Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon | |
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| Born | Anoop Menon Kozhikode, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist |
| Years active | 2002–2003, 2007 - present |
| Parent(s) | P Gangadharan Nair Indira Menon |
| Relatives | Shweta Menon (cousin) |
Anoop Menon is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before finding success as an actor in films. He won the 2009 Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor and also the 2009 Filmfare Awards for Thirakkatha.[1] Actress Shweta Menon is his cousin.[2]
Personal life
Anoop Menon was born to P. Gangadharan Nair and Indira in Kozhikode.[3] He grew up in Kozhikode. He is a law graduate from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (1994 to 1999). He was the first rank holder from Kerala university during his academic years.[4] During this period, he used to do compering for Kairali TV and Surya TV.[5]Anoop Married Shema Alexander 0n 27 Dec 2014 [6][7][8]
Career
He began his acting career in Malayalam television serials. He became popular for his roles in two popular 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.[9]
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 Hassan. His co-stars were Priyamani and Prithviraj.[10]
Beautiful is a 2011 Malayalam thriller film written by Anoop Menon and directed by V. K. Prakash. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon and Meghana Raj in the lead roles. It tells the story about the intense bonding of two friends, one paraplegic and other a musician. The film released on 2 December 2011 and became a huge success. Beautiful was Anoop Menon's debut work as a lyricist. Menon says his debut as a lyricist was quite accidental. "On the second day of the shooting of Beautiful, music director Rateesh Vega, actor Jayasurya, and I were chilling out in Rateesh's car, when he asked me to pen some lines to try out a tune he'd composed for the film. The result is Mazhaneer Thullikal...," says the actor.
Filmography
Released films
Screenwriter
- Pakal Nakshatrangal (2008)
- Anubhav (2008)
- Cocktail (2010) (dialogues)
- Beautiful (2011)
- Trivandrum Lodge (2012)
- David and Goliath (2013)
- Hotel California (2013)
- The Dolphins (2014)
- Lavender (2015)
Lyricist
1. Beautiful (2011)
- Mazhaneer Thullikal
- Moovanthiyay
- Nin Viralhumbil
- Raapoovinum
2. Namukku Parkkan (2012)
- Kanmani Ninne Njan
3 Buddy (2013)
- Kadalil Kanmashi Pole
Awards
- 2008 - Second Best Actor - Thirakkatha
- 2011 - Best Lyricist for "Mazhaneerthullikal" - Beautiful
References
- ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 2008". oneIndia. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know-/Shwetha-Menon-is-the-cousin-of-Anoop-Menon/articleshow/25251469.cms
- ^ http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/116930
- ^ Nayar, Parvathy S (16 May 2012). "Cocktail, a dream run at the box office". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ Anoop Menon, Trivandrum
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ Pakal Nakshatrangal is pretentious - Rediff News
- ^ Ranjith's best so far - Rediff review
External links
- http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Anoop%20Menon&limit=44
- Anoop Menon at IMDb
- Personal blog
- Anoop Menon Official Fan Page - Malayalam Box Office (MBO)
- Beautiful is inspired by a wheelchair-bound schoolmate
- Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema
- എഴുത്തിലെ പുതുനക്ഷത്രം