Rajith Menon
Rajith Menon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajith Menon[1] 5 March 1988 |
| Other names | Rejath, Ranjith, Rajath[2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
Rajith Menon is an Indian film actor.[3]
Personal life
Rajith Menon did his schooling in Abu Dhabi Model School, and continued his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering at St. Joseph's College of Engineering in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has also pursued MBA in HR from Sikkim Manipal University.
Career
Rajith Menon debut was in the Malayalam film Goal. While watching the shooting of Kamal's Karutha Pakshikal, which was shot in Trichur, Rajith's hometown, he was handpicked by an assistant to Kamal to play the lead role in Goal[4] He received the "Asianet Best New Face Award" for this film[5] Even though, he only worked in seven films in a span of five years, he was cast to do the lead role in films directed by I.V. Sasi, Joshiy, Kamal, Rajasenan and T.K. Rajeevkumar. [6]
He made his Tamil film debut in 2014 with Vikraman's Ninaithathu Yaaro in which he played an assistant director n the film had prominent film personalities like actor Surya, Jayam Ravi, Vimal, Prabhu deva, vivek and directors Shankar, Murugadoss, Bharathiraja, Bhagyaraj, etc., making cameo appearances.[7]
He made his Telugu debut through the film Golden Chance directed by Chinna Aenuganti. In the same year he was cast to play the lead in Bollywood movie Hotel Beautifool, the directorial debut of Sameer Iqbal Patel.[8] He is currently shooting for his second Telugu film, Sreerama Raksha, directed by Ramanujan Elu.[9]
Direction
In all the interviews he has mentioned that direction is his passion and aim. Following this passion, he debuted into direction with music video "Love Policy" starring Aju Varghese and Shritha Sivadas in lead roles with Govind Padmasoorya Bhagath Manuel doing cameo roles and was Sony Music second venture in kerala.this music video had music by Sreejith-Saachin of yuvhh fame and was sung by Sooraj Santhosh and Remya Nambeesan .it went on to become one of the top trending music videos in YouTube. [10]
Second music video was a dedication to motherhood titled "Anbendraale Amma" in Tamil and "With Love Maa" in Hindi and had the gorgeous Zarina Wahab in the lead role.taken by Times music, music by Renjith unni and sung by Shwetha Mohan and Saptaparna Chakraborty respectively this went on to become an instant hit and viral and everyone praised for the heart touching theme taken and direction. [11]
He has an ad agency in Chennai called "Arvy Productions" and is currently directing ads.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Goal | Sam Issac | Malayalam | Kamal | Asianet Best New Face Award Arull Malayalam Cine Award for Best New Face Sreerag Best Talented Actor |
| 2009 | Vellathooval | Manu | Malayalam | I. V. Sasi | |
| 2009 | Janakan | Ambareesh | Malayalam | Sanjeev N. R. | |
| 2010 | Sevenes | Sharath | Malayalam | Joshiy | |
| 2011 | Doctor Love | Martin | Malayalam | K.Biju | |
| 2011 | Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Karthik | Malayalam | Rajasenan | |
| 2012 | Chapters | Shyam | Malayalam | Sunil Ibrahim | Credited as Rejath Menon |
| 2013 | Rose Guitarinaal | Binoy | Malayalam | Ranjan Pramod | . |
| 2013 | Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu | Suraj | Malayalam | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | |
| 2013 | Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Alex | Malayalam | G. Marthandan | |
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Mohan | Tamil | Vikraman | |
| 2018 | "Hotel Beautifool" | Akhileshwar Muthulingam | Hindi | Sameer Iqbal Patel | |
| 2018 | Sreeramaraksha | Mauli | Telugu | Post production | |
| 2018 | Embiran | Priyan | Tamil | krishnapandi | Post production |
References
- ^ http://kerala9.com/news/interview-with-actor-rajath-menon/
- ^ http://kerala9.com/news/interview-with-actor-rajath-menon/
- ^ "Rejith Menon Movies - Indian actor Rejith Menon Movies". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ http://kerala9.com/news/interview-with-actor-rajath-menon/
- ^ http://www.fwdlife.in/chapter-of-sevens-goal/
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-04/news-and-interviews/40370660_1_vikraman-ninaithathu-yaaro-poove-unakkaga
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/news-and-interviews/36485136_1_rejith-k-town-m-town
- ^ Rajith Menon to enter Bollywood
- ^ Rajith Menon to lead in Telugu movie Sreerama Raksha
- ^ http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/ReadMore/4954/love-policy-breaking-all-policies/E
- ^ http://m.ibtimes.co.in/rajith-menons-anbendraale-amma-album-zarina-wahab-gets-good-response-video-664662/
External links
- Rajith Menon at IMDb