Varsha Bollamma

Varsha Bollamma is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Sathuran. Varsha's notable films include Yaanum Theeyavan (2017), '96 (2018), Bigil (2019), Middle Class Melodies (2020) and Ooru Peru Bhairavakona (2024). Bigil remains her highest grossing release.

Early life Varsha was born in Coorg, Karnataka and brought up in Bengaluru. She completed her education in microbiology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Varsha is fluent in multiple languages including Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and has learned to speak Telugu as well.

Career

Varsha gained initial recognition for her Dubsmash videos, particularly for her rendition of Nazriya Nazim's dialogues from the Tamil film Raja Rani (2013). 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). 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. Her third Malayalam film, Soothrakkaran, alongside Gokul Suresh, was also released in the same year.

In the 2019 film Bigil, written and directed by Atlee, Varsha portrayed the character of a football player. The film emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019 and the second highest grossing South Indian film of 2019. Janani K of India Today noted, "Varsha does her best and her story gives the much-needed depth to the film."

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Language Notes 2015 Sathuran JananiTamilDebut film; Credited as Varsha Maletira 2016 Vetrivel Subha 2017 Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha S.I. Savithri Yaanum Theeyavan Soumya 2018 Kalyanam ShariMalayalam Malayalam Debut Mandharam Charu '96 Prabhavathi "Prabha"Tamil Seemathurai Poorani 2019 Pettikadai Thangam Soothrakkaran Aswathy Balachandran Malayalam Bigil Gayathri Sudarshan Tamil 2020 Choosi Choodangaane ShruthiTelugu Telugu Debut Jaanu Prabha Middle Class Melodies Sandhya released on Amazon Prime Video Mane Number 13Nancy Kannadareleased on Amazon Prime Video; Bilingual film 13aam Number Veedu Tamil 2021 Pushpaka Vimanam Sundar's prospective bride Telugu Cameo appearance 2022 Selfie MadhaviTamil Akka Kuruvi Older Sara Cameo appearance Stand Up Rahul Sreya Rao Telugu Swathi Muthyam Bhagyalakshmi "Bhagi" 2024 Ooru Peru Bhairavakona Bhoomi 2025 Thammudu Chitra TBA Tamil Bilingual film; English Debut; completed English

Television Year Title RoleNetwork Language Notes 2022 Meet Cute Swati GhantaSonyLIV Telugu Segment: "Meet the Boy" 2024 My Perfectt Husband Deepika Disney+ Hotstar Tamil 2025-26Constable Kanakam PC Dimmala Kanaka Mahalakshmi "Kanakam"ETV WinTelugu Season 1 & 2