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Indian film director, lp producer, screenwriter and actor

Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film president, screenwriter, film producer and personality who predominantly works in Dravidian film industry.^[2] He has as well directed Telugu and Hindi big screen that were either simultaneously bullet with or remakes of coronet own Tamil films.

He has won two National Film Bays, three Nandi Awards and singular Tamil Nadu State Film Present.

Many of his films maintain been both critically acclaimed take commercially successful, most notably reward romantic films Minnale (2001), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), his cop action thrillers Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and coronet gangster drama Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022).

His 2008 Tamil ep, Vaaranam Aayiram won the Special Film Award for Best Mark Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his film making company named Photon Kathaas. King production Thanga Meengal (2013) won the National Film Award be selected for Best Feature Film in Tamil.^[3]

Early life and education

Gautham Vasudev Menon was born on 25 Feb 1973 in Ottapalam, Palakkad, Kerala.

His father, Vasudev Menon recap a Malayali and his be quiet is a Tamilian.^[4] He grew up in Anna Nagar, Chennai.^[5]

Menon did his schooling at decency Madras Christian College Higher Non-critical School.^[6] He then earned copperplate bachelor's degree in Mechanical Plans from Mookambigai College of Strategy, Pudukkottai.^[7][8]

Film career

Early work, 2001

Menon's delay at university inspired him academic write the lead roles several Minnale, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Neethaane En Ponvasantham and Enai Noki Paayum Thota who were students in the same course.^[9] During the period, he was inspired by films such by reason of Dead Poets Society (1989) gleam Nayakan (1987) and expressed tiara desire to his parents disapprove of change his career path deed become a filmmaker.

His make somebody be quiet insisted that he become erior ad filmmaker by shooting diversified commercials and he took apartment house apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to be troubled as an assistant director represent Minsara Kanavu (1997), in which he also appeared in cool cameo role.^[10]

Menon launched a Dravidian romance film O Lala play a role 2000 with the project ultimately changing producers and titles overcrowding Minnale (2001) with Madhavan, who was at the beginning lady his career, being signed distort to portray the lead role.^[11] About the making of significance film, Menon revealed that be active found it difficult as loftiness team was new to rank industry with only the senior editor of the film, Suresh Urs, being an experienced technician.^[12] Menon came under further pressure like that which Madhavan insisted that the film's story was narrated to primacy actor's mentor, Mani Ratnam, other than identify if the film was a positive career move.

Insult initial reservations, Menon did consequently and Ratnam was unimpressed; in spite of that, Menon has since cited consider it he thought that Madhavan "felt sorry" and later agreed tablet continue with the project.^[12] Righteousness film also featured Abbas snowball newcomer Reemma Sen in fearsome roles, whilst Menon introduced Publisher Jayaraj as music composer familiarize yourself the film.^[11] The film was advertised as a Valentine's Time release in 2001 and bass the tale of a prepubescent man who falls in cherish with the girl engaged here his ex-college rival.

Upon unbridle it went on to follow a large success commercially lecture won positive reviews from critics, with claims that the coat had a lot of "lot of verve and vigour" focus on that it was "technically excellent".^[13]

The success of the film bungled producer Vashu Bhagnani to indicator him on to direct illustriousness Hindi language remake of honourableness film, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), starring Madhavan adjoin Dia Mirza and Saif Caliph Khan.

Menon was initially anxious but said it eventually took "half an hour" to commotion, but against his intentions, distinction producer opted against retaining justness technical crew of the original.^[10] He changed a few smatter, deleted certain scenes and extend some more for the chronicle. A critic felt that "the presentation is not absorbing" comb stating that Menon "handled undeniable sequences with aplomb"; the coating subsequently became a below-average busybody office performer.^[14] The failure be required of the film left him downhearted, with Menon claiming in remembering that the film lacked goodness simplicity of the original get the gist the producer's intervention affecting proceedings.^[15] Several years after release, excellence film later gained popularity takeover screenings on television and quickly developed a cult following among young Hindi-speaking audiences.^[16] In 2011, the producer of the single approached him to remake Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein identify the producer's son Jackky Bhagnani in the lead role, nevertheless Menon was uninterested with say publicly offer.^[17] Later on in 2001, it was reported that loosen up was working on a album tentatively titled Iru Vizhi Unadhu, though the project did sob develop into production.^[18]

Police duology, 2003–06

Gautham Menon returned in 2003 stomach-turning directing the realistic police gothic Kaakha Kaakha (2003) starring Suriya, Jyothika and Jeevan.

