Revathi Menon Biography and Career
Revathi menon is the famous stage name of Asha Kelunni. Revathi is an Indian Tamil actress and director and better known for her work in Tamil industry along with Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films. She was born on 8 July 1966 (age 56) in Cochin, Kerala, India. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films and family of Actress Revathi Menon so read the article till the end.
Career
Revathi Menon is a famous television and film celebrity and she worked in so many movies, this biography article is incomplete without talking about her films and shows. So here you will gain info about her films and projects.
When she was in school, she took part in a fashion show. Group photos were taken during the show and a photo was chosen to be the cover of a popular Tamil magazine. This happened to be her photo, which was seen by the director Bharathiraja, who at that time was on the lookout for a new heroine for his latest movie, Mann Vasanai.
Revathi Menon debut as an actress in the industry with the Tamil film Mann Vasanai in 1983. The film was a silver jubilee hit and she was received a Film fare Special Award – South for her first film. She then made her Malayalam film debut with the movie titled Kattathe Kilikkoodu in 1983.
This film also hit the gold at the box office and was among her biggest hits of the 1980s. She was introduced to Telugu film industry with 1984 films, Seethamma Pelli by director Bapu and Manasa Veena. The later movie was dubbed into Malayalam, with the name Thennal Thedunna Poovu.
Revathi went on to play a blind, rape-survivor Seetha in Tamil in Mahendran’s Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984) in which opposite to her is Rajinikanth. She acted on play Seetha in Pudhumai Penn (1984) directed by Bharathiraja. The same year she also did Vaidehi Kathirunthal, directed by R. Sundarrajan.
In addition to acting, Revathi has directed two features (Mitr, My Friend and Phir Milenge) and contributed an episode each to the anthology films Kerala Café and the unreleased Mumbai Cutting.
Hindi audiences have savoured Revathi in Margarita with a Straw (2014) and 2 States (2014). In Tamil, Pa Paandi (2017) and Jackpot (2019) and in Malayalam Virus (2019). She was last seen in Major (2022), where she portrayed Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s mother, Dhanalakshmi.
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Awards
In 1990 Revathi Menon won her Best Actress Award for Tamil film industry with the film titled Kizhakku Vaasal. She gave hits after hits and gave one of her finest performance in Priyadarshan’s Malayalam film Kilukkam (1991).
In the year 1991, she made her debut in Hindi film industry with Suresh Krishna’s Love, co-starring Salman Khan. In 1992 she won a National Film Award under the category of Best Supporting Actress for her Tamil film Thevar Magan. She was at the peak of her career in the early 1990s.
She also gave occasional appearance in Telugu and Kannada films as well. Revathi again won the Film fare Award in Balu Mahendra’s Marupadiyum (1993).
The golden run lasted until the end of the 1990s, after appearing in some of her most well-regarded films in that decade Anjali (1990), Thevar Magan (1992), Magalir Mattum (1994) were already behind her. She has also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Thalaimurai in 1998
Short biography of Revathi Menon
Her Father Malank Kelunni was a major in the Indian Army, who hails from Palakkad, and Lalitha Kelunni. Malayalam actress Geetha Vijayan is her cousin. She was awarded with 19 awards and nominated for 11 awards.
By occupation she is an actress, film director and social worker. In the year 1986 she was married with Suresh Chandra Menon but they got separated in the year 2013.
Revathi Menon married to a cinematographer and director Suresh Chandra Menon in 1986. The couple didn’t have any children. But the couple facing differences between them and then they started living separately from each other from 2002 and then they finally separate by divorce on 23 April 2013 by Chennai Additional Family Court.
In 2018, she revealed that she has a five-year old biological daughter named Mahee through In Vitro Fertilisation.
She was multi-talented and work with her choice of roles and often played strong, relatable women characters.
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Random biography facts about Revathi Menon
Her role that put her name high on the charts, was her portrayal of Divya, a very spirited and headstrong girl who transforms into a woman through the course of the movie, in Mani Ratnam’s Mouna Ragam (1986).
Revathi Menon was casted opposite to Kamal Hassan in Punnagai Mannan in 1986. Revathi won many awards for her role in the film. This film too was a huge hit and established her as one of the most popular actress of Tamil film industry.
In 1988 She finally won her first Best Actress Award for her splendid performance in the Malayalam film Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal.
We hope this biography article of Actress Revathi Menon will be helpful for you to understand her journey and works.
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