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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Iswarya Menon
| image         = Iswarya Menon.jpg
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|8}}
| birth_place   = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation    = Actress
| years_active  = 2015{{ndash}}present
| notable_works = ''[[Naan Sirithal]]''
}}

''' Iswarya Menon''' (born 8 May 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Iswarya-Menon|title=TOI Profile}}</ref>) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/andrea-jeremiah-to-iswarya-menon-kollywood-celebrities-who-have-social-media-pages-for-their-pets/photostory/80585389.cms|title=Andrea Jeremiah to Iswarya Menon: Kollywood celebrities who have social media pages for their pets}}</ref> [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/news-interviews/39444094_1_sandalwood-debut-anaji-nagaraj-film|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131018033106/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/news-interviews/39444094_1_sandalwood-debut-anaji-nagaraj-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Dasavala shoot starts|date=22 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-09/news-interviews/42861861_1_dasavala-akshara-menon-theeya-velai-seiyyanum-kumaru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060603/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-09/news-interviews/42861861_1_dasavala-akshara-menon-theeya-velai-seiyyanum-kumaru |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Dasavala to release this Friday |date=9 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Iswarya Menon's family hails from [[Kerala]], but she was born and brought up in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="newindianexpress-20130516"/> She completed her higher secondary education from [[Velalar Vidyalayaa Senior Higher Secondary School|Bharati Vidhya Bhavan]], Erode.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sreekumar |first=Priya |date=15 December 2013 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131215/entertainment-mollywood/article/following-her-heart |title=Following her heart |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2021}} She completed her Instrumentation engineering course from SRM Institute Of Science and Technology, [[Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram|Kattankulathur]].<ref name="newindianexpress-20130516">{{cite web|last=Sharadhaa |first=A |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Not-relying-on-luck-alone-Akshara-Menon/2013/05/16/article1591680.ece |title=Not relying on luck alone: Akshara Menon |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013 |quote=Though I am from Kerala, I was born and brought up in Chen-nai.}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2021}}

==Career==
Menon debuted in Tamil cinema in ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/nov/22/iswarya-menons-next-an-edge-of-the-seat-thriller-1901486.html|title=Iswarya Menon's next, an edge-of-the-seat thriller|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She debuted as Akshara in the [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada industry]] with ''[[Dasavala]]'' which was directed by M S Ramesh. She was cast opposite [[Prem (film director)|Prem]], of ''[[Jogi (film)|Jogi]]'' fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/news-interviews/39392304_1_prem-may-22-anaji-nagaraj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927211809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/news-interviews/39392304_1_prem-may-22-anaji-nagaraj|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Dasavala to go on floors on May 22|access-date=20 May 2013}}</ref> The film released on 11 October 2013 and her performance as a mentally challenged girl was generally well received.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/movie-reviews/Daswala/movie-review/24056656.cms |title=Daswala movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer |work=The Times of India |date=12 October 2013 |access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Dasavala/articleshow/23988733.cms |title=Movie review: Dasavala |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dasavala-review-kannada-15040845.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050548/http://www.sify.com/movies/dasavala-review-kannada-15040845.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2013 |title=Movie Review : Dasavala |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= Sharadhaa, A |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Its-about-the-family/2013/10/12/article1832518.ece |title=It's about the family |work=The New Indian Express |date=12 October 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sandesh MS |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/reviews/2013/dasavala-movie-review-122197.html#slide369068 |title=Dasavala – Movie Review |publisher=Oneindia Entertainment |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref>

Menon's next release was the Tamil film ''[[Apple Penne]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta |first=Rinku |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/A-heroine-centric-debut/2013/11/13/article1887108.ece |title=A heroine centric debut |work=The New Indian Express |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> It was based on a mother and daughter relationship, with Iswarya as the daughter, and [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-01/news-interviews/42573018_1_u-certificate-roja-engeyum-eppodum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112082117/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-01/news-interviews/42573018_1_u-certificate-roja-engeyum-eppodum|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Apple Penne gets U certificate|access-date=1 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/vatsan-turns-solo-hero |title=Vatsan turns solo hero |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=23 September 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> She next appeared in the Kannada horror comedy ''[[Namo Boothatma]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/Watch-Trailer-of-Namo-Bhootaathma/articleshow/45165220.cms Watch: Trailer of Namo Bhootaathma]. ''Times of India'' (16 November 2014). Retrieved on 8 March 2020.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Nikita-acts-in-Namoo-Bhoothaathma/articleshow/40575163.cms Nikita in Namo Boothatma]. ''Times of India'' (21 August 2014). Retrieved on 8 March 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Pinning-hopes-on-a-ghost/articleshow/45279550.cms Pinning hopes on a ghost]. ''Bangalore Mirror'' (26 November 2014). Retrieved on 8 March 2020.</ref>

Co-starring [[Fahadh Faasil]], she made her next Malayalam debut in the romance film ''[[Monsoon Mangoes]]'',<ref name="indiatimes1">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Acting-with-Fahadh-was-a-dream-come-true/articleshow/46621678.cms Fahadh upcoming: Acting with Fahadh was a dream come true | Malayalam Movie News]. ''Times of India'' (20 March 2015). Retrieved on 2020-03-08.</ref> in which she portrays Rekha, a "practical and independent young woman".<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She then appeared in CS Amudhan's ''[[Tamizh Padam 2]]''.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/iswarya-is-the-female-lead-in-tamizh-padam-2-0/articleshow/61849132.cms Tamizh Padam: Iswarya is the female lead in Tamizh Padam 2.0 | Tamil Movie News]. ''Times of India'' (30 November 2017). Retrieved on 2020-03-08.</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]'' ||  rowspan=2|Shivani Sriram || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] 
|-
|''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi|Love Failure]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] 
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013||''[[Apple Penne]]'' || Komalavalli || rowspan=2| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] 
|-
|''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]''|| Harini 
|-
|''[[Dasavala]]'' || Aishwarya || rowspan=2| [[Kannada language|Kannada]] 
|-
|2014 || ''[[Namo Boothatma]]'' || Soumya 
|-
|2016 || ''[[Monsoon Mangoes]]'' || Rekha || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] 
|-
|2017 ||''[[Veera (2016 film)|Veera]]'' || Renuka || rowspan=4 | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2018 ||''[[Tamizh Padam 2]]'' || Ramya/ Gayathri/Khaleesi
|-
|2020||''[[Naan Sirithal]]'' || Ankitha 
|-
|2022||Vezham|| {{TBA}}
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Aishwarya Menon}}
* {{IMDb name|5719512}}
* {{Twitter|Ishmenon}}

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[[Category:1995 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:People from Erode district]]