Lakshmi Menon | |
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![]() Lakshmi Menon at the 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013 | |
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Alma mater | Reva University, Bangalore |
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Years active | 2011–2016 2021–present |
Lakshmi Menon (born 19 May 1996 [1] ) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya (2011). She made her first main female lead with her Tamil debut film Sundara Pandian in 2012. [2] She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards. [3] [4]
Lakshmi Menon was born on 19 May 1996 to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai based artist, and Usha Menon, a dance teacher from Kochi. [5]
In 2011, Malayalam director Vinayan, who saw her during Bharatanatyam telecast, cast her in his film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya . She was in her eight grade when she acted in the film. [6] Soon after, she played the lead along with Vineeth in another Malayalam film titled Idli Couple, directed by Ali Akbar. [7] Director Prabu Solomon cast her in Kumki opposite actor Vikram Prabhu. Watching her performance, director Prabhakaran offered her the lead role in Sundarapandian opposite M. Sasikumar, which released before Kumki and marked her Tamil debut. [8] After acting with Sasikumar again in Kutti Puli , she was seen as a demure school teacher Malar in Suseenthiran's action-drama film Pandianadu , [9] which co-starred Vishal. [10] [11]
In Naan Sigappu Manithan saw her pairing up with Vishal again. [12] She acted in two Tamil films, Manja Pye with Vimal and Jigarthanda with Siddharth in 2014. [13] She completed Sippai with Gautham Karthik, [14] and Komban had hit the screens and got her a good name for her role Palani ammal. On 10 November, her movie Vedalam movie was released in which she portrayed the role of sister for Ajith Kumar and she was well praised by the critics for the performance in that movie. In 2016 she did a movie named Miruthan with Jayam Ravi which was the first Tamil zombie movie.
Her next project was Pulikkuthi Pandi (2021) which is Lakshmi Menon's third film under M. Muthaiah's direction, and the film also marked the actress comeback on big screens after four years. [15] In 2023, she starred in Chandramukhi 2 .
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya | Priya | Malayalam | Malayalam Debut | |
2012 | Ideal couple | Shanthi | |||
Sundarapandian | Archana | Tamil | Tamil Debut Filmfare best actress debut-Tamil (2012) | ||
Kumki | Alli | ||||
2013 | Kutti Puli | Bharathi | |||
Pandiya Naadu | Malarvizhi | ||||
Naa Bangaaru Talli | Padma | Telugu | Bilingual | ||
Ente | Malayalam | ||||
2014 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | Meera | Tamil | ||
Manjapai | Karthika | ||||
Jigarthanda | Kayalvizhi | ||||
Avatharam | Mani Meghala (Mani Kutty) | Malayalam | |||
2015 | Komban | Palani | Tamil | ||
Vedalam | Thamizharasi (Thamizh) | [16] | |||
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga | Lakshmi | Voice Over Only | |||
2016 | Miruthan | Dr. Renuka | [17] | ||
Rekka | Bharathi | [18] | |||
2021 | Pulikkuthi Pandi | Pechi | Direct Television Premiere | [19] | |
2022 | AGP Schizophrenia | Pooja | [20] | ||
2023 | Chandramukhi 2 | Divya | [21] | ||
2025 | Malai | TBA | Filming | [22] | |
Sabdham | TBA | Filming | [23] | ||
Kannappa | TBA | Announced |
Year | Film | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Co Singer |
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2014 | Oru Oorla Rendu Raja | "Kukkuru Kukkuru" | D. Imman | Eknaath | Sathyan |
2015 | Saagasam | "Desi Girl Desi Girl" | S. Thaman | Madhan Karky | Silambarasan |
Kuzhambi | "Oh Coffee Penne" | Rama Subramanian .R | Ko Sesha | ||
Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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Sundarapandian | 7th Vijay Awards | Best Debut Actress | Nominated | [24] |
Vikatan Awards | Best Debut Actress | Won | [25] | |
The Chennai Times Film Award | Promising Female Newcomer | Won | [26] | |
60th Filmfare Awards South | Best Female Debut | Won | [3] | |
2nd SIIMA Awards | Best Female Debut – Tamil | Won | [27] | |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | [28] | |
Kumki | Won | |||
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Won | [29] | |
60th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Tamil | Nominated | [30] | |
Various films | 3rd SIIMA Awards | Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (female) | Won | [31] |
Naan Sigappu Manithan | 9th Vijay Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [ citation needed ] |
Jigarthanda | 4th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [32] |
Vedalam | 5th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | [ citation needed ] |
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