Sindhu Menon
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Sindhu Menon is an India
n actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu, Kannada
, Malayalam and Tamil films
. She debuted as a child artist in the 1994 Kannada film Rashmi.
, Karnataka
, India
into a Malayali
family. She has one younger brother, Karthik, who worked as a Kannada music channel VJ and turned actor, recently. Menon is able to communicate fluently in several languages, including Malayalam
, her mother tongue, Telugu
, Tamil
, Kannada
, Hindi and English
. She was also brought up in her birth place, Bangalore, where she pursued studies at the Sheshdaripuram College among others.
when Bhasker Hegde, one of the judges of a Bharatanatyam competition in which Menon participated and emerged as the winner, introduced her to Kannada film director K. V. Jayaram, who cast her in his film Rashmi in 1994. Subsequently, she got several offers to act and became a full-time actress, by enacting the female lead role character in the 1999 film Prema Prema Prema, when she was merely 13 years old.
Later, at the age of 15, she entered the Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil film industries
as well, by acting in the films Bhadrachalam, Uthaman and Samuthiram, respectively. She went on to act in Bharathiraja's
Kadal Pookkal (2002), Trinetram (2002), Khushi (2003) and got the female lead role in the 2006 Malayalam film Pulijanmam
, which was awarded the National Film Award for Best Film
in 2007.
Menon then moved to the "small screen", hosting TV shows and acting in serials
, which include "Sriman Srimathi" and "Stree Hrudayam", before accepting film offers again. Currently, she is acting in the Malayalam films, Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu, and Rahasya Police. She acted in the Tamil film Eeram, produced by popular Tamil director S. Shankar
.
professional in April 2010.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu, Kannada
Cinema of Karnataka
The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...
, Malayalam and Tamil films
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
. She debuted as a child artist in the 1994 Kannada film Rashmi.
Early life
Sindhu Menon was born in BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
into a Malayali
Malayali
Malayali is the term used to refer to the native speakers of Malayalam, originating from the Indian state of Kerala...
family. She has one younger brother, Karthik, who worked as a Kannada music channel VJ and turned actor, recently. Menon is able to communicate fluently in several languages, including Malayalam
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
, her mother tongue, Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
, Hindi and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She was also brought up in her birth place, Bangalore, where she pursued studies at the Sheshdaripuram College among others.
Career
Sindhu Menon, a trained Bharatanatyam dancer from her childhood, got her entry into the film industryFilm industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
when Bhasker Hegde, one of the judges of a Bharatanatyam competition in which Menon participated and emerged as the winner, introduced her to Kannada film director K. V. Jayaram, who cast her in his film Rashmi in 1994. Subsequently, she got several offers to act and became a full-time actress, by enacting the female lead role character in the 1999 film Prema Prema Prema, when she was merely 13 years old.
Later, at the age of 15, she entered the Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil film industries
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
as well, by acting in the films Bhadrachalam, Uthaman and Samuthiram, respectively. She went on to act in Bharathiraja's
Bharathiraja
P. Bharathiraja , is a critically acclaimed South Indian filmmaker.He displayed a story-teller's potential from an early age. Bharathiraja is known for his realistic and sensitive portrayal of village-life in his movies....
Kadal Pookkal (2002), Trinetram (2002), Khushi (2003) and got the female lead role in the 2006 Malayalam film Pulijanmam
Pulijanmam
Pulijanmam is an award-winning Malayalam feature film directed by Priyanandanan. It stars Murali, Vineeth Kumar, Salim Kumar, Samvrutha Sunil and Sindhu Menon. It was released in May 2006 and won the Swarna Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film in the 54th National Film Awards, 2006...
, which was awarded the National Film Award for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Film
The National Award for Best Feature film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards given among National Film Awards...
in 2007.
Menon then moved to the "small screen", hosting TV shows and acting in serials
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
, which include "Sriman Srimathi" and "Stree Hrudayam", before accepting film offers again. Currently, she is acting in the Malayalam films, Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu, and Rahasya Police. She acted in the Tamil film Eeram, produced by popular Tamil director S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
.
