Lakshmi Menon (actress)

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Lakshmi Menon
Lakshmi Menon at 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013.jpg
Born (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 25)[1]
Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
  • student
Years active2011–2016
2021-Present

Lakshmi Menon (born 19 May 1996) is an Indian film actress, who mainly appears in Tamil films (Kollywood). After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya (2011), she played the female lead in her debut Tamil film Kumki in 2012.[2] Sundarapandian, as well as her next three Tamil releases, were commercial successes and she was labelled as "the fastest rising star in Tamil cinema" by Sify.[3] She is a winner of Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South in 2013.[4] She has also received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her roles in Sundarapandian and Kumki.[5]

Early life[]

Menon was born to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai based artist, and Usha Menon, a dance teacher from Kochi.[6]

Career[]

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.[7] Soon after, she played the lead along with Vineeth in another Malayalam film titled Ideal Couple, directed by Ali Akbar.[8] After she began acting in Malayalam cinema, she was featured on the cover of a magazine and it caught the attention of director Prabu Solomon, who cast her in Kumki opposite 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.[9] After acting with Sasikumar again in Kutti Puli, she was seen as a demure school teacher Malar in Suseenthiran's action-drama film Pandianadu,[10] which co-starred Vishal.[11] All her four Tamil films, released in a span of one year, were box office hits.[12]

In Naan Sigappu Manithan saw her pairing up with Vishal again.[13] She acted in two Tamil films, Manja Pye with Vimal and Jigarthanda with Siddharth in 2014.[14] She completed Sippai with Gautham Karthik,[15] 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, released on 19 February and garnered good reviews with a very good opening and with Vijay Sethupathi in Rekka.

The next project Pulikkuthi Pandi (2021) is Lakshmi Menon's third film under M. Muthaiah's direction, and the film will also mark the actress comeback on big screens after four years.[16]

Filmography[]

As actress[]

Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2011 Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya Priya Malayalam Malayalam debut
2012 Ideal Couple Shanthi Malayalam
Sundarapandian Archana Tamil Tamill debut
Kumki Alli Tamil
2013 Kutti Puli Bharathi Tamil
Pandianadu Malarvizhi Chidambaram Tamil
2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Meera Tamil
Manjapai Karthika Tamil
Jigarthanda Kayalvizhi Tamil
Avatharam Manimeghala Malayalam
2015 Komban Palani Kombaiah Pandian Tamil
Vedalam Thamizh Tamil
2015 Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga Assistant Commissioner Wife Tamil Cameo appearance
2016 Miruthan Dr.Renuka Tamil
Rekka Bharathi Tamil
2021 Pulikkuthi Pandi Pechi Tamil
Sippai dagger TBA Tamil Filming [17]
Untitled film with Sai Sathya

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TBA Malayalam Filming
Untitled film with Puneeth Rajkumar dagger TBA Kannada Filming; Kannada debut

As singer[]

Year Film Song Composer Notes
2014 Oru Oorla Rendu Raja "Kukkuru Kukkuru" D. Imman [18]
2015 Saagasam "Desi Girl" S. Thaman With Silambarasan
2015 Kuzhambi "Oh Coffee Penne" Ramasubramanian.R

Awards and nominations[]

Work Award Category Result Ref
Sundarapandian 7th Vijay Awards Best Debut Actress Nominated [19]
Vikatan Awards Best Debut Actress Won [20]
The Chennai Times Film Award Promising Female Newcomer Won [21]
60th Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut Won [4]
2nd SIIMA Awards Best Debut Actress Won [22]
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Actress Won [23]
Kumki Won
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won [24]
60th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [25]
Various films 3rd SIIMA Award Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (female) Won [26]
Naan Sigappu Manithan 9th Vijay Awards Best Actress Nominated [27]
Jigarthanda 4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Nominated [28]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lakshmi Menon celebrates her 17th b'day!". Sify.com. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ^ "The S Man". The Hindu. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Lakshmi Menon is back in Malayalam". Sify.com. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Best Debutants down the years..." Filmfare. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Lakshmi Menon's huge crush". Deccan Chronicle. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Woman – Child: The Lakshmi Menon Interview". Silverscreen.in. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. ^ Shilpa Nair Anand (30 November 2012). "New face, new promise". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ^ "A balancing act". The Hindu. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Pandiya Nadu movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Lakshmi pairs with Vishal in next". The Times of India. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Lakshmi Menon's lucky streak continues". Sify.com. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Lakshmi Menon gets the cream of roles!". Sify.com. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Lakshmi Menon to have two releases in May!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Gautham Karthik's pairs with Lakshmi Menon". The Times of India. TNN. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Vikram Prabhu's 'Puli Kutty Pandi' to be the first release of 2021 - Times of India".
  17. ^ "Gautham Karthik and Lakshmi Menon's shelved film 'Sippai' resumes after 8 years - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Lakshmi Menon turns singer for Oru Oorla".
  19. ^ "Winners". Vijay Awards. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Sunil Likely to Star in Sundarapandian Telugu Remake". 28 October 2013.
  21. ^ "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 goes to... - Times of India".
  22. ^ "SIIMA in Sharjah". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  23. ^ "Tamil Nadu announces the State Film Awards for six consecutive years in surprise move. Here's the complete list of winners". 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Norway Tamil Film Festival 2013". Sify.com. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  25. ^ "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  26. ^ "And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to". indiatimes. timesofindia. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  27. ^ "9th Vijay Awards 2015: Complete Winners' List & Photos". 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  28. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zycsz4K-kQE

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