MENAKA ,MALAYALAM ACTRESS
BORN 1963 AUGUST 27
Padmavathi, better known by her stage name Menaka (born 27 August 1963), is an Indian film actress and producer.[1] She made her debut in the 1979 Tamil film Ramayi Vayasukku Vanthutta. In an acting career spanning from 1980 to 1986, Menaka appeared in 116 films, mostly in Malayalam. She also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She married film producer G. Suresh Kumar.[2] After 19 years, she made a comeback through the television serial Kaliveedu.[3]
Early life[edit]
Menaka, whose real name is Padmavathi, was born into a conservative Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, India.[4] She was the only daughter among the four children of Rajagopal and Saroja. Both her parents were school teachers. Her mother Saroja taught at the Lourdes Girls' Higher Secondary School in Perambur, Madras.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Menaka had become one of the highest-paid actresses in South Indian cinema when she decided to retire from acting post-marriage.[5] After 24 years, she made a comeback as a film actress in 2011 with Fazil-directed Living Together, in a character role.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Menaka married film producer G. Suresh Kumar at Guruvayur Temple on 27 October 1987. It was an inter-caste marriage as Menaka was Tamil Brahmin and Kumar was Nair. They have two daughters — Revathi and Keerthi Suresh.[4] Initially they settled in Chennai and later moved to Thiruvananthapuram. Keerthi is a film actress and Revathi is an assistant director.[8][9]
South Indian film actress. Menaka was born in Tamil Nadu to Rajagopal and Saroja. Menaka made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil film 'Ramayi Vayasukku Vantach'. After that he entered Malayalam cinema with KS Sethumadhavan's 'Oppol'. She has acted in over 120 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Most of the films he acted in were in Malayalam. Although Maneka has acted as the heroine of many leading actresses including Prem Nazeer, it was her films with Shankar that made her an audience favorite.
Menaka was married to filmmaker Suresh Kumar. They were married in 1987. Menaka, who left cinema after her marriage, returned to acting after a long hiatus through television serials. She made her film debut in 2011 with Living Together. Menaka is also the producer of about 15 films. Menaka made her film debut under the banner of Revathi Kalamandir with the film 'Achchaneyanenenikishtam'. Menaka and Suresh have two children. Revathi Suresh and famous film star Keerthi Suresh.
1963 இல் நாகர்கோவிலில் பிறந்த பத்மாவதி பத்மாவதி மலையாளம், தமிழ், கன்னடம், ஹிந்தி, தெலுங்கு மற்றும் மலையாளத்தில் மட்டும் 110 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட படங்களில் நடித்துள்ளார். தமிழ் அய்யங்கார் பிராமண குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த மேனகா பின்னர் திரையுலகில் ஒரு பிரகாசமான நட்சத்திரமாக ஆனார். 1987 ஆம் ஆண்டில், அவர் பிரபல தயாரிப்பாளர் சுரேஷ்குமாரை மணந்தார், அவர்களுக்கு இரண்டு மகள்கள், மூத்த மகள் ரேவதி சுரேஷ் மற்றும் இளைய மகள் கீர்த்தி சுரேஷ். இன்று, கீர்த்தி தனது தாயின் அடிச்சுவடுகளைப் பின்பற்றி தென்னிந்திய திரையுலகில் பரபரப்பான நடிகையாக உள்ளார்.
மேனகா மற்றும் ஷங்கர் அந்த நேரத்தில் மிகவும் பிரபலமான ஜோடியாக இருந்த ரெட் கார்பெட் தொகுப்பாளர் நிகழ்ச்சியில் கலந்து கொண்டு மேனகா தனது பழைய திரைப்பட நினைவுகளை தூசி தட்டிவிட்டாள். அவர்கள் பல படங்களை ஒன்றாகச் செய்திருந்தனர், மேலும் ஷங்கர் ஜோடியாக நடித்த படங்கள்தான் மேனகாவை பார்வையாளர்களிடையே மிகவும் பிரபலமாக்கியது.
