Lakshmi Menon

Lakshmi Menon (born 19 May 1996 ) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya. She made her first main female lead with her Tamil debut film Sundara Pandian in 2012. She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two SIIMA Awards.

Early life and education 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.

Career 2011-2016 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.

2021-present 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.

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

Filmography

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 Filming

Discography Year Film Song ComposerLyricist Co Singer 2014 Oru Oorla Rendu Raja "Kukkuru Kukkuru" D. Imman EknaathSathyan 2015 Saagasam "Desi Girl Desi Girl" S. Thaman Madhan KarkySilambarasan Kuzhambi "Oh Coffee Penne" Rama Subramanian R. Ko Sesha

Awards and nominations Work Award Category Result RefSundarapandian 7th Vijay Awards Best Debut Actress Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut Actress The Chennai Times Film Award Promising Female Newcomer 60th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Female Debut Tamil Nadu State Film AwardsBest Actress Kumki Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best Actress 60th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Various films 3rd SIIMA Awards Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (female) Naan Sigappu Manithan 9th Vijay Awards Best Actress Jigarthanda 4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Vedalam 5th SIIMA Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role