Parvathi Menon
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Parvathi Menon is an Indian film actress who hails from Kerala
. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Out of Syllabus in 2006.
in April 1988 to P Vinod Kumar and TK Usha Kumari. Her initials come from her mother's family name, Thiruvoth Kottuvata. During her schooling years, her family moved to Trivandrum, and she pursued her studies there.She finished her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya
, Pangode. She is a trained Bharatanatyam
dancer. After finishing her BA in English Literature from All Saints' College at Trivandrum, Kerala, she is currently pursuing her MA through distance education. After moving to Thiruvananthapuram
. She was a successful television anchor at Kiran TV
, a full-time music channel based in Thiruvananthapuram. She was famous for her phone-in-programs.
). Her latest Malayalam film is City of God (2011 film)
, released in April 2011, which is directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and Written by Babu Janardhanan.
Parvathi made her entry to prestigious Tamil cinema with Poo opposite Srikanth
for which she received critical acclaim including the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her Kannada movie Male Barali Manju Irali, directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh, was released in 2009. She dubbed her own voice for this movie.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Out of Syllabus in 2006.
Early life
Parvathi was born in Calicut, KeralaKerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in April 1988 to P Vinod Kumar and TK Usha Kumari. Her initials come from her mother's family name, Thiruvoth Kottuvata. During her schooling years, her family moved to Trivandrum, and she pursued her studies there.She finished her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
, Pangode. She is a trained Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
dancer. After finishing her BA in English Literature from All Saints' College at Trivandrum, Kerala, she is currently pursuing her MA through distance education. After moving to Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. She was a successful television anchor at Kiran TV
Kiran TV
Kiran TV is the second Malayalam channel from Sun Network, which is based in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. It is a 24 hour Music channel, with more than 12 hours of live film songs and SMS messaging facility. The channel also airs one movie everyday and plays film songs regularly.Vijith NairArun...
, a full-time music channel based in Thiruvananthapuram. She was famous for her phone-in-programs.
Career
Parvathi has acted in five Malayalam films, three Kannada films and one Tamil film (PooPoo (film)
Poo is a Tamil language film released in November 2008. It stars Srikanth and Parvathi Menon in the lead roles. Upon release the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and turned out to be one of the best films of that year.-Plot:...
). Her latest Malayalam film is City of God (2011 film)
City of God (2011 film)
City of God is a 2011 Indian thriller film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film tells the story of Tamil migrant workers and a team of land mafia criminals in the city of Kochi. It stars Indrajith, Prithviraj, Rajeev Pillai, Rohini, Parvathi, Rima Kallingal...
, released in April 2011, which is directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and Written by Babu Janardhanan.
Parvathi made her entry to prestigious Tamil cinema with Poo opposite Srikanth
Srikanth (actor)
Srikanth is a South Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Kootam before going on to make notable appearances in successful films such as Parthiban Kanavu and Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule...
for which she received critical acclaim including the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her Kannada movie Male Barali Manju Irali, directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh, was released in 2009. She dubbed her own voice for this movie.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | |
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| 2006 | Out of Syllabus Out of Syllabus -Story:The film tells the story of Gopikrishnan , a village lad who goes to a city college, and becomes the butt of all jokes on the campus. Through constant effort and more than a little help from Namitha , he becomes the College Union Chairman. While at college he bumps into Gayathri , an old... |
Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| Notebook Notebook (film) Notebook is a 2006 Malayalam musical film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby Sanjay. It is about three students at a boarding school and how they face up to challenges in their lives. The film dealt with the subject of teenage pregnancy... |
Pooja Krishna | Malayalam | |||
| 2007 | Vinodayathra Vinodayathra Vinodaythra is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, produced by Dileep, and starring Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha, and Nedumudi Venu.-Plot:... |
Rashmi | Malayalam | ||
| Milana Milana Milana is a Kannada film Directed by Prakash and Produced by Dushyant. This movie was from the banners of Jai Matha Combines and Chowdeshwari Cine creations. Puneet Rajkumar played the male lead and Parvathi Menon played the female lead, who is making a debut in kannada movies with this film... |
Anjali | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
Ran for 500 days in PVR At Bengaluru | ||
| Flash Flash (2007 film) Flash is a Malayalam film released in December 2007 directed by Sibi Malayil starring Mohanlal. The film is a suspense thriller dealing with some harrowing experiences of the female central character.- Plot :... |
Dhwani Sekharan | Malayalam | Winner, Best Actress, State Film Critics Award | ||
| 2008 | Poo Poo (film) Poo is a Tamil language film released in November 2008. It stars Srikanth and Parvathi Menon in the lead roles. Upon release the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and turned out to be one of the best films of that year.-Plot:... |
Maari | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953... Winner, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress The Vijay for Best Debut Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... Winner, Best Actress (Vikatan) Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress Vijay Award for Best Actress The Vijay Award for Best Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films. It was given from the second ceremony onwards.-Winners and nominations:*2007 Priyamani - Paruthiveeran... |
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| 2009 | Male Barali Manju Irali | Sneha Shivappa | Kannada | ||
| 2010 | Prithvi Prithvi (2010 film) Prithvi is an Indian Kannada movie released in 2010 directed by Jacob Vargheese, Produced by NS Rajkumar, starring Puneet Rajkumar, Parvati Menon, Manikanth Kadri is the music director for the movie.The movie is based on the current political scenario in Karnataka.-Plot:Movie Hero Prithvi Kumar is... |
Priya Shastri | Kannada | 100 days completed at PVR Bengaluru | |
| 2011 | City of God City of God City of God may refer to:*the unity between the Holy Roman Empire and the Church in the Middle Ages*City of God , 5th century book by St... |
Marathakam | Malayalam | ||
| 2011 | Masters Masters (film) -Cast:* Prithviraj as ASP Sriramakrishnan* Sasikumar as Milan Paul* Ananya* Mithra Kurian * Parvathi Menon* Pia Bajpai* Biju Menon* Salim Kumar* Mukesh as Selvam's uncle... |
Malayalam | Shooting | ||
| 2012 | Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum is a 2012 Tamil film directed by veteran director Bharathiraja.It features Ameer and Iniya in the lead roles. The film has music by G. V... |
Tamil | Announced, A Bharathiraja Bharathiraja P. Bharathiraja , is a critically acclaimed South Indian filmmaker.He displayed a story-teller's potential from an early age. Bharathiraja is known for his realistic and sensitive portrayal of village-life in his movies.... film |
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