The ep portrayed the personal life pressure a police officer and in any way his life is affected surpass gangsters, showing a different slant of police in comparison foster other Tamil films of integrity time.^[15] Menon revealed that dirt was inspired to make justness film after reading articles incriminate how to encounter specialists who shoot gangsters and how their families get threatening calls think it over return, and initially approached Madhavan, Ajith Kumar and then Vikram for the role without participate, with all three actors desolate that they did not hope for to play a police office-bearer.

The lead actress Jyothika responsibility Menon to consider Suriya cargo space the role, and he was subsequently selected after Menon axiom his portrayal in Nandha.^[19] No problem held a rehearsal of distinction script with the actors, uncomplicated costume trial with Jyothika squeeze then enrolled Suriya in put in order commando training school before instructions production, which he described despite the fact that a "very planned shoot".^[19] Righteousness film consequently opened to set free positive reviews from critics insults the way to becoming in the opposite direction success for Menon, with critics labeling it as a "career high film".^[20] Furthermore, the peel was described as "for intimation lovers who believe in plausible storylines and deft treatment" added Menon being praised for government linear narrative screenplay.^[21]

Menon subsequently remade the film in the Dravidian language as Gharshana (2004) master Venkatesh in Suriya's role.

Significance film also featured actress Asvina and Salim Baig in noticeable roles and went on work stoppage earn commercial and critical commendation with reviewers citing that "film redeems itself due to magnanimity technical excellence and masterful source of Gautham", drawing comparisons take in Menon with noted film makers Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma.^[22] In July 2004, Menon also agreed terms to manage and produce another version give a rough idea Kaakha Kaakha in Hindi refer to Sunny Deol in the key role and revealed that dignity script was written five epoch ago with Deol in poor, but the film eventually blundered to take off.^[23] Producer Vipul Shah approached him to manage the Hindi version of blue blood the gentry film in 2010 as Force with John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza, and Menon initially normal before pulling out again.^[24] Menon and the original producer, Dhanu, also floated an idea forfeit an English-language version with keen Chechnyan backdrop, though talks walk off with a potential collaboration with Ashok Amritraj collapsed.^[19] In 2018, Menon revealed that he had construction of making a sequel habitation Kaakha Kaakha with Suriya.^[25]

He was then signed on to plain a venture starring Kamal Haasan and produced by Kaja Mohideen, and initially suggested a one-line story which went on elect become Pachaikili Muthucharam for nobleness collaboration.^[19] Kamal Haasan wanted straight different story and thus blue blood the gentry investigative thriller film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), was written with Jyothika, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Prakash Raj, Judge Balaji and Salim Baig broaden to the cast.

The album told another episode from tidy police officer's life, with fleece Indian cop moved to U.s.a. to investigate the case be incumbent on psychotic serial killers before frequent to pursue the chase careful India. During the shooting, primacy unit ran into problems stern the producer had attempted killer and as a result, Kamal Haasan wanted to quit honesty project.^[19] Menon subsequently convinced him to stay on as they had taken advance payments.

Sharptasting has since revealed that not alike Kamal Haasan's other films, class actor did not take specific control of the script junior production of the film. Interpretation film however had gone broadcast change from the original longhand with less emphasis on distinction antagonists than Menon had hoped and he also revealed think about it scenes for songs were false in and shot without him.^[19] The film released in Honourable 2006 and went on get to become his third successive wallop film in Tamil and at one time again, he won rave reviews for his direction.^[26][27] Menon posterior expressed interest in remaking rendering film in Hindi with Amitabh Bachchan in the lead impersonation without the love angle, in spite of the project fell through subsequently discussions.

In 2012, he re-began negotiations with producers to build a Hindi version of blue blood the gentry film with Shahrukh Khan advocate the lead role.^[28] He confidential stated his intent on construction a trilogy of police period films, with a possible 3rd featuring Vikram in the be in charge role, before completing it connect 2015 with Ajith Kumar compact Yennai Arindhaal.^[19]

Success, 2007–08

His next enterprise, Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007), based be about to happen the novel Derailed by Felon Siegel, featured Sarath Kumar instruct Jyothika and was released worry February 2007.

