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{{Short description|Indian actress and dancer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vinduja Menon
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality =
| alma_mater = [[Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|[[playback singer]]|[[voice artist]]|dancer|teacher|Host}}
| years active = 1985 – present
| spouse = Rajesh Kumar
| children = Neha Rajesh Nambiar
| parents = K. P. Vishwanathan Menon <br> [[Vimala Menon]]
}}
'''Vinduja Menon''' is a former Indian actress known for her work in [[Malayalam cinema]]. Her most popular role is the one from the 1994 film ''[[Pavithram]]'' as [[Mohanlal]]'s character's sister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/rudra/filmography.html|title = Check out lists of Movies by #Rudra #Filmography}}</ref> She took [[Dance|formal classical dance]] lessons from her mother and is also a dance teacher.<ref name=menon>{{cite web|title=Vinduja Menon Profile|url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/vinduja_menon-profile-5192-14.htm|publisher=Veethi}}</ref>

==Background ==
Vinduja made her movie debut as a child in the movie, ''[[Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil]]'', released in 1985. She is a former Kalathilakam from [[Kerala School Kalolsavam]] in 1991, and the first artiste from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to receive this honor. She studied at [[H.H. Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bai N.S.S. College for Women]] in [[Karamana]] and did masters in [[Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name=menon/> She is conferred doctorate from [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].She started her career as a drama artist.

==Personal life==
Her father is K.P. Vishwanathan Menon, a Government officer, and her mother is Kalamandalam [[Vimala Menon]], founder of [[Kerala Natya Academy]], a prestigious dance institution. She has a brother, Vinod Kumar.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/my-students-are-my-wealth/article2131700.ece | title= 'My students are my wealth' | date=24 June 2011 | first=Nita | last=Sathyendran | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=6 August 2018 }}</ref> She is married to Rajesh Kumar and has a daughter, Neha.<ref>{{cite web|title=പവിത്രം കഴിഞ്ഞു വിന്ദുജ|url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/87/40|publisher=mangalamvarika|access-date=15 August 2014|page=40|date=13 May 2013}}</ref> She lives in [[Malaysia]] with her family and teaches dance under Kerala Natya Academy and occasionally acts in serials.<ref>http://www.kerals.com/kerala/vinduja-menon-back-in-malayalam/</ref> She has also been a judge on the [[reality show]] "Dance Party" on [[Kairali TV]].

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Cast
|-
|1985|| [[Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil]]|| Anand's Sister||[[Priyadarshan]]||[[Mohanlal]], [[Shankar Panikkar]]
|-
|1987||[[Nombarathi Poovu]] || Shanthi ||[[P. Padmarajan]] || [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]], [[Mammootty]]
|-
|1991|| [[Njan Gandharvan]]||Bhama's Sister || [[P. Padmarajan]]||[[Nitish Bharadwaj]], [[Suparna Anand]]
|-
|1994|| [[Bheeshmaachaarya]]||Maya || [[Cochin Haneefa]]
||[[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Narendra Prasad]]
|-
|1994||[[Pingami]]|| Ganga / Mary / Chinnumol ||[[Sathyan Anthikkad]]||[[Mohanlal]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
|-
|1994 || [[Pavithram]] || Meenakshi ||TK Rajeev Kumar ||[[Mohanlal]], [[Shobhana]]
|-
|1994 || [[Vendor Daniel State Licency]] ||Rajalakshmi || Balu Kiriyath||[[Thilakan]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
|-
|1995|| [[Samudaayam]]||Suhara ||Ambili ||[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], [[Maathu (actress)|Maathu]], [[Gouthami]]
|-
|1995 ||[[Tom & Jerry (1996 film)|Tom & Jerry]]||Nandini ||Kaladharan|| [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Annie (actress)|Annie]], [[Jagadish]]
|-
|1995 ||[[Sreeraagam]] ||Rugmini ||George Kithu ||[[Jayaram]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]
|-
|1995||[[Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan]] || Anitha ||Rafi, Mecartin||[[Jayaram]], [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]], [[Annie (actress)|Annie]]
|-
|1995||Perariyapookkal|| Radhika ||Satheesh Babu||KB Ganesh Kumar
|-
|1996||[[Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan]] ||Geetha|| Thulasidas || [[Mammootty]], [[Karthik (actor)|Murali]]
|-
|1996||[[Kanchanam]]|| Anu||TN Vasanth Kumar||[[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Srividya]]
|-
|1997 ||[[Moonu Kodiyum Munnooru Pavanum]] ||Sreedevi ||Balu Kiriyath || [[Jagadish]], [[Harishree Ashokan]]
|-
|1997|| Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela ||Maya || Viji Thampy ||[[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]], [[Jagadish]]
|-
|1997|| [[Snehasindooram]] ||Ujwala || Krishnan Munnadu ||[[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
|-
|1997||[[Superman (1997 film)|Superman]] || Hareendran's Sister || Raffi Meccartin||[[Jayaram]], [[Shobana]]
|-
|2016||[[Action Hero Biju]] || Hari's wife|| [[Abrid Shine]] || [[Nivin Pauly]], [[Anu Emmanuel]], [[Major Ravi]]
|-
|}

