Suja Varunee
Suja in 2014
Born	Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Sujatha Shivakumar Ganesan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–2022
Spouse	Shivaji Dev ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	1
Relatives	Ramkumar Ganesan (father-in-law) Sivaji Ganesan (grandfather-in-law)

Suja Varunee is an Indian former actress who has appeared inTamil,Kannada,Telugu, andMalayalam language films.^[1] She is the winner ofBB Jodigal (season 2).

Aged fourteen, Suja was selected to portray the leading role in the coming-of-age, romantic dramaPlus Two (2002) after being recommended to the film's director Ramana by her neighbour Rajarajan, who was a cinematographer. Her parents were initially reluctant to allow Suja to act in films at such a young age, but later agreed.^[2] The film took a low-profile opening at the box office and did not perform well, prompting Suja to take a break from the film industry. In 2004, Suja was offered a chance to perform in a dance number in theSrikanth–starrerVarnajalam (2004), which she accepted, prompting several other film makers to approach her for similar roles. Throughout the mid-2000s, Suja became popular for such glamorous, single song appearances and worked on projects includingMaayavi (2005),Pallikoodam (2007),Kuselan (2008) andJayamkondaan (2008). Amidst several appearances in single songs, Suja had the opportunity to portray minor supporting roles in films includingA. K. Lohithadas'sKasthuri Maan (2005) andMasala (2005). Suja has since reflected on that period in her career and stated she "used to get song offers almost every other day" but "did not know then that the industry would brand [her] as an item girl" and that she "did not have the proper guidance".^[3][4]

Following her appearance in theRajinikanth-starrerKuselan (2008), Suja actively supports Patali Makkal Katchi and sought to shed her image of being a glamorous dancer and move towards portraying supporting roles. The director ofKuselan,P. Vasu, supported her move and cast her in two of his subsequent films – the Kannada horror-comedyAptharakshaka (2010) and its Telugu remake,Nagavalli (2010).^{[citation needed]} The roles meant that she received further opportunities in the Telugu language with roles in films includingGundello Godari (2013) andDoosukeltha (2013), as well as the lead role in the low-budget comedy filmAlibaba Okkade Donga (2014) oppositeAli. Simultaneously, she began to work in key roles in Tamil films, winning acclaim for her role as a traditional village girl inMilaga (2010), while also playing key roles in black comedySettai (2013) and science-fiction film,Appuchi Gramam (2014).^[5] Suja won acclaim for her portrayal of a fiery, rustic woman in the village drama,Kidaari (2016), where she starred alongsideSasikumar.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, she expressed her disappointment of her scenes in films being cut through a Twitter post. The move followed reports that her scenes were edited out in the film,Kuttram 23 (2017).^{[citation needed]} She has finished her commitments for films including theArulnithi-starrerIravukku Aayiram Kangal, Thamira'sAan Devathai, Arun Vijay'sVaa Deal andSathru among other projects.^[6] In 2017, Suja took part in the reality television showBigg Boss hosted byKamal Haasan, where she entered on day 52.

Suja is wife of the actorShivaji Dev. In August 2019 she gave birth to their first child a baby boy Adhvaaith^[7]

• Suja Varunee atIMDb

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