Anand Menen is an Indian

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who primarily works in the

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. He is well known for his works in ''

Gauthamante Radham ''Gauthamante Radham'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Anand Menen. The film stars Neeraj Madhav, Valsala Menon, Punya Elizabeth Bose, Renji Panicker and Hareesh Kanaran. Neeraj Madhav plays the m ...

'' (2020) '' Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys'' (2024).

Career

Anand was born in

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. He began creating short films in 2013, driven by his passion for film-making. Anand pursued a diploma in movie production. He started his career directing and producing short films along with Lumiere Bros, a team started by Anand and his friends. He directed and edited short films like ''Kutty Rashtriyam'', and ''Shanti Muhurtham'', ''Magneto''. In 2020, he directed and edited a popular short series titled ''Kalyana Kacheri'' for a

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channel SUB Originals. The same year, he directed the film ''

'' starring

Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry Early life Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Jose ...

Valsala Menon Parakkulathil Vatsala (28 August 1939 – 21 November 2023) was an Indian Malayalam novelist, short story writer, and social activist from Kerala. She is a recipient of Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2021, the highest literary honour by the government ...

Renji Panicker Renji Panicker (born 23 September 1960) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, film producer, and journalist known for his works in Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with '' Bharatchandran IPS'' in 2005. Early life He di ...

and

Hareesh Kanaran Hareesh Perumanna, known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in ''Comedy Festival'', a comedy real ...

. He was also the screenplay and script writer of the movie. In 2024, He directed the film '' Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys'', starring

Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Born On (12 June 1955) mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and television presenter. He has starred in over 400 Malayalam films and two Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character rol ...

Kottayam Nazeer Kottayam Nazeer is an Indian actor, impressionist, and an artist from Kerala. Kottayam Nazeer started his career as a stage artist . Recently he also started his career in painting. Nazeer is a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akadem ...

, Azees Nedumangad. Menen gained significant recognition after his direction for the film ''Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys''. The film grossed ₹1.5 crores worldwide on the first day of the release.

Filmography

Movies

Short films

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References

Malayalam film directors Malayalam film editors Film directors from Kochi 1994 births Living people