Biju Menon


Biju Menon is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film Puthran. In a career spanning over two decades, he has appeared in over 150 films, and has won one National film award for Best Supporting Actor, three Kerala State Film Awards including one best actor, two Filmfare Awards South and nine Asianet Film Awards. He got the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2021 for the film Aarkkariyam.
Biju Menon's popular characters were in films such as Mannar Mathai Speaking, Azhakiya Ravanan, Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu, Pathram, Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu, Madhuranombarakattu, Meghamalhar, Shivam, and T. D. Dasan Std. VI B.
He shifted to comedic from serious roles, beginning from 2010 and played several notable roles in films such as Marykkundoru Kunjaadu, Seniors, Ordinary, Run Baby Run, Romans, Vellimoonga, Anarkali, Leela,''Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu, Sherlock Toms, Adhyarathri, and Ayyappanum Koshiyum''.

Early life

Biju Menon was born on 9th September 1970 to Madathiparambil P. N. Balakrishna Pillai and Malathiyamma Menon. His father was a police officer. He has four brothers: Soman, Suresh, Rajendran, and Sreekumar.
Menon did his schooling at J.T.S. Technical High School in Thrissur. He then pursued a degree in Commerce from St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He also holds a master's in Social Work.

Acting career

Biju Menon started his acting career through Malayalam television serials such as Ningalude Swantham Chanthu, Parudeesayilekulla Patha and Mikhayelinte Santhathikal. He made his debut in films with Puthran, the debut film of Jude Attipetty and the sequel of Mikhayelinte Santhathikal. He acted in a number of movies as the villain or the secondary hero. During the late 1990s, he was considered to be a superstar in making. But most of the films with Biju Menon as the hero failed at the box office, in spite of his good performance, though his roles as second hero were popular. He acted with Suresh Gopi in hit movies like Pathram, F. I. R. and Chinthamani Kolacase. During the later 1990s and early 2000s he appeared in a few offbeat movies with directors like T. V. Chandran, Lenin Rajendran and Kamal in the films Mazha, Madhuranombarakkattu, Anyar and Meghamalhar.
He has appeared in the majority of the films made by director Lal Jose, including Oru Maravathoor Kanavu, Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, Randaam Bhavam, Pattalam, Rasikan, Chanthupottu, Mulla and Spanish Masala. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor twice in his acting career for his roles as Akhilachandran in Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu and Nanda Kumar in T. D. Dasan Std. VI B. He has also acted as antagonist in Tamil films and has been successful in films like Majaa and Thambi. In May 2018, he proved his versatility as a stage artist and singer in Madhuram 18 Mega Stage Show performing in 15 stages in U.S.A and Canada.

Personal life

Menon is married to the former Malayalam actress Samyuktha Varma, on 21 November 2002, who co-starred with him in Mazha, Madhuranombarakkattu and Meghamalhar. The couple has a son, Daksh Dharmik, born on 14 September 2006.

