Anoop Menon


Anoop Menon is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films.
Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and also the Filmfare Award for his performance as the fictional movie star Ajayachandran in Thirakkatha. He wrote the screenplay and dialogue for films such as Pakal Nakshatrangal, Cocktail, Beautiful, Trivandrum Lodge, and Hotel California. He became a director with his debut King Fish Malaylam movie in 2021. He directed a film named Padma released in 2022.

Early and personal life

Menon was born on 3 August 1976 in Kozhikode to Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon. He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. He studied at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram. He then completed his Bachelor of Law from the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, and was the first-rank holder from Kerala University.
While pursuing education at college, he used to do compering for Kairali TV and Surya TV. He met fellow filmmaker and screenplay writer Shankar Ramakrishnan during this time. Both of them were under the tutelage of renowned Malayalam movie director Ranjith.
Menon married Shema Alexander on 27 December 2014. This was Shema's second marriage. Her first husband died of a heart attack in 2006. She has a daughter born in 2002. Film actress Shwetha Menon is his cousin.

Career

He began his acting career in Malayalam television serials. He was in two 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.
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 Haasan. His co-stars were Priyamani and Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002KattuchembakamShivan
2003IvarThomas IPS
2005MokshamRadha Madhavan
2007KaiyoppuDoctor
2007Abraham & LincolnPhilip Mathew
2007PranayakalamDoctor
2007Rock N' RollVivek
2008ThirakkathaAjayachandran
2008Pakal NakshatrangalAadhi
2009AnubhavAditya / AdiHindi film
2009CurrencyMahesh Kesav
2009Ivar VivahitharayalAjay Menon
2009LoudspeakerDoctor
2009Patham Nilayile TheevandiDr. John Mathai
2009Kerala CafeCrime Investigator
2010PramaniDistrict Collector
2010Mummy & MeDoctor
2010NeelambariThankaraj
2010CocktailRavi Abraham
2011TrafficAjmal Nazar IPS
2011Lucky JokersVishnu Sharman
2011PranayamSuresh Menon
2011Ven Shankhu PolRajeevan
2011BeautifulJohn
2011Athe Mazha Athe VeyilRaghuraman
2012Ee Adutha KaalathuTom Cherian IPS
2012Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.Madhavankutty
2012Josettante HeroSajan
2012GrandmasterDr. Jacob Varghese
2012Namukku ParkkanDr. Rajeev
2012TrackMukundan
2012HeroAadithyan
2012Veendum KannurJayakrishnan
2012Trivandrum LodgeRavisankar
2012Banking Hours 10 to 4Sravan Varma
2012916Dr. Harikrishnan
2012I Love MeRam Mohan
2013David & GoliathSunny
2013Hotel CaliforniaPrem Sagar
2013BuddyAadinarayanan
2013D CompanyAkbar
2013Pattam PoleMichael Rossario
2013SilenceNeil George IPS
20141983Vijay Menon
2014Angry Babies in LoveJeevan
2014VikramadithyanVasudeva Shenoy
2014The DolphinNandan
2014Aamayum MuyalumLottery Ticket Examiner
2015She TaxiJoe
2015LavenderInterpol officer Raghavan Moorthy
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareVijaya Anand
2015KanalAnantharaman
2015Female UnnikrishnanHari
2016Malgudi DaysZephan Solomom
2016PavadaPavada Babu
2016Karinkunnam 6'sAby
2016Pa VaVarkey
201610 KalpanakalDavis George
2016Kuttikalundu SookshikkukaKeshav
2017Munthirivallikal ThalirkkumbolVenukuttan
2017Sarvopari PalakkaranJose Kaithaparambil Mani
2017Velipadinte PusthakamVishwanathan aka Bullet Vishwan
2018AamiAkbar Ali
2018Chanakya ThanthramRaju Zakaria
2018B. TechAdv. Viswanath Iyyer
2018Ente Mezhuthiri AthazhangalSanjay
2018NeeliReni
2019GanagandharvanYousafCameo
2019KamalaAgasthy
2020Big BrotherDr. Vishnu
2021HomeSuperstar Vishal
2021Vidhi The VerdictBharath
2022Twenty One GmsDySP Nanda Kishore
2022CBI 5: The BrainI.G Unnithan IPS
2022PadmaPsychologist Ravi Shankar
2022Pathonpatham NoottanduKing of Travancore
2022King FishBhaskara Varma
2022VaraalDavid John
2022KoomanPsychiatrist
2023Nalpathukaarante IrupathonnukaariThampi
2023Thimingala VettaJayaraman
2023NigoodamArtist Shankar
2023PhoenixFr. Francis
2023Ohh...Cinderella
2024Abraham OzlerDr. Satheesh Madhavan
2024LLB: Life Line of BachelorsCI Babu Sebastian
2024NadikarChandradas
2024Checkmate
2024Njan Kandatha Sare
2025Raveendra Nee Evide?Raveendran

Director

  • King Fish
  • ''Padma''

    Screenwriter

  • Pakal Nakshatrangal
  • Anubhav
  • Cocktail
  • Beautiful
  • Trivandrum Lodge
  • David and Goliath
  • Hotel California
  • Gangs of Vadakkumnathan
  • The Dolphins
  • ''Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal''

    Lyricist

  • Beautiful
  • Namukku Parkkan
  • Buddy
  • Hotel California
  • David & Golliyath
  • Angry Babies in Love
  • The Dolphins
  • ''She Taxi''