I Personally With Radhika Menon

Radhika Menon is beautiful and charming girl from Palakkad, Kerala. She was working as a radio jockey in Club Fm and a Radio in Gulf. She is a hotel management graduate and was an hotelier. She is now a Freelance stage Emcee, a television presenter and a voice over artist. She is married to musical artist Ajay Satyan.

You create lots of videos and content, what is the next one you are planning?

I’m a professionally graduated chef. I love to do cooking videos but most of the time I’m alone at home and I can’t shoot the videos by myself. So after this lockdown, I am going to get me a tripod and start my food vlogs.

One skincare brand you are addicted to?

The Body shop is my most favorite brand, but it is little expensive in India. Apart from that, Biotique is my personal favorite. Biotique do not market them as a cosmetic product, they are very pocket friendly and they do not have any side effects.

If you could exchange your hand bag with a celeb who would it be?

The cosmetic brand I used most is MAC. So im ready to exchange my bag with a celebrity who use lots n lots of Mac products.

One thing you need every morning?

I need honey lemon every morning. I was coffee person but then when I switched to honey money, I completely stopped coffee.

One clothing brand you are addicted to?

Jugalbandi is my favorite brand. It is an Indian brand, their collections are very beautiful. They are little expensive but very ethnic, unique and long lasting.

Three things you cannot live without?

Apart from the basic necessities, I need perfume, my watch and my face scrub.

One thing that people do not know about you?

I’m an open book; there is nothing like people don’t know about me. Other than my very personal life, I share most of it on my social Medias.

If you get a chance to be a super hero who would it be and why?

I do not watch superhero movies at all. So I don’t know anything about it. I could say only if I know something about it.

Favorite Cuisine?

My most favorite cuisine is Tamil Nadu cuisine especially chettinadu dishes, ambur biryani, chettinadu biriyani etc, I like everything about Tamil cuisines.

Who aspires you the most?

It is easy to consider some movies or any other character as inspiration. But for me, there many people who always smiles and be happy all the time to the outside world even when they are going through the biggest difficulty in their life. They are my inspiration. If I have a problem, it will be visible on me. People could easily make out if I’m going through a tough time. So they are my inspiration.

You live in Kochi and you are from Palakkad, what do you miss so much about Palakkad

One thing is miss so much is Nannari Sarbath ! My home is in a place called Kalpathy in Palakkad. Nannari Sarbath is a drink we get there, not only in palakkad we get it everywhere but the taste is not the same. I feel that the one that we get in kochi are more advanced version but in palakkad it is more natural.

Most used hashtag

#tiktokmalayalamcomedy , I do create small videos on tiktok so in order to increase its views I use this hash tags.

How do you come up with the content ideas?

I come up with these contents from the book I read or any currents things that is happening. I am very choosy with selecting the content; I will create content only if I have a strong opinion on the topic or want share anything I worked or learned.

What do you feel about your humor?

I was never a humorous person before, ever since I became an Rj, I started including little humor in my presentation, for the audience and eventually it became my style and my way of talking.

What is the funniest thing in the world for you?

I get attracted to the word fun very much. I love doing things which are so much fun. One thing that suddenly comes to mind is wonderla. All the rides there were so fun and risky, but I love to do it.  I will not say it is the funniest thing; but that is coming to my mind right now.

What is the key to your success?

One think I strongly believe is law of attraction. It is one solution I give to everyone who shares with me their problems. It has helped me a lots. I would love to tell the same to all the ones reading this, believe in law of attraction you will definitely see the changes in your life. I am grateful for so many things in my life and I have got it all through the law of attraction. First you need to ask to the universe and then you should believe in it. This is my key to success and happiness.

How did you start your RJ and VJ careers?

This is one such question that I love to answer. This happened when I was working in Marriott hotel and was listening to Club Fm. They had some random fun contest going on, a very simple game. I participated in it and I got the first prize. I went to the club fm to collect the prize. When I saw the studio, I really felt like working as an RJ. When I was in college I used to Emcee for stages. Since my native was Palakkad and there were no radio stations in there, so being an Rj was just a dream for me. I went to club fm and said them that I want to be an Rj, they conducted an audition for me, then I was selected. That’s how I became an Rj. People always ask me that it’s so easy to be  an Rj. It is not! It is same as any other 9 to 5 jobs, sometimes you have to work even overtime. When you work as an Rj you work with a company, so you can’t take any other freelance works. I worked with club Fm and a radio station in Gulf, for a total of 4 years.

