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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samyuktha
| image = Samyuktha Menon.jpg
| caption = Samyuktha in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|09|11|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-turned-a-tad-bit-wiser-stronger-and-dreamier-this-year/articleshow/86190843.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Samyuktha Menon turned a tad but wiser, stronger and dreamier this year |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/birthday-special-you-can-copy-these-unique-patterns-from-kalki-star-samyukta-menon-to-look-gorgeous |title=Birthday Special: You can copy these unique patterns from Kalki star Samyukta Menon to look gorgeous! |first=Tom |last=Francis |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Zee 5}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], India<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/actress-samyuktha-menon-visits-weavers-village-in-palakkad-extends-support-1.5047350 |work=Mathrubhumi |title=Actress Samyuktha Menon visits weavers village in Palakkad; extends support |date=12 September 2020 |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2016–Present
}}

'''Samyuktha''' (born 11 September 1995 as '''Samyuktha Menon''') is an Indian actress in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films.<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 |date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Samyuktha was born on 11 September 1995, in Palakkad, Kerala, India.{{cn|date=August 2022}} She did her schooling in [[Chinmaya Vidyalaya]], [[Chittur-Thathamangalam|Thathamangalam]] and she is a graduate in economics.

==Career==
Samyuktha 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=The Hindu}}</ref>

She appeared in the Tamil-language action thriller ''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]'' as Thenmozhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paadam Namukku Paadam: Actress Samyuktha Menon enjoys a fan girl moment with iconic singer K S Chithra - Times of India |language=en |work=The 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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 2001 |title=Are you a virgin? Malayalam actor Samyuktha Menon gives befitting reply to question |language=en |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |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}}</ref> She was cast to play the title role in ''[[Lilli (2018 film)|Lilli]]'', a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language revenge thriller flick, scripted and directed by the debutant Prasobh Vijayan.<ref name=thehindu /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/020418/as-lilly-blooms.html |last=Manu |first=Meera |title=As Lilly blooms |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=2 April 2018 |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> ''[[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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/theevandi-slapping-tovino-wasnt-a-funny-and-easy-task-for-me-samyuktha-menon/articleshow/64750271.cms |title=Theevandi: Slapping Tovino wasn't a funny and easy task for me: Samyuktha Menon - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/events/kochi/tovino-thomas-theevandi-team-meet-at-kochi/articleshow/64747120.cms |title=Tovino Thomas' Theevandi team meet at Kochi - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>

Samyuktha's 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 February 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 [[Shivajith Padmanabhan]]'s side-kick 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><ref>{{cite news |title=Samyuktha Menon, Tovino Thomas team up once again in Kalki |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/31/samyuktha-menon-tovino-thomas-team-up-once-again-in-kalki-10811.html |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |date=31 March 2019}}</ref> She was later cast in ''[[Bheemla Nayak]]'' which was released in February 2022.

== 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]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2018 ||''[[Theevandi]]''|| Devi||
|-
|''[[Lilli (2018 film)|Lilli]]''|| Lilli||
|-
|''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]''||Thenmozhi || rowspan="2" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
|rowspan=6|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||<ref name="Tovino4">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/apr/22/tovino-and-samyuktha-to-star-in-edakkad-battalion-06-1967251.html |title=Tovino and Samyuktha to star in Edakkad Battalion 06 |work=News New Indian Express |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tovino5">{{cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/edakkad-battalion-06-movie-song-nee-himamazhayay-tovino-thomas-samyuktha-menon-1.4117069 |title=അരവിന്ദസ്വാമിയെയും മധുബാലയെയും ഓര്‍മ്മിപ്പിച്ച് ടൊവിനോയും സംയുക്തയും, എടക്കാട് ബറ്റാലിയനിലെ ഗാനം |work=News Mathrubhumi |access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Under World]]''||Aishwarya||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2021||''[[Vellam: The Essential Drink]]''||Sunitha Murali||
|-
|''[[Aanum Pennum]]''||Kochuparu / Savithri||Segment : Savithri
|-
|''[[Wolf (2021 Indian film)|Wolf]]''||Asha||
|-
| rowspan="3" |''[[Erida (2021 Movie)|Erida]]''
| rowspan="3" |Erida
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|Tamil
|-
| rowspan="4" |2022||''[[Bheemla Nayak]]''||Kamali ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2021 |title=Samyuktha Menon replaces Aishwarya Rajesh in 'Bheemla Nayak' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/samyuktha-menon-replaces-aishwarya-rajesh-in-bheemla-nayak |url-status=live |website=Telangana Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2021 |title=Khaki-clad Pawan Kalyan resumes shoot for Ayyappanum Koshiyum's Telugu remake |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/khakiclad-pawan-kalyan-resumes-shoot-for-ayyappanum-koshiyum-s-telugu-remake-see-pic-101627293177854.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 July 2021 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kaduva]]''||Elsa Kurian Kaduvakunnel||Malayalam||
|-
|[[Bimbisara (film)|''Bimbisara'']]
|Vijayanthi
|Telugu
|
|-
|[[Gaalipata 2|''Gaalipata 2'']]|| Anupama||[[Kannada]]||<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 February 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaalipata 2 team wraps up shooting |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/gaalipata-2-team-wraps-up-shooting/articleshow/87205695.cms |access-date=5 November 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 |2023
|''[[Vaathi]]''
| rowspan="2" |Meenakshi
|Tamil
| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film<ref>{{cite news |date=3 January 2022 |title=Dhanush's Vaathi goes on floors with a puja, shoot to begin on January 5. See pics |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/regional-cinema/story/dhanush-s-vaathi-goes-on-floors-with-a-puja-shoot-to-begin-on-january-5-see-pics-1895352-2022-01-03 |access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''Sir'' ||Telugu
|-
|''Boomerang'' ||-|| Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite news |title=Samyuktha starrer ‘Boomerang’ gets a release date |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-starrer-boomerang-gets-a-release-date/articleshow/97947932.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-02-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat|Samyuktha Menon|Samyuktha}}
* {{Twitter|iamsamyuktha_}}
* {{IMDb name|7917727}}

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[[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]]

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