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{{Short description|Indian film actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name               = Renuka Menon
| name       = Renuka Menon
| image              =  
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|3|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = November 3, 1983
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
| birth_place       = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| education   = [[Bachelor of Business Administration]]
| education         = BBA
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|dancer}}
| occupation         = Actress, Model
| spouse     = {{Marriage|Suraj Menon|2006}}
| spouse             = Suraj (2006 - present)
| children    = 2
| website            =  
| othername   = Renu
| othername         = Renu
| yearsactive = 2002{{endash}}2006
| yearsactive       = 2002 – 2006
| known for  = ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002) <br/> ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]'' (2005) <br/> ''[[Vargam]]'' (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>
 
'''Renuka Menon''' (born 3 November 1983)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/remember-kalabha-kadhalan-actress-renuka-menon-heres-what-she-is-doing-now-8841927.html|title=Remember Kalabha Kadhalan Actress Renuka Menon? Here's What She Is Doing Now|date=6 April 2024|website=www.news18.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/bhavana-completes-20-years-in-films-expresses-gratitude-to-nammal-team-1.8150109|title=Bhavana completes 20 years in films, expresses gratitude to 'Nammal' team|date=20 December 2022|website=english.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> is a former Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in [[Malayalam]] and [[Telugu-language]] films as well as some [[Tamil-language]] and [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2005/07das.asp|date=11 July 2005|access-date=18 July 2024|website=Chennai Online|title=Das|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205034549/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2005/07das.asp|archive-date=5 December 2005}}</ref>
 
She made her acting debut in ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doolnews.com/music-director-mohan-sithara-about-nammal-movie-songs-454.html|title=Nammal (2002) movie songs, mp3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512003335/https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2022|title=Nammal|work=[[Sify]]|date=24 April 2003}}</ref> Her notable films include ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13909216&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091636/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13909216&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2012 |title=Welcome to|website=[[Sify]] |date=20 January 2007 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> ''[[Vargam]]'' (2006)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/vargam/20060314.htm | title=Vargam: Worth the price of a ticket }}</ref> and ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]'' (2006).<ref name=co>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2006/01kalabhakadhalan.asp |title=Kalabha Kadhalan |website=Chennai Online |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114093825/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2006/01kalabhakadhalan.asp |archive-date=14 January 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, Menon retired from acting and currently runs a dance school in California.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.vanitha.in/celluloid/celebrity-interview/renuka-menon-family-vanitha-special.html |title='അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി &#124; renuka menon actress &#124; renuka menon family &#124; renuka menon nammal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raaga.com |title=Kalabak Kadhalan Songs Download, Kalabak Kadhalan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kalabak-kadhalan-songs-T0000769 |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.raaga.com |language=en |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202065106/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kalabak-kadhalan-songs-T0000769 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/jishnu-nammal-and-ordinary-films.html#|title='നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി|website=www.manoramaonline.com|date=25 March 2016|language=ml}}</ref>
 