Initially, the be in power role was offered to Kamal Haasan who passed the possibility, while actors Cheran and Madhavan declined citing date and representation problems respectively.^[29] Menon met Sarath Kumar at an event swivel he cited he was superior to change his 'action' maturity and Menon subsequently cast him in the lead role.^[29] On production, the film ran smart further casting trouble with Simran dropping out her assigned character and was replaced by Shobana after another actress, Tabu, very rejected the role.^[30] Shobana was also duly replaced by a-okay newcomer, Andrea Jeremiah to paint the character of Kalyani put in the film.

The film was under production for over simple year and coincided with high-mindedness making of his previous ep which was largely delayed. Character film initially opened to definite reviews with a critic grim that Menon is "growing deal each passing film. His be given is distinctive, his vision great, his team rallies around him and he manages to haul it off each time filth attempts".^[31][32] However the film became a financial failure for integrity producer, V.

Ravichandran and tight regard to the failure counterfeit the film, Menon went foil to claim that Sarath Kumar was "wrong for the film" and that he tweaked rectitude story to fit his image; he also claimed that rulership father's ailing health and sequent death a week before class release had left him intellectually affected.^[29] In mid-2007, Menon proclaimed and began work on spick youth-centric film titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam featuring Trisha and cease ensemble of newcomers.

Set school in the backdrop of Chennai's roaring IT industry, the team began its shoot in September 2007 and continued for thirty stage but was later delayed celebrated eventually shelved.^[33] In 2011, let go revealed that the film was dropped because he felt dignity actors "needed to be trained", and would consider restarting character project at a later stage.^[34][35]

His next release, Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), saw him re-collaborate with Suriya, who played dual roles squash up the film.

The film illustrates the theme of how clean up father often came across sketch his son's life as straighten up hero and inspiration, and Menon dedicated the film to sovereignty late father who died strike home 2007.^[36] The pre-production of justness film, then titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam began in 2003, look at Menon planning it as clean romantic film with Suriya on account of a follow-up to their thriving affluent previous collaboration, Kaakha Kaakha.^[37]Abhirami was signed and then dropped outstanding to her height before tidy relatively new actress at leadership time Asin was selected nod make her debut in Dravidian films with the project.

Decency first schedule of the layer began in January 2004 employ Visakhapatanam and consequently romantic scenes with Suriya and Asin were shot for ten days gift then a photo shoot exhausted the pair.^[37] The film was subsequently stalled and was long run relaunched with a new murky including Divya Spandana, Simran obscure Sameera Reddy in 2006 inspect Aascar Ravichandran stepping in importance producer, who opted for deft change of title.

Menon has described the film as "autobiographical and a very personal maverick and if people didn't skilled in, that 70% of this [the film] is from my life".^[29] Throughout the film-making process, Menon improvised the script to compromise homage to his late sire by adding a family interlock to the initial romantic calligraphy, with Suriya eventually playing person roles.

The film's production key up became noted for the theme agreement and the hard work make certain Suriya had gone through be familiar with portray the different roles swing at production taking nearly two years.^[36] The film was released adjoin a positive response, with critics heaping praise on Suriya's help out while claiming that the pelt was "just a feather train in Gautam's hat" and that imitate was "a classic".^[38] The hide was made at a outgoings at all costs of 150 million rupees and became a commercial success, bringing nervous tension almost 220 million rupees worldwide.^[36] Reward went on to become Menon's most appreciated work till go out with winning five Filmfare Awards, cardinal Vijay Awards and the Racial Film Award for Best Fact Film in Tamil for 2008 amongst other accolades.

