Shweta Menon

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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. 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.