# Sindhu Menon
**Sindhu Menon** (born 1985) is an Indian film actress who worked mainly across the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries from the 1990s to 2012, beginning as a child artiste in [Kannada cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/kannada-cinema). She is best known to Tamil and Telugu audiences for *Eeram* (2009) and *Chandamama* (2007) and to Malayalam audiences for films such as *Rajamanikyam* (2005), *Vasthavam* (2006), and *Detective* (2007).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) • [2](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sindhu-menon/biography.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 per IMDb; Filmibeat Malayalam lists 1985, so the day and month are reported inconsistently between sources[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) • [2](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sindhu-menon/biography.html) |
| Birthplace | Bangalore, Karnataka, India, into a Malayali family[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) • [3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) |
| Screen debut | Child artiste in the 1994 Kannada film *Rashmi*; first lead role at age 13 in *Prema Prema Prema* (1999)[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) |
| Malayalam debut | *Uthaman* (2001), playing Gowri opposite Jayaram[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/sindhu-menon) |
| Best-known films | *Eeram* (2009), *Vasthavam* (2006), *Twenty:20* (2008), *Detective* (2007), *Chandamama* (2007)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) |
| Final films | Last Kannada film *Yare Ne Hudugi* (2008); last Malayalam film *Manjadikuru* (2008 release, credited by some sources to 2012)[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) |
| Marriage | Married IT professional Dominic Prabhu in 2010, after which she largely left acting[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) |
## Entry into films
Sindhu Menon was born in [Bangalore](https://www.edgepedia.org/bangalore) into a Malayali family and learned [Bharatanatyam](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatanatyam) from childhood, taking part in dance competitions.[2](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sindhu-menon/biography.html) • [3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) After she won first prize in one competition, judge Bhasker Hegde introduced her to the Kannada film director K.V. Jayaram, who cast her as a child artiste in *Rashmi* in 1994; she then took a small part in *Huliya*, starring Devaraj.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) In 1999, at the age of 13, she played the lead in the Kannada film *Prema Prema Prema*.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) In a later interview she recalled facing the camera in *Rashmi* while still in UKG (the first year of kindergarten) and described her entry into films as an accident.[5](https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sindhumenon.html)
**Multilingual career.** Her Malayalam debut as heroine came with *Uthaman* (2001), opposite Jayaram, where her performance as Gowri was appreciated.[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/sindhu-menon) • [6](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listmovies.php?a=6978&ln=en) Her Malayalam films in the 2000s include *Vesham* (2004) directed by V.M. Vinu, *Raajamaanikyam* (2005), *Thommanum Makkalum* (2005) with [Mammootty](https://www.edgepedia.org/mammootty), *Detective* (2007), *[Twenty:20](https://www.edgepedia.org/twenty-20-film)* (2008), *Pakal Nakshatrangal* (2008), and *Manjadikuru* (2008 release, credited by some sources to 2012).[6](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listmovies.php?a=6978&ln=en) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) In Telugu cinema she appeared in *Bhadrachalam* (2001) with Srihari at age 15, and later in *Chandamama* (2007), directed by Krishnavamsi, playing Rani alongside Navdeep, Siva Balaji and [Kajal Aggarwal](https://www.edgepedia.org/kajal-aggarwal).[5](https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sindhumenon.html) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) Her Tamil work includes the 2009 horror-romance *Eeram*, in which she played Ramya Balakrishnan; IMDb gives the film a rating of 7.6.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/) In a 2007 interview she counted about 25 films combined across Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.[5](https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sindhumenon.html)
## Personal life and departure from acting
Sindhu Menon married Dominic Prabhu, who works in the IT sector, in 2010.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) After the marriage she acted in few films; her last Malayalam film was *Manjadikuru* (2012) and her last Kannada film was *Yare Ne Hudugi* (2008).[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) She is reported to have settled in London with her family; the couple are said to have two sons and a daughter.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html) Profile sites describe her as fluent in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English, with Malayalam her mother tongue, and note that her younger brother Karthik worked as a Kannada video jockey before becoming an actor.[7](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/movie-actress/sindhu-menon)
## References
1. [Sindhu Menon, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432049/)
2. [സിന്ധു മേനോൻ ജീവചരിത്രം, Filmibeat Malayalam](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/celebs/sindhu-menon/biography.html)
3. [Why Kannada actress Sindhu Menon Left Her Acting Career And Moved To Abroad, Kannada Filmibeat](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/features/why-kannada-actress-sindhu-menon-left-her-acting-career-and-moved-to-abroad-081473.html)
4. [Sindhu Menon, Amma Kerala (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists)](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/sindhu-menon)
5. [Sindhu Menon interview, Idlebrain](https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sindhumenon.html)
6. [List of Malayalam Movies acted by Sindhu Menon, Malayala Chalachithram](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listmovies.php?a=6978&ln=en)
7. [Sindhu Menon Biography, Nettv4u](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/movie-actress/sindhu-menon)
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