TV Varadarajan (TVV) worked for over 28 years as a news anchor for Doordarshan emerging as one of its most familiar faces. Eventually, he got chances to act in plays by Y G Mahendra. In the 1990s, TVV formed his own drama troupe. One of his plays Elavasa Enaippu won six awards from the Mylapore Academy.

Veteran Tamil film director K Balachander gave him a chance to act in television serials. Since then, he has acted in leading roles in three of Balachander's television serials namely Premi, Kai Alavu Manasu and Kadhal Pagadai.

His recent play, 'Ithu Namma Naadu' was a resounding success. 'Ithu Namma Naadu' is a political satire that was enacted on September 11, 2013. This play was written by 'Tughlak' Sathya and Varadarajan directed and starred in it. He can be seen on TV playing the character of Raghavan in the Sun TV serial Thamarai.