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Suvarna Mathew is an Indian actress in South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1990s in Malayalam and Kannada films. She had acted in few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies as well. She has acted with Vishnuvardhan in Kiladigalu, Jayaram in Sudhinam and Suman in Nayudugari Kutumbam. She has paired with Mithun Chakraborty in the films Do Numbri, Meri Adalat, Sultaan and Sanyasi Mera Naam.

Suvarna Mathew
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1991–present
SpouseVarghese Jacob
Children2

She made a comeback with the Malayalam movie Chattakaari in 2012.[1]

Personal life

Suvarna was born to Mathew and Elsamma, as the youngest among four children, at Pala, Kerala. She has two brothers; Saji, Sibi and a sister, Swapna. She won the Miss Kerala title in 1992, which paved her a way to the film industry. She rose to fame after the Malayalam movie Valayam.[2] She married Varghese Jacob in 2003, and they have a son, Jacob and a daughter, Jia. She is settled in Philadelphia, United States with family.[3]

Partial filmography

Malayalam

List of Suvarna Mathew Malayalam film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Mimics Parade[4]
Uncle BunStudent
Sundhari KakkaCameo appearance
KilukkamPilla’s relative
KilukkampettiCameo in song
Innathe ProgramUnni’s Neighbor
1992KauravarAliyar’s daughter
MaanyanmarThomas’s sister
Congratulations Miss Anitha MenonSeetha
Ennodu Ishtam KoodamoSudha Varma
ValayamRadha
1993AkashadoothuMini David
SamoohamThulasi
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
1994SudhinamAnila
1995SaadaramLekha
1998AaghoshamNancy
SooryavanamMaya
1999GaandhiyanAdv. Yamuna Rahim
Indulekha
Red IndiansMaya
2000KannaadikkadavathuRamani
The GangMerlyn
VaravaayVijayan’s second wife
2001MalavikaSusanna
2002MazhathullikkilukkamTreesa
2003KalavarkeyAlice
2005The TigerSubaida Ahammed
Nerariyan CBIMaya
2006LionKrishnakumar’s elder sister
2008AayudhamCI Vandana
20109 KK RoadMollykutty
2012ChattakaariMargarette[5]
2019Issacinte KathakalAleena

Tamil

List of Suvarna Mathew Tamil film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Thaai ManasuAnnalakshmi
1995Kizhakku MalaiKanchana
MayabazarSwarna
1996Gokulathil SeethaiKaveriGuest appearance
1997Periya ThambiKannamma
1998Ponmaanai ThediPriya
2002Roja KootamKiran
Shakalaka BabySooravalli
2003Oru Thadava Sonna
Enakku 20 Unakku 18Preeti’s sister-in-law
2004JootGayathri
Varnajalam
2005ChandramukhiSwarna[6]
Oru Naal Oru KanavuMaya’s sister
2006Thirupathi
2012Neeyum Naanum

Telugu

List of Suvarna Mathew Telugu film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Nayudugari KutumbamHema
1997High Class Atha Low Class AlluduBhama
1998Life Lo WifeSachcha Devi
1999Preminchalani VundiJulie
2003Nee Manasu Naaku TelusuPreeti’s sister-in-law

Kannada

List of Suvarna Mathew Kannada film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994KiladigaluDr. Deepa
1996Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata
1997Choo BaanaPoornima
1998Maathina MallaRani
Kanasalu Neene Manasalu NeeneJulie
DayadiSusheela
1999Mr. XAsha
Khalanayaka
2001Rashtrageethe
KanoonuKaveri
Jithendra
2008Bandhu Balaga

Hindi

List of Suvarna Mathew Hindi film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Do NumbriJamuna
1999Sanyasi Mera Naam
2000SultaanAyesha

Serials

  • Yagama Thiyagama – Micro Thodar Macro Sinthanaigal – Tamil TV series
  • Gunagalum Ranagalum -Micro Thodar Macro Sinthanaigal – Tamil TV series
  • Avicharitham (2004) – Malayalam TV series
  • Kadamattathu Kathanar (2004) – Malayalam TV series
  • Anweshi – Malayalam TV series
  • Sreethwam – Malayalam TV series
  • Sathurangam (2005-2006) – Tamil TV series
  • January (2007) – Malayalam TV series
  • Thenmozhiyal (2007) – Tamil TV series
  • Maya Machindra – Tamil TV series
  • Akashadoothu – Malayalam TV series – (Archive footage)

References

  1. ^ “Movie Review : Chattakkari”. sify.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ “American Jalakam”. Asianet. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ “Innalathe Tharam”. amritavtv. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. ^ “ഈ നടി ആരാണെന്ന് മനസ്സിലായോ, മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ വന്ന് രജനികാന്ത് ചിത്രത്തില്‍ വരെ മികച്ച വേഷം ചെയ്ത ആ നടി”.
  5. ^ “കരീബിയന്‍ ബീച്ചില്‍ ഒരു വൈകുന്നേരം; ഓര്‍മയുണ്ടോ ഈ നടിയെ?”.
  6. ^ “‘Chandramukhi’ fame actress Suvarna’s latest family photos go viral – Tamil News”. 29 November 2021.