Reshmi Menon

Reshmi Menon is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films.

Career

In 2008, Reshmi Menon was pursuing Visual Communication at Women's Christian College, Chennai, a course she enrolled for because she "loved the media".^[1] She accompanied her friend to the auditions for the Prakash Raj production, Inidhu Inidhu (2010), when she herself got the opportunity to essay a lead role in it. Accepting the offer, she shot for the film while still studying, revealing that she had to skip classes at WCC to work in the film.^[2] Reshmi was one of several newcomers to make their acting debuts in Inidhu Inidhu. A remake of the Telugu film Happy Days, it had her reprising the role originally played by Tamannaah and critics were divided on her performance. While The Hindu felt that she was a "cute find",^[3] Sify's critic claimed that she "sticks out like a sore thumb".^[4] Sekhar Kammula, the director of the original film, however, had stated that he forgot Tamannaah and could only see Reshmi, when he saw the remake.^[5]

After Inidhu Inidhu, Reshmi had shot for an independent film titled Om Obama directed by Janaki Vishwanathan.^[6] The film was shot over a period of 35 days in 2010^[7] but remains unreleased. In 2011, she had her second release, Theneer Viduthi. It was the directorial debut of music director S. S. Kumaran and saw Reshmi playing a "bubbly and talkative girl"^[8] and pairing with her Inidhu Inidhu co-star Adith Arun. The film, a rural comedy set in Bodinayakkanur, fetched mixed reviews;^[9][10][11] considering Reshmi's performance, Sify stated that she "settles into her character so comfortably that one believes that she is indeed from Bodinayakanur".^[12] Her next release, the comedy-thriller Burma, came three years after Theneer Viduthi. Burma received generally favorable reviews ^[13][14][15] and her performance was also well received, although critics felt that her role was insubstantial.^[16]

Her upcoming films include the fantasy thriller Urumeen,^[17] Kirumi, a "drama with elements of a psychological thriller",^[18][19] Natpathigaram 79, a tale on friendship directed by Ravichandran^[20][21] and the romance flick Hyderabad Love Story, her maiden Telugu venture.^[22]

Filmography

References

External links

• Reshmi Menon at the Internet Movie Database