Aswathi Menon
Born
Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2000–2002
2017–2020

Aswathi Menon is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2000 Malayalam film Sathyam Sivam Sundaram.[1]

Early life

Aswathi was born in Ernakulam, Kerala, India, to Jaygopal Menon and Vinitha Rao. After her schooling in Dubai's Varkey group of schools, she pursued her higher education in Kerala at St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and at Sacred Heart College, Thevara to complete her MA in English Literature. She has a diploma from 'New York Film Academy' in Abu Dhabi for Film Acting.[2][3]

Career

Aswathi attended Varkey International Private School in Dubai, where she first began performing. She then began performing in Malayalam and Tamil films in South India. Aswathi was approached to play the lead role opposite Vijay in Kushi (2000), but turned down the offer to prioritise her studies.[4]

Her debut appearance was in Sathyam Sivam Sundaram. This was followed by Shambho Mahadeva, Savithriyude Aranjanam, Onnaman and the Tamil film Thenkasi Pattanam (2002). After a hiatus, she returned in the 2017 film Role Models and Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar. She followed it with notable performances in Trance[5] and June She associated with a music band called' "Kallinga". She was involved in theatre, arts etc. in Dubai. She worked in a corporate company in Dubai for 15 years.

Filmography

Year film Role Language Notes
2000 Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Vijayalakshmi/Viji Malayalam
2001 Shambo Mahadeva Kalyani Malayalam Unreleased
2002 Onnaman Radha Malayalam
2002 Thenkasi Pattanam Uma Tamil
2002 Savithriyude Aranjanam Savitri Malayalam
2017 Role Models Lucy Malayalam
2017 The Lover Sandra Malayalam Short film
2018 Laughing Apartment Near Girinagar Manju Malayalam
2018 Men at My Door Hema Malayalam Short film
2018 Joseph Voice (Dubbing) Malayalam
2019 June Mini Malayalam
2020 Trance Kavitha Malayalam

References

  1. ↑ "Walking back into the limelight: Aswathy Menon on the comeback trail". manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.</ref
  2. ↑ "RETURN OF THE LONG-LOST PRINCESS—ASWATHI MENON". Rage N You. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pularvela". Manorama News. Retrieved 29 August 2018.</ref
  4. ↑ "Priorities change". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Aswathi Menon returns to M'wood with Role Models". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2018.</ref
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