Shwetha Menon

Shwetha Menon
Menon at an event
Born	(1974-04-23) 23 April 1974 (age 52) Chandigarh, India
Occupations	Actor model television anchor
Years active	1991–present
Title	Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994 Femina Miss India 1994 (3rd Runner up)
Spouses	Bobby Bhonsle ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2007)​ Sreevalsan Menon ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	1
Relatives	Anoop Menon (cousin)
Awards	Kerala State Film Awards
Website	www.shwetha-menon.com

Shwetha Menon (born 23 April 1974), is an Indian actress, model, television anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. She has won Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress and two Filmfare Award South. She participated in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1.

Starting her career as an actress in Malayalam feature films in the early 1990s, she ventured into modeling and became noted, after participating in and winning several beauty pageants, which led to her debut in Hindi cinema. It was the film Ishq (1997) and also Bandhan (1998). Following appearances in over 30 Hindi films, in which she generally conveyed a glamorous image, her acting career took a turn by the mid-2000s, with her returning to Malayalam cinema and accepting substantial roles. She received critical praise and several accolades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (2009) and Salt N' Pepper (2011). In 2018, she contestant in the Malayalam reality TV series Bigg Boss and was eliminated after 36 episodes aired on Asianet, hosted by the veteran actor Mohanlal. She simultaneously appeared in commercial films, television reality shows and parallel films.^{[citation needed]}

Shwetha Menon was elected as president of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in 2025 and becomes 1st woman president of AMMA. She along with 17 other executive committee members resigned on 21 June 2026 due to amid controversy and internal disputes in AMMA.

Early life

Shwetha Menon was born on 23 April 1974 in Chandigarh to Malayali parents T. V. Naranankutty and Sarada Menon who hail from Valanchery in Malappuram district in Kerala. Her father served in the Indian Air Force while her mother remained a housewife. She studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, East Hill, Kozhikode.

Career

Personal life

Shwetha was married to Bollywood model, Bobby Bhonsle, but it ended up in divorce. On 18 June 2011, she married Sreevalsan Menon, a native of Thrissur. The ceremony took place at the Neythalappurath Sastha Ayappa temple, Valanchery, Kerala. She has a daughter, whose delivery was recorded on camera as part of the film Kalimannu.

Controversies

Shwetha Menon was charged with insulting the Indian flag at a fashion show on 5 January 2004. The show was organized by NIFD at a resort, where Menon walked the ramp allegedly with the tricolour wrapped around her body.

In 2011, she filed a case against Kunnath Pharmaceuticals' managing director K. C. Abraham for misusing stills from her film Kayam (2011) for promoting their Ayurvedic aphrodisiac Musli Power Extra. The Ernakulam Central Police arrested Abraham.

Shwetha allowed her delivery to be recorded for Blessy's film Kalimannu (2013). The act was condemned for commercializing the most private affair of a woman by the Kerala Film Exhibitors.

On 4 November 2013, she filed a case against N. Peethambara Kurup of the Indian National Congress in a groping incident. Shweta later dropped her complaint against Kurup, saying the 71-year-old leader tendered a "personal apology" to her hours after she lodged the FIR against him.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2009 – Best Actress – Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
• 2011 – Best Actress – Salt N' Pepper

Filmfare Awards South

• 2009 – Best Actress – Malayalam – Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2012 – SIIMA Award for Actress – Special Appreciation – Rathinirvedam
• 2013 – SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Ozhimuri

Other Awards

• 2009 – Asian Television Award for Best TV Anchor
• 2009 – Special Mention at International Film Festival of Kerala by Jury Chairman, Bahman Ghobadi about performance in Madhyavenal
• 2010 – Amrita TV – Mathrubhumi Special Jury Award – Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
• 2010 – Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress – Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
• 2013 – Asianet Film Awards for Best Character Actress – Ozhimuri
• 2013 – Asiavision Awards – Outstanding Performance – Kalimannu
• 2018 : Milan Film Festival 2018 – Best Supporting Actress -Naval Enna Jewel

Filmography