Samskruthy Shenoy is an Indian actress who has acted in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu and Tamil films.

Samskruthy Shenoy
Born
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2012–2016 (Films)
2023- present (television)
SpouseVishnu Nair

Early life

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Samskruthy Shenoy was educated at Saraswathi Vidyanikethan Public School in Kochi. She is trained in Bharatnatyam, Mohiniyattom and western dance.[1] Her parents were initially against the idea of her becoming an actress, but later agreed as long as her studies were not affected.[2]

In 2017, Samskruthy Shenoy became engaged to her long-term boyfriend Vishnu Nair.[3]

Career

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Samskruthy Shenoy started her career as a model of Lukmance Model Management agency.[1] She went on to do modeling for the Kalyan Silks Ad Sale jingle and an ad-film for the PP Mall Mukkam before she landed the lead female role in the Telugu film, Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi directed by debutant director Vi Anand.[4] Her maiden release, however, became the Malayalam film, My Fan Ramu in 2013 that featured her in a supporting role. She had also been chosen to play the lead role in the Tamil film Kutti Puli starring M. Sasikumar, but had to back out from the project due to exams and illness of her grandmother. She was chosen as the brand ambassador to launch the Amma Kitex Dezire youth bags in April 2013.

Her first release that had her in a starring role was Black Butterfly (2013) directed by Rajaputhra Ranjith.[1] She played a Plus Two student named Aarathy in the film, who falls for her neighbour.[1] Shenoy, who was 13 years old when she filmed for Black Butterfly, said that it wasn't easy to play a romantic character at her age and that she was "very uncomfortable initially".[5] The film was released on 15 February 2013 and turned out to be a commercial failure, although her performance was received well by critics,[2] with The Hindu's critic noting that she was "a surprise package".[6] Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi in which she played Nithya, a "soft spoken service-oriented cool and calm character",[7] released a month later.

2014 Shenoy was first seen in Vegam directed by adfilm maker Anil Kumar.[8] She later made her Tamil film debut with Kaadu, a film based on the subject of deforestation that saw Shenoy playing a rural girl.[9] Among her upcoming films are the Suseenthiran production Vil Ambu and the musical love story Kanaa in Tamil,[9] Anarkali directed by Sachi [10] and Nikkah directed by newcomer Azad Alavil in Malayalam [11] and Happy Birthday in Kannada.[12]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
2013 My Fan Ramu Channel Representative Malayalam
2013 Black Butterfly Aarathy Malayalam
2013 Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi Nithya Telugu
2014 Vegam Meera Malayalam
2014 Kaadu Poongodi Tamil
2015 Nikkah Hiba Malayalam
2015 Tippu Telugu
2015 Anarkali Dua Malayalam
2016 Sethu Boomi Puthiya Malar Tamil
2016 Vil Ambu Poongodi Tamil
2016 Marubhoomiyile Aana Keerthi Malayalam
2016 Happy Birthday[13] Anjali Kannada
2021 Thanne Vandi Thamini Tamil

Television

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Year Program Role Airing Notes
2023-2024 Amme Bhagavathy Devi Flowers TV Malayalam TV series
2024 Attukal Amma Devi Flowers TV
2024- present Gayathridevi Ente Amma Esha Mazhavil Manorama
2024- present Premapooja Pooja Surya TV

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Quite a good start for Samskruthy Shenoy". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Samskrithi gets busy in the South". The Times of India. 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ Georgel, Anjana (18 July 2017). "Newly engaged actress Samskruthy Shenoy says that there is nothing filmy about her love". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "'Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi' Shooting Finished". India Glitz. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Always knew I'd enter films at a young age, says Samskruthy Shenoy". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  6. ^ "No glitz, no gimmicks". The Hindu. 16 February 2013.
  7. ^ M. L. Narasimham (7 December 2013). "Tricky love story". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "Samskruthy all set for 'Nikkah'". BharatStudent.com.
  9. ^ a b "From Malabari bride to village belle". The Times of India. 15 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Samskruthy is a student in Anarkali". The Times of India. 2 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Nikkah is a family entertainer: Samskruty Shenoy". The Times of India. 2 August 2014.
  12. ^ Samskruthy Shenoy films: Samskruthy Shenoy loves to juggle!. The Times of India. (11 September 2014). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Samskruthy Shenoy to debut in Kannada". The Times of India. 11 November 2015.
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