Personal life
Menon married Prabhu, a UK-based information technologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
professional in April 2010.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Rashmi | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
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| 1999 | Prema Prema Prema | Kannada | ||
| 2001 | Bhadrachalam | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Mahalakshmi | |
| Uthaman | Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
Gowri | ||
| Samuthiram | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Dhurga | ||
| Aakasthile Paravakal | Malayalam | |||
| Ee Nadu Ennalevare | Malayalam | |||
| 2002 | Kadal Pookkal Kadal Pookkal Kadal Pookkal is a 2001 Tamil drama film directed by Bharathiraja which stars Murali and Manoj in the leading roles, with Sindhu Menon, Pratyusha and Uma in supporting roles... |
Tamil | ||
| Youth Youth (film) Youth is a 2002 Tamil movie starring Joseph Vijay and featuring Shaheen, Yugendran, Vivek, Manivannan, and Haneefa. Simran Bagga did a cameo appearance for a song. This movie was a remake of a Telugu film, Chiru Navvuto, released in 2000. -Plot:... |
Tamil | Aruna | ||
| Nandi | Kannada | |||
| Trinetram | Telugu | |||
| 2003 | Srirama Chandrulu | Telugu | ||
| Inspector | Telugu | Sivani | ||
| Aadanthe Ado Type Aadanthe Ado Type Aadanthe Ado Type is a 2003 Indian Telugu romance film, directed by E V V Satyanarayana, Sivaji, Aryan Rajesh and Anita Hassanandani in lead and Sindhu Menon, Ambika Krishna, Brahmanandam, Krishna Bhagavan, Ali and others in supporting and Bhoomika Chawla in a special cameo role... |
Telugu | |||
| Khushi | Kannada | |||
| Mr. Brahmachari Mr. Brahmachari Mr. Brahmachari is an Indian film in malayalam language by Thulasidas starring Mohanlal and Meena Durairaj.-Cast:-Plot:Ananthan Thampy is a middle aged man who has decided never to marry in his life. He thinks he will lose all his youthfulness and manly looks by marriage. His main hobby is body... |
Malayalam | Sevvanthy | ||
| 2004 | Dharma | Kannada | ||
| Vesham Vesham Vesham is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by V. M. Vinu in which Mammootty plays the lead role Appu, a businessman. The film is highly regarded as the best family entertainer of the year... |
Malayalam | Veni | ||
| 2005 | Thommanum Makkalum Thommanum Makkalum Thommanum Makkalum is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Shafi, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Lal under his production house Lal Creations. The film stars Mammootty, Lal, and Rajan P. Dev in the main roles. It tells the story of Thomman Thommanum Makkalum (Malayalam: തൊമ്മനും... |
Malayalam | Sheela | |
| Jyeshta | Kannada | Guest appearance | ||
| Rajamanikyam Rajamanikyam Rajamanikyam is a 2005 Malayalam film, the directorial debut of Anwar Rasheed, written by T. A. Shahid, and starring Mammootty in the title role.... |
Malayalam | Rani Rathnam | ||
| 2006 | Pulijanmam Pulijanmam Pulijanmam is an award-winning Malayalam feature film directed by Priyanandanan. It stars Murali, Vineeth Kumar, Salim Kumar, Samvrutha Sunil and Sindhu Menon. It was released in May 2006 and won the Swarna Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film in the 54th National Film Awards, 2006... |
Malayalam | Shahnaz / Vellachi | |
| Pathaaka | Malayalam | Namitha Chawdhari | ||
| Anuvaadamillaathe | Malayalam | Neena | ||
| Vaasthavam Vaasthavam Vaasthavam is a 2006 Malayalam film written by Babu Janardhanan and directed by M. Padmakumar. The film revolves around a youth, Balachandra Adiga , who rises to political power.... |
Malayalam | Vimala | ||
| 2007 | Detective Detective (2007 film) Detective is a 2007 Malayalam movie directed by Jithu Joseph. The movie features Suresh Gopi in the double role along with Sindhu Menon in the lead role.- Synopsis :... |
Malayalam | Reshmi | |
| Sketch | Malayalam | Lekshmi | ||
| Ayur Rekha | Malayalam | |||
| Chandamama Chandamama (film) Chandamama is a 2007 Telugu movie directed by Krishna Vamsi with Navdeep and Shiva Balaji in the lead roles. Kajal Agarwal, known for playing the lead role in Lakshmi Kalyanam, is paired opposite Navdeep, while Sindhu Menon is playing the female lead opposite Shiva Balaji.The movie is produced by... |
Telugu | Maha Rani | ||
| 2008 | Rainbow | Telugu | Kamala | |
| Pakal Nakshatrangal Pakal Nakshatrangal Pakal Nakshatrangal is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Rajeev Nath and written by Anoop Menon who made his debut in screenplay writing through this film. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Murali, Anoop Menon, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, and Kalpana. It is about the lives of a group of... |
Malayalam | |||
| Yaare Nee Hudugi | Kannada | |||
| Aandavan | Malayalam | Sreelekha | ||
| Thavalam Thavalam Thavalam is a 2008 Malayalam film by Baiju starring Suresh Gopi, Rathya and Baby Diya.- Plot :Thavalam movie is based on a real life story of one Muthu who lived around the Ernakulam bus stand. Sivan is a member of the gypsy group who roams around the cities to make a living. Sivan lives with his... |
Malayalam | Kanakam | ||
| Manjadikuru Manjadikuru Manjadikuru is a Malayalam film written and directed by Anjali Menon. The film was premiered at the 2008 International Film Festival of Kerala, and won the FIPRESCI Award for best Malayalam film and Hassankutty award for Best Debutant Indian director, in 2009, it swept the awards at South Asian... |
Malayalam | Sudha Mema | ||
| Twenty:20 | Malayalam | Padmini Mahindran | ||
| 2009 | Siddham | Telugu | Gauri | |
| Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan and starring Rajasenan and Sithara. This is Rajasenan's debut film as an actor.- Plot :... |
Malayalam | |||
| Rahasya Police Rahasya Police Rahasya Police is a 2009 Malayalam film by K. Madhu starring Jayaram. It also features Samvrutha Sunil, Shivani bhai, Sindhu Menon & Ayilya.- Plot :... |
Malayalam | |||
| Eeram Eeram Eeram is a 2009 Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by newcomer Arivazhagan Venkatachalam. Starring Aadhi, and Sindhu Menon in the lead roles, with Saranya Mohan and Nandha in supporting roles, the film was produced by S. Shankar and was released on 11 September 2009... |
Tamil | Ramya | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress Vijay Award for Best Actress The Vijay Award for Best Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films. It was given from the second ceremony onwards.-Winners and nominations:*2007 Priyamani - Paruthiveeran... |
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| Prema Pilusthondi | Telugu | |||
| 2011 | Subhadra | Telugu | Subhadra | Filming |