Lakshmi Menon (actress)


Lakshmi Menon is an Indian film actress, who mainly appears in Tamil films. After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya, she played the female lead in her debut Tamil film kumki in 2012. 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.She received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her roles in Sundarapandian and Kumki.

Early life

Lakshmi Menon, born to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai based artist and Usha Menon, a dance teacher, is from Kochi.

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. Soon after, she played the lead along with Vineeth in another Malayalam film titled Ideal Couple, directed by Ali Akbar. 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. After acting with Sasikumar again in Kutti Puli, she was seen as a demure school teacher Malar in Suseenthiran's action-drama film Pandianadu, which co-starred Vishal. All her four Tamil films, released in a span of one year, were box office hits.
In Naan Sigappu Manithan saw her pairing up with Vishal again. She acted in two Tamil films, Manja Pye with Vimal and Jigarthanda with Siddharth in 2014. She completed Sippai with Gautham Karthik, 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. Currently in 2016 she has done a movie named Miruthan with Jayam Ravi which is the first Tamil zombie movie released on 19 February has garnered good reviews and very good opening and with Vijay Sethupathi in Rekka. She is making a movie with Prabhu Deva in Yung Mung Sung.

Filmography

As actress

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2011Raghuvinte Swantham RasiyaPriyaMalayalamSupporting role
2012Ideal CoupleShanthiMalayalamSupporting role
2012SundarapandianArchanaTamilFirst film as female lead
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South
2012KumkiAlliTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2013Kutti PuliBharathyTamil
2013PandianaduMalarvizhi ChidambaramTamil
2014Naan Sigappu ManithanMeeraTamil
2014ManjapaiKarthikaTamil
2014JigarthandaKayalvizhiTamil
2014AvatharamManimeghalaMalayalam
2015KombanPalani Kombaiah PandianTamil
2015VedalamTamizhTamil
2016MiruthanRenukaTamil
2016RekkaBharatiTamil
2020SippaiTamilUnreleased
Yung Mung SungYamunaTamilDelayed-
Untitled Gautam Karthik FilmTamilPre Production-

As singer

Awards and nominations