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'''Kay Kay Menon''' ('''K. K. Menon''') is an Indian film actor who works in [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]]. He is mostly know for his role of Dukey Bana in film ''[[Gulaal]]'' and for his role of Rakesh Maria in the film ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)| Black friday]]''. |
'''Kay Kay Menon''' ('''K. K. Menon''') is an Indian film actor who works in [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]]. He is mostly know for his role of brigadiar pratap in film shaurya, Dukey Bana in film ''[[Gulaal]]'' and for his role of Rakesh Maria in the film ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)| Black friday]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Kay Kay Menon | |
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| Born | 2 October 1966 Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Nivedita Bhattacharya |
Kay Kay Menon (K. K. Menon) is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is mostly know for his role of brigadiar pratap in film shaurya, Dukey Bana in film Gulaal and for his role of Rakesh Maria in the film Black friday.
Early life
Menon was raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra. His early life was in "H" type Rangehills, Khadki which were factory quarters for those working in the ammunition and high explosives factories. His father was popularly known as "Cashier Menon". His parents moved from Kerala to Mumbai when he was very young.
KICHU, as Menon was known among friends, studied at the St. Josephs Boys' High School in Khadki, Pune. He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his Bachelors (Physics) from Mumbai University and his MBA from the Department of Management Sciences(PUMBA) at the University of Pune,[1] graduating in 1988 with a major in marketing. He was popular in his class as a singer of ghazals.
Career
Menon's initial focus was working in the advertising industry. He was involved in the first Kinetic Honda and Marlboro cigarette advertisements in India. He started his career in theatre productions where he met his wife, Nivedita Bhattacharya. He gradually moved to television acting and finally film acting. He made his film debut with Naseem (1995), followed by Bhopal Express.
During his struggling days, he was a regular feature at the Lunar Cafe, a small restaurant near the Santa-Cruz (East) bus stand.
In the early years of his career, Menon worked in TV shows such as Pradhan Mantri and TV movies like Zebra 2 and Last Train To Mahakali. Menon was first noticed in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, where he was greatly appreciated with fellow newcomer Shiney Ahuja, and received much acclaim for his performance. His performance as the anguished DCP Rakesh Maria in the movie Black Friday has been widely appreciated and acclaimed. The movie, based on the book by journalist S. Hussain Zaidi on the 1993 Bombay bombings, awaited an Indian release for almost two years before its final release on 9 February 2007. It was featured at the Locarno International Film Festival and received widespread praise. The Sunday edition of the Indian Express described his performance, "Excellent as always".[citation needed] In 2007, he acted in the commercially and critically successful Life in a... Metro, as the adulterous husband of Shilpa Shetty's character. In 2008, he was highly appreciated for his performance in the film Shaurya. He played the role of the antagonist in the critical and commercial failure, Drona, starring alongside Abhishek Bachchan.[2] In 2009, he starred in The Stoneman Murders where he played a police officer on the hunt for the Stoneman serial killer.[3] Kay Kay will now be seen in Dream Man, a new film by Makrand Deshpande. The film is a spoof on Bollywood. The versatile actor will be seen in 13 roles against Bollywood actors Afzaal Khan, Vasudha of (Aasma band) and Amit Mistry.
He has been considered on par with actors like Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur and Naseeruddin Shah. His Role as the Evil Son Vishnu in Sarkar ( 2004 / Ram Gopal Varma movie with Amitabh Bachhan in the title role ) was also memorable.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2015 | Bombay Velvet | |
| 2015 | Baby | |
| 2014 | Haider | Khurram |
| 2014 | Raja Natwarlal | Vardha Yadav |
| 2013 | Ankur Arora Murder Case | Dr. Asthana |
| 2013 | Udhayam NH4 | Manoj Menon |
| 2013 | ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | Jehangir |
| 2013 | Enemmy | Naeem Shaikh |
| 2012 | Shahid | War saab |
| 2012 | Chaalis Chourasi (4084) | Fake police/Pinto |
| 2011 | Bhindi Baazaar | Shroff |
| 2011 | He - The Only One | Jacob |
| 2011 | Bheja Fry 2 | Ajit Talwar |
| 2010 | Benny And Babloo | Benny |
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey | Anna |
| 2009 | Drream man | Suraj Bhaan |
| 2009 | Sankat City | Guru |
| 2009 | Hook Ya Crook | Unreleased |
| 2009 | Aage se right | Janubhai/Baima Rashidul Kairi |
| 2009 | Gulaal | Dukey Bana |
| 2009 | The Stoneman Murders | Sanjay Shelar |
| 2008 | Drona | Riz Razaida |
| 2008 | Sirf | Gaurav |
| 2008 | Shaurya | Brig. RudraPratap Singh |
| 2008 | Via Darjeeling | Ankur Sharma |
| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Suresh |
| 2008 | Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam | Haldi Hasan |
| 2008 | Highway 203 | Writer |
| 2008 | Sarkar Raj | Vishnu Nagare (Cameo) |
| 2007 | Life in a... Metro | Ranjeet |
| 2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Partho Sen |
| 2007 | Strangers | Mr Rai |
| 2006 | Shoonya | Mahendra Naik |
| 2006 | Corporate | Ritesh Sahani |
| 2005 | Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena | Kaif |
| 2005 | Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh | Akash |
| 2005 | Dansh | Mathew |
| 2005 | Sarkar | Vishnu Nagare |
| 2004 | Silsiilay | Anwar |
| 2004 | Deewaar | Sohail |
| 2004 | Black Friday | Rakesh Maria |
| 2003 | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Siddharth Tyabji |
| 2003 | Paanch | Luke |
| 2002 | Chhal | Karan Menon |
| 1999 | Last Train to Mahakali[Short film] | Sir |
| 1999 | Bhopal Express | Verma |
| 1995 | Naseem | Religious fundamentalist |
Awards and nominations
- 2007: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Sarkar
External links
References
- ^ "Quick Facts about KK". bollywoodgate. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ Kohli, Damanjeet (2008-11-17). "India's Bollywood set to thrive despite global economic slowdown". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Vijayakar, Rajiv (2009-02-20). "The Stoneman Murders (Hindi)". Screen India. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
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