Vinduja Menon is an Indian actress known for her work in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathaya ...

. Her most popular role is the one from the 1994 film ''

Pavithram ''Pavithram'' () is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and written by P. Balachandran from a story by Balachandran and Kumar. The film stars Mohanlal and Shobana in lead roles. Vinduja Menon, Thilakan, ...

''. She played as

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

's sister in that movie. She took formal classical dance lessons from her mother and at present made her career as a dance teacher.

Background

Vinduja made her movie debut as a child in the movie, ''

Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil ''Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Shankar, Sukumari, Prem Prakash and Sankaradi. The film has musical score by Raghu Kumar ...

'', released in 1985. She is a former Kalathilakam from

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in 1991, and the first artiste from

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to receive this honor. She studied at H.H. Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bai N.S.S. College for Women in Karamana and did masters in

Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, also known as H.H. The Maharaja's College for Women, is one of the oldest women's college located in Trivandrum, Kerala. It was established in the year 1864 under the University of Madras. Acade ...

. She is conferred doctorate from

Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city, in southern Tamil Nadu, India, established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence status, wh ...

. She started her career as a drama artist.

Personal life

Her father is K.P. Vishwanathan Menon, a Government officer, and her mother is Kalamandalam

Vimala Menon Vimala Menon ( ml, വിമല മേനോൻ), known popularly as Kalamandalam Vimala Menon is an Indian dance teacher and Mohiniyattam exponent from Kerala. She is the founder and Director of ''Kerala Natya Academy'' in Thiruvananthapuram. ...

, founder of Kerala Natya Academy, a prestigious dance institution. She has a brother, Vinod Kumar. She is married to Rajesh Kumar and has a daughter, Neha. She lives in

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with her family and teaches dance under Kerala Natya Academy and occasionally acts in serials.http://www.kerals.com/kerala/vinduja-menon-back-in-malayalam/ She has also been a judge on the

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"Dance Party" on

Kairali TV Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment television channel owned by Kairali TV Network (Malayalam Communications Limited). It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000. The channel is ...

Filmography

Playback singing

* Kaavum Kovilakavum ... Aabharanachaarthu 2002 * Kamalappoovu Neeyalle ... Raajamudra (dubbed film) 2008

Television

*''All programs are serials, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

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Vinduja Menon at MSI
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