Samyuktha_(actress,_born_1995)

Samyuktha (actress, born 1995)

Samyuktha (actress, born 1995)

Indian actress (born 1995)

Samyuktha (born Samyuktha Menon; 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Popcorn (2016).[1] She has since appeared in commercially successful films such as Kalki (2019), Edakkad Battalion 06 (2019), Bheemla Nayak (2022), Bimbisara (2022), Gaalipata 2 (2022), Vaathi (2023) and Virupaksha (2023).[2]

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Early life

Samyuktha was born as Samyuktha Menon on 11 September 1995,[3][4] at Palakkad, Kerala.[5] Samyuktha did her schooling from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Thathamangalam and she is a graduate in economics.[6]

Career

Samyuktha made her film debut in 2016 with the Malayalam film Popcorn, where she played Anjana, the love interest of Shine Tom Chacko in the movie.[7]

She appeared in the Tamil-language action thriller Kalari as Thenmozhi.[8][9] She was cast to play the title role in Lilli, a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language revenge thriller flick, scripted and directed by debutant Prasobh Vijayan.[7][10] July Kaatril announced in late 2017 is a romantic comedy Tamil film.[11] The project was released in 2018. Her next release was Theevandi a Malayalam-language political satire film directed by debutante Fellini T. P. and written by Vini Vishwa Lal.[12][13]

Samyuktha's first release for 2019 was Oru Yamandan Premakadha[14] directed by B. C. Noufal and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. She made a cameo appearance in Uyare [15] as Tessa sharing screen space again with Tovino Thomas. Samyuktha played the role of Shivajith Padmanabhan's side-kick in the 2019 action film Kalki which had Tovino Thomas in the lead directed by Praveen Prabharam.[16][17][18] She was later cast in Bheemla Nayak which was released in February 2022. In August 2022, she made her Kannada debut in the film Gaalipata 2.[19]

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Samyuktha at an event

Samyuktha is considered among the highest-paid Malayalam actresses.[20] In the Kochi Times Most Desirable Women list, Samyuktha was placed 7th both in 2018 and 2019, and 2nd in 2020.[21][22][23]

Personal life

In 2023, Samyuktha dropped her surname Menon from her name and said, "When I want to see equality, humanity and love all around, keeping a surname makes it very contradictory to what I want."[24][25]

Filmography

Films

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References

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    "I pick characters that satisfy me as an actor, says Samyuktha Menon". The Hindu. 10 October 2019.
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    "Paadam Namukku Paadam: Actress Samyuktha Menon enjoys a fan girl moment with iconic singer K S Chithra". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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    "Are you a virgin? Malayalam actor Samyuktha Menon gives befitting reply to question". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. April 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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    Manu, Meera (2 April 2018). "As Lilly blooms". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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    "Samyuktha Menon makes a bold debut in Tamil cinema with 'July Kaatril'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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    "Theevandi: Slapping Tovino wasn't a funny and easy task for me: Samyuktha Menon". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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    George, Anjana (16 July 2018). "Dulquer begins shooting for Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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    George, Anjana (8 February 2019). "Samyuktha Menon, Anarkali Marikar join Parvathy's Uyare". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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    "Samyuktha drops her surname 'Menon' for 'equality' and 'humanity'". The Times of India. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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    "അരവിന്ദസ്വാമിയെയും മധുബാലയെയും ഓര്‍മ്മിപ്പിച്ച് ടൊവിനോയും സംയുക്തയും, എടക്കാട് ബറ്റാലിയനിലെ ഗാനം" [Tovino and Samyuktha reminding of Aravinda Swamy and Madhubala, the song from Edakkad Battalion]. News Mathrubhumi. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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