Aswathi Menon is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2000

Malayalam film 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, ''Elippathayam ...

'' Sathyam Sivam Sundaram''.

Early life

Aswathi was born in

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, Kerala, India, to Jaygopal Menon and Vinitha Rao. After her schooling in

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's Varkey group of schools, she pursued her higher education in Kerala at

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and at

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to complete her MA in English Literature. She has a diploma from 'New York Film Academy' in Abu Dhabi for Film Acting.

Career

Aswathi attended Varkey International Private School in Dubai, where she first began performing. She then began performing in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

and

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films in

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. Aswathi was approached to play the lead role opposite Vijay in '' Kushi'' (2000), but turned down the offer to prioritise her studies. Her debut appearance was in '' Sathyam Sivam Sundaram''. This was followed by ''Shambho Mahadeva'', ''Savithriyude Aranjanam'', ''

Onnaman ''Onnaman'' () is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and starring Mohanlal, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon and Ramya Krishnan. The film features original soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkat ...

'' and the Tamil film ''

Thenkasi Pattanam ''Thenkasi Pattanam'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Rafi Mecartin and produced by S. S. Durairaju. The film stars Sarath Kumar and Napoleon as the male leads while Samyuktha Varma, Devayani, and Aswathi Menon play ...

'' (2002). After a hiatus, she returned in the 2017 film ''

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'' and ''

Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar ''Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Nissar and co-written by P Parappuram. The film stars Ramesh Pisharody and Dharmajan Bolgatty. Cast * Ramesh Pisharody as Aravi ...

''. She followed it with notable performances in ''

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'' and ''June'' She associated with a music band called' "Kallinga". She was involved in theatre, arts etc. in Dubai. She worked in a corporate company in Dubai for 15 years.

Filmography

References

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