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Samyuktha (born Samyukhta Menon; 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Popcorn (2016).[1] She has since appeared in commercially successful films such as Kalki (2019), Edakkad Battalion 06 (2019), Bheemla Nayak (2022), Kaduva (2022), Bimbisara (2022), Gaalipata 2 (2022), Vaathi (2023) and Virupaksha (2023).[2]
Samyuktha was born as Samyukhta Menon, on 11 September 1995,[3][4] at Palakkad, Kerala.[5] Samyuktha did her schooling from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Thathamangalam and she is a graduate in economics.[6]
Samyuktha made her acting debut in 2016 with the Malayalam film Popcorn, where she played the lead opposite Shine Tom Chacko.[7] In 2018, she had two Malayalam film releases: Theevandi opposite Tovino Thomas[8][9] and Lilli, where she played the titular role of a pregnant woman.[10] Cris of The News Minute stated, "Samyuktha Menon is convincing as a pregnant woman, but her lines are flawed."[11] That year, Samyuktha also made her Tamil film debut with Kalari opposite Krishna.[12]
The year 2019 was a turning point in her career with six film releases. She first appeared in July Kaatril opposite Ananth Nag.[13] She went onto appear in Oru Yamandan Premakadha opposite Dulquer Salmaan,[14] in Uyare,[15] and in Under World opposite Asif Ali.[16] Samyuktha reunited with Tovino Thomas for her last two releases of the year, Kalki, where she played a doctor and Edakkad Battalion 06, where she played a teacher.[17][18] For Kalki, Sify found her to be "decent" in her limited role.[19] In 2021, Samyuktha worked in four films, Vellam opposite Jayasurya,[20] the anthology Aanum Pennum,[21] Wolf opposite Arjun Ashokan.[22] and Erida, where she played the titular role.[23]
Samyuktha had four commercial successes in 2022. Her first release was, Bheemla Nayak, one of the highest grossing Telugu film of the year, opposite Rana Daggubati.[24][25] She then appeared in one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year, Kaduva opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran.[26] In Bimbisara, she played a police officer opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.[27] Later, she made her Kannada film debut with Gaalipata 2 opposite Diganth.[28] A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express stated that she justifies her character with her act.[29]
In 2023, she first played a teacher opposite Dhanush in Vaathi, highest-grossing Tamil film of the year.[30][31] She went onto appeared in Boomerang opposite Shine Tom Chacko,[32] and in Devil: The British Secret Agent opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.[33] Neeshitha Nyayapati of Hindustan Times stated, "Samyuktha delivers a good performances for the most part. "[34] Later, she appeared opposite Sai Durgha Tej in Virupaksha, one of the highest grossing Telugu film of the year.[35] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu noted, "Samyuktha has a good screen presence and makes it count in the later portions that demand something more from her."[36]
Samyuktha is considered among the highest-paid Malayalam actresses.[citation needed] In the Kochi Times Most Desirable Women list, Samyuktha was placed 7th both in 2018 and 2019, and 2nd in 2020.[37][38][39]
In 2023, Samyuktha dropped her surname Menon from her name and said, "When I want to see equality, humanity and love all around, keeping a surname makes it very contradictory to what I want."[40][41]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Popcorn | Anjana | Malayalam | [42] | |
| 2018 | Theevandi | Devi | [43] | ||
| Lilli | Lilli | [44] | |||
| Kalari | Thenmozhi | Tamil | [45] | ||
| 2019 | July Kaatril | Revathi | [46] | ||
| Oru Yamandan Premakadha | Jesna Koshy | Malayalam | [47] | ||
| Uyare | Tessa | Cameo appearance | [48] | ||
| Kalki | Dr. Sangeetha | [49] | |||
| Edakkad Battalion 06 | Naina Fathima | [50][51] | |||
| Under World | Aishwarya | [52] | |||
| 2021 | Vellam | Sunitha Murali | [53] | ||
| Aanum Pennum | Kochuparu / Savithri | Segment: "Savithri" | [54] | ||
| Wolf | Asha | [55] | |||
| Erida | Erida | Malayalam | Bilingual film | [56] | |
| Tamil | |||||
| 2022 | Bheemla Nayak | Kamali | Telugu | [57][58] | |
| Kaduva | Elsa Kurian | Malayalam | [59] | ||
| Bimbisara | S.I Vyjayanthi | Telugu | [60] | ||
| Gaalipata 2 | Anupama | Kannada | [61][62] | ||
| 2023 | Vaathi | Meenakshi | Tamil | Bilingual film | [63][64] |
| Sir | Telugu | ||||
| Boomerang | Honey Paul / Anjali | Malayalam | [65] | ||
| Virupaksha | Nandini Chalapathy | Telugu | [66] | ||
| Devil: The British Secret Agent | Nyshada | [67] | |||
| 2024 | Love Me | Divyavathi | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2025 | Maharagni- Queen of Queens † | Mohini | Hindi | Filming | [68] |
| Swayambhu † | TBA | Telugu | Post-production | [69] | |
| TBA | Ram † | TBA | Malayalam | Post-production | [70] |
| Sharwa37 † | Dia | Telugu | Filming | [71] | |
| BSS12 † | Sameera | Filming | [72] | ||
| Untitled next † | TBA | Filming | [73] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Aanum Pennum, Vellam & Wolf | Won | [74] |
| 2023 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Bheemla Nayak | Nominated | [75] |
| 2024 | Best Actress – Telugu | Virupaksha | Nominated | [76] | |
| Santosham Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | [77] |
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