Anoop Menon

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Anoop Menon
Born (1976-08-03) 3 August 1976 (age 49) [1]
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Alma materGovernment Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • lyricist
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Shema Alexander
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(m. 2014)​
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RelativesShwetha Menon (cousin)

Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films.

Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and also the Filmfare Award for his performance as the fictional movie star Ajayachandran in Thirakkatha. He wrote the screenplay and dialogue for films such as Pakal Nakshatrangal (2008), Cocktail (2010), Beautiful (2011), Trivandrum Lodge (2012), and Hotel California (2013).[3] He became a director with his debut King Fish Malaylam movie in 2021. He directed a film named Padma released in 2022.

Early and personal life

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Menon was born on 3 August 1976 in Kozhikode to Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon.[4] He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. He studied at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram.[5] He is a law graduate from the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (1994-99), and was the first-rank holder from Kerala University.[6]

While pursuing education at college, he used to do compèring for Kairali TV and Surya TV.[7] He met fellow filmmaker and screenplay writer Shankar Ramakrishnan during this time. Both of them were under the tutelage of renowned Malayalam movie director Ranjith.

Menon married Shema Alexander on 27 December 2014. This was Shema's second marriage. Her first husband died of a heart attack in 2006. She has a daughter born in 2002.[2][8][9] Actress Shwetha Menon is his cousin.[10]

Career

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He began his acting career in Malayalam television serials. He was in two series on Asianet called Swapnam and Megham, the former one directed by K. K. Rajeev. Anoop made his debut as a screenwriter in Pakal Nakshatrangal with Mohanlal playing father and Anoop playing his son.[11]

He also played main character in Thirakkatha by Ranjith, portraying different stages in the life of film star Ajay Chandran, loosely based on the personal life of Kamal Haasan. His co-stars were Priyamani and Prithviraj Sukumaran.[12]

Filmography

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Actor

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  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
List of Anoop Menon film acting credits
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Kattuchembakam Shivan
2003 Ivar Thomas IPS
2005 Moksham Radha Madhavan [13]
2007 Kaiyoppu Doctor
Abraham & Lincoln Philip Mathew
Pranayakalam Doctor
Rock N' Roll Vivek
2008 Thirakkatha Ajayachandran
Pakal Nakshatrangal Aadhi
2009 Anubhav Aditya / Adi Hindi film
Currency Mahesh Kesav
Ivar Vivahitharayal Ajay Menon
Loudspeaker Doctor
Patham Nilayile Theevandi Dr. John Mathai
Kerala Cafe Crime Investigator
2010 Pramani District Collector
Mummy & Me Doctor
Neelambari Thankaraj
Cocktail Ravi Abraham
2011 Traffic Ajmal Nazar IPS
Lucky Jokers Vishnu Sharman
Pranayam Suresh Menon
Ven Shankhu Pol Rajeevan
Beautiful John
Athe Mazha Athe Veyil Raghuraman
2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu Tom Cherian IPS
Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. Madhavankutty
Josettante Hero Sajan
Grandmaster Dr. Jacob Varghese
Namukku Parkkan Dr. Rajeev
Track Mukundan
Hero Aadithyan
Veendum Kannur Jayakrishnan
Trivandrum Lodge Ravisankar
Banking Hours 10 to 4 Sravan Varma
916 Dr. Harikrishnan
I Love Me Ram Mohan
2013 David & Goliath Sunny
Hotel California Prem Sagar
Buddy Aadinarayanan
D Company Akbar
Pattam Pole Michael Rossario
Silence Neil George IPS
2014 1983 Vijay Menon
Angry Babies in Love Jeevan
Vikramadithyan Vasudeva Shenoy
The Dolphin Nandan
Aamayum Muyalum Lottery Ticket Examiner
2015 She Taxi Joe
Lavender Interpol officer Raghavan Moorthy
Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare Vijaya Anand
Kanal Anantharaman
Female Unnikrishnan Hari
2016 Malgudi Days Zephan Solomom
Pavada Pavada Babu
Karinkunnam 6's Aby
Pa Va Varkey
10 Kalpanakal Davis George
Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka Keshav
2017 Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol Venukuttan
Sarvopari Palakkaran Jose Kaithaparambil Mani
Velipadinte Pusthakam Vishwanathan aka Bullet Vishwan
2018 Aami Akbar Ali
Chanakya Thanthram Raju Zakaria
B. Tech Adv. Viswanath Iyyer
Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal Sanjay
Neeli Reni
2019 Ganagandharvan Yousaf Cameo
Kamala Agasthy
2020 Big Brother Dr. Vishnu
2021 Home Superstar Vishal [14]
Vidhi The Verdict Bharath
2022 Twenty One Gms DySP Nanda Kishore
CBI 5: The Brain I.G Unnithan IPS
Padma Psychologist Ravi Shankar
Pathonpatham Noottandu King of Travancore
King Fish Bhaskara Varma
Varaal David John
Kooman Psychiatrist
2023 Nalpathukaarante Irupathonnukaari Thampi
Thimingala Vetta Jayaraman
Nigoodam Artist Shankar
Phoenix Fr. Francis [15]
Ohh...Cinderella [16]
2024 Abraham Ozler Dr. Satheesh Madhavan [17]
LLB: Life Line of Bachelors CI Babu Sebastian
Nadikar Chandradas [18]
Checkmate [19]
Njan Kandatha Sare [20]
2025 Raveendra Nee Evide? Raveendran [21]
Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Director

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  • King Fish (2022)
  • Padma (2022)

Screenwriter

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Lyricist

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Television career

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List of Anoop Menon television credits
Year Title Channel Notes
1999 Manal Nagaram Asianet Screen debut as a guest role
2000 December Mist Kairali TV Debut in a telefilm
2002–2003 Sthree Janmam Surya TV Debut in a serial
2003 Radhamadhavam Surya TV
2003-2004 Swapnam Asianet
2004 Ashtapadhi Surya TV
2004 Megham Asianet
2004 Muhoortham Asianet
2005–2006 Swaram Amrita TV
2006 Thadangalpaalayam Asianet
2007 Madhavam Surya TV
2019 Mounaragam Asianet Promo voiceover

Awards

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Asianet Film Awards[23]
Kerala State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
South Indian International Movie Awards
  • 2011 - Best Lyricist for "Mazhaneerthullikal" - Beautiful
Vanitha Film Awards
Asiavision Awards
  • 2011 - Best Supporting actor - Traffic
  • 2012 - Trendsetter - Beautiful
Asianet Family award
  • 2005 - Best Son in law - Swapnam

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