Lakshmi Menon (actress)

Lakshmi Menon
Lakshmi Menon at 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013
Born	(1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 20) Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress, dancer, singer
Years active	2012–present

Lakshmi Menon (born 19 May 1996) is an Indian film actress, model and singer, who mainly appears in Tamil films along with few Malayalam films. After making her acting debut in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya (2011), she played the female lead in her debut Tamil film Sundarapandian in 2012.Sundarapandian, as well as her next three Tamil releases, were commercial successes and she was labelled as "the fastest rising star in Tamil cinema" by Sify.

Lakshmi Menon was born to Malayali parents Ramakrishnan, a Dubai based artist and Usha Menon, a dance teacher. Hailing from Thrippunithura, she studied at the Govt.Boys Hr.sec.School's in Mallanginaru, where her mother also works. After completing 12th, she got admission in Sacred Heart college Kochi for BA literature.

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. After she began acting in Malayalam cinema, she was featured on the cover of a magazine and it caught the attention of director Prabu Solomon, who cast her in Kumki opposite Vikram Prabhu. Watching her performance, director Prabhakaran offered her the lead role in Sundarapandian opposite M. Sasikumar, which released before Kumki and marked her Tamil debut. After acting with Sasikumar again in Kutti Puli, she was seen as a demure school teacher Malar in Suseenthiran's action-drama film Pandianadu, which co-starred Vishal. All her four Tamil films, released in a span of one year, were box office hits.