Renuka Menon

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Renuka Menon
Born (1983-11-03) 3 November 1983 (age 41)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Other namesRenu
Education Bachelor of Business Administration
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
Years active2002–2006
Known for Nammal (2002)
Daas (2005)
Vargam (2006)
Spouse
Suraj Menon
​
(m. 2006)​
Children2

Renuka Menon (born 3 November 1983) [1] [2] is a former Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu-language films as well as some Tamil-language and Kannada films. [3]

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She made her acting debut in Nammal (2002). [4] [5] Her notable films include Daas (2005), [6] Vargam (2006) [7] and Kalabha Kadhalan (2006). [8] In 2006, Menon retired from acting and currently runs a dance school in California. [9] [10] [11]

Early and personal life

Renuka was born on 3 November 1983 in Alappuzha and also she pursued her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Thrissur. [12] She married Suraj Menon, a US-based software engineer, on 21 November 2006. They have two daughters, Swathi and Anika. [13] [14]

Career

2002-2004: Early debut and its recognition

At the age of 19, Renuka made her acting debut through Nammal [15] opposite Jishnu Raghavan, Sidharth Bharathan and Bhavana. [16] It was commercially successful and well received by critics. [17] [18]

Then she acted in several films Mayamohithachandran, [19] [20] Freedom [21] and Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum along with Prithviraj. [22] Then, she made her Telugu-language debut in Anandamanandamaye along with Jai Akash and it received positive reviews from critics. [23] [24] [25]

2005-2006: Foray into other industries

In 2005, Menon made her debut Tamil-language and Kannada film debuts in February 14 , [26] alongside Bharath, and News opposite Upendra, [27] respectively. Later that year, she starred in another Tamil film, Daas opposite Jayam Ravi and it was praised by critics. [28] [29]

In 2006, she acted in the Malayalam film Vargam ,[ citation needed ] paired with Prithviraj again after Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum , following which, she appeared in the Tamil film Kalabha Kadhalan [30] opposite Arya and in the multi-starrer Pathaaka . [31]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef
2002 Nammal AparnaMalayalamMalayalam debut [32]
2003 Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum AswathyMalayalam [33]
MayamohithachandranMayaMalayalam[ citation needed ]
2004 Freedom AnjaliMalayalam [34]
Anandamanandamaye BhuvaneshwariTeluguTelugu debut [35]
Valliddaru OkkateSravaniTelugu [36]
2005 February 14 PoojaTamilTamil debut[ citation needed ]
News DivyaKannadaKannada debut[ citation needed ]
Daas RajeshwariTamil [37]
2006 Vargam NadhiyaMalayalam [38]
Kalabha Kadhalan AnbarasiTamil[ citation needed ]
Pathaaka Meera MenonMalayalam [39]
2009MadhanRenukaTamilUnreleased film[ citation needed ]

TV shows

YearShowChannelNotesRef
2003Onnanu Nammal Surya TV paired with Nammal [40] [41]

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