Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar born March 5 1985 is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema alongside appearances in Malayalam and Kannada films She made her feature film acting debut in Podaa Podi 2012 earning the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress She subsequently made her Kannada debut in Maanikya 2014 and her Malayalam debut in the action thriller Kasaba 2016 For her performance in the musical drama Tharai Thappattai 2016 Sarathkumar won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress Critics Tamil Her credits during this period included the neonoir action thriller Vikram Vedha 2017 Nibunan 2017 Sathya 2017 the political drama Sarkar 2018 and Sandakozhi 2 2018 She made her Telugu debut with Tenali Ramakrishna BABL 2019 In the 2020s Sarathkumar expanded her screen presence across Telugu cinema with Krack 2021 Naandhi 2021 Yashoda 2022 and Veera Simha Reddy 2023 winning the IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Supporting Actress Telugu for the latter Her subsequent releases included Kota Bommali PS 2023 the superhero film HanuMan 2024 Sabari 2024 Raayan 2024 the Kannada release Max 2024 and Madha Gaja Raja 2025