Directing
Feb 24, 1973
Ottapalam, Kerala, India
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Directing
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.
Feature Films (59)
Rudran, a fearless cop who battles against drug mafia, gets trapped in a PCR (Protection of Civil Rights) case, unfortunately. Will he prove himself innocent?
Rudra Thandavam
Four friends, with a bittersweet history, get drunk and embark on a journey to Goa. On the trip, they lose an expensive ring which threatens to derail one of their engagement. They end up confronting one another and their own fears, as they enroll in a short film making competition in Goa to try and win the prize money for the ring.
Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi?
A young man is haunted by a number, which happens to be the time he was born at. Can he and his family escape its clutches?
3:33
A youngster who is still figuring out what his passion is gets into an engineering college where he clashes with a disciplinarian faculty.
Don
Set in the early 1990s, Michael, a simple yet daring boy from the south moves to Bombay with a personal strong motive, grow under the wings of Gurunath, a dreaded gangster. Michael is assigned with a task of killing the man involved in the attempted assassination of Gurunath. Things take a turn as he falls in love with the target's daughter, Theera, in Delhi.
Michael
When Kanal, a B-grade engineering college student, finds out that his dad went on to pay a hefty amount as “donation” to get him the seat, the liquor-swigging student is introduced to the underground world of the admission racket system in colleges.
Selfie
Banjara's musical band discovers a poem on Varma College walls and meets former student Sree Veda, who shares her college life and the impact of Comrade Jeevanlal.
Lovefully Yours Veda
A cop and a businessman team up on a mission to capture a serial killer, using a series of elaborate games to track him down.
Bazooka
A youngster goes on a road trip with the girl of his dreams and but an accident leads things to spiraling out of control.
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
An undercover cop goes into the big bad world, a place taken over by a don, where his safety may be compromised.
Pathu Thala
A former cop with mind-reading skills gets involved in a case involving rape and murder. Can he crack it while keeping a lid on the ghosts of his own past?
Koorman
Anuragam is a film set in Kochi, India that explores the complexities of modern-day relationships through the lives of three couples. The story follows Mercy, a single mother and banker who is loved by her manager, Jose, but still grieving the loss of her husband. Meanwhile, popular music composer Shankar is preparing to enter a new relationship after his separation from his wife, Devika, a successful baker. Their daughter, Janani, and Mercy's son, Aswin, are classmates and friends, with their friendship potentially blossoming into romance. Music plays an important role in the film, which ultimately reminds viewers that love can happen at any age and make life worth living.
Anuragam
Television & Series (5)
From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series.
Navarasa
A "dead" gangster resurrects, and he is a man with an elaborate plan. With the city under threat, IPS officer Ashwath's only choice is to be two steps ahead...
Mathagam
A brilliant young girl, who wishes to study further, is forced to become an actress. After achieving superstardom, she sets her eyes on political dominion while trying to rein in her wayward heart.
Queen
At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire — and those determined to stand in their way.
Paava Kadhaigal
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