Varalakshmi Sarathkumar is a well-known face in the Indian film industry, working in Tamil and Telugu films. She has also appeared in Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her debut with the film ‘Poda Podi‘, which was released in 2012.
Origins & Education
Varalakshmi was born on 5 March 1985 in Bangalore, Kannada. Her father is a South Indian actor Sarathkumar and mother is Chhaya. Although she was born in Kannada, she was raised in Chennai. Varalakshmi completed her secondary education from St. Michael’s Academy, Chennai, graduated in microbiology from Hindustan Arts and Science College and completed her postgraduate studies in business management from the University of Edinburgh.
She has another name, Varu Sarathkumar. People close to her call her by this name. Her interest in acting was born in a film family. So she went to Mumbai and studied acting at Anupam Kher’s acting school there. In 2012, she got a chance to work in a lead role. Today, she is a well-known face in the South Indian industry due to her acting skills.
Fee & Net Worth
According to reports, she has worked in approximately 33 South Indian movies so far. It is said that she charges Rs 70-80 lakh per movie. The 2022 report revealed that her total assets were estimated at Rs 5 million.
Personal Details
In 2024, Varalakshmi married Mumbai-based art gallerist Nicholai Sachdev. She is Nicholai’s 2nd wife. He divorced his first wife Kavitha in 2011, and they have a 14-year-old daughter. Nicholai Sachdev total assets were estimated at Rs 10 million.
Filmy Conributions
In 2003, Varalaxmi was selected for the movie ‘Boys’ but due to the intervention of her father Sarathkumar, she turned down the movie. Similarly, she turned down the offers of the movie ‘Kaadhal’ in 2004 and ‘Saroja’ in 2008. Then, she made her debut in 2012 with Vignesh Sivan’s romantic drama ‘Poda Podi’. Although the work on the movie started in 2008, it took time to release due to delays. After 2 years out of movies, she made her debut in the Kannada industry in the movie ‘Manikya’ in 2014. Her first film was a commercial success, it was one of the highest-grossing Kannada movies. In 2016, she was seen in the Malayalam movie ‘Kasaba‘ for the first time. After that, the opportunity to work in Tamil movies did not come. The year 2017 was the turning point of her career, because this year she worked in blockbuster films like Vikram Vedha, Nibunan, Vismoya, Satya, Kattu and Masterpiece. After that, he worked in several movies every year.
He acted in consecutive films:
2018- Sandakozhi 2, Sarkar
2019- Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL
2020- Velvet Nagaram, Danny
2021- Chasing, Singa Paarvai
2022- Samantha Ruth Prabhu,
2023- Veera Simha Reddy
2024- Sabari
2025- Madha Gaja Raja
