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Revision as of 21:31, 2 September 2009
Sindhu Menon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sindhu Menon |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, TV anchor |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Sindhu Menon (born on June 17, 1984) is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. She debuted as a child artist in the 1994 Kannada film Rashmi.
Early life
Sindhu Menon was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India into a Malayali family.[1] She has one younger brother, Karthik, who worked as a Kannada music channel VJ and turned actor, recently.[2] Menon is albe to communicate fluently in several languages, including Malayalam, her mother tongue, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English.[3][4] She was also brought up in her birth place, Bangalore, where she pursued studies at the Sheshdaripuram College among others.[5]
Career
Sindhu Menon, a trained Bharatanatyam dancer from her childhood, got her entry into the film industry, 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.[1][5] 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.[1]
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.[6]
Menon, then moved to "small screen", hosting TV shows and acting in serials, which include "Sriman Srimathi" and "Stree Hrudayam",[7][8] before accepting film offers again. Currently, she is acting in the Malayalam films, Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu, Rahasya Police, and the Tamil film Eeram, produced by popular Tamil director S. Shankar.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Rashmi | Kannada | ||
| 1999 | Prema Prema Prema | Kannada | ||
| 2001 | Bhadrachalam | Telugu | Mahalakshmi | |
| Uthaman | Malayalam | Gowri | ||
| Samuthiram | Tamil | Dhurga | ||
| Aakasthile Paravakal | Malayalam | |||
| Ee Nadu Ennalevare | Malayalam | |||
| 2002 | Kadal Pookkal | Tamil | ||
| Nandi | Kannada | |||
| Trinetram | Telugu | |||
| 2003 | Srirama Chandrulu | Telugu | ||
| Inspector | Telugu | Sivani | ||
| Aadanthe Ado Type | Telugu | |||
| Khushi | Kannada | |||
| Mr. Brahmachari | Malayalam | Sevvanthy | ||
| 2004 | Dharma | Kannada | ||
| Vesham | Malayalam | Veni | ||
| 2005 | Thommanum Makkalum | Malayalam | Sheela | |
| Jyeshta | Kannada | Guest appearance | ||
| Rajamanikyam | Malayalam | Rani Rathnam | ||
| 2006 | Pulijanmam | Malayalam | Shahina | |
| Pathaaka | Malayalam | Namitha Chawdhari | ||
| Anuvaadamillaathe | Malayalam | Neena | ||
| Vaasthavam | Malayalam | Vimala | ||
| 2007 | Detective | Malayalam | Reshmi | |
| Sketch | Malayalam | Lekshmi | ||
| Ayur Rekha | Malayalam | |||
| Chandamama | Telugu | Maha Rani | ||
| 2008 | Rainbow | Telugu | Kamala | |
| Andamaina Mansulo | Telugu | Sandhya | ||
| Pakal Nakshatrangal | Malayalam | |||
| Yaare Nee Hudugi | Kannada | |||
| Aandavan | Malayalam | Sreelekha | ||
| Thavalam | Malayalam | Kanakam | ||
| Manjadikuru | Malayalam | Sudha Mema | ||
| Twenty:20 | Malayalam | Padmini | ||
| 2009 | Siddham | Telugu | Gauri | |
| Prema Pilusthondi | Telugu | |||
| Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu | Malayalam | Filming | ||
| Rahasya Police | Malayalam | Filming | ||
| Eeram | Tamil | Ramya | Filming |
References
- ^ a b c "Interview with Sindhu Menon". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Kangana foraying into Kannada!". Oneindia. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Sindhu Menon's focus is on Telugu and Tamil". telugudreams.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Sindhu Menon's asset". andhrastudio.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b "Sindhu hopes to produce films". indiainfo.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "'Pulijanman' is the best". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "The real Sindhu". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Sindhu Menon back in Kannada". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.