Samyuktha Viola Viswanathan

Samyuktha Viola Viswanathan is an Indian actress, model, and dancer who works predominantly in Tamil films and digital series, alongside Telugu and Malayalam projects. Born on November 19, 1998, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, she trained as a ballet dancer from the age of seven. However, following an injury that restricted her from pursuing dance professionally, she shifted her artistic focus toward theatre and visual arts. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School and earned a Bachelor of Visual Communication from MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. She subsequently pursued a Master's degree in Performance Studies at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Before entering mainstream cinema, she won modeling titles including the Chennai Times Fresh Face 2016 and worked extensively with "The Little Theatre," a non-profit theatre company based in Chennai. She made her acting debut in Tamil cinema with a supporting role as Aditi in the romantic comedy *Oh Manapenne!* (2021) and gained early digital recognition through web series like *I Hate You I Love You* (2021) and the campus comedy *Engga Hostel* (2023). Samyuktha achieved her major breakthrough starring as Roja in Raju Murugan's segment "Lalagunda Bommaigala" in the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video anthology series *Modern Love Chennai* (2023) and appearing as Young Kaveri in the series *Sweet Kaaram Coffee* (2023). In 2024, she witnessed a massive surge in nationwide popularity and public recognition after featuring as the lead in Sai Abhyankkar's viral chartbuster independent music video "Katchi Sera". The same year, she made her Telugu cinema debut starring as Agent Esha opposite Vennela Kishore in the spy-comedy film *Chaari 111* (2024) and appeared as Jensi in the Disney+ Hotstar comedy series *Chutney Sambar* (2024). Capitalizing on her breakout success, she secured prominent roles across streaming platforms and feature films. She joined the cast of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video investigative thriller series *Suzhal: The Vortex* for its second season (2025) playing the character Naachi. Transitioning into lead film roles, her upcoming filmography extends to the fantasy romantic comedy *Double Occupancy* (2026) directed by Aswin Kandasamy, the Tamil anthology film *Vowels* (2026) in the segment "Varnajaalam", the Tamil horror-comedy *Jackson Durai: The Second Chapter*, the Tamil film *Mr. Bhaarath*, and her Malayalam cinema debut in *I'm Game*.