Suja Varunee

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suja Varunee

• Suja Varunee grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

  

• After her father’s death, she had to care for her mother, who was a cancer patient, and her two sisters, so she dropped out of school in the 8th grade.

• When she was thirteen years old, she started giving auditions and was chosen for the lead role in the Tamil film Plus Two in 2002.

• Suja Varunee got the role after her neighbour and cinematographer Rajarajan, recommended her to the director Ramana.

• Initially, her family members hesitated to let her act at a young age but then agreed.

• The film had a quiet release and did not perform well at the box office.

  

• After this, Suja Varunee decided to take a break from acting.

• In 2004, she accepted an offer to perform a dance number in a film named Varnajalam, starring Srikanth.

  

• After this, many filmmakers approached her for similar roles.

• During the mid-2000s, Suja Varunee became well-known for glamorous single-song performances.

• She then went on to perform dance songs in many films such as Maayavi (2005), Pallikoodam (2007), Kuselan (2008), and Jayamkondaan (2008).

• Apart from these performances, Suja Varunee also played minor supporting roles in many films such as Kasthuri Maan (2005) and Masala (2005).

• Later, during a media conversation, she once shared about her career that she often got song offers but did not realize that it would label her as an ‘item girl.’

• Suja Varunee added in the same conversation that she did not have proper guidance back then.

• After working with actor Rajinikanth in the film Kuselan in 2008, she began supporting Patali Makkal Katchi, a Vanniyar caste party in Tamil Nadu, India.

• Suja Varunee aimed to change her image from a glamorous dancer to a supporting actress.

• P. Vasu, the director of the filmKuselan, encouraged her and cast her in two more films named Aptharakshaka, a Kannada horror-comedy in 2010 and its Telugu remake, Nagavalli in the same year.

  

• In 2010, Suja Varunee was praised for playing a traditional village girl, Sowmiya, in the Tamil film Milaga.

  

• After that, she got more opportunities in Telugu films, including roles in the films Gundello Godari (2013) and Doosukeltha (2013).

• In 2014, she played the lead role in the low-budget comedy film Alibaba Okkade Donga opposite Ali.

• At the same time, Suja Varunee began appearing in key roles in Tamil films.

• She then went on to appear in many films such as Pencil (Tamil, 2016), Achayans (Malayalam, 2017), Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (Tamil, 2018), and Drushyam 2 (Telugu, 2021).

• In 2017, Suja Varunee expressed her disappointment on Twitter regarding the removal of her scenes from films. This came after she was informed that her scenes had been edited out of the film Kuttram 23.

• In 2017, after competing in the television reality show Bigg Boss Tamil, hosted by Kamal Haasan, she went on to appear in many television shows such as Genes (2018, Zee Tamil), Start Music Season 2 (2020, Star Vijay), Anbe Vaa (2021, Sun TV), and BB Jodigal (2022, Star Vijay).

  

• In 2018, actor Kamal Hassan performed the wedding rituals of a bride’s father on her marriage with actor Shivaji Dev.

  

• Suja Varunee is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. She often shares pictures of her gym sessions on social media.

  

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.

  

• Suja Varunee is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.