Sindhu Menon

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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sindhu Menon
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|06|17}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
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| nationality = Indian (By Birth)
| citizenship = British (Currently)
| occupation = Actress, TV anchor
| years_active = 1994–2012
| spouse = Prabhu <br>(m.2010-Present)
| children = 3
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'''Sindhu Menon''' is an Indian [[film actress]], who has starred in [[Cinema of karnataka|Kannada]], [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]], [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]].

==Early life==
Sindhu Menon was born in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] into a [[Malayali]] family.<ref name="Interview with Sindhu Menon">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sindhumenon.html|title=Interview with Sindhu Menon|publisher=idlebrain.com|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref> She has an elder brother, Karthik, who worked as a Kannada [[music channel]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] and turned actor, recently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2008/kangana-underworld-300708.html|title=Kangana foraying into Kannada!|work=[[Oneindia]]|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref> And also two elder sisters. Menon is able to communicate fluently in several languages, including [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], her mother tongue, [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugudreams.com/Movies/MovieNewsDetails.aspx?mode=A&cId=2&nId=1845|title=Sindhu Menon's focus is on Telugu and Tamil|publisher=telugudreams.com|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhrastudio.com/studio.php?id=6466|title=Sindhu Menon's asset|publisher=andhrastudio.com|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref> She was also brought up in her birthplace, Bangalore.<ref name="Sindhu hopes to produce films">{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/southern-spice/topstory/sindhu_0216.html|title=Sindhu hopes to produce films|publisher=indiainfo.com|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref>

==Career==
Sindhu Menon, a trained [[Bharatanatyam dancer]] from her childhood, got her entry into the [[film industry]] when Bhasker Hegde, one of the judges of a Bharatanatyam competition in which Menon participated and emerged as the winner, introduced her to Kannada film director K. V. Jayaram, who cast her in his film ''Rashmi'' in 1994.<ref name="Interview with Sindhu Menon"/><ref name="Sindhu hopes to produce films"/> Subsequently, she got several offers to act and became a full-time actress, by enacting the female lead role character in the 1999 film ''Prema Prema Prema'', when she was merely 13 years old.<ref name="Interview with Sindhu Menon"/>

Later, at the age of 15, she entered the [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]], [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industries]] as well, by acting in the films ''[[Bhadrachalam (film)|Bhadrachalam]]'', ''[[Uthaman (2001 film)|Uthaman]]'' and ''[[Samuthiram]]'', respectively. She went on to act alongside Kannada Star [[Sudeep]] in Nandi (2002), [[Bharathiraja|Bharathiraja's]] ''Kadal Pookkal'' (2002), ''Trinetram'' (2002), ''Khushi'' (2003) and got the female lead role in the 2006 Malayalam film ''[[Pulijanmam]]'', which was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/39227.html|title='Pulijanman' is the best|publisher=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref>

Menon then moved to the "[[small screen]]", hosting [[TV shows]] and acting in [[Serial (radio and television)|serials]], which include "Sriman Srimathi" and "Stree Hrudayam",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/18/stories/2007051852300400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524104558/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/18/stories/2007051852300400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-24|title=The real Sindhu|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-06-07|location=Chennai, India|date=2007-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/33565.html|title=Sindhu Menon back in Kannada|publisher=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref> before accepting film offers again. In 2009, she appeared in the Malayalam films, ''Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu'', and ''Rahasya Police''. She also acted in the Tamil film ''Eeram'', produced by popular Tamil director [[S. Shankar]]. She hosted a popular family reality show in Malayalam named,"Sriman Srimathi".

