Indiaglitz. 12 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Location Diaries: Street Tales- Varsha Bollamma for Selfie". Cinema Express. 15 February 2022.
  23. ↑ "Ilaiyaraaja: Akka Kuruvi will have the same essence which Children of Heaven boasted about". Ottplay. 5 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "'Stand Up Rahul' movie review: Let down by bland humour". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  25. ↑ "Bellamkonda Ganesh in Swathi Muthyam". Cinema Express. 14 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Meet Cute Review : A Sweet and light-hearted anthology about love and relationships". The Times of India. 25 November 2022.
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