Samyuktha Menon

2021-04-24T14:16:02Z

2409:4073:280:1C91:0:0:95C:40A4: /* Samyuktha Menon */

{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samyuktha Menon
| image = Samyukta Menon.jpg
| caption = Menon pictured at a [[Photoshoot]]
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 2016–present
| notable_works = ''[[Theevandi]]''
}}

'''Samyuktha Menon''' is an [[Indian film]] actress who mainly appears in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] [[film industry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Samyuktha Menon dazzles in latest photoshoot, see pics |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/samyuktha-menon-dazzles-in-latest-photoshoot-see-pics-1.4115511 |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
She made her film debut in 2016 with the [[Malayalam]] film ''Popcorn'' , where she played Anjana, the love interest of [[Shine Tom Chacko]] in the movie.<ref name=thehindu>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mollywood-actor-samyuktha-menon-speaks-about-her-upcoming-release-edakkad-battalion-06-and-how-theevandi-became-a-turning-point-in-her-life/article29626595.ece|title='I pick characters that satisfy me as an actor, says Samyuktha Menon'|date=10 October 2019|website=thehindu.com}}</ref>

Samyuktha<ref>{{cite news |title=Paadam Namukku Paadam: Actress Samyuktha Menon enjoys a fan girl moment with iconic singer K S Chithra - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/paadam-namukku-paadam-actress-samyuktha-menon-enjoys-a-fan-girl-moment-with-iconic-singer-k-s-chithra/articleshow/71700894.cms |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Are you a virgin? Malayalam actor Samyuktha Menon gives befitting reply to question |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/are-you-a-virgin-malayalam-actor-samyuktha-menon-gives-befitting-reply-to-question-q7p5k4 |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |date=April 2001 |language=en}}</ref> appeared in the Tamil-language action thriller ''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]'' as Thenmozhi. Samyuktha Menon was cast to play the title role in ''[[Lilli (2018 film)|Lilli]]'',<ref name=thehindu></ref> a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language revenge thriller flick, scripted and directed by the debutant Prasobh Vijayan. ''[[July Kaatril]]'' announced in around late 2017 is a romantic comedy Tamil film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samyuktha Menon makes a bold debut in Tamil cinema with 'July Kaatril' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-makes-a-bold-debut-in-tamil-cinema-with-july-kaatril/articleshow/68270240.cms |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The project was released in 2018. Her next release was ''[[Theevandi]]'' a Malayalam-language political satire film directed by debutante Fellini T. P. and written by Vini Vishwa Lal.

Her first release for 2019 was ''[[Oru Yamandan Premakadha]]''<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-begins-shooting-for-oru-yamandan-premakatha/articleshow/64880323.cms|title=Dulquer begins shooting for Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha|date=16 July 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Anjana|last=George|access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> directed by B. C. Noufal and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. She made a [[cameo appearance]] in ''[[Uyare]]'' <ref name="TOI2">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-anarkali-marikar-join-parvathys-uyare/articleshow/67900271.cms|title=Samyuktha Menon, Anarkali Marikar join Parvathy's Uyare|date=8 Feb 2019|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Anjana|last=George|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> as Tessa sharing screen space again with Tovino Thomas. Samyuktha played the role of antagonist in 2019 action film ''[[Kalki (2019 Malayalam film)|Kalki]]'' which had Tovino Thomas in lead directed by Praveen Prabharam.<ref name="TOI3">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jul/29/samyuktha-menons-kalki-character-revealed-2010789.html|title=Samyuktha Menon's 'Kalki' character revealed|date=29 July 2019|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Anjana|last=George|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Samyuktha Menon's 'Kalki' character revealed |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jul/29/samyuktha-menons-kalki-character-revealed-2010789.html |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
!Notes
|-
|2016
|''Popcorn''
|Anjana
| rowspan=3 | [[Malayalam]]
|Debut film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018 ||''[[Theevandi]]''|| Devi
|
|-
|''[[Lilli (2018 film)|Lilli]]''|| Lilli
|
|-
|''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]''||Thenmozhi || rowspan=2 | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Debut in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|rowspan=7|2019||''[[July Kaatril]]''||Revathy
|
|-
|''[[Oru Yamandan Premakadha]]''||Jesna Johny
|rowspan=10 | Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Uyare]]''||Tessa
|Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Kalki (2019 Malayalam film)|Kalki]]''||Dr. Sangeetha
|
|-
|''[[Edakkad Battalion 06]]''
|Naina Fathima
|
|-
|''[[Under World]]''||Aishwarya
|
|-
|''Jenga''||Anitha
|Short film
|-
|Rowspan=5|2021||''[[Vellam: The Essential Drink]]''||Sunitha Murali||
|-
|''[[Aanum Pennum]]''||Savithri||Segment : Savithri
|-
|''[[Wolf (2021 film)|Wolf]]''||Asha||
|-
|''Erida''{{dagger}}||{{TBA}}||Filming
|-
|''[[Gaalipata 2]]'' {{dagger}}|| {{TBA}} ||[[Kannada]]
|Debut in [[Kannada]] Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-makes-her-kannada-debut-alongside-golden-star-ganesh/articleshow/73954739.cms|title='Samyuktha Menon makes her Kannada debut alongside Golden Star Ganesh'|date=5 Feb 2020|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news|title=Gaalipata 2 shooting pushed ahead by 2 months|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/mar/09/gaalipata-2--shooting-pushed-ahead-by-2-months-2114156.html|access-date=14 July 2020|work=new indian express|date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2022||''Kaduva''||{{TBA}}||Malayalam||Filming
|}

