Anil Radhakrishnan Menon

Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Born Kerala, India
Residence Ottapalam
Occupation Film director
Years active 2013-present
Notable work North 24 Kaatham
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
Home town Ottapalam
Spouse(s) Sarada
Children Rajat Anil Menon
Parent(s) Radhakrishnan Palat, Jayasree

Anil Radhakrishnan Menon is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam films. His directorial debut North 24 Kaatham (2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film.[1] His second film Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014) also received positive reviews from critics,[2] and became a hit at the box office.[3]

Personal life

Born in Ottappalam to Radhakrishnan Palat and Jayashree,Anil shifted his base to Mumbai after his post graduation.He directed so many popular television commercials before venturing in to movie making.He is married to Sharada,lives in Ottappalam now and has a son named Rajat Anil Menon.

Film career

His first film North 24 Kaatham starring Fahadh Faasil and Nedumudi Venu in the lead roles was very well appreciated and fetched him various accolades including national award and state award.With the success of his second movie Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Menon became one of the most sought after directors in the south Indian film industry.His third outing as a director and writer was Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi a fantasy drama of seven people embarking on a journey to save a tribal village.He is currently shooting a sports comedy with a set of new comers and prominent faces like Kunchako Boban, Nyla Usha, Rajeev Govinda Pillai et al.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleCast
2013North 24 KaathamFahadh Faasil, Nedumudi Venu, Swati Reddy , Chemban Vinod Jose
2014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaPrithviraj, Asif Ali, Nedumudi Venu , Sudheer Karamana, Chemban Vinod Jose, Neeraj Madhav, Salam Bukhari, Sanusha, Reenu Mathews, Joy Mathew, Mukundhan Menon, Irshad, Anu Joseph
2015Lord Livingstone 7000 KandiKunchako Boban, Bharath Srinivasan, Reenu Mathews, Nedumudi Venu, Sunny Wayne, Chemban Vinod Jose, Jacob Gregory, Sudheer Karamana, Assim Jamal
2017 Diwanjimoola Grand Prix Kunchako Boban, Nyla Usha, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Vinayakan, Sudheer Karamana, Ketaki Narayan

References

  1. ↑ "I see myself as audience first: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Sapthamashree Thaskaraha' Review Round up: Opens to Positive Reviews". International Business Times. 6 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mixed bag of fortunes for Mollywood in Onam season". The Hindu. 21 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Veni, Krishna (7 January 2017). "Anil Radhakrishna Menon's next next titled as Divanjimoola Grand Prix". Onlookers Media. Retrieved 14 June 2018.



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