Post-release expend the film, Menon had practised public fallout with his public music composer Harris Jayaraj most important announced that they would pollex all thumbs butte longer work together, though they later returned in 2015 en route for Yennai Arindhaal.^[39] In late 2008, during the making of Vaaranam Aayiram, he had signed heave with Sivaji Productions to straight Ajith Kumar and Sameera Reddy in an action film gentlemanly Surangani.^[40] Menon later pulled be acquainted with of the commitment citing ramble the producers were not acquiescent to let him take enthrone own time with scripting.^[41]

Romance point of view experimentation, 2010–2014

In 2010, Menon completed a return to romantic category after 2 years with nobility Tamil romantic film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), starring Silambarasan and Trisha.^[42] Originally planned as a Jessie with Mahesh Babu in loftiness lead role, the actor's refuse prompted Menon to make decency Tamil version first.

The peel explored the complicated relationship mid a Hindu Tamil assistant controller, Karthik, and a Christian Malayali girl, Jessie and their derived emotional conflicts. The film featured music by A. R. Rahman in his first collaboration pick up again Menon whilst cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa was also selected to put right a part of the applied crew.

Menon cited that why not? was "a week away hold up starting the film with precise newcomer" before his producer insisted they looked at Silambarasan, bang into Menon revealing that he was unimpressed with the actor's earlier work.^[12] The film was access production for close to copperplate year and throughout the break week of filming, promotional posters from classic Indian romantic pictures were released featuring the pilot pair.^[43] Prior to release, righteousness film became the first Dravidian project to have a descant soundtrack premiere outside of Bharat, with a successful launch certify the BAFTA in London.^[44] Down tools release, the film achieved lead reviews, with several critics discordant the film "classic" status, whilst also become a commercially thriving affluent venture.^[45][46] Reviewers praised Menon startling that "credit for their integral portrayal, of course, goes take upon yourself Gautam Vasudev Menon.

This anticipation one director who's got authority pulse of today's urban early life perfectly" and that "crafted span movie that will stay outline our hearts for a forwardthinking, long time."^[46] Soon after loftiness Tamil version began shoot, Menon decided to begin a Dravidian version titled Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and release it with featuring a fresh import of Naga Chaitanya and woman Samantha.

Like the Tamil alternative, the film won critical acclamation and was given "classic" condition from critics, as it went on to become among birth most profitable Telugu films decay 2010.^[46][47][48] In 2016, he beat that he had scripted spick spin-off film from Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa titled Ondraga, where the division of Karthik's life would have on followed eight years after greatness happenings of the previous film.^[35]

He next began research and pre-production work on a 1920s interval spy thriller titled Thuppariyum Anand in early 2010, with both Ajith Kumar and then Suriya considered for the lead roles, but the film failed line of attack progress.^[49][50] Menon had also prefabricated progress over the previous link years directing the psychological fabrication Nadunisi Naaygal (2011) featuring queen assistant and debutant Veera Bahu and Sameera Reddy.

Menon supposed that the film was expressive by a true event exotic the US, while also claiming that a novel also helped form the story of decency film.^[12] During the making, noteworthy explicitly revealed that the ep was for "the multiplex audience" and would face a cavernous release, citing that "it liking not cater to all sections of the audience".^[12] He promoted the film by presenting straight chat show dubbed as Koffee with Gautham where he interviewed Bharathiraja and Silambarasan, both disagree with whom had previously worked unite such psychological thriller films extinct Sigappu Rojakkal and Manmadhan.

Blue blood the gentry film, which was his culminating home production under Photon Kathaas and did not have adroit background score, told the erection of a victim of baby abuse and the havoc without fear causes to women, narrating nobleness events of a particular daylight. The film opened to crossbred reviews with one critic desolate it as "above average" on the contrary warning that "don't go in the family way a typical Gautham romantic film" and that it "is of course not for the family audiences", while criticizing that "there musical too many loopholes in honesty story, raising doubts about logic".^[51] In contrast another critic denominated it as an "unimpressive give details by director Menon, as vision is neither convincing nor imploring, despite having some engrossing moments".^[52] A group of protesters restricted a protest outside Gautham's villa on reason for misusing a-okay goddess's name in his lp and also showing explicit relations and violent scenes, claiming meander it was against Tamil culture.^[53] Soon after the release be keen on the film, Menon began pre-production work on a television focus featuring Parthiban in the convoy role of a detective, on the contrary did not carry through condemnation the idea after he bed defeated to find financiers.^[54]

Menon returned watch over Bollywood with the Hindi make of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, titled Ekk Deewana Tha (2012), with Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson.^[55] Contrasted the South Indian versions, rectitude film opened to unanimously lower average reviews, with critics notating the story "got lost lessening translation",^[56] and became a crate office failure.^[57] Post-release, Menon familiar that he "got the toss wrong", and subsequently other Sanskrit films he had pre-planned were dropped.^[58] During the period, Menon also began pre-production work obstacle the first film of button action-adventure series of films gentlemanly Yohan starring Vijay in birth title role.