ஆனால் மேனகா தனது திரைப்பட வாழ்க்கையிலிருந்து விலகிய பிறகு தான் நாங்கள் இவ்வளவு ரசிகர் மற்றும் பார்வையாளர்களின் ஆதரவு என்பதை உணர்ந்ததாகவும், அனைவரும் அவ்வளவு அன்பான ஜோடி என்றும் கூறினார். அந்த நடிப்பு நேரத்தில், அந்த கதாபாத்திரம் செய்ய முடியும், இந்த கதாபாத்திரம் செய்ய முடியும். இந்த படத்தின் ரீமேக்கில் நடிக்க எங்களுக்கு எந்த திட்டமும் இல்லை. இவை அனைத்தும் எங்களுக்கு வந்த படங்கள் என்று மேனகா கூறுகிறார் நேரத்தில் அவருக்கு நிறைய ரசிகர்கள் இருந்தனர், அதனால் அந்த நேரத்தில் எனக்கு நிறைய கடிதங்கள் வந்தன, அதை சுரேஷேட்டனும் சங்கரும் என் வீட்டில் ஒன்றாகப் படித்தார்கள். இதற்கிடையில், சுரேஷ், நீங்கள் மேனகாவை திருமணம் செய்வதைத் தவிர்க்க வேண்டும். மேனகாவை கட்ட வேண்டியது நீங்கள் அல்ல, சங்கர் என்று எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளது. மேனகா அவர்கள் உட்கார்ந்து இதையெல்லாம் படித்துவிட்டு சத்தமாக சிரிக்கிறார்கள் என்று கூறுகிறார்.
சங்கர் சுரேஷ் யாதவின் மிக நெருங்கிய நண்பர் என்றும் அதனால் தான் சங்கர் என்னுடன் மிகவும் வசதியாக இருந்த ஒரு நடிகர் என்றும் மேனகா கூறுகிறார். உண்மையில் அத்தகைய ஜோடி கிடைப்பது அதிர்ஷ்டம். இன்றும் என்னைப் பார்க்கும் மக்கள் முதலில் சங்கரை நினைவில் கொள்கிறார்கள். இன்னும் சிலர் அவரைப் பார்க்கும்போது, ஓடி வந்து அவர் எங்கே இருக்கிறார், என்ன செய்கிறார் என்று கேட்கிறார்கள் என்கிறார் மேனகா. 'அவர் இன்னும் எங்கள் நெருங்கிய குடும்ப நண்பர்களில் ஒருவர்' என்று அவர் கூறினார்.
Born in Nagercoil in 1963, Padmavathi Padmavathi has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu and more than 110 films in Malayalam alone. Born into a Tamil Ayyankar Brahmin family, Menaka later became a shining star in the film industry. In 1987, she married renowned producer Suresh Kumar, and they have two daughters, the eldest daughter Revathi Suresh and the youngest daughter Keerthi Suresh. Today, Keerthi is following in her mother's footsteps and is the busiest actress in the South film industry.
Maneka had dusted off her old movie memories by attending a red carpet presenter's show yesterday, in which Menaka and Shankar were a very popular couple at the time. They had done several films together and it was the films starring Shankar as a couple that made Menaka more popular with the audience.
But Maneka says that it was only after she left her film career that she realized that we were such a fan and audience support and that everyone was such a loving couple. During that time of acting, that character can do, this character can do. We have no plans to act in a remake of this movie. Menaka says that all these are the pictures that came to us
He had a lot of fans at that time, so I used to get a lot of letters at that time, which Sureshettan and Shankar used to read together in my house. In the meantime, Suresh, you should refrain from marrying Maneka. It is written that it is not you who should tie Maneka, it is Shankar. Menaka says that they are the ones who sit and read all this and then laugh out loud
Maneka says that Shankar is a very close friend of Suresh Yadav and that is why Shankar was an actor who was more comfortable with me. In fact it is lucky to have such a pair. People who still see me today remember Shankar first. When some people still see him, they run and ask him where he is and what he is doing, says Maneka. 'He is still one of our closest family friends,' she said.
