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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Renuka Menon
| image =
| birth_date = November 3, 1983
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| education = BBA
| occupation = Actress, Model
| spouse = Suraj (2006 - present)
| website =
| othername = Renu
| yearsactive = 2002 – 2006
| domesticpartner =
}}
'''Renuka Menon''' is an [[India]]n [[film actress]] who has predominantly appeared in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] films. She also acted in few [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada language]] films. She made her acting debut with the Malayalam movie ''[[Nammal]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/nammal-fame-renuka-menon-shares-her-experience-with-bhavana-jishnu-and-prithviraj-066883.html|title=ഞങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ, ഭാവനയെക്കുറിച്ച് രേണുക മേനോന്‍, പൃഥ്വിരാജിനെ ഒടുവിലായി വിളിച്ചത് അന്നായിരുന്നു|first=Nihara|last=Ramesh|date=16 November 2020|access-date=18 April 2021|language=ml|work=filmibeat}}</ref>

== Career ==

Renuka Menon made her acting debut in the 2002 Malayalam film ''[[Nammal]]'' directed by [[Kamaluddin Mohammed|Kamal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/namma-fame-renuka-menon-reveals-about-her-first-movie-with-kunchako-boban-066881.html|title=നമ്മളിന് മുന്‍പ് ചാക്കോച്ചന്‍റെ നായികയായ കഥ പറഞ്ഞ് രേണുക മേനോന്‍, ഇനി സിനിമയിലേക്കില്ല, കാരണം ഇതാണ്|first=Nihara|last=Ramesh|date=16 November 2020|access-date=18 April 2021|language=ml|work=filmibeat}}</ref> which went on to become a blockbuster at the [[box office]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/before-aanandam-hit-malayalam-films-with-newcomers-in-lead-roles-245552.html|work=filmibeat|date=25 October 2016|accessdate=18 April 2021|title=Before Aanandam! 6 Successful Malayalam Films Which Had Newcomers In The Lead Roles!|author=Abhijith}}</ref> Subsequently, she stepped into the [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film industry]] with the film ''Valliddaru Okkate''<ref>https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/nammal-movie-fame-renuka-menon-about-her-re-entry-in-cinema-063178.html</ref> and in 2005 into the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film industries]] as well, through the films ''[[February 14 (film)|February 14]]'', alongside [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], and ''[[News (film)|News]]'' opposite [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Heroine count: the more the merrier |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/heroine-count-the-more-the-merrier/articleshow/755362.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 June 2004 |access-date=3 April 2009 |first1=Kavvya |last1=Christopher}}</ref><ref>[http://www.viggy.com/english/current_news.asp News about 'News']</ref> respectively. Later that year, she starred in another Tamil film, ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]'' alongside [[Jayam Ravi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/05look.htm |title=Jeyam Ravi on a hat-trick |publisher=Rediff|accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref> However, none of the films succeeded. In 2006, she acted in the Malayalam film ''[[Vargam]]'', pairing up with [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] again after ''[[Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum]]'' in 2003, which was an average grosser, following which, she appeared in the Tamil film ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]'' opposite [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and in the multi-starrer ''[[Pathaaka]]''. The latter remains her most recent release, after which she left for the [[United States|U. S.]] for higher studies and got married later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/top-stories/renuka-ties-knot-220906.html |title=Renuka Menon ties the knot |work=[[Oneindia]] |access-date=7 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716011915/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/top-stories/renuka-ties-knot-220906.html |archive-date=16 July 2012 }}</ref> Her film ''Madhan'', directed by actor [[Jai Akash]], starring himself and [[Sunaina]], has been pending for a long time and was expected to release in late 2009 after years-long delay.

==Personal life==

Renuka married a software engineer based in US on 21 November 2006, with whom she has two daughters. After her marriage, she stopped acting and now runs a dance school in California.<ref>https://m.vanitha.in/celluloid/celebrity-interview/renuka-menon-family-vanitha-special.html</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Nammal]]'' || Aparna || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum]]'' || Aswathy || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Mayamohithachandran'' || Maya || [[Malayalam]] || Unreleased
|-
| 2004 || ''Valliddaru Okkate'' || Sravani || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Freedom (2004 film)|Freedom]]'' || Anjali || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Anandamanandamaye]]'' || Bhuvaneshwari || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[February 14 (film)|February 14]]'' || Pooja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[News (film)|News]]'' || Divya || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]'' || Rajeshwari || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Vargam]]'' || Nadhiya || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]'' || Anbarasi 'Anbu' Akilan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Pathaaka]]'' || Meera Menon || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Madhan'' || Unknown ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Unreleased
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1464931}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Thrissur]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:1983 births]]

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