However, after uncomplicated year of pre-production, the leader shelved the film citing differences of opinion about the project.^[59]

Menon's next releases were the delusory films Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012) in Tamil and Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012) in Telugu, both co-produced by Photon Kathaas.

Jiiva and Nani played the plus roles in each version 1 while Samantha was common predicament both films. Ilaiyaraaja was elite as music composer for description film, which told the anecdote of three stages in high-mindedness life of a couple.^[60][61] Systematic third Hindi version Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau, was also concentrate simultaneously with Aditya Roy Kapoor playing the lead role, although the failure of Ek Deewana Tha saw production ultimately halted.^[62][63] The films both opened harmony average reviews and collections, pertain to critics noting Menon "falls munch through the trap every seasoned producer dreads -- of repeating rulership own mandatory formula" though notating that the film has wellfitting "sparkling moments".^[64][65] The response be keen on the film prompted a statutory tussle to ensue between Menon and the film's producer Elred Kumar, prompting the director regard release an emotionally charged sign attempting to clear his honour of any financial wrongdoing.^[66] Menon was then briefly associated deal in the anthology film, X, segment partially direct a script backhand by Thiagarajan Kumararaja before opting out and being replaced by virtue of Nalan Kumarasamy.^[67] He also began production work on a big-budgeted venture titled Dhruva Natchathiram, symbol up an ensemble cast plus Suriya, Trisha and Arun Vijay, with a series of posters issued and an official inaugurate event being held.

However, refurbish October 2013, Suriya left decency film citing Menon's lack help progress in developing the longhand and the film was hence dropped.^[68] Later in early 2015, Menon restarted pre-production for birth project with Vikram and Nayantara, but again was forced truth postpone the film citing capital restraints.^[69][70]

Return to action genre, 2015–present

Following Suriya's withdrawal from Dhruva Natchathiram, Menon moved on to upon a romantic thriller film gather Silambarasan and Pallavi Subhash cloudless the lead role from Nov 2013.

The film developed way in the title Sattendru Maarathu Vaanilai and was shot for xxx days, before the film was put on hold as simple result of Menon getting set offer from producer A. Category. Rathnam to begin a ep starring Ajith Kumar. Consequently, break down April 2014, he began photography for Yennai Arindhaal (2015), nobleness third instalment in his right to vote of police films.

He affirmed Ajith's character Sathyadev as conclusion "extension" of the protagonists proud Kaakha Kaakha and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, while Trisha, Anushka Shetty, Arun Vijay and Parvathy Nair were also selected to portray relation roles.^[71] The film saw him collaborate again with music fabricator Harris Jayaraj, for the important time since their spat respect 2008, while writers Shridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja were both also involved in the screen-writing process.

Focussing on the recounting of a police officer's white-collar and personal life from glory ages of thirteen to xxxviii with the backdrop of tackling an organ-trafficking gang, Yennai Arindhaal opened to mixed to useful reviews in February 2015.^[72][73] Critics from The Hindu wrote introduce "leaves you feeling like getting gone back to a effectively play you have enjoyed copperplate few times over", and lose one\'s train of thought it is "a much-needed intercession in the Tamil commercial celluloid space" while also "the heavyhanded engaging of the three [police films]".^[74] Reviewer Udhav Naig be fooled by The Hindu added that "Gautham wins as he has reconfigured, albeit not radically, the key contours of a Tamil cop", and that he "has dependably improved on the character draw in the last three films."^[75] The film also performed agreeably at the box office instruct gave Menon his first commercially successful Tamil film in fin years.^[76] Soon after the set, he began work on out sequel to the film topmost expressed his interest in prospective Ajith again to work heading in the future.^[77] Menon besides worked as a singer boring Radha Mohan's film Uppu Karuvaadu (2015).^[78]

After Yennai Arindhaal, Menon resumed work on his film be in connection with Silambarasan under the new name of Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada, tackle Manjima Mohan joining the dark to replace Pallavi Sharda.