==Playback singing==
* Kaavum Kovilakavum ... Aabharanachaarthu 2002
* Kamalappoovu Neeyalle ... Raajamudra (dubbed film) 2008

==Dubbing==
* 1995 - [[Samudaayam]]

==Television==
*''All programs are serials, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Serials
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
|-
|1998-2000||Sthree ||Sunitha||Asianet||Television debut
|-
|2000-2002|| Jwalayayi ||Nandini||Doordarshan||
|-
|2003||Ishttamai|| ||Asianet||
|-
|2004|| Sneham|| ||Asianet||
|-
|2005|| Sassneham||||Amrita TV||
|-
||| Sarigama||Host||Asianet||
|-
|2008||Munch star singer Junior||Celebrity Judge||Asianet||Reality show
|-
|2009||Neelambari||Host||Jaihind TV||talk show
|-
|2010||My Favourites||Herself||ACV||talk show
|-
|rowspan=6|2012|| Kathayariyathe ||Thresia||Surya TV||
|-
|Rudhraveena||Ambika/Ambalika||Surya TV||
|-
|Devimahathmyam||||Asianet||
|-
|Radhamadhavam||Radha||||
|-
|Ramayanam||Sabari||Mazhavil Manorama||
|-
|Thiranottam||Herself||ACV||talk show
|-
|2013||Swathi Mahothsavam 2013||Dancer||M7 News||
|-
|Rowspan=1|2014||Dance Party||Judge||Kairali TV||Reality show
|-
|2015||[[Vivahitha (TV series)|Vivahitha]]||Shalini||Mazhavil Manorama||
|-
|2015||Sakalakalolsavam||Herself|| Manorama News||
|-
|2015||Thani Nadan||Presenter|| Mazhavil Manorama||
|-
|2016||Comedy Super Nite ||Herself||Flowers TV||Comedy show
|-
|Rowspan=3|2017||Malayali Veetamma ||Judge||Flowers TV||Reality show
|-
|Annie's Kitchen||Herself||Amrita TV||Cookery show
|-
|Tharapakittu||Herself||Kaumudy TV||Cookery show
|-
|2018||Narthaki||Herself||Mangalam TV||talk show
|-
|2019||Varthaprabhatham||Herself||Asianet News||
|-
|2019||Annu Njan||Herself||Asianet News||
|-
|2021||Tharapakittu||Herself||Kaumudy TV||talk show
|-
|2021||Red Carpet||Mentor||Amrita TV||
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|11843051}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Vinduja%20Menon Vinduja Menon at MSI]
* http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=7452

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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

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