Emimol Mohan, (born 29 April 1988) better known by her stage name Varada is an Indian actress who works predominantly in

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films and television. After making her acting debut in the 2006 Malayalam film ''

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'', she played the lead role in the 2008 film '' Sultan''. Her breakthrough role was with the Malayalam soap opera '' Amala'' aired from 2013 to 2015.

Early life

Varada was born as Emimol Mohan on 29 April 1988 in Ahmedabad,

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to Mohan Abraham and Pushpa Mohan. She has a younger brother, Eric Mohan. She was brought up and educated in

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. After her primary education from Sacred Heart Convent Girls Higher Secondary School in Thrissur in 2004, Varada joined the St. Joseph's English Medium Higher Secondary School in Eravu for higher secondary education. She completed graduation in

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from

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Career

While studying in plus two (higher secondary), she modeled for a calendar and soon advertisements followed. Then, she anchored for a local television channel in her hometown

, followed by programs in

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and

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. She made her acting debut in the film ''

'' in 2006. She played the female lead in '' Sultan'' in 2008. It was from ''Sultan'' that she took the stage name Varada, as per the suggestion of writer-director

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who was a mentor of the film's director. She made her television debut with ''Snehakoodu'' on Surya TV. Varada got a breakthrough with the title role in the serial '' Amala'' on Mazhavil Manorama. Then she appeared as heroine in the serial '' Pranayam'' on

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, which was a remake of the

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soap opera ''

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''. She left the show after pregnancy. She made her come back in serial through '' Ilayaval Gayathri''.

Personal life

On 25 May 2014, Varada married her ''Amala'' co-star Jishin Mohan. The couple have a son.

Filmography

Films

* ''All films are in

unless noted otherwise.''

Television

* ''All shows are in

.''

Guest appearances

Webseries

Awards and Nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jishin, Varada Living people Indian film actresses Actresses from Thrissur Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema 1988 births