Shwetha Menon

Shwetha Menon
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991-present

Shwetha Menon (born April 23 at Chandigarh) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 30 films. She is best known for her appearance in PT Kunhahammed's award winning Malayalam film Paradesi.

Early life

She is from Calicut,Kerala but currently lives in Mumbai. Her father served the Indian Air Force while mother remained a housewife. She studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya Calicut No.1. She competed in the Miss India contest in 1994 and finished second runner up behind Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai. She became the first Gladrags Super Model in 1994 (Kelly Dorjee was the male super model) and then, Miss Asia Pacific Runner Up in 1994 in Manila Cebu Island, Philippines.

Career

She started her career as an actress in 'Anaswaram' (1991) a Malayalam movie (directed by Jomon) as the heroine of Mammooty, after which she concentrated on modeling. She was one of the last round contestants for Best Supporting Actress award in the 2008 Kerala State Film Awards and Filmfare awards in the same year.She has acted in few Hindi films including "Ishq" and several Malayalam films.

She became famous by modelling for Kamasutra advertisements featuring various positions of sex as mentioned in the Vatsyana's Kamasutra.

Awards & Accolades

1. Ujala-Asianet Award for Best Character Artist - 2010 (For Paaleri Maikkam)
2. Amrtia TV - Mathrubhumi Special Jury Award - 2010 (For Paaleri Manikkam)

1. Special mention at International Film Festival Kerala 2009 - by Jury Chairman, renowned film maker, Bahman Ghobadi about performance in Madhyavenal

Filmography

1. Sadgamaya 2009
2. Kerala Cafe (2009 Malayalam)(Official Blog)
3. Paaleri Manikkam (2009 Malayalam)-Cheeru
4. Naan Avanillai 2 (2009 Tamil) .... Nisha
5. Madhya Venal 2009 - Sarojini
6. Samayam 2009
7. Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2009)

Chase (2009) Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2009) Summer 2007 (2008) Aur Phir Ek Din (2007) Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007) Sandwich (2006) Corporate (2006) Bad Friend (2005) Mera Yudh (2005) Topless (2005) Vardi (2005) Fresh Lime (2005) Dhamkee (2005) The Killer - Ek Qatil (2004) Run (2004) Bazaar (2004) Maqbool (2004) Mission Mumbai (2003) Market (2003) Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye (2003) Koi Hai... (2003) Dhund (2003) 88 Antop Hill (2003) Vadh (2002) Annarth (2002) Haan... Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) Asoka (2001) Prithvi (1997) As Special Appearance Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007) Kahan Ho Tum! (2003) Ab Ke Baras (2002)

1. Akasha Gopuram (2008)
2. Summer 2007 (2008)
3. Rock & Roll (2007)
4. Paradesi (2007) .... Aamina
5. Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007) .... dancer/singer
6. Sandwich (2006) .... Maggie
7. Tanthra (2006) .... Swethamukhi
8. Corporate (2006) .... Archana
9. Keerthi Chakra (2006) .... human rights activist
10. Dhamkee (2005)
11. Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2005)
12. Shikaar (2004) .... Rama Sahay
13. Bazaar: Market of Love, Lust and Desire (2004)
14. 30 Days (2004) .... Paro/Shalu
15. Run (2004)
16. Market (2003) .... Isha
17. Maqbool (2003) .... Mohini
18. Kahan Ho Tum (2003) .... Santhali
19. 88 Antop Hill (2003) .... Teesta
20. Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye (2003) .... Sheela
21. Dhund: The Fog (2003) .... Tanya Khurana
22. Tu Bal Bramhachari Main Hoon Kanya Kunwari (2003) .... Rani
23. Annarth (2002) .... Khatun (special appearance)
24. Vadh (2002) .... special appearance
25. Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002)
26. Kaaboo (2002) .... Dancer/Singer
27. Asoka (2001) .... Nandaneshwari
28. Kakkakuyil (2001) (as Shwetha Menon) .... special appearance (song)
29. Dubai (2001) .... dancer
30. Shikari (2000) .... Tania Jacobs
31. Bandhan (1998) (as Swetha Menon) .... Vaishali
32. Ishq (1997) .... dancer
33. Prithvi (1997) .... Lucky
34. My dear Muthachan(1992)
35. Nakshthrakoodaram (1992) .... Nirmala S. Menon
36. Kausalam....
37. Welcome to Kodekanal....
38. Anaswaram (1991)....

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