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Parvathi Menon (Malayalam: പാര്വതി മേനോന്) is an actress who hails from Kerala, India. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Out of Syllabus in 2006.
Parvathi has acted in 4 Malayalam films and one Kannada film, Milana[1], which was released in September 2007. Her latest film is Flash, released in December 2007, in which she stars opposite veteran actor, Mohanlal.
Parvathi is making her entry to Tamil Cinema with Poo opposite Srikanth, scheduled to be released later this year. The movie is currently in post-production. She has now signed up for her second Kannada movie "Male Barali Manju Irali" to be directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh which goes on floors on Sunday, The 3rd of August 2008 in Kushalanagar,Madikeri District,Karnataka.
Personality
Parvathi was born in Kozhikode, Kerala to P Vinod Kumar and TK Usha Kumari. Her initials come from her mother's family name Thiruvoth Kottuvata. Her elder brother Karunakaran TK is an MBA from Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore. During her schooling years, her family shifted to Trivandrum, and she had her college studies there. She is a bharatanatyam dancer and is currently a student of English literature in All Saints College Trivandrum, Kerala. After moving to Thiruvananthapuram she finished her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pangode. She was a successful TV anchor of Kiran TV, a full time music channel based in Thiruvananthapuram. She was famous for her phone-in-programs. She thanks the small screen for giving good push in her life. [2]
Filmography
| Year of Release | Film | Role | Language | Co-stars | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Out of Syllabus | Gayathri | Malayalam | Jayakrishnan | Debut Film |
| 2006 | Notebook | Pooja Krishnan | Malayalam | Roma,Maria,Skanthan | Award winning film. |
| 2007 | Vinodayathra | Rashmi | Malayalam | Dileep, Mukesh,Meera Jasmine | |
| 2007 | Milana | Anjali | Kannada | Puneet Rajkumar | Magnificent film and second kannada film to successfully complete 1 year at PVR Bengaluru & still running Won SICA award for best actress 2007 |
| 2007 | Flash | Dhwani | Malayalam | Mohanlal,Indrajith | Won the state film critics second best actress award,2007 |
| 2008 | Poo | Mari | Tamil | Srikanth | Outstanding opening with very good verdict by critics |
| 2009 | Male Barali Manju Irali | Sneha | Kannada | Kitti | filming |
Trivia
- Parvathi won the Malayali Manka Contest in 2004 organised by Sensations.
- Parvathi's biggest success till date is her recent Kannada movie Milana, which was the biggest hit of 2007 in the Kannada industry and completed grand 200 days in many cinema halls across the state recently and marching towards a successful 35 week run all over.
- Parvathi Menon is often wrongly referred to Parvati Melton in many news sources.
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