==Early and personal life==
Renuka was born on 3 November 1983 in [[Alappuzha]] and also she pursued her [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] degree in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/actress-renuka-menon-latest-family-photo-has-shocked-the-fans-176563|title=Renuka Menon: ஆர்யா பட நடிகைக்கு இவ்வளவு பெரிய மகளா? ஃபேமிலி போட்டோ பகிர்ந்த ரேணுகா மேனன்|author=Lavanya Yuvaraj|date=4 April 2023|website=tamil.abplive.com}}</ref> She married Suraj Menon, a US-based software engineer, on 21 November 2006. They have two daughters, Swathi and Anika.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/web-stories/entertainment/nammal-movie-fame-actress-renuka-menon-age-lifestory-and-family-details/photoshow/108283139.cms|title='നമ്മളിലെ അപർണ ഇവിടെയുണ്ട്'! 40 വയസ്സിലും ഇന്നും അതുപോലെ!|date=7 March 2024|website=malayalam.samayam.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/actress-renuka-menon-s-family-pics-went-viral/articleshow/94395341.cms|title=ഭർത്താവിനും മക്കൾക്കുമൊപ്പമായി സന്തുഷ്ട കുടുംബജീവിതം! നമ്മളിലെ അപർണ, രേണുക മേനോന്റെ ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ ഇതാണ്! ചിത്രങ്ങൾ വൈറൽ|date=23 September 2023|website=malayalam.samayam.com}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
===2002-2004: Early debut and its recognition===
At the age of 19, Renuka made her acting debut through ''[[Nammal]]''<ref name="asianetnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/sidharth-bharathan-remember-late-actor-jishnu-raghavan-nrn-rs0taj|title='നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ|website=asianetnews.com|language=ml}}</ref> opposite [[Jishnu|Jishnu Raghavan]], [[Sidharth Bharathan]] and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/bhavana-menon-on-20-years-of-nammal-i-still-remember-the-way-i-sulked-when-they-finished-my-make-up-saying-no-one-is-gonna-recognize-me/articleshow/96361587.cms|title=Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=20 December 2022|language=en}}</ref> It was commercially successful and well received by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|title=A filmi shot in the arm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/top-6-all-time-best-youth-centric-films-of-mollywood/top-6-all-time-best-youth-centric-films-of-mollywood/photostory/52902727.cms|title=Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


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.
Then she acted in several films ''Mayamohithachandran'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/jayam-ravi-and-renuka-menon-shines-in-the-romance-dass-tamil-movie-and-yuvan-shankar-raja-hit-in-the-music-131722215594552.html|title=19 Years Of Daas: ஜெயம் ரவி - ரேணுகா மேனன் ரொமான்ஸில் மிளிர்ந்த தாஸ்.. இசையில் சிக்ஸர் அடித்த யுவன் சங்கர் ராஜா|author=M.Marimuthu|date=29 July 2024|website=tamil.hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/film-serial-actress-yamuna-got-married-442660/|title=സിനിമാ സീരിയൽ താരം യമുന വിവാഹിതയായി|date=13 December 2020 }}</ref> ''Freedom''<ref name="jishn">{{cite news| date=27 Mar 2016 |title=A promising career cut short by cancer |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-a-promising-career-cut-short-by-cancer/article8401215.ece}}</ref> and ''[[Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum]]'' along with [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2017/11/06/malika-sukumaran-speaks-about-the-conspiracy.html|title=അവർ മക്കളെയും സിനിമയില്‍ നിന്ന് അകറ്റാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചു: മല്ലിക സുകുമാരൻ|website=Manoramanews|date=6 November 2017 }}</ref> Then, she made her Telugu-language debut in ''[[Anandamanandamaye]]'' along with [[Jai Akash]] and it received positive reviews from critics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220411014246/https://www.sify.com/movies/meerayude-dukhavum-muthuvinte-swapnavum-review-malayalam-pclvlsegbcfei.html ''Sify'' review]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/anandamanandamaye-review-tamil-pclv0kijhefeb.html|title=Anandamanandamaye|date=14 February 2004|work=Sify|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705150103/http://www.sify.com/movies/anandamanandamaye-review-tamil-13389071.html|archive-date=5 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doolnews.com/renuka-menon-talks-about-prithviraj-sukumaran-138-64.html#google_vignette|title=പലരും രാജുവിന്റെ ആ രീതിയെ അന്ന് തെറ്റിദ്ധരിച്ചു; ആളുകള്‍ എന്നെ കുറിച്ചും അങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടാകാം: രേണുക|date=11 July 2024|website=www.doolnews.com}}</ref>


==Personal life==
===2005-2006: Foray into other industries===
In 2005, Menon made her debut Tamil-language and Kannada film debuts in ''[[February 14 (film)|February 14]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/07February14.asp |title=February 14 |website=Chennai Online |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006010247/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/07February14.asp |archive-date=6 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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> respectively. Later that year, she starred in another Tamil film, ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]'' opposite [[Jayam Ravi]] and it was praised by critics.<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><ref>[http://www.viggy.com/english/current_news.asp News about 'News']</ref>


