Lakshmi Menon

She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards.

• Name — Lakshmi Menon • Birth Name — Lakshmi Menon • Born — 19 May 1996 • Birthplace — Kochi, Kerala, India • Years Active — 2011–2016 2021–present • Education — Reva University, Bangalore • Occupation — * Actress • Choreographer • Playback singer

Lakshmi Menon was born on 19 May 1996 at Kochi to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai-based artist, and Usha Menon, a dance teacher. She did her schooling at Bhavan's Munshi Vidyashram school in Thrippunithura. She then enrolled at the Sacred Heart College, Kochi, for her graduation in English literature. Later, she completed a diploma in Bharatanatyam from REVA University in 2019.

In 2011, Malayalam director Vinayan, who saw her during Bharatanatyam telecast, cast her in his film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya. She was in her eight grade when she acted in the film. Soon after, she played the lead along with Vineeth in another Malayalam film titled Ideal Couple, directed by Ali Akbar. Watching her performance, director Prabhakaran offered her the lead role in Sundarapandian (2012) opposite M. Sasikumar, which released before Kumki and marked her Tamil debut. Director Prabu Solomon cast her in Kumki (2012) opposite actor Vikram Prabhu. After acting with Sasikumar again in Kutti Puli, she was seen as a demure school teacher Malar in Suseenthiran's action-drama film Pandianadu (2013), which co-starred Vishal. In Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) saw her pairing up with Vishal again. She acted in two Tamil films, Manja Pye with Vimal and Jigarthanda with Siddharth in 2014. She completed Komban (2015) had hit the screens and got her a good name for her role and as well as her movie Vedalam (2015) in which she portrayed the role of sister for Ajith Kumar. In 2016, she did two movie named Miruthan with Jayam Ravi' which was the first Tamil zombie movie and Rekka with Vijay Sethupathi.

Her next project was Pulikkuthi Pandi (2021) which is Lakshmi Menon's third film under M. Muthaiah's direction, and the film also marked the actress comeback on big screens after four years. Then, Lakshmi Menon plays a schizophrenic person in female-centric film AGP Schizophrenia (2022). She starred in Chandramukhi 2 (2023) direct by P. Vasu. Lakshmi Menon gets a meaty role in the film and she has delivered a decent performance. However, Chandramukhi 2 fails to bring anything fresh to the film, and ends up delivering a colour-remastered copy of its predecessor. In the horror thriller film Sabdham (2025), Lakshmi Menon in a refreshingly unique professor role, delivers a compelling performance.

In August 2025, she, along with three others, was booked for the abduction and assault of an IT professional in Kerala.

• Year — Title — Role(s) — Language(s) — Notes — Ref. • 2011 — Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya — Priya — Malayalam — Malayalam Debut • 2012 — Ideal Couple — Shanthi • Sundarapandian — Archana — Tamil — Tamil Debut • Kumki — Alli • 2013 — Kutti Puli — Bharathi • Pandiya Naadu — Malarvizhi Chidambaram • 2014 — Naan Sigappu Manithan — Meera • Manjapai — Karthika • Jigarthanda — Kayalvizhi • Avatharam — Mani Meghala (Mani Kutty) — Malayalam • 2015 — Komban — Pazhani — Tamil • Vedalam — Thamizharasi (Thamizh) • Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga — Lakshmi — Voice Over Only • 2016 — Miruthan — Dr. Renuka • Rekka — Bharathi • 2021 — Pulikkuthi Pandi — Pechi — Direct Television Premiere • 2022 — AGP Schizophrenia — Pooja • 2023 — Chandramukhi 2 — Divya • 2025 — Sabdham — Avanthika • TBA — Malai — Filming