Vinduja Menon

Vinduja Menon
Vinduja Menon
Born	Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation	Actress; playback singer; voice artist; dancer; teacher; Host;
Years active	1985 – present
Spouse(s)	Rajesh Kumar
Children	Neha Rajesh Nambiar
Parent(s)	K. P. Vishwanathan Menon ; Vimala Menon

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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.^[1] She took formal classical dance lessons from her mother and is also a dance teacher.^[2]

Background[edit]

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.^[2] She is conferred doctorate from Madurai Kamaraj University.She started her career as a drama artist.

Personal life[edit]

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.^[3] She is married to Rajesh Kumar and has a daughter, Neha.^[4] She lives in Malaysia with her family and teaches dance under Kerala Natya Academy and occasionally acts in serials.^[5] She has also been a judge on the reality show "Dance Party" on Kairali TV.

Filmography[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Director	Cast
1985	Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil	Anand's Sister	Priyadarshan	Mohanlal, Shankar Panikkar
1987	Nombarathi Poovu	Shanthi	P. Padmarajan	Madhavi, Sonia, Mammootty
1991	Njan Gandharvan	Bhama's Sister	P. Padmarajan	Nitish Bharadwaj, Suparna Anand
1994	Bheeshmaachaarya	Maya	Cochin Haneefa	Manoj K. Jayan, 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, Maathu, Gouthami
1995	Tom & Jerry	Nandini	Kaladharan	Mukesh, Annie, Jagadish
1995	Sreeraagam	Rugmini	George Kithu	Jayaram, Geetha
1995	Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan	Anitha	Rafi, Mecartin	Jayaram, Prem Kumar, Annie
1995	Perariyapookkal	Radhika	Satheesh Babu	KB Ganesh Kumar
1996	Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan	Geetha	Thulasidas	Mammootty, 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, Jagadish
1997	Snehasindooram	Ujwala	Krishnan Munnadu	Prem Kumar, Ambika
1997	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[edit]

Kaavum Kovilakavum ... Aabharanachaarthu 2002
Kamalappoovu Neeyalle ... Raajamudra (dubbed film) 2008

Dubbing[edit]

1995 - Samudaayam

Television[edit]

All programs are serials, unless otherwise noted.

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
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
2014	Dance Party	Judge	Kairali TV	Reality show
2015	Vivahitha	Shalini	Mazhavil Manorama
2015	Sakalakalolsavam	Herself	Manorama News
2015	Thani Nadan	Presenter	Mazhavil Manorama
2016	Comedy Super Nite	Herself	Flowers TV	Comedy show
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[edit]

↑ "Check out lists of Movies by #Rudra #Filmography".
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Vinduja Menon Profile". Veethi.
↑ Sathyendran, Nita (24 June 2011). "'My students are my wealth'". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
↑ "പവിത്രം കഴിഞ്ഞു വിന്ദുജ". mangalamvarika. 13 May 2013. p. 40. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
↑ http://www.kerals.com/kerala/vinduja-menon-back-in-malayalam/

External links[edit]

[1] "Check out lists of Movies by #Rudra #Filmography".

[menon-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Vinduja Menon Profile". Veethi.

[3] Sathyendran, Nita (24 June 2011). "'My students are my wealth'". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[4] "പവിത്രം കഴിഞ്ഞു വിന്ദുജ". mangalamvarika. 13 May 2013. p. 40. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

[5] ttp://www.kerals.com/kerala/vinduja-menon-back-in-malayalam/

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