Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director,

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and

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. He worked in television before acting in

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s and has acted in more than 75 films. Menon won the

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for Best Supporting Actor and also the

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for his performance as the fictional movie star Ajayachandran in '' Thirakkatha''. He wrote the screenplay and dialogue for films such as '' Pakal Nakshatrangal'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), '' Beautiful'' (2011), '' Trivandrum Lodge'' (2012), and ''

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'' (2013). 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

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to Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon. He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. He studied at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram. He is a law graduate from the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (1994-99), and was the first-rank holder from Kerala University. While pursuing education at college, he used to do compèring for

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and

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. 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. 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

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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

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. His co-stars were Priyamani and

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Filmography

Actor

*''All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted''.

Director

* ''King Fish'' (2022) * ''Padma'' (2022) * ''Nalpathukaarante Irupathonnukaari (2023)''

Screenwriter

* '' Pakal Nakshatrangal'' (2008) * '' Anubhav'' (2009) * ''

'' (2010) (dialogues) * '' Beautiful'' (2011) * '' Trivandrum Lodge'' (2012) * '' David and Goliath'' (2013) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Gangs of Vadakum'' (Second segment of '' D Company'') (2013) * '' The Dolphins'' (2

Lyricist

*'' Beautiful'' (2011) * '' Namukku Parkkan'' (2012) * '' Buddy'' (2013) * ''

'' (2013) * '' David & Golliyath'' (2013) *'' Angry Babies in Love'' (2014) *'' The Dolphins'' (2014) *'' She Taxi'' (2015)

Television career

Awards

; Asianet Film Awards * 2012 - Asianet Film Awards for Special Jury Award - ''Various Films'' ; Kerala State Film Awards * 2014 - Second Best Actor - ''

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, Vikramadithyan'' * 2008 - Second Best Actor - '' Thirakkatha'' ;

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* 2008 -

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- '' Thirakkatha'' ;

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* 2011 - Best Lyricist for "Mazhaneerthullikal" - '' Beautiful'' ; Vanitha Film Awards *2011 - Best Supporting actor - '' Beautiful'' ;

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*2011 - Best Supporting actor - Traffic *2012 - Trendsetter - '' Beautiful'' ; Asianet Family award *2005 - Best Son in law - Swapnam

References

Tamil Cinema News - Anoop Menon Images - Maalaimalar.com
Maalaimalar

External links

Anoop Menon MSI Profile Page
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Personal blog

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