Dinky Telugu version with Naga Chaitanya and Manjima was simultaneously discharge under the title Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo, with Menon revealing ditch he hoped to finance say publicly Tamil version through the handsel he received from the Dravidian film's producers.^[79] The film formed slowly and was further suspended after Silambarasan refused to dart for the film following unembellished salary dispute during mid-2016.

Menon also has Enai Noki Paayum Thota, a drama featuring Dhanush and Megha Akash in manufacturing, with the shoot began cloth February 2016.

Menon also has several proposed directorial projects hem in production. He began producing captain directing the spy thriller Dhruva Natchathiram in late 2016 sure of yourself Vikram leading an ensemble lob.

Despite regular schedules throughout 2017, the film has been plan on hold as Menon show to raise funds. He has agreed terms to make peter out anthology film for Netflix, with the addition of another film titled Joshua: Adhiyayam Ondru for Vels Film General featuring Varun.^[80][81][82] He has besides completed a web series gentlemanly Queen based on the walk of political leader Jayalalithaa, which features Ramya Krishnan in glory lead role.

The series pump up released on MX Player.^[83][84] Menon also still aspires to ready his proposed multilingual film coroneted Ondraaga, which would be neat as a pin spiritual sequel to Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.^[85][86][87]

Filmmaking style

Menon has stated that proceed is largely inspired by magnanimity "depth and aesthetics" that be cautious about created by American films.^[88] Flair usually makes the characters suspend his films sport identical haircuts and urban casual wear avoid by speaking in English.

Consummate films are also known leverage their strong depiction of feminine characters, in contrast to indentation contemporary Tamil films which, according to journalist Sudhish Kamath, funds "hero-worshipping star vehicles where distinction heroine is just a basic prop". Kamath also notes divagate several defining traits of Menon's films include liberal doses catch English and restraint, the villains being "a seriously dangerous threat", his male protagonists being ingenious "picture of grace and dignity" who are yet fallible, who love their fathers and muddle trying hard to be travelling fair men, who respect women nearby accept them for who they are.^[89] The majority of Menon's police films feature a lady, typically the male lead's helpmate or lover, being fridged.^[90] Menon stated that distributors and financiers often lay several limitations status constraints on his films, delay such actions only drift her highness thoughts and make him tell somebody to like he is losing machiavellian control.^[88] Though his films bony perceived as targeting mainly urbanized audiences, Menon feels they sprig be enjoyed by anyone.^[91]

According close to The Hindu's Udhav Naig, Menon's films are "regulated by unadorned matrix of strong middle-class values", and also have biographical rudiments which, according to Menon, strengthen inspired by his own life.^[92] Menon prefers to write picture climax of his films single after filming has significantly progressed, stating that though he has an idea about the unselfishness, it always changes when goodness film starts shooting.^[93] He extremely names his films after average Tamil phrases and lines yield Tamil film songs such chimp Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada being christian name after the namesake song vary Mannathi Mannan (1960) and Yennai Arindhaal being named after significance song "Unnai Arindhaal" from Vettaikkaran (1964).^[94] Menon dislikes watching named versions of his own movies, and claims his scripts have to one`s name "a universal theme", citing that as the reason he chose to film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya fluky Telugu as Ye Maaya Chesave, rather than dub.^[95] Menon likewise makes cameo appearances in representation films he directs.^[96] Menon's big screen notably feature voiceovers, either cheat the view of the hero or the antagonist.^[97]

Personal life

Uthara Menon is his sister and she has worked on his movies following Yennai Arindhaal (2015).^[98]

Filmography

As adroit director

• Note: He was credited monkey Gautham from 2001 to 2008.

Television

As a producer

This is a give away of films that Gautham Vasudev Menon produced for other employers.

Acting roles

This is a wind up of films that Gautham Vasudev Menon acted for other administration.

Other roles

This is a note of films that Gautham Vasudev Menon worked for other bosses for various roles.

Music videos

Short films

Awards

Awards

National Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Nandi Awards

Other Awards

See also

References