Filmography

As actor

Malayalam

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995PuthranAlosys
1995Samudayam
1995HighwayPavitran
1995Mannar Mathai SpeakingMahendra Varma
1995Aadyathe KanmaniPadmarajan
1995KarmaSreekuttan
1996MahathmaMustafa
1996Azhakiya RavananSharath
1996Dilliwala RajakumaranVeerendran
1996Kanjirappally KuriachanRoy
1996Manthrika Kuthira
1996Malayala Masam Chingam OnnuDr.Prasad
1996Man of the MatchRajendran
1996Sathyabhamakkoru PremalekhanamSethumadhavan
1996UdhyanapalakanMohan
1996Ee Puzhayum KadannuGopi's friend
1997KudamattomPankajakshan
1997ManasamJayadevan / Sudhakaran
1997Krishnagudiyil Oru PranayakalathuAkhilachandranKerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor
1997AsuravamsamJayamohan
1997InnalekalillaatheTony
1997KaliyattamKanthan
1998Mangalya PallakkuDinesh
1998PranayavarnangalVictor
1998SidharthaSethu
1998PathramFiroz MohammedAsianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
1998Oru Maravathoor KanavuMichael
1998Oro Viliyum KathorthuKesavan Kutty
1998ChitrashalabhamDr.Sandeep
1998Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuUthamanAsianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
1998OrmacheppuMohan
1998SnehamSasidharan Nair
1999Chandranudikkunna DikhilRadha's husband
1999F.I.RGregory
2000Millennium StarsShivanAsianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2000MazhaSastrigal
2000MadhuranombarakattuVishnu
2000Cover StoryACP Anand S. NairAsianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2000Karunam
2001DubaiKiran Pothan Cherian
2001Randaam BhavamJeevan
2001AchaneyanenikkishtamAnand
2001MeghamalharRajeeev MenonAsianet Film Award for Best Star Pair
2001PrajaArjun
2002OnnamanACP Vishnu S. Pillai
2002ShivamBhadran K. Menon
2002SeshamShyam Sundar IAS
2003Relax Sankarapandi
2003Chronic BachelorHareendran
2003AnyarSuraj Nambiar
2003PattalamBenny
2003IvarPambu Jose
2004AgninakshathramAniyan-
2004Soumyam
2004PerumazhakkalamJohn Kuruvila
2004RasikanKapil Dev
2005ChanthupottuFreddy
2005AnandabhadramSiva Ram
2006Chinthamani KolacaseJagannivasan
2006VadakkumnadhanPrabhakara Pisharadi
2006KisanDevendra Varma
2006Ammathottil
2006Keerthi ChakraGopinath
2006PhotographerForest Minister
2006Baba KalyaniCI Thomas
2007Bharathan EffectBharathan
2007Heart BeatsPolice Commissioner
2007NagaramDr Raveendran
2007Kichamani MBADevanarayanan
2007Nasrani Xavier Paul
2008MullaAmbiNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam
2008KurukshetraMajor Rajesh
2008Twenty:20ASP Jacob Eraly
2008Crazy GopalanPolice Commissioner
2009Red ChilliesStalin
2009VilapangalkkappuramDr. Gopinath
2009Daddy CoolRoy Alex
2009Kaana KanmaniRajeevan
2009RobinhoodNandakumara Menon
2009Parayan MarannathuChandrasekharan
2010AagathanDr. Sudhi
2010April FoolSharath
2010JanakanMonayi
2010T. D. Dasan Std. VI BNandakumar PothuvalKerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor
2010Raama RaavananSP Surya Narayanan
2010Pranchiyettan and the SaintJoppan
2010KaaryasthanJayashankar
2010College DaysSudeep Hariharan
2010Marykkundoru KunjaaduJoseFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam
2011Arjunan SaakshiAby Abraham
2011KhaddamaRadhakrishnan
2011Christian BrothersHariharan Thampy
2011SeniorsPhilip IdikullaAsianet Film Award for Best Character Actor
2011Ulakam Chuttum ValibanSaajan Joseph
2011SnehaveeduBalachandranAsianet Film Award for Best Character Actor
2011Venicile VyapariAjayan
2011ElectraPeter
2012Spanish MasalaMenon
2012OrangeBaboottan
2012MastersSethu
2012OrdinarySukuAsianet Film Award for Best Character Actor
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam
Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
2012MayamohiniBalakrishnan
2012Mallu SinghKarthi
2012Mr. MarumakanBabu Raj
2012Run Baby RunRishikeshAsianet Film Award for Best Character Actor
2012Ithra MathramVasudevan
2012101 WeddingsAantappan
2012ChettayeesKichu
2013RomansShibu / Fr. Sebastian a.k.a. Fr. Sebu
20133 DotsLouis
20135 SundarikalJonathan Antony
2013KalimannuShyam
2013KadhaveeduBalachandran
2014Mannar Mathai Speaking 2Mahendra Varma/Hareendra Varma
2014PakidaGeorge Koshi Andrapper
2014Hi I'm TonySamuel
2014Bhaiyya BhaiyyaBabulal Chatterji
2014VellimoongaMamachanAsianet Film Award for Best Popular Actor
2015Madhura NarangaSalim
2015KunjiramayanamManoharanCameo appearance; also narrator
2015Salt Mango TreeAravind TP
2015AnarkaliZachariahAsianet Film Award for Best Character Actor
2016LeelaKuttiyappan
2016Marubhoomiyile AanaSheikh
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamRaghuAsianet Film Award for Best Character Actor
2016Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoAirline PassengerCameo appearance
2016OlappeeppiUnni Menon
2016Swarna KaduvaRini Iype Maatummel
2016Kavi Uddheshichathu..?Minnal Simon
2017Rakshadhikari Baiju OppuBaiju Kumbalam
2017LakshyamMustafa
2017Sherlock TomsToms
2017Lava KushaJoy Cappan
2018RosapooShanu
2018Orayiram KinakkalalSreeram
2018PadayottamChengal Raghu
2018AanakallanPavithran
2019Mera Naam ShajiShaji Usman
2019Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo?Suni
2019AdhyarathriManoharan
2019Nalpathiyonnu Ullas
2020Ayyappanum KoshiyumAyyappan NairNational Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2021AarkkariyamIttyaviraKerala State Film Award for Best Actor
2022Lalitham SundaramSunnyDisney+ Hotstar film
2022Oru Thekkan Thallu CaseAmmini Pilla
2022Naalam MuraJayaraj
2023ThankamMuthu
2023GarudanNishanth Kumar
2024ThunduBaby
2024ThalavanSHO/DySP Jayashankar
2024Nadanna SambhavamUnni
2024ManorathangalGopalankuttySegment: Silalikhitham
2024Kadha InnuvareRamachandran
2026CI Antony Xavier