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>
In 2006, she acted in the Malayalam film ''[[Vargam]]'',{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} paired with [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] again after ''[[Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum]]'', following which, she appeared in the Tamil film ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |last=லஜ்ஜாவதி |date=19 March 2006 |title=கலாபக் காதலன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2006-03-19/page/n1/mode/2up |access-date=13 March 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=1 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> opposite [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and in the multi-starrer ''[[Pathaaka]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/718717-latest-news-actress-renuka-menon-shared-pictures-of-the-dance.html#google_vignette|title=ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സിലായോ? പ്രായമാകുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്നതേ ഇല്ല , ഇപ്പോഴും അതീവ സുന്ദരിയാണെന്ന് ആരാധകര്‍|date=25 June 2024|website=www.mangalam.com}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
 
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
! Year  
! Film  
! Role  
! Language  
! Notes
! Ref
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Nammal]]'' || Aparna || [[Malayalam]] ||
| 2002
| ''[[Nammal]]''
| Aparna
| Malayalam
| Malayalam debut
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-shine-tom-chacko-has-appeared-in-nammal/articleshow/83770413.cms|title=Did you know Shine Tom Chacko has appeared in 'Nammal'?|date=23 June 2021|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum]]'' || Aswathy || [[Malayalam]] ||
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum]]''
| Aswathy
| Malayalam
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/delve/pitied-and-desexualised-how-malayalam-cinema-has-portrayed-people-disability-101614|title=Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability|author=Neelima Menon|date=11 May 2018|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Mayamohithachandran'' || Maya || [[Malayalam]] || Unreleased
| ''Mayamohithachandran''
| Maya
| Malayalam
|  
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''Valliddaru Okkate'' || Sravani || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
| rowspan="3"|2004  
| ''Freedom''
| Anjali
| Malayalam
|  
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/freedom-on-mazhavil-manorama/articleshow/49748425.cms|title='Freedom' on Mazhavil Manorama|date=18 November 2015|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Freedom (2004 film)|Freedom]]'' || Anjali || [[Malayalam]] ||
| ''[[Anandamanandamaye]]''  
| Bhuvaneshwari
| Telugu
| Telugu debut
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.filmyfocus.com/unknown-and-interesting-story-behind-anandamanandamaye-movie-making|title=Anandamanandamaye: 19 ఏళ్ళ 'ఆనందమానందమాయే' వెనుక ఇంత కథ ఉందా?|date=7 February 2023|website=telugu.filmyfocus.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Anandamanandamaye]]'' || Bhuvaneshwari || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
| ''Valliddaru Okkate''  
| Sravani
| Telugu
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moviegq.com/movie/valliddaru-okkate-9163|title=Valliddaru Okkate 2004 Telugu Movie Wiki, Cast, Crew, Songs, Videos, Release Date|website=MovieGQ|language=en|access-date=2021-05-22}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[February 14 (film)|February 14]]'' || Pooja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| rowspan="3"|2005  
| ''[[February 14 (film)|February 14]]''  
| Pooja  
| Tamil
| Tamil debut
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[News (film)|News]]'' || Divya || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
| ''[[News (film)|News]]''  
| Divya
| Kannada  
| Kannada debut
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]'' || Rajeshwari || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| ''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]''  
| Rajeshwari
| Tamil
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dass-review-tamil-13906776.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011225834/http://www.sify.com/movies/dass-review-tamil-13906776.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2014 |title=Movie Review:Dass|website=[[Sify]] |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Vargam]]'' || Nadhiya || [[Malayalam]] ||
| rowspan="3"|2006  
| ''[[Vargam]]''  
| Nadhiya
| Malayalam
|
| <ref>{{Cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prithviraj-would-like-to-remake-vargam/articleshow/67849592.cms | title=Prithviraj: Would like to remake Vargam - Times of India ► | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]'' || Anbarasi 'Anbu' Akilan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]''
| Anbarasi
| Tamil
|
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Pathaaka]]'' || Meera Menon || [[Malayalam]] ||
| ''[[Pathaaka]]''
| Meera Menon
| Malayalam
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/07pathaka.htm|title = Suresh Gopi can't save Pathaka}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''Madhan'' || Unknown ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Unreleased
| 2009
| ''Madhan''
| Renuka
| Tamil
| Unreleased film
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|}
 
