Debut and early work (2016-2021) Samyuktha made her acting debut in 2016 with the Malayalam film
Popcorn, where she played the lead opposite
Shine Tom Chacko. In 2018, she had two Malayalam film releases:
Theevandi opposite
Tovino Thomas and
Lilli, where she played the titular role of a pregnant woman. Cris of
The News Minute stated, "Samyuktha Menon is convincing as a pregnant woman, but her lines are flawed." That year, Samyuktha also made her Tamil film debut with
Kalari opposite
Krishna. The year 2019 was a turning point in her career with six film releases. She first appeared in
July Kaatril opposite
Ananth Nag. She went on to appear in
Oru Yamandan Premakadha opposite
Dulquer Salmaan, in
Uyare, and in
Under World opposite
Asif Ali. Samyuktha reunited with Tovino Thomas for her last two releases of the year,
Kalki, where she played a doctor and
Edakkad Battalion 06, where she played a teacher. For
Kalki,
Sify found her to be "decent" in her limited role. In 2021, Samyuktha worked in four films,
Vellam opposite
Jayasurya, the anthology
Aanum Pennum,
Wolf opposite
Arjun Ashokan and
Erida, where she played the titular role.
Expansion and commercial success (2022-present) Samyuktha had four commercial successes in 2022. Her first release was,
Bheemla Nayak, one of the highest grossing Telugu film of the year, opposite
Rana Daggubati. She then appeared in one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year,
Kaduva opposite
Prithviraj Sukumaran. In
Bimbisara, she played a police officer opposite
Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Later, she made her Kannada film debut with
Gaalipata 2 opposite
Diganth. A Sharadhaa of
The New Indian Express stated that she justifies her character with her act. In 2023, she first played a teacher opposite
Dhanush in
Vaathi, highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. She went onto appeared in
Boomerang opposite Shine Tom Chacko, and in
Devil: The British Secret Agent opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Neeshitha Nyayapati of
Hindustan Times stated, "Samyuktha delivers a good performances for the most part. " Later, she appeared opposite
Sai Durgha Tej in
Virupaksha, one of the highest grossing Telugu film of the year. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of
The Hindu noted, "Samyuktha has a good screen presence and makes it count in the later portions that demand something more from her." In 2024, her only appearance was in the Telugu film
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