Renuka Menon Explained

Renuka Menon
Birth Date:3 November 1983
Birth Place:Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Education:Bachelor of Business Administration
Children:2
Othername:Renu
Yearsactive:20022006
Known For:Nammal (2002)
Daas (2005)
Vargam (2006)

Renuka Menon (Malayalam: രേണുക മേനോൻ; 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

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

2002-2004: Early debut and its recognition

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

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, 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

Films

Year Film Role Language NotesRef
2002NammalAparnaMalayalamMalayalam debut[32]
2003Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte SwapnavumAswathyMalayalam[33]
MayamohithachandranMayaMalayalam
2004 Freedom Anjali Malayalam[34]
Anandamanandamaye Bhuvaneshwari TeluguTelugu debut[35]
Valliddaru Okkate Sravani Telugu[36]
2005 February 14 Pooja TamilTamil debut
News DivyaKannada Kannada debut
Daas Rajeshwari Tamil[37]
2006 Vargam Nadhiya Malayalam[38]
Kalabha KadhalanAnbarasiTamil
PathaakaMeera MenonMalayalam[39]
2009MadhanRenukaTamilUnreleased film

TV shows

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remember Kalabha Kadhalan Actress Renuka Menon? Here’s What She Is Doing Now. 6 April 2024. www.news18.com.
  2. Web site: Bhavana completes 20 years in films, expresses gratitude to ‘Nammal’ team. 20 December 2022. english.mathrubhumi.com.
  3. Web site: Das. 11 July 2005. 18 July 2024. Chennai Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20051205034549/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2005/07das.asp. 5 December 2005.
  4. Web site: Nammal (2002) movie songs, mp3.
  5. Web site: Nammal. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512003335/https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html. dead. 12 May 2022. Sify. 24 April 2003.
  6. Web site: Welcome to. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091636/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13909216&cid=2408 . dead . 20 October 2012 . . 20 January 2007 . 18 October 2011.
  7. Web site: Vargam: Worth the price of a ticket .
  8. Web site: Kalabha Kadhalan . Chennai Online . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060114093825/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2006/01kalabhakadhalan.asp . 14 January 2006 . dead.
  9. Web site: 'അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി | renuka menon actress | renuka menon family | renuka menon nammal.
  10. Web site: Raaga.com . Kalabak Kadhalan Songs Download, Kalabak Kadhalan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs . 2023-02-02 . www.raaga.com . en . 2 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202065106/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kalabak-kadhalan-songs-T0000769 . live .
  11. Web site: 'നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി. www.manoramaonline.com. 25 March 2016. ml.
  12. Web site: Renuka Menon: ஆர்யா பட நடிகைக்கு இவ்வளவு பெரிய மகளா? ஃபேமிலி போட்டோ பகிர்ந்த ரேணுகா மேனன். Lavanya Yuvaraj. 4 April 2023. tamil.abplive.com.
  13. Web site: 'നമ്മളിലെ അപർണ ഇവിടെയുണ്ട്'! 40 വയസ്സിലും ഇന്നും അതുപോലെ!. 7 March 2024. malayalam.samayam.com.
  14. Web site: ഭർത്താവിനും മക്കൾക്കുമൊപ്പമായി സന്തുഷ്ട കുടുംബജീവിതം! നമ്മളിലെ അപർണ, രേണുക മേനോന്റെ ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ ഇതാണ്! ചിത്രങ്ങൾ വൈറൽ. 23 September 2023. malayalam.samayam.com.
  15. Web site: 'നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ. asianetnews.com. ml.
  16. Web site: 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. en.
  17. Web site: A filmi shot in the arm. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm. dead. 21 December 2016. The Hindu. 15 February 2003.
  18. News: Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood. The Times of India. en.
  19. Web site: 19 Years Of Daas: ஜெயம் ரவி - ரேணுகா மேனன் ரொமான்ஸில் மிளிர்ந்த தாஸ்.. இசையில் சிக்ஸர் அடித்த யுவன் சங்கர் ராஜா. M.Marimuthu. 29 July 2024. tamil.hindustantimes.com.
  20. Web site: സിനിമാ സീരിയൽ താരം യമുന വിവാഹിതയായി. 13 December 2020 .
  21. News: 27 Mar 2016 . A promising career cut short by cancer . The Hindu .
  22. Web site: അവർ മക്കളെയും സിനിമയില്‍ നിന്ന് അകറ്റാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചു: മല്ലിക സുകുമാരൻ. Manoramanews.
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220411014246/https://www.sify.com/movies/meerayude-dukhavum-muthuvinte-swapnavum-review-malayalam-pclvlsegbcfei.html Sify review
  24. Web site: Anandamanandamaye. 14 February 2004. Sify. https://archive.today/20130705150103/http://www.sify.com/movies/anandamanandamaye-review-tamil-13389071.html. 5 July 2013.
  25. Web site: പലരും രാജുവിന്റെ ആ രീതിയെ അന്ന് തെറ്റിദ്ധരിച്ചു; ആളുകള്‍ എന്നെ കുറിച്ചും അങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടാകാം: രേണുക. 11 July 2024. www.doolnews.com.
  26. Web site: February 14 . Chennai Online . 15 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006010247/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/07February14.asp . 6 October 2006 . dead.
  27. News: Heroine count: the more the merrier . . 27 June 2004 . 3 April 2009 . Kavvya . Christopher.
  28. Web site: Jeyam Ravi on a hat-trick . Rediff . 18 October 2011.
  29. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_news.asp News about 'News'
  30. லஜ்ஜாவதி . 19 March 2006 . கலாபக் காதலன் . 13 March 2024 . Kalki . 1 . ta . Internet Archive.
  31. Web site: ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സിലായോ? പ്രായമാകുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്നതേ ഇല്ല, ഇപ്പോഴും അതീവ സുന്ദരിയാണെന്ന് ആരാധകര്‍. 25 June 2024. www.mangalam.com.
  32. Web site: Did you know Shine Tom Chacko has appeared in ‘Nammal’?. 23 June 2021. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  33. Web site: Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability. Neelima Menon. 11 May 2018. www.thenewsminute.com.
  34. Web site: 'Freedom' on Mazhavil Manorama. 18 November 2015. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  35. Web site: Anandamanandamaye: 19 ఏళ్ళ ‘ఆనందమానందమాయే’ వెనుక ఇంత కథ ఉందా?. 7 February 2023. telugu.filmyfocus.com.
  36. Web site: Valliddaru Okkate 2004 Telugu Movie Wiki, Cast, Crew, Songs, Videos, Release Date. MovieGQ. en. 2021-05-22.
  37. Web site: Movie Review:Dass. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011225834/http://www.sify.com/movies/dass-review-tamil-13906776.html . dead . 11 October 2014 . . 18 October 2011.
  38. News: Prithviraj: Would like to remake Vargam - Times of India ► . .
  39. Web site: Suresh Gopi can't save Pathaka.
  40. News: Kinescope. https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm. dead. 21 July 2003. 22 January 2018. The Hindu. 23 December 2002.
  41. Web site: Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu. Deccan Chronicle. 27 March 2016 . en.