===TV shows===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Channel
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| 2003
| ''Onnanu Nammal''
| [[Surya TV]]
| paired with Nammal
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Kinescope|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2003|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 December 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270316/buddies-tribute-to-warrior-pal-jishnu.html|title=Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=27 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 13 November 2025


Renuka Menon
Born (1983-11-03) 3 November 1983 (age 42)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Other namesRenu
EducationBachelor of Business Administration
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
Years active2002–2006
Known forNammal (2002)
Daas (2005)
Vargam (2006)
Spouse(s)
Suraj Menon
(
m. 2006)
Children2

Renuka Menon (born 3 November 1983)[1][2] is a former Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu-language films as well as some Tamil-language and Kannada films.[3]

She made her acting debut in Nammal (2002).[4][5] Her notable films include Daas (2005),[6] Vargam (2006)[7] and Kalabha Kadhalan (2006).[8] In 2006, Menon retired from acting and currently runs a dance school in California.[9][10][11]

Early and personal life[edit | edit source]

Renuka was born on 3 November 1983 in Alappuzha and also she pursued her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Thrissur.[12] She married Suraj Menon, a US-based software engineer, on 21 November 2006. They have two daughters, Swathi and Anika.[13][14]

Career[edit | edit source]

2002-2004: Early debut and its recognition[edit | edit source]

At the age of 19, Renuka made her acting debut through Nammal[15] opposite Jishnu Raghavan, Sidharth Bharathan and Bhavana.[16] It was commercially successful and well received by critics.[17][18]

Then she acted in several films Mayamohithachandran,[19][20] Freedom[21] and Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum along with Prithviraj.[22] Then, she made her Telugu-language debut in Anandamanandamaye along with Jai Akash and it received positive reviews from critics.[23][24][25]

2005-2006: Foray into other industries[edit | edit source]

In 2005, Menon made her debut Tamil-language and Kannada film debuts in February 14,[26] alongside Bharath, and News opposite Upendra,[27] respectively. Later that year, she starred in another Tamil film, Daas opposite Jayam Ravi and it was praised by critics.[28][29]

In 2006, she acted in the Malayalam film Vargam,[citation needed] paired with Prithviraj again after Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum, following which, she appeared in the Tamil film Kalabha Kadhalan[30] opposite Arya and in the multi-starrer Pathaaka.[31]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref
2002 Nammal Aparna Malayalam Malayalam debut [32]
2003 Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum Aswathy Malayalam [33]
Mayamohithachandran Maya Malayalam [citation needed]
2004 Freedom Anjali Malayalam [34]
Anandamanandamaye Bhuvaneshwari Telugu Telugu debut [35]
Valliddaru Okkate Sravani Telugu [36]
2005 February 14 Pooja Tamil Tamil debut [citation needed]
News Divya Kannada Kannada debut [citation needed]
Daas Rajeshwari Tamil [37]
2006 Vargam Nadhiya Malayalam [38]
Kalabha Kadhalan Anbarasi Tamil [citation needed]
Pathaaka Meera Menon Malayalam [39]
2009 Madhan Renuka Tamil Unreleased film [citation needed]

TV shows[edit | edit source]