Filmography[edit]
As an actress[edit]
Malayalam[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8½ Intercuts | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2017 | Ima | Raadhu | Short film | |
| 2015 | Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum | Shobha | Balachandra Menon | |
| 2013 | Abhiyum Njanum | Devika | S. P. Mahesh | |
| 2013 | Kutteem Kolum | Subadra | Guinness Pakru | |
| 2013 | Pakaram | Parvathi | ||
| 2012 | Orkut Oru Ormakoot | Veni | ||
| 2012 | Vaadhyar | Subhadra | Nidheesh Sakthi | |
| 2011 | Living Together | Valsala | Fazil | |
| 1994 | Chanakya Soothrangal | Leela | ||
| 1987 | Kilippattu | |||
| 1987 | Neeyethra Dhanya | Shobha | ||
| 1987 | Onnaam Maanam Poomaanam | Rema | ||
| 1987 | Amme Bhagavathi | Parvathy | ||
| 1987 | Kottum Kuravayum | |||
| 1987 | Poovittu Poovittu (Thammil Kandappol) | |||
| 1986 | Varshangal Poyathariyathe | Lakshmi | ||
| 1986 | Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam | Sujatha | Sibi Malayil | |
| 1986 | Snehamulla Simham | Vilasini | Sajan | |
| 1986 | Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi | Kaveri | Priyadarsan | |
| 1986 | Naale Njangalude Vivahum | Indu | D. Sasi | |
| 1986 | Ponnum Kudthinu Pottu | Sethubhai | Suresh Babu | |
| 1986 | Revathikkoru Pavakkutty | Indu | Sathyan Anthikkad | |
| 1986 | Yuvajanotsavam | Nirmala | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 1986 | Aalorungi Arangorungi | Marykutty | ||
| 1986 | Viswasichalum Illenkilum | |||
| 1986 | Oppam Oppathinoppam | Rajamma | Ambaat Soman | |
| 1986 | Bharya Oru Manthri | Jayadevi | ||
| 1986 | Malarum Kiliyum | Maya | ||
| 1986 | Bhagavaan | |||
| 1986 | Hello My Dear Wrong Number | Shobha | ||
| 1986 | Kulambadikal | Susan | Cross Belt Mani | |
| 1985 | Akkare Ninnoru Maran | Nandini | Gireesh | |
| 1985 | Boeing Boeing | Sreekutty | Priyadarsan | |
| 1985 | Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya | Shalini | Priyadarsan | |
| 1985 | Mounanombaram | Indu | ||
| 1985 | Vellam | Ambika | Hariharan | |
| 1985 | Mukhyamantri | Anu | Alleppy Asharaf | |
| 1985 | Ormikkan Omanikkan | - | Sasikumar | |
| 1985 | Sammelanam | Shalini | C. P. VijayKumar | |
| 1985 | Oru Nokku Kanan | Sandhya | Sajan | |
| 1985 | Archana Aaradhana | Aradhana | Sajan | |
| 1985 | Edanilangal | Bhanu | I. V. Sasi | |
| 1985 | Anakkorumma | Devi | M. Mani | |
| 1985 | Soundarya Pinakkam | Malini | ||
| 1985 | Principal Olivil | Malathi | ||
| 1985 | Ambada Njaane! | Devayani | ||
| 1985 | Ee Thalamura Ingane | |||
| 1985 | Ozhivukalam | |||
| 1985 | Oro Poovilum | |||
| 1985 | Kandu Kandarinju | Ammini | Sajan | |
| 1984 | Muthodumuthu | Achimol (Aswathy) | M.Mani | |
| 1984 | Engane Undasane | Sunanda | Balu Kiriyath | |
| 1984 | Mainakam | Jaya | K. G. Rajasekharan | |
| 1984 | Manase Ninakku Mangalam | Sobha | A. B. Raj | |
| 1984 | Piriyilla Naam | Sherly | Joshi | |
