Gautham Vasudev Menon | |
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.jpg) Menon in 2017 | |
| Born | 25 February 1973 |
| Alma mater | Mookambigai College of Engineering (B.E. in Mechanical Engineering) |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Preethi Menon |
| Honours | Kalaimamani (2021)[1] |
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry.[2] He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that were either simultaneously shot with or remakes of his own Tamil films. He has won two National Film Awards, three Nandi Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Many of his films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, most notably his romantic films Minnale (2001), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), his cop action thrillers Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and his gangster drama Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022). His 2008 Tamil film, Vaaranam Aayiram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his film production company named Photon Kathaas. His production Thanga Meengal (2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[3]
- ^ "Kalaimamani Award: Aishwarya Rajesh, Sivakarthikeyan, Gautham Menon among awardees | the News Minute". 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon's car collides with a lorry in Chennai". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Thangameengal wins 3 National Awards - The Times of India". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.