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 neo-noir 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 BA.BL* (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 *Hanu-Man* (2024), *Sabari* (2024), *Raayan* (2024), the Kannada release *Max* (2024), and *Madha Gaja Raja* (2025).

Filmography

• 2026Police Complaint
• 2026S. Saraswathi — Lakshmi / Saraswathi, Director, Producer, Writer
• 2025Dheeram — Vimala Niranjan
• 2025Madha Gaja Raja — Maya
• 2025Madhushala
• 2025Phoenix
• 2025Shivangi — Sarika Singh
• 2025The Verdict — Maya Kannappan
• 2024Hanu-Man — Anjamma
• 2024MAX
• 2024Raayan — Sethu's first wife
• 2024Sabari
• 2023Agent — Shalini
• 2023Kannitheevu — Boxer Madhi
• 2023Kondraal Paavam
• 2023Kota Bommali PS
• Mansion 24 — Amrutha
• 2023Maruthi Nagar Police Station — Archana
• 2023Michael — Kannamma
• 2023V3 — Sivagami
• 2023Veera Simha Reddy — Bhanumathi
• 2022Iravin Nizhal — Prema Kumari
• 2022Kaatteri — Maathamma
• 2022Pakka Commercial — Special Appearance
• 2022Poikkal Kuthirai — Rudra
• 2022Yashoda — Madhubala
• 2021Chasing
• 2021Krack — Jayamma
• 2021Naandhi — Lawyer Aadhya
• 2021Singa Paarvai
• Addham — Shruti
• 2020Danny
• 2020Kanni Raasi — Anjali
• 2020Velvet Nagaram — Usha
• High Priestess — Vaishnavi
• 2019Neeya 2 — Devi
• 2019Tenali Ramakrishna BA.BL — Varalakshmi
• 2018Echcharikkai — Swetha
• 2018Maari 2 — Vijaya Chamundeeswari
• 2018Mr. Chandramouli — Bhairavi
• 2018Sandakozhi 2 — Pechi
• 2018Sarkar — Komalavalli aka Pappa
• 2017Kaattu — Muthulakshmi
• 2017Masterpiece — A.C.P Bhavani Durga IPS
• 2017Nibunan — Vandana
• 2017Sathya — ACP Anuya Bharathwaj
• 2017Vikram Vedha — Chandra
• 2016Kasaba — Kamala
• 2016Tharai Thappattai — Sooravali
• 2014Maanikya — Sindhu
• 2012Podaa Podi — Nisha
• Kannamoochi — Director
• Rihana — Dr. Rani Selvam

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Unstoppable with NBK — Self