Meet Varsha Bollamma, Soon To Be Seen As Sreya Rao In Stand Up Rahul

Varsha Bollamma will soon be seen in the Telugu coming-of-age romantic comedy Stand Up Rahul opposite Raj Tharun. The movie is directed by the debutant director Santo Mohan Veeranki and produced jointly by Nandkumar Abbineni and Bharat Maguluri.

On June 23, the actor revealed the first look of her upcoming movie. The release date however is not known yet. Bollamma has earlier impressed the audience with her fine performance in movies such as Sathuran, Bigil and Mane Number 13.

10 things to know about Varsha Bollamma

1. Varsha Bollamma is an Indian actor who primarily acts in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was born on July 30, 1995 in Coorg, Karnataka and started her career as an actor in 2015 with the Tamil film Sathuran.
2. The actor completed her graduation in Microbiology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She is fluent in various South Indian languages, namely Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
3. Bollamma initially gained popularity with Dubsmash videos of actor Nazriya Nazim's dialogue from the Tamil film Raja Rani.
4. In the Telugu film Middle Class Melodies, Bollamma played the role of Sandhya, a young girl trying to assert herself. Talking to The Hindu, she said, "We would have come across many girls like Sandhya. She struggles to stand up for herself; it's almost like there's an invisible wall between her and her dreams. I liked that I had to emote without relying on many dialogues."
5. In the same interview, she said that she feels incomplete as an actor if she does not dub for herself. The dubbing artiste might do a great job but she likes to do it herself and do it well. "I have dubbed in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu for Choosi Choodangaane. I developed a cold feet for my Malayalam films," she said.
6. The Yaanum Theeyavan lead wanted to become an actor since the age of 5. She just wanted to be seen on television. Her mother suggested her to study engineering but she preferred to be a good actor instead of a bad engineer. Though she liked studying biological sciences, acting was on the top of her priority list.
7. "You don't have to fight all your battles alone. A problem cannot be big or small, it always needs a strong solution. Please use this information below," reads Bollamma's Instagram bio. The link provided under it leads us to Aasra, a suicide prevention and counselling centre.
8. The actor put up the link to the centre's website on the day Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide. She believes that there could be many mental health issues and one may not know whom to call for help. So she wanted to do something even if it would benefit only a few people.
9. Sharing the first look of her character Sreya Rao in Stand Up Rahul, Bollamma wrote on Instagram, "Here it is! Presenting the goofy teenage look of Dream(er) Girl #SreyaRao from #StandUpRahul. Come fall in love, just as she will too, in cinemas soon!"
10. Some of Bollamma's notable works include Mandharam, Seemathurai, Jaanu, Pettikadai etc.