Mrs G. Varalakshmi, also known as Garikapati Varalaxmi (1926 – 2006) was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress, stage artist, singer and director. She is well remembered for her arrogant roles in movies like Drohi and Leta Manasulu.

Varalakshmi was born in 1926, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her birth name is Garikapati Varalakshmi. She left home to act on stage in Vijayawada, when she was 11 years old. She acted along with drama artists Thungala Chalapathi and Dasari Kotiratnam and became popular for her roles in plays like Sakkubai and Rangoon Rowdy.

Her first movies are Barrister Parvatheesam by Producer Raghupathy Prakash and Bondam Pelli by Producer H. M. Reddy, when she was 14 years old. These two movies were released together as a two-in-one movie. She moved to Bombay to sing in chorus groups for Naushad in 1942. As her career as singer was not successful, he returned back to Madras in 1946.

Varalakshmi married filmmaker and studio-owner K. S. Prakash Rao. Her husband and she acted and produced a controversial and popular movie, Drohi. She played an arrogant daughter role in that movie.

Varalakshmi later acted in popular movies like Kula Gotralu, Kanna Talli and Pelli Chesi Choodu movies. She acted with all top heroes in 1940s and 1950s in Telugu and Tamil. She played roles of both the loving woman and arrogant sister or mother-in-law. She also directed a social movie Moogajeevulu. She joined politics and supported M.G.R for short time. She was active member in Andhra Pradesh Praja Natya Mandali.

Flexography:

Ante Kavali, 1955
Melukolupu, 1956
Naan Petra Selvam, 1956
Dongallo Dora, 1957
Karpurakarasi, 1957
Raja Nandini, 1958
Mangalya Balam, 1958
Iddaru Mitrulu, 1961
Kula Gothralu, 1962
Bhishma, 1962
Antastulu, 1965
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum, 1965
Sumangali, 1965
Letha Manasulu, 1966
Bangaru Pichika, 1967
Buddhimanthudu, 1969
Nindu Hrudayalu, 1969
Samsaram Sagaram, 1973
Athavarillu, 1976
Gorantha Deepam, 1978

Original Name:  Garikapati Varalaxmi
Film name         : Varalaxmi
Date of Birth     : 1926
Profession         : Actress
Date of Death    : 2006
Debut Movie     : Barrister Parvatheesam

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