Year Show Channel Notes Ref
2003 Onnanu Nammal Surya TV paired with Nammal [40][41]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Remember Kalabha Kadhalan Actress Renuka Menon? Here's What She Is Doing Now". www.news18.com. 6 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bhavana completes 20 years in films, expresses gratitude to 'Nammal' team". english.mathrubhumi.com. 20 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Das". Chennai Online. 11 July 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nammal (2002) movie songs, mp3".
  5. ↑ "Nammal". Sify. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to". Sify. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Vargam: Worth the price of a ticket".
  8. ↑ "Kalabha Kadhalan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "'അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി | renuka menon actress | renuka menon family | renuka menon nammal".
  10. ↑ Raaga.com. "Kalabak Kadhalan Songs Download, Kalabak Kadhalan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "'നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി". www.manoramaonline.com (in മലയാളം). 25 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Lavanya Yuvaraj (4 April 2023). "Renuka Menon: ஆர்யா பட நடிகைக்கு இவ்வளவு பெரிய மகளா? ஃபேமிலி போட்டோ பகிர்ந்த ரேணுகா மேனன்". tamil.abplive.com.
  13. ↑ "'നമ്മളിലെ അപർണ ഇവിടെയുണ്ട്'! 40 വയസ്സിലും ഇന്നും അതുപോലെ!". malayalam.samayam.com. 7 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "ഭർത്താവിനും മക്കൾക്കുമൊപ്പമായി സന്തുഷ്ട കുടുംബജീവിതം! നമ്മളിലെ അപർണ, രേണുക മേനോന്റെ ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ ഇതാണ്! ചിത്രങ്ങൾ വൈറൽ". malayalam.samayam.com. 23 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "'നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ". asianetnews.com (in മലയാളം).
  16. ↑ "Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "A filmi shot in the arm". The Hindu. 15 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood". The Times of India.
  19. ↑ M.Marimuthu (29 July 2024). "19 Years Of Daas: ஜெயம் ரவி - ரேணுகா மேனன் ரொமான்ஸில் மிளிர்ந்த தாஸ்.. இசையில் சிக்ஸர் அடித்த யுவன் சங்கர் ராஜா". tamil.hindustantimes.com.
  20. ↑ "സിനിമാ സീരിയൽ താരം യമുന വിവാഹിതയായി". 13 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "A promising career cut short by cancer". The Hindu. 27 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "അവർ മക്കളെയും സിനിമയില്‍ നിന്ന് അകറ്റാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചു: മല്ലിക സുകുമാരൻ". Manoramanews. 6 November 2017.
  23. ↑ Sify review
  24. ↑ "Anandamanandamaye". Sify. 14 February 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  25. ↑ "പലരും രാജുവിന്റെ ആ രീതിയെ അന്ന് തെറ്റിദ്ധരിച്ചു; ആളുകള്‍ എന്നെ കുറിച്ചും അങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടാകാം: രേണുക". www.doolnews.com. 11 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "February 14". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  27. ↑ Christopher, Kavvya (27 June 2004). "Heroine count: the more the merrier". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  28. ↑ "Jeyam Ravi on a hat-trick". Rediff. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  29. ↑ News about 'News'
  30. ↑ லஜ்ஜாவதி (19 March 2006). "கலாபக் காதலன்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  31. ↑ "ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സിലായോ? പ്രായമാകുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്നതേ ഇല്ല , ഇപ്പോഴും അതീവ സുന്ദരിയാണെന്ന് ആരാധകര്‍". www.mangalam.com. 25 June 2024.
  32. ↑ "Did you know Shine Tom Chacko has appeared in 'Nammal'?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 June 2021.
  33. ↑ Neelima Menon (11 May 2018). "Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability". www.thenewsminute.com.
  34. ↑ "'Freedom' on Mazhavil Manorama". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 18 November 2015.
  35. ↑ "Anandamanandamaye: 19 ఏళ్ళ 'ఆనందమానందమాయే' వెనుక ఇంత కథ ఉందా?". telugu.filmyfocus.com. 7 February 2023.
  36. ↑ "Valliddaru Okkate 2004 Telugu Movie Wiki, Cast, Crew, Songs, Videos, Release Date". MovieGQ. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  37. ↑ "Movie Review:Dass". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  38. ↑ "Prithviraj: Would like to remake Vargam - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
  39. ↑ "Suresh Gopi can't save Pathaka".
  40. ↑ "Kinescope". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  41. ↑ "Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu". Deccan Chronicle. 27 March 2016.

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