| 1984 | Poochakkoru Mookkuthi | Revathi | Priyadarsan | |
| 1984 | Appunni | Ammu | Sathyan Anthikkad | |
| 1984 | Swanthamevide Bandhamevide | Indulekha | Sasikumar | |
| 1984 | Thirakil Alppam Samayam | Saphiya | P. G. Viswambaran | |
| 1984 | Ethirppukal | Lakshmi | Unni Arammula | |
| 1984 | Amme Narayana | |||
| 1984 | Sooryane Mohicha Penkutty | |||
| 1984 | Oru Thettinte Katha | - | ||
| 1984 | Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram | Prameela | P. G. Vishwabaran | |
| 1984 | Velichamillatha Veedhi | Lekha | J. Kallan | |
| 1984 | Onnum Mindatha Bharya | Asha Thampi | Balu Kiriyath | |
| 1984 | Aagraham | - | Rajasenan | |
| 1984 | Krishna Guruvayoorappa | Unni's wife | ||
| 1984 | Paavam Poornima | Poornima | Balu Kiriyath | |
| 1984 | Vepralam | Beena | Menon Suresh | |
| 1984 | Aayiram Abhilashangal | Soman Ambattu | ||
| 1984 | Odaruthammava Aalariyam | Shobha Govind | Priyadharsan | |
| 1984 | Karimbu | Princy | K. Vijayan | |
| 1984 | Vellam | Ambika | Hariharan | |
| 1984 | Koottinilamkili | Radhika | Balu Kiriyath | |
| 1984 | Adiyozhukkukal | Madhavi | I. V. Sasi | |
| 1984 | Thirakal | Rekha | ||
| 1983 | Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla | Herself | ||
| 1983 | Rathilayam | Makutty | ||
| 1983 | Engane Nee Marakkum | Sobha | M. S. Mani | |
| 1983 | Pourusham | Janu | Sasi Kumar | |
| 1983 | Justice Raja | Thulasi | R. Krishnamoorty | |
| 1983 | Thalam Thettiya Tharattu | Sindhu | A. B. Raj | |
| 1983 | Thavalam | Ramani | Thampi Kannamthanam | |
| 1983 | Arabikadal | – | Sasikumar | |
| 1983 | Astapahi | Radha | Ambili | |
| 1983 | Nadi Muthal Nadi Vare | Thulasi | ||
| 1983 | Shesham Kazhchayil | Lathika | ||
| 1983 | Eettillam | Abitha | ||
| 1983 | Rugma | Elizabeth | ||
| 1983 | Kolakomban | Dr.Leela | Sasikumar | |
| 1983 | Kathi | - | ||
| 1983 | Arunayude Prabhatham | |||
| 1983 | Oru Mottu Virinjappol | |||
| 1982 | Ponnum Poovum | Subhadra | A. Vincent | |
| 1982 | Ente Mohangal Poovaninju | Sridevi | Bhadran | |
| 1982 | Drohi | P. Chandrakumar | ||
| 1982 | Kanmanikkorumma | |||
| 1982 | Kaalam | Jaya | Hemachandran | |
| 1982 | Rakthasakshi | Geetha | ||
| 1982 | Aayudham | Usha | ||
| 1982 | Adarsham | Malathy | ||
| 1981 | Kolangal | Kunjamma | K. G. George | |
| 1981 | Ahimsa | Safiya | I. V. Sasi | |
| 1981 | Munnettam | Indu | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 1981 | Guha | Suvarna | ||
| 1981 | Visham | Shobha | ||
| 1981 | Veliyettam | Jaanu | ||
| 1981 | Oppol | Malu | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
Tamil[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ramayi Vayasukku Vanthutta | Ramayi | Ventanipatti | Debut movie |
| 1980 | Savithri | Savithri | Bharathan | |
| 1980 | Oli Pirandhathu | Kalyani | Durai | |
| 1981 | Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum | Gayathri | V.Srinivasan | |
| 1981 | Kaalam | Jaya | R. S. Somanathan | |
