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Gautham Vasudev Menon

Directing Born Feb 25, 1973 Ottapalam, Kerala, India 24 credits

Biography

Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering and graduated in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale and Vaaranam Aayiram, students of the same course. He claims to have been inspired by films such as Dead Poet's Society and Nayagan and expressed his desire to his parents to change career path and become a filmmaker and consequently wrote his first film at his college hostel. His mother insisted he became an ad film maker by shooting various commercials and took an apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to work as an assistant director for Minsaara Kanavu in 1997, in which he also appeared in a cameo role.

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Known for

Film

Jana Nayagan

as Srikanth
Film

Leo

as Joshy Andrews

Full filmography

  • Euphoria (2026) as Jayadev Nair
  • Jana Nayagan as Srikanth
  • Dragon (2025) as Vale Kumar
  • Leo (2023) as Joshy Andrews
  • Paradha (2025) as The Photographer
  • Sita Ramam (2022) as Major Selvan
  • Navarasa (2021) as Master
  • Dominic and the Ladies' Purse (2025) as Ibrahim Moopan
  • Paava Kadhaigal (2020) as Satya
  • Patang (2025)
  • Devil's Double Next Level (2025) as Inspector Raghavan
  • Rathnam (2024) as Anbazhagan
  • Viduthalai: Part II (2024) as Sunil Menon
  • Mathagam (2023) as Thirumaaran
  • Trance (2020) as Solomon Davis
  • Queen (2019) as Director Sridhar
  • Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) as Commando informer
  • Carmeni Selvam (2026) as Sampath
  • Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001) as Madhav's software company's boss
  • Pearle Maaney Show (2022) as Self
  • Yennai Arindhaal (2015) as Police Officer
  • Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) as Special appearance in "Manjal Veyyil" song
  • Viduthalai: Part I (2023) as Sunil Menon
  • Don (2022) as Himself (Cameo Appearance)