Adithya Menon


Adithya Menon is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.

Early life

Adithya Menon was born in Mumbai into a Malayali family hailing from Palghat in Kerala. He spent his childhood in Dubai, UAE till the age of 18. He finished his schooling from the Our Own English High School Dubai and then went back to India. He earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from the M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore.
While in college, he auditioned for a slot at being a radio host with Radio Midday. That was his first stint in the media. Soon he started hosting live events like fashion shows and product launches. He worked as a compere and event manager for a few years after getting out of college. During this period he got into amateur theatre in Bangalore and acted in a few plays before being spotted by an actor Prakash Belawadi to star in a Kannada television serial he was to direct for the then launching ETV Kannada. Adithya first faced a camera for this serial, Mussanjeya Kathaprasanga. Subsequently, he was featured as the protagonist for another television serial called Soorya Shikari on the same channel directed by comedian Sihi Kahi Chandru.
He moved to Chennai in 2001 and scouted for work as an actor. He first appeared in a television serial on Sun TV called Thanthira Bhoomi directed by C. Jerrold and produced by Media Dreams. He then won a role in the TV serial Anni directed by K. Balachander. He kept trying to get into cinema and managed to get two movies as a newcomer. He was cast in Anjaneya and Jay Jay at the same time.
In 2004, he appeared in Malayalams films starrer Mohanlal in Vamanapuram Bus Route, Wanted and Mambazhakkalam.
He acted in Tamil films directed by Vishnuvardhan's Arinthum Ariyamalum and Billa.
Adithya Menon made his Tollywood debut with the Prabhas starrer Billa in 2009. He went on to appear in films like Simha, Dookudu, Adhinayakudu, Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, Eega, Mirchi, Baadshah, Balupu, Lion and among many others.
In 2014, he garnered attention for playing the lead role in Main Hoon Part-Time Killer, which garnered controversy for its previous title of Main Hoon Rajinikanth.
He has also worked in Kannada films like Shivajinagara, Jaguar, Kolara, Seetharama Kalyana and James.
Adithya Menon plays a CBI officer in the series Thalaimai Seyalagam, initially rejected the offer for the role.

Filmography

;Actor
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003AnjaneyaSivaTamil
2003Jay JaySivaramTamil
2004Vamanapuram Bus RouteKaripidi GopiMalayalam
2004WantedGuruMalayalam
2004MambazhakkalamDr. RaghuramMalayalam
2004ChatrapathiSivaTamil
2004Neranja ManasuInspector AdithyaTamil
2005Arinthum AriyamalumACP ThiyagarajanTamil
2005Ben JohnsonVettukadan VelayuthanMalayalam
2005DaasAnwarTamil
2005Bus ConductorS.I Sajan GeorgeMalayalam
2006AathiAbdullahTamil
2006RaashtramAmir BhaiMalayalam
2006PachakuthiraTerroristMalayalam
2006Kilukkam KilukilukkamShivachandra PanikkerMalayalam
2006Chacko RandaamanParindhu GopiMalayalam
2006Bhargava Charitam Moonam GhandamMariappanMalayalam
2006KediAadhiTamil
2006VattaramInspectorTamil
2006PoiVishnuTamil
2007Parattai Engira Azhagu SundaramDevaTamil
2007NanmaParamashivamMalayalam
2007BillaAnil MenonTamil
2008InbaAdhityaTamil
2008ThiruthamSaravananTamil
2009VilluRaakaTamil
2009TN 07 AL 4777Advocate SeshadriTamil
2009BillaAdithyaTelugu
2009Kulir 100°Surya's fatherTamil
2010ThanthonniAnwar AliMalayalam
2010SimhaGopiTelugu
2010Kanagavel KaakaKarunakaranTamil
2010SingamVaikuntamTamil
2010RhythmMalayalam
2010Pournami NagamJaganTamil
2010Again Kasargod Khader BhaiAli KhanMalayalam
2010AattanayagannChandranMalayalam
2011CollectorJohn WilliamsMalayalam
2011Manushya MrugamKamal PashaMalayalam
2011DookuduSivayyaTelegu
2011Raa RaaDhanaTamil
2011Naan SivanagirenTamil
2011KshetramViswanadha RayuluTelegu
2012AdhinayakuduRamappa's brotherTelegu
2012Krishnam Vande JagadgurumRamamurthy NaiduTelegu
2012EegaSudeep's business partnerTelegu
2012Naan EeSudeep's business partnerTamil
2013OduthalamTamil
2013MirchiBabaiTelugu
2013BaadshahGaneshTelugu
2013Jai SriramAdinarayanaTeluguUncredited
2013BalupuNanaji's brotherTelugu
2013Onaayum AattukkuttiyumYuvaTamil
2013BhaiMunnaTelugu
2014Antha Scene LeduInspectorTelugu
2014PowerACP GautamTelugu
2014ShivajinagaraAdithyaKannada
2015LionBenerjeeTelugu
2015Main Hoon Part-Time KillerRajnikanthHindi
2015EliIG MohanrajTamil
2015RudhramadeviMuraridevuduTelugu
2015Pandaga CheskoVillainTelugu
2016JaguarSomnath PrasadKannada
2016Ner MugamTamil
2017NenorakamTelugu
2017KolaraInspector ShivakumarKannada
2017BalakrishnuduRavinder ReddyTelugu
2018AgnyaathavaasiSeetharam's henchmanTelugu
2018Amar Akbar AnthonySaboo MenonTelugu
2018Bluff MasterPasupathiTelugu
2018Idam JagathDr. SravanTelugu
2019Seetharama KalyanaViswaKannada
2019RajdoothRajannaTelugu
2019Guna 369RadhaTelugu
2019Venky MamaMajor Ajay AhujaTelugu
2019Market Raja MBBSDasappanTamil
2019RDX LoveGiri PrakashTelugu
2021NatyamGuru of SitaraTelugu
2022JamesPrathap ArasKannada
2022Karthikeya 2SantanuTelugu
2022CaptainGeneral BalaTamil
2024Lal Salaamthe brother of Shamsuddin's attackerTamil
2024Pushpa 2: The RuleKogatam Subba ReddyTelugu
2025IdentityRaghunath ChinnappaMalayalam
2025VaamanaKaramlalKannada
2025AkkenamDadaTamil
2025Hari Hara Veera MalluNawab CommanderTelugu
2025Andhela RavamidhiBharadwajTelugu

;Television
YearWeb SeriesRoleLanguagePlatform
2023 - PresentRana NaiduSriniHindiNetflix
2024Thalaimai SeyalagamCBI officer Nawaz KhanTamilZEE5

;Dubbing artiste
YearFilmActorLanguageNotes
2020DarbarSunil ShettyTamil