==Personal life==
Sindhu Menon married Prabhu, a UK-based Tamil [[information technology]] professional on April 25th 2010.<ref name="Sindhu Menon got married secretly!">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2010/sindhu-menon-secretly-married-290410.html|title=Sindhu Menon got married secretly!|publisher=Oneindia.in|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref> The couple have a daughter and two sons.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style=""
|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Language !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''Rashmi'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||Young Rashmipriya || As a child artist
|-
| 1996 || ''Huliya'' || Kannada || Puttagowri || As a child artist
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Mari Kannu Hori Myage]]'' || Kannada || Vedavati ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Maha Edabidangi'' || Kannada || Choodamani ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Prema Prema Prema'' || Kannada || Savithri ||
|-
| rowspan="8"| 2001 || ''[[Bhadrachalam (film)|Bhadrachalam]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Mahalakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Uthaman (2001 film)|Uthaman]]'' || [[Malayalam]] || Gowri || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]]
|-
| ''[[Samuthiram]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Durga ||
|-
| ''[[Akashathile Paravakal]]'' || Malayalam || Sreedevi ||
|-
| ''[[Ee Nadu Innalevare]]'' || Malayalam || Sreeja ||
|-
| ''Aaraam Jaalakam'' || Malayalam || Swayamprabha ||
|-
| ''[[Kadal Pookkal]]'' || Tamil || Mariyam ||
|-
| ''Noopuram'' || Malayalam ||-||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002 || ''[[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]'' || Tamil || Aruna ||
|-
| ''[[Trinetram]]'' || Telugu || Aruna ||
|-
| ''[[Nandhi (2002 film)|Nandhi]]'' || Kannada || Divya ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|2003 || ''[[Sriramachandrulu|Srirama Chandrulu]]'' || Telugu || Pallavi ||
|-
| ''[[Inspector (2003 film)|Inspector]]'' || Telugu || Sivani ||
|-
| ''[[Aadanthe Ado Type]]'' || Telugu || Deepthi ||
|-
| ''Vikram'' || Kannada || Divya ||
|-
| ''[[Khushi (2003 Kannada film)|Khushi]]'' || Kannada || Chaya ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Brahmachari]]'' || Malayalam || Sevvanthy ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2004 || ''[[Dharma (2004 film)|Dharma]]'' || Kannada || Kavya ||
|-
| ''[[Vesham]]'' || Malayalam || Veni ||
|-
| ''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshta]]'' || Kannada ||Gouri || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]'' || Malayalam || Sheela ||
|-
| ''[[Rajamanikyam]]'' || Malayalam || Rani Rathnam ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2006 || ''[[Pulijanmam]]'' || Malayalam || Shahnaz / Vellachi ||
|-
| ''[[Pathaaka]]'' || Malayalam || Namitha Chawdhari ||
|-
| ''[[Anuvaadamillaathe]]'' || Malayalam || Neena ||
|-
| ''[[Vaasthavam]]'' || Malayalam || Vimala ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2007 || ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' || Malayalam || Reshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Sketch (2007 film)|Sketch]]'' || Malayalam || Lekshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Ayur Rekha]]'' || Malayalam || ||
|-
| ''[[Chandamama (2007 film)|Chandamama]]'' || Telugu || Maha Rani || Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan="6"|2008 || ''[[Rainbow (2008 film)|Rainbow]]'' || Telugu || Kamala ||
|-
| ''[[Pakal Nakshatrangal]]'' || Malayalam || ||
|-
| ''[[Yaare Nee Hudugi]]'' || Kannada ||- ||
|-
| ''[[Aandavan (2008 film)|Aandavan]]'' || Malayalam || Sreelekha ||
|-
| ''Thavalam'' || Malayalam || Kanakam ||
|-
| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]'' || Malayalam || Padmini Mahindran ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2009 || ''[[Sidham]]'' || Telugu || Gauri ||
|-
| ''[[Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu]]'' || Malayalam || Rajmohan's wife ||
|-
| ''[[Rahasya Police]]'' || Malayalam || Rajan's wife ||
|-
| ''[[Eeram]]'' || Tamil || Ramya || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 2009 || ‘’[[Eeram|Vaishali]]’’ || Telugu || Vaishali || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Prema Pilusthondi]]'' || Telugu || Pooja ||
|-
| ''[[Manjadikuru]]'' || Malayalam || Sudha Mema ||
|-
| ''[[Subhadra (2012 film)|Subhadra]]'' || Telugu || Subhadra ||
|-

|}

==TV Serial==
* Vamsam - Malayalam
* Karthika - Malayalam

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1432049}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
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[[Category:Actresses from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Thrissur]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:1985 births]]

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