Samyuktha Varma

Born November 26, 1979

Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Other names Chinnu
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999-2002
Spouse(s) Biju Menon
Parents Ravi Varma, Uma Varma
Relatives Urmila Unni, Uthara Unni
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Samyuktha Varma ( k m ), born
November 26, 1979
[1]
is an award winning actress in
Malayalam Movie Industry.
[2]
She entered filmdom through
the Malayalam movie Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Then she acted in several
Malayalam feature films and bagged some awards. Later she
left the scene after her marriage to actor Biju Menon.
[3]
1 Early life
2 Film career
3 Personal life
4 Awards
5 Filmography
6 References
7 External links
She was born to Ravi Varma and Uma Varma and belongs to the Nedumpuram Palace clan in Tiruvalla, Kerala.
She hails from Thrissur, had never thought of becoming an actress although her aunt Urmila Unni had already
been recognized as an accomplished actress, active in both Cinema and Teleserials in Malayalam. Her parents
are settled in Thrisur and got a younger sister named Sanghamitra Varma. She had also learnt dancing, but had
no plans to become a professional dancer either. When she was studying at Sree Kerala Varma college, Thrissur,
she got the offer to do the female lead role in Veendum Chila Veettukaaryangal.
[4]
Samyukta Varmas three-year movie career saw her essaying a string of strong characters.
[5]
Samyuktha did so
well that her first movie Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal hit the theatres (in 1999) and the audience did not ever
feel that the girl doing the lead role was a miscast. But hit-maker J oshi's Vazhunnor, released in 1999 itself,
proved all speculations wrong. In 1999 Samyuktha Varma being cast in her third film, Chandranudikkunna
Dikkil by Lal J ose, in which she was one of the two heroines, the other being debutante Kavya Madhavan. And
also in the cast was Biju Menon, co-starring with whom in two of her later films, Samyuktha was to give
scintillating performances. The year 2000 was not very fruitful to Samyuktha. Her second film opposite
J ayaram, Nadanpennum Naattupramaaniyum of director Rajasenan, though the film appealed very much to
Rajasenan's fans, it did not do much good business at the box office.
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And then came a film that could be perhaps one of Samyuktha's most ambitious ventures. She was cast for the
first time opposite National Awardwinning superstar Mohanlal in hit-maker Fazil's home production Life is
Beautiful. The film grossed average. Director Mohan's Angane Oru Avadhikaalaththu, in which Samyuktha was
cast opposite Sreenivasan, offered her as well etched out role, which she did to perfection.
Then Samyuktha Verma stunned the audience with real scintillating and sensitive performances in three of her
films. The first was Mazha, noted director Lenin Rajendran's film based on a short story by noted writer
Madhavikutty. Samyuktha won accolades as Bhadra, a young girl caught between two worlds-one full of
romantic dreams, poetry and music, and the other replete with bitter and harsh realities. Lost between these two
worlds, Bhadra was indeed a well etched out role for Samyuktha and she did full justice to her role.
Then came Kamal's Madhuranombarakaattu, in which she was again cast opposite Biju Menon as Priyamvada,
who finds that life for her is an unending war against fate which has nothing but sorrows in store for her. This
again was a really sensitive role. Along with Madhuranombarakaattu, Swayamvarapanthal was released,
directed by national award-winning filmmaker Harikumar. As Priya opposite J ayaram, Samyuktha lived in the
role of an insane girl with a haunting past.
Though Samyuktha Varma did really wonderful work of her different roles, commercial success went on
eluding her films. Her films in 2000, from Naadanpennum Naattupramaaniyum to Swayamvarapanthal, all
were flops. But the year ended on a promising note for this young actress, as far as the commercial aspect is
concerned. Rafi-Mecartin's Thenkasi Pattanam, in which she is one of the three heroines, did well and was a
super hit. Starring opposite Suresh Gopi, Samyuktha dons the role of Meenakshi, a character that is more of a
lighter vein compared to her earlier characters. Her next movie Meghasandesham did not do well in the box
office. Rajasenan's horror movie with Suresh Gopi, newcomer Rajshri Nair and Abhirami too in the cast was a
flop.