==External links==
* {{Facebook|SamyukthaMenonActor}}
* {{IMDb name|7917727}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Samyuktha}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
{{India-actor-stub}}

Wolf (2021 film)

2021-04-24T14:05:03Z

2409:4073:280:1C91:0:0:95C:40A4: /* Wolf (2021 film) */

{{Short description|2021 film by Shaji Azeez}}
{{EngvarB|date = April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}{{Infobox film
| name = Wolf
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Shaji Azeez
| based_on = ''Chennaya'' by [[G. R. Indugopan]]
| producer = Santhosh Damodaran
| writer = [[G. R. Indugopan]]
| starring = [[Arjun Ashokan]] [[Samyuktha Menon]] [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] [[Shine Tom Chacko]] [[Jaffar Idukki]]
| music = Ranjin Raj
| cinematography = Faiz Siddiq
| editing = Noufal Abdullah
| studio = Damor Cinema
| distributor = [[Zee5]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|04|18|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Wolf''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam-language]] [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by Shaji Azeez based on the short story ''Chennaya'' by [[G.R. Indugopan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=‘Wolf is a single location thriller’|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/apr/13/wolf-is-a-single-location-thriller-2289230.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> It was released on 18 April 2021 at the same time through [[Zee Keralam]] and [[Zee5]] application.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-18|title=Wolf Malayalam Movie review: Arjun Ashokan Starrer Is Worth A Watch For Thrilling Experience {{!}} വൂൾഫ്: ഇർഷാദിന്റെയും സംയുക്തയുടെയും അർജ്ജുന്റെയും ഇടിവെട്ട് പെർഫോമൻസ്! — ശൈലന്റെ റിവ്യൂ - Malayalam Filmibeat|url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/reviews/wolf-malayalam-movie-review-arjun-ashokan-starrer-is-worth-a-watch-for-thrilling-experience-071036.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=malayalam.filmibeat.com|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wolf Movie Review: Engaging psychological drama derailed by a shaky third act|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/malayalam/2021/apr/18/wolf-movie-review-engaging-psychological-drama-derailed-by-a-shaky-third-act-24025.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Sanjay on the way to see his would-be, Asha, hoping to surprise her. When she opens the door, she is surprised alright -- and visibly agitated too.
Asha has a conservative mother who is not at home at the moment, and the daughter worries that Sanjay's presence at this hour will turn her into gossip fodder. Besides, Asha sees Sanjay's short-temper and rude manners even to his close female friends as good enough reasons for not wanting him as her better half. She expresses her doubts about spending the rest of her life with him. He gets increasingly irritated and is desperate to ensure that he wouldn't be this way after their marriage. But we also get the sense that Asha is hiding something from us. To make matters worse, the PM announces the lockdown on the same night. Her mother won't get home on time, and since Sanjay's residence is hours away, the cops stationed outside her home forbid him from travel rest of the story forms the plot.

==Cast ==
*[[Arjun Ashokan]] as Sanjay
*[[Samyuktha Menon]] as Asha
*[[Shine Tom Chacko]] as S.I Jayan
*[[Jaffar Idukki]] as Civil Police Officer
*[[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Joe

==Reception==
===Critical response===

Vishal Menon of ''[[Film Companion]]'' wrote, "Wolf needed a stronger point to put across than what it finally does. But it eventually ends up like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, representing problematic politics in the garb of discussion." <ref>{{cite web|first=Vishal|last=Menon|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/wolf-malayalam-movie-review-zee5-problematic-lockdown-chamber-drama-arjun-ashokan-samyukta-menon-irshad/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=April24&utm_campaign=WolfMalayalamovieReview|title=Wolf Malayalam Movie Review, Out On ZEE5: A Thrilling Setup Steps Into Mansplaining Territory In This Problematic Lockdown Chamber Drama |accessdate=April 24, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:2020s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
{{Malayalam-film-stub}}

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