Gautham Vasudev Menon
Born February 25, 1973 (Age: 53)
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Ottapalam, Kerala, India
Biography
Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering and graduated in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale and Vaaranam Aayiram, students of the same course. He claims to have been inspired by films such as Dead Poet's Society and Nayagan and expressed his desire to his parents to change career path and become a filmmaker and consequently wrote his first film at his college hostel. His mother insisted he became an ad film maker by shooting various commercials and took an apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to work as an assistant director for Minsaara Kanavu in 1997, in which he also appeared in a cameo role.
Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering and graduated in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale and Vaaranam Aayiram, students of the same course. He claims to have been inspired by films such as Dead Poet's Society and Nayagan and expressed his desire to his parents to change career path and become a filmmaker and consequently wrote his first film at his college hostel. His mother insisted he became an ad film maker by shooting various commercials and took an apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to work as an assistant director for Minsaara Kanavu in 1997, in which he also appeared in a cameo role.
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Filmography
Carmeni Selvam
2026
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as
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Age: 53
Euphoria
2026
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as Jayadev Nair
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Age: 52
Dragon
2025
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as Vale Kumar
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Age: 51
Leo
2023
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as Joshy Andrews
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Age: 50
Sita Ramam
2022
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as Major Selvan
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Age: 49
Yennai Arindhaal
2015
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as Police Officer
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Age: 41
Ye Maaya Chesave
2010
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as Self
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Age: 37
Vaaranam Aayiram
2008
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as Commando informer
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Age: 35
Minsara Kanavu
1997
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as A man in the crowd (uncredited)
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Age: 23