Samyuktha Menon (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears 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 ...
films along with a few
Tamil
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** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
,
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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S ...
and
Kannada
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films.Her debut in the
Malayalam film Industry was through the 2016 film ''Popcorn''.
Early life and education
Samyuktha Menon was born on 11 September 1995, in Palakkad, Kerala, India. She did her schooling in
Chinmaya Vidyalaya
Chinmaya Vidyalayas are a group of schools operated by the Central Chinmaya Mission Trust (CCMT), founded by Swami Chinmayananda and currently headed by Swami Tejomayananda.There are more than 80 Chinmaya Vidyalayas across 12 states in India ...
,
Thathamangalam
Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the se ...
and she did her
graduation
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in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analy ...
in Kerala.
Acting career
Samyuktha made her film debut in 2016 with the
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 ...
film ''Popcorn'', where she played Anjana, the love interest of
Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. ''Gaddama''. ...
in the movie.
She appeared in the Tamil-language action thriller ''
Kalari
A kalari is a gymnasium or training space primarily associated with the martial art of Kalaripayattu. The word ''kalari'' comes from Malayalam. In the past, village schools in Kerala, typically run by the traditional astrologer families, were kn ...
'' as Thenmozhi. She was cast to play the title role in ''
Lilli'', a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language revenge thriller flick, scripted and directed by the debutant Prasobh Vijayan.
''
July Kaatril'' announced in around late 2017 is a romantic comedy Tamil film. The project was released in 2018. Her next release was ''
Theevandi'' a Malayalam-language political satire film directed by debutante Fellini T. P. and written by Vini Vishwa Lal.
Samyuktha's first release for 2019 was ''
Oru Yamandan Premakadha
''Oru Yamandan Premakadha'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by B. C. Noufal and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. It stars Dulquer Salmaan, Nikhila Vimal, Soubin Shahir, Vishnu Unnikrishnan Sal ...
''
directed by B. C. Noufal and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. She made a
cameo appearance
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in ''
Uyare
''Uyare'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Manu Ashokan (in his directorial debut), written by Bobby & Sanjay and produced by the sister-trio Shenuga, Shegna, and Sherga. The film stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, As ...
''
as Tessa sharing screen space again with Tovino Thomas. Menon played the role of
Shivajith Padmanabhan's side-kick in 2019 action film ''
Kalki
Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exis ...
'' which had Tovino Thomas in lead directed by Praveen Prabharam.
She was later cast in ''
Bheemla Nayak'' which was released in February 2022, where the film becomes a commercial success grossing over 100 crores in just 3 days.
Filmography
Awards
References
External links
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Living people
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Indian film actresses
1995 births
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
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