Suresh Chandra Menon is an Indian actor,

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of Tamil and Malayalam films.

Personal life

After meeting the popular actress Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal Tamil movie (1986), they fell in love and were married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents. They did not have any children. Though they looked like an ideal couple, differences arose between the two and they decided to amicably separate in 2002. Revathi and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. On 22 April 2013 a family court in Chennai granted them mutual divorce considering the fact that they had been living separately for the past 10 years. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce.

Film career

Suresh is known for directing many documentaries and advertisements. Having started his career as cinematographer for the films produced by Sujatha Cine Arts, he directed, produced and played the lead role in the Tamil film '' Pudhiya Mugam'' which was released in 1993. His then wife Revathi was the lead heroine in the film. It was both a critical and commercial success. He went on to direct another film ''

Paasamalargal ''Paasamalargal'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Suresh Chandra Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy and Revathi. It was released on 4 February 1994. Plot In order to earn the goodwill, a bus ...

'' (1994) which was released in 1994. This film also featured Revathi in the lead along with Arvind Swami.

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who later become a popular actor in Tamil cinema played a minor supporting role in the film. After nearly two decades, Suresh made his acting comeback with '' Solo'' (2017).

Filmography

Actor

;Films ;Television

Cinematographer

*'' Viduthalai'' (1986) *'' Marumagal'' (1986)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Suresh Chandra Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil film directors Living people 20th-century Indian film directors Tamil film cinematographers 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors from Kerala 1957 births