| 1981 | Netri Kann | Menaka | S. P. Muthuraman | |
| 1981 | Mayil | - | Durai | |
| 1982 | Om Shakti | Kanniamma / Amman | S. A. Chandrasekhar | |
| 1982 | Thooku Medai | Bhavani | Amirtham | |
| 1982 | Nijangal | Menaka | K. S. Sethumadhavan | |
| 1982 | Iniyavale Vaa | Shakunthala | N. C. Chakravarthy | |
| 1982 | Nirantharam | Rani | R. K. Murthy | |
| 1982 | Nalanthana | Raji | Durai | |
| 1982 | Panchavarnam | Manimaran | ||
| 1983 | Neethibathi | Geetha | R. Krishnamurthy | |
| 1983 | Urangatha Ninaivugal | Menaka | R. Bhaskaran | |
| 1985 | Maappillai Singam | Gouri | Cumbum Durai | |
| 1985 | Engirunthalum Vazhga | R. Selvaraj | ||
| 1985 | Kadivalam | Revathi | Ram Sankar | |
| 1986 | Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren | Shakunthala | K. Rangaraj | |
| 2012 | Mattuthavani | Pavithran |
Telugu[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Punnami Naagu | Poornima | Rajashekhar | Paired with Chiranjeevi |
| 1980 | Indra Dhanassu | Dr.Santhi | ||
| 1982 | Subbarao Ki Kopam Vachhindi | Durga | Dhavala satyam |
Kannada[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Samayada Gombe | Lakshmi | Dorai-Bhagavan | Paired against Srinath, played as Dr.Rajkumar's sister |
| 1993 | Ranjitha | K. V. Jayaram |
As producer[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vettam | Priyadarshan | |
| 2002 | Kuberan | Sundar Das | |
| 2002 | Katha | Sundar Das | |
| 2002 | Shivam | Shaji Kailas | |
| 2001 | Achaneyanenikkishtam | Suresh Krishna | Guest appearance by Mohanlal |
| 2000 | Pilots | Rajiv Anchal | |
| 2000 | Cover Story | G. S. Vijayan | |
| 1997 | Aaram Thamburan | Shaji Kailas | |
| 1995 | Thakshashila | Sreekuttan | |
| 1994 | Kashmeeram | Rajiv Anchal | |
| 1993 | Butterflies | Rajiv Anchal | |
| 1992 | Australia | Rajiv Anchal | Unreleased film |
| 1991 | Vishnulokam | Kamal |
Television[edit]
- All shows are in Malayalam unless noted otherwise
Serials[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kaliveedu | Surya TV | |||
| 2006 | Ammathottil | Surya TV | |||
| 2007 | Chitrasalabham | Amrita TV | |||
| 2007-2008 | Ammakkayi | Surya TV | |||
| 2009 | Monoottante Onam | Surya TV | Telefilm | ||
| 2013 | Rajakumari | Durga Sivalingam | Sun TV | Tamil serial | |
| 2016 | Sundari | Mazhavil Manorama |
TV shows[edit]
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Thillana Thillana | Surya TV | Judge | |
| 2011 | Vivel Big break | Surya TV | ||
| 2011 | Hairomax Mrs.Kerala' | Asianet | ||
| 2012 | Lunars Comedy Express | Asianet Plus | ||
| 2013 | Veruthe Alla Bharya 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | ||
| 2013 | Travel to Kanchipuram | Manorama News | Host | |
| 2017 | Komady Circus | Mazhavil Manorama | Jury | |
| 2018-2020 | Comedy stars season 2 | Asianet | Judge | |
| 2018 | Comedy stars Plus | Asianet Plus | ||
| 2021 | Red Carpet | Amrita TV | Mentor |
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