Rajith CR, better known as Rajith Menon, is an Indian actor and director who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam film ''

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'' and in Tamil through '' Ninaithathu Yaaro''.

Personal life

Rajith Menon attended Abu Dhabi Model School, and earned a bachelor's degree in

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at St. Joseph's College of Engineering in

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. He also has an

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in Human Resources from

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. He is married to Dr. Sruthi Mohan and they have a daughter named Malhara.

Direction

He directed the music video "Love Policy" which featured

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and

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, and was recorded by

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. This music video had music composed by Sreejith-Saachin and was vocals by Sooraj Santhosh and

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. It went on to become one of the most top trending music videos in YouTube. His second music video was dedicated to motherhood titled "Anbendraale Amma" in Tamil and "With Love Maa" in Hindi. It featured

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and was recorded by

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. Renjith Unni composed the music and

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and Saptaparna Chakraborty provided the vocals. The song went on to become viral and was praised for its theme and direction. Rajith directed a Tamil short film titled ''My Death Certificate'' which won many awards and accolades at Indian and International film festivals. Besides filmmaking, he is the managing director of an ad agency called Arvy Productions.

Awards

* Best Newcomer - Asianet Awards * Best New Talent - Chennai Film Awards * Best Director Award for his short film "My Death Certificate" in over 50 plus national and international film festivals.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Rajith Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people 1988 births Male actors from Thrissur Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema