Samyuktha Menon is an Indian model and actor, who mainly works in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. In 2023, she appeared in the multi-lingual film ‘Sir’ in which she played the role of Meenakshi.
Wiki/Biography
Samyuktha Menon was born on Monday, 11 September 1995 (age 27 years; as of 2022) in Palakkad, Kerala. Her zodiac sign is Virgo.
Samyuktha Menon in her childhood
She did her schooling at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Palakkad. She pursued BA in Economics at Indira Gandhi National Open University.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Figure Measurements (approx.): 30-28-34
Family
Parents & Siblings
She was brought up by her mother singlehandedly.
Samyuktha Menon with her mother
Career
Model
While Menon was in class 10, she got an offer to work as a model for the magazine Vanitha in Kerala. She then appeared in various photoshoots and print advertisements.
Samyuktha Menon in a photoshoot
She has been featured in the advertisement for Dr. Wash.
Actor
Malayalam
In 2016, she made her acting debut with the Malayalam film ‘Popcorn’ as Anjana.
Popcorn
She has appeared in various Malayalam films like ‘Theevandi’ (2018), ‘Oru Yamandan Premakadha’ (2019), ‘Aanum Pennum’ (2021), ‘Kaduva’ (2022), and ‘Boomerang’ (2023).
Boomerang
Tamil
In 2018, Menon made her Tamil film debut with ‘Kalari’ in which she played the role of Thenmozhi.
Kalari
Some of her other Tamil films are ‘July Kaatril’ (2019), ‘Erida’ (2021), and ‘Vaathi’ (2023).
Vaathi
Telugu
She made her Telugu film debut with the film ‘Bheemla Nayak’ (2022) as Kamali.
Bheemla Nayak
She has acted in a few Telugu films like ‘Bimbisara’ (2022), ‘Sir’ (2022), and ‘Virupaksha’ (2023).
Virupaksha
Kannada
In 2022, Menon made her Kannada film debut with ‘Gaalipata 2’ as Anupama.
Gaalipata 2
Awards
- 2019: Best Actor (Female) for the Malayalam film Lilli by Mobie Street Film Awards
Samyuktha Menon- Best Actor Female
- 2021: Kerala Film Critics Award in the Best Actress category for Aanum Pennum
Facts/Trivia
- In her childhood, she wanted to become an entrepreneur.
- Menon is known as the ‘golden leg in Tollywood,’ a title which is given to an actress who delivers back-to-back hit films in Tollywood.
- In December 2021, she purchased an orange coloured BMW Sedan.
Samyuktha Menon with her car
- In her leisure time, she loves to travel, read books, and write poems.
Samyuktha Menon holding a book
Samyuktha Menon during her trip
- She is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog named Nova.
Samyuktha Menon with her pet dog
- She has got two tattoos inked on her body; out of which first is on the back side of her left shoulder and the second tattoo is on her left forearm.
Samyuktha Menon’s tattoo
Samyuktha Menon’s tattoo on left forearm
- Menon has been supporting various social welfare campaigns for a very long time.
- She follows a regular workout regimen to maintain her fitness.
Samyuktha Menon doing a workout
- In 2023, she dropped her surname ‘Menon’ from her name to promote equality among people. In an interview, while talking about it, she said,
When I want to see equality, humanity and love all around, keeping a surname makes it very contradictory to what I want.”