Her most noted characters are-that of Bhadra in Mazha and that of Priyamvada in Madhuranombarakaattu.
[6]
She acted in several Malayalam feature films and retired from her profession after her marriage to actor Biju
Menon on November 21, 2002. The couple have a son Dhaksh Dharmik who was born on 14 September
2006.
[7]
While on tour in the United States in 2002, Varma was on a flight to New York. Before landing, a few
passengers heard her father, Ravi Varma, pointing out the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and other
buildings in Malayalam. One suspicious passenger alerted a flight attendant. The plane was escorted to La
Guardia Airport by two fighter jets. The family, two others in their group and one unconnected man were
questioned by the J oint Terrorism Task Force for approximately five hours before being released. After the
incident, Varma said, "At first I thought I would never want to come to America again, I was so scared, but the
police were very nice to us. They made sure we were comfortable and they treated us well. America is good
country, and I understand people are afraid of people who look different."
[8]
Kerala State Film Awards:
1999 - Best Actress - Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
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2000 - Best Actress - Madhuranombarakattu, Mazha, Swayamvara Panthal
Asianet Film Awards
1999 - Best Newface award
2000 - Best Actress Award - Mazha, Madhuranobharakkate
2001 - Best Actress Award - Meghamalhar
2001 - Best Star Pair Award - Meghamalhar (with Biju Menon)
Filmfare Awards South
2000-Best Actress-Mazha
2001-Best Actress-Megamalhar
Other Film Awards
Film Critic Award 2000
Arya
Face of the year 1999
Mathrubhumi
Medimix
Gulf malayali Award
Kala Vedi Award
Arya 2001
State Award 2001
Mathrubhumi 2001
IndiaInfo Online Award 2001
FOKANA Film Award, 2002 - Mekhamalhar
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No: Film Year Character Co-stars Director Notes
1
Veendum Chila
Veettukaryangal
(
)
1999 Bhavana J ayaram
Sathyan
Anthikkad
Debut film.
Winner: Kerala
State Film Award
for Best Actress
of 1999
2
Vazhunnor
( n )
1999 Rani
Suresh Gopi,
Krishna,
Sangeetha
J oshi
3
Chandranudikkunna Dikkil
( nkn
k )
1999 Hema
Dileep, Biju
Menon, Kavya
Madhavan
Lal J ose
4
Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu
( a o
akt )
1999 Nirmala
Sreenivasan,
Mukesh
Mohan
5
Swayamvarapanthal
( pn )
2000 Priyamvada J ayaram Harikumar
Winner: Kerala
State Film Award
for Best Actress
of 2000
6
Nadan Pennum
Natupramaniyum
(
)
2000 Gayathri J ayaram Rajasenan
7
Mazha
( )
2000
Bhadra
(Subhadra)
Biju Menon, Lal
Lenin
Rajendran
Winner: Kerala
State Film Award
for Best Actress
of 2000
8
Madhuranombarakattu
( mk )
2000 Priyamvada Biju Menon Kamal
Winner: Kerala
State Film Award
for Best Actress
of 2000
9 Life Is Beautiful 2000 Sindhu
Mohanlal, Geetu
Mohandas
Fazil
10
Thenkasipattanam
( p )
2000 Meenakshi Suresh Gopi, Lal
Rafi -
Mecartin
11
Saivar Thirumeni
( )
2001 Annie Suresh Gopi
Shajoon
Karyal
12
Megasandesam
( n )
2001 Anjali Varma Suresh Gopi Rajasenan
13
Narendran Makan
J ayakanthan Vaka
( n
n )
2001 Vinodini
Kunchacko
Boban, Asin
Sathyan
Anthikkad
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No: Film Year Character Co-stars Director Notes
14
Nariman
( )
2001 Sethulakshmi Suresh Gopi K Madh]
15 One Man Show 2001
Radhika
Menon
J ayaram, Lal Shafi
16
Meghamalhar
( )
2001
Nandita
Menon
Biju Menon,
Siddique
Kamal
17
Kuberan
( )
2002 Pooja Dileep Sundar Das
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