Iswarya Menon | |
|---|---|
 Iswarya Menon | |
| Born | Erode, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012 - Present |
| Notable work | Tamizh Padam 2 Naan Sirithal Spy |
Iswarya Menon is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil films, [1] Telugu and Malayalam films. [2] [3]
Iswarya Menon's family hails from Chendamangalam, Kerala, she was born and brought up in Erode, Tamil Nadu. She did her schooling in Erode. She did her higher secondary education at Vellalar Matriculation School, Erode. [4] She completed her Instrumentation engineering from SRM Institute of Science and technology. [5] She was selected for Tata Consultancy Services.
Iswarya Menon was first seen in the Tamil comedy film Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru and its Telugu version Something Something . [6] She debuted as Akshara in the Kannada industry with Dasavala which was directed by M S Ramesh. She was cast opposite Prem, of Jogi fame. [7] The film released on October 11, 2013 and her performance as a mentally challenged girl was generally well received. [8] [9] [10] [11] Iswarya's next release was Tamil film Apple Penne. [12] The film was based on a mother and daughter relationship, where Iswarya was the daughter, while Roja essayed the role of her mother. [13] [14] She will next be seen in the Kannada horror comedy Namo Boothatma . [15] [16] [17]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Shivani | Tamil | Bilingual film; Debut on both languages in a Minor role |
| Love Failure | Telugu | |||
| 2013 | Apple Penne | Komalavalli | Tamil | Debut as lead actress in Tamil |
| Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | Harini | Bilingual film | ||
| Something Something | Telugu | |||
| Dasavala | Aishwarya | Kannada | Kannada Debut | |
| 2014 | Namo Bhootatma | Soumya | ||
| 2016 | Monsoon Mangoes | Rekha | Malayalam | Malayalam debut in a Supporting Role. |
| 2018 | Veera | Renuka | Tamil | |
| Tamizh Padam 2 | Ramya / Gayathri / Khaleesi | |||
| 2020 | Naan Sirithal | Ankitha | ||
| 2022 | Vezham | Leena | ||
| 2023 | Spy | Agent Vaishnavi | Telugu | Debut as lead actress in Telugu |
| 2024 | Bhaje Vaayu Vegam | TBA | Completed | |
| Bazooka † | Malayalam | Post-production [18] | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Availability | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tamil Rockerz | Kirthana | Tamil | Sony Liv | Web Debut | [19] |
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