Anand Menen

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Anand Menen
Born (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30)
Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Education
Occupations
Years active2013–present
Notable workVaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024)

Anand Menen is an Indian film director who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. He is well known for his works in Gauthamante Radham (2020) Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024).[1]

Career

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Anand was born in Vaikom, Kerala. He began creating short films in 2013. Anand pursued a diploma in movie production.[2]

He started his career directing and producing short films along with Lumiere Broz, a team started by Anand and his friends. He directed and edited short films like Kutty Rashtriyam, Psycho, Shanti Muhurtham, and Magneto.[2][3][4]

In 2020, he directed and edited a short series titled Kalyana Kacheri for a YouTube channel SUB Originals.[5]

The same year, he directed the film Gauthamante Radham starring Neeraj Madhav, Valsala Menon, Renji Panicker and Hareesh Kanaran. He was also the screenplay and script writer of the movie.[6][7]

In 2024, he directed the film Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys, starring Jagadish, Kottayam Nazeer, Azees Nedumangad.[8][9] The film grossed ₹1.5 crores worldwide on the first day of the release.[10]

Filmography

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As director

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Year Title Notes Ref
2016 Shanti Muhurtham Short film; also editor [11]
2020 Gauthamante Radham [12]
Kalyana Kacheri Web series; also editor [13]
2024 Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys [14]

As actor

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Magneto Alex Short film; also editor [15]
2022 Antakshari Niranjan
2023 Falimy Abhi's friend

References

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  1. ^ "'Vaazha': First look of Anand Menen's next directorial, written by Vipin Das, out". The Hindu. 1 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Sreenivasan, Deepthi (3 September 2016). "A laugh riot love story: Shanthi Muhurtham". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Exclusive! Anand Menon on directing 'Gauthamante Radham': After cinema, what I love the most is cars". The Times of India. 13 January 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ S, Gautham (3 June 2019). "Have you heard of the Malayali Magneto?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. ^ "'Kalyana Kacheri' series review: Troublemakers guide!". The New Indian Express. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ Anand, Shilpa Nair (31 January 2020). "'Gauthamante Radham' — the story of a car and its family". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ Shriijth, Sajin (28 January 2020). "Anand Menon: Gauthamante Radham is a car's story". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (17 August 2024). "'Vaazha' movie review: Anand Menen's comedy is a fun ride that also touches upon certain relevant issues". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ richa. "'Vaazha: Biopic Of A Billion Boys Out': Anand Menen's Malayalam movie all set to inspire you". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ "'Vaazha' box office collections day 1: Comedy drama movie mints Rs 1.15 crores". The Times of India. 16 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  11. ^ Sreenivasan, Deepthi (3 September 2016). "A laugh riot love story: Shanthi Muhurtham". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  12. ^ Anand, Shilpa Nair (31 January 2020). "'Gauthamante Radham' — the story of a car and its family". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ "'Kalyana Kacheri' series review: Troublemakers guide!". The New Indian Express. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  14. ^ "'Vaazha': First look of Anand Menen's next directorial, written by Vipin Das, out". The Hindu. 1 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  15. ^ S, Gautham (3 June 2019). "Have you heard of the Malayali Magneto?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2024.