I wanted to work with television. I saw an opportunity in a channel, I applied for it. Then I attended the audition, and that’s how I became a VJ

What is your go to style?

My go to style is kurthi and elegant. I’m most seen in those styles. Apart from that Sari is my favorite outfit. Sari is one outfit that astonishes me all the time, it is just a fabric. But our ancestors taught us to pleat it in a way to look beautiful. My go to style is always a kurthi and a legging

What is your spirit animal?

I recently read about this spirit animal thing and took a test to know online. I took few questions and they said my sprit animal is Lion. I don’t know it is true or not.

Favorite City

My favorite city is Coimabtore. It is the place where I studied, my college. Not only because of it, I love the Tamil food .Their climate is also so good. In Coimbatore people can live in the luxury they need, be it rich, middle class or poor. Amazing climate, amazing food and wonderful people.  And the people there talk with so much respect to each other. I love the language Tamil; maybe I could say I’m in love with the language.

If you could collaborate and work with anyone living or dead, who would it be?

Shobana , She is my favorite female actor. May be because I’m a dancer I have this connection with her. Not only that her beauty, her acting everything. I think she is one of the most beautiful actresses in her era. I would be grateful to work with her. Actually I have got a chance before, when I was emceeing a show; it was just to invite Shobana and her team to a stage. I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture with her.

What is your favorite food to cook?

There is no particular food that I love to cook, but I do more experiments with Chicken. So Chicken will be my favorite.

3 best thing about your husband

He is an amazing singer, He does not talk much, He himself wouldn’t start a fight

3 worst things about your husband

I have not felt anything worst. Its only 3 to 4 years of our marriage may be because of that.

Vintage or new?

Vintage, vintage always attract me more than new. I’m an old soul!!

The best life advice you got?

The best life advice I have got is from the book secret. The Secret is my life guide. So the most important thing conveyed in the book is believe. The one thing which I tell everyone is just believe in whatever you wish for and be positive.

Your style Icon?

My style icon is Vidhya Balan and Nitya Menon. Body shaming has been around us for quite some time now. I’m little stout, so there has been a convention style of dressing for fat people in many peoples minds. Before I started wearing sari I have heard people telling that girls who are little fat do not look good if they wear it, believing that, I did not wear sari for a long time. But then I realized, they were completely wrong, and sari will look good on everyone if we properly wear it. Vidhya Balan and Nitya Menon were two actresses who did not care about these body shaming. They both have a beauty, Charm and they carry it very well even being fat. They have very good sense of style and their styles are very modest.

One quality you wish every woman has?

Underestimating the outfit Sari. I have seen many women asking, oh how do you wear sari and saying I do not know to wear sari, n all. If someone don’t know to wear sari, it is not their mistake, but I think, if we the Indians do not know to wear our clothes, then how will other people know about it? It is one of the most beautiful outfits. I wish the perspective few women have about sari can be improved.

      Favorite women character (from any movies, series or books)

My favourite character is Draupadi from Mahabharatha. I do not know too much about Mahabharatha, but the character Draupadi has influenced me so much. I think all women should have the qualities of Panchali. Those who know Draupadi will understand why I say so. She was so bold even in that era and she was bold enough to tell people on face, what is right and wrong. I will be very happy if I get to play Draupdi in any short film or movies, because I adore her so much. In fact I was planning to do a photo shoot on the theme Draupadi, but then it didn’t happen because of the Lock down.

   What is fashion means to you?

 I’m not a person who always follow the trends. The only trend I followed was the palazzos, but it was a big mistake. For me fashion is always ethnic. I will not feel the elegance of ethnic look in any of the modern outfits.  Main thing is that we cannot accessories too much with modern outfits. I love to dress up always, chains, bangles, makeup, lipstick, hair etc. I love all of these. For me there is nothing more than ethnic in fashion.