Gautham Vasudev Menon

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Gautham Vasudev Menon
Mechanical Engineering)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film director
  • Film producer
  • Playback singer
  • Screenwriter
  • Composer
Years active1995–present
SpousePreethi Menon
HonoursKalaimamani (2021)[1]

Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who predominantly works in

Tamil Nadu State Film Award
.

Many of his films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, most notably his romantic films

Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his film production company named Photon Kathaas. His production Thanga Meenkal (2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[3]

Early life and education

Gautham Vasudev Menon was born on 25 February 1973 in

Tamilian.[4] He grew up in Anna Nagar, Chennai.[5]

Menon did his schooling at the

Mechanical Engineering from the Mookambigai College of Engineering, Pudukkottai.[7][8]

Film career

Early work, 2001

Menon's time at university inspired him to write the lead roles of Minnale, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Neethaane En Ponvasantham and Enai Noki Paayum Thota who were students in the same course.[9] During the period, he was inspired by films such as Dead Poets Society (1989) and Nayakan (1987) and expressed his desire to his parents to change his career path and become a filmmaker. His mother insisted that he become an ad filmmaker by shooting various commercials and he took an apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to work as an assistant director for Minsara Kanavu (1997), in which he also appeared in a cameo role.[10]

Menon launched a Tamil romance film O Lala in 2000 with the project eventually changing producers and titles into

Reemma Sen in significant roles, whilst Menon introduced Harris Jayaraj as music composer with the film.[11] The film was advertised as a Valentine's Day release in 2001 and told the tale of a young man who falls in love with the girl engaged to his ex-college rival. Upon release it went on to become a large success commercially and won positive reviews from critics, with claims that the film had a lot of "lot of verve and vigour" and that it was "technically excellent".[13]

The success of the film led producer Vashu Bhagnani to sign him on to direct the Hindi language remake of the film, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), starring Madhavan alongside Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan. Menon was initially apprehensive but said it eventually took "half an hour" to agree, but against his intentions, the producer opted against retaining the technical crew of the original.[10] He changed a few elements, deleted certain scenes and added some more for the version. A critic felt that "the presentation is not absorbing" though stating that Menon "handled certain sequences with aplomb"; the film subsequently became a below-average box office performer.[14] The failure of the film left him disappointed, with Menon claiming in hindsight that the film lacked the simplicity of the original with the producer's intervention affecting proceedings.[15] Several years after release, the film later gained popularity through screenings on television and subsequently developed a cult following amongst young Hindi-speaking audiences.[16] In 2011, the producer of the film approached him to remake Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein with the producer's son Jackky Bhagnani in the lead role, but Menon was uninterested with the offer.[17] Later on in 2001, it was reported that he was working on a film tentatively titled Iru Vizhi Unadhu, though the project did not develop into production.[18]

Police duology, 2003–06

Gautham Menon returned in 2003 by directing the realistic police thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003) starring Suriya, Jyothika and Jeevan. The film portrayed the personal life of a police officer and how his life is affected by gangsters, showing a different perspective of police in comparison to other Tamil films of the time.[15] Menon revealed that he was inspired to make the film after reading articles on how to encounter specialists who shoot gangsters and how their families get threatening calls in return, and initially approached Madhavan, Ajith Kumar and then Vikram for the role without success, with all three actors citing that they did not want to play a police officer. The lead actress Jyothika asked Menon to consider Suriya for the role, and he was subsequently selected after Menon saw his portrayal in Nandhaa.[19] He held a rehearsal of the script with the actors, a costume trial with Jyothika and then enrolled Suriya in a commando training school before beginning production, which he described as a "very planned shoot".[19] The film consequently opened to very positive reviews from critics on the way to becoming another success for Menon, with critics labeling it as a "career high film".[20] Furthermore, the film was described as "for action lovers who believe in logical storylines and deft treatment" with Menon being praised for his linear narrative screenplay.[21]

Menon subsequently remade the film in the Telugu language as

John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza, and Menon initially agreed before pulling out again.[24] Menon and the original producer, Dhanu, also floated an idea of an English-language version with a Chechnyan backdrop, though talks with a potential collaboration with Ashok Amritraj collapsed.[19] In 2018, Menon revealed that he had plans of making a sequel to Kaakha Kaakha with Suriya.[25]

He was then signed on to direct a venture starring Kamal Haasan and produced by Kaja Mohideen, and initially suggested a one-line story which went on to become Pachaikili Muthucharam for the collaboration.[19] Kamal Haasan wanted a different story and thus the investigative thriller film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), was written with Jyothika, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji and Salim Baig added to the cast. The film told another episode from a police officer's life, with an Indian cop moved to America to investigate the case of psychotic serial killers before returning to pursue the chase in India. During the shooting, the unit ran into problems after the producer had attempted suicide and as a result, Kamal Haasan wanted to quit the project.[19] Menon subsequently convinced him to stay on as they had taken advance payments. He has since revealed that unlike Kamal Haasan's other films, the actor did not take particular control of the script or production of the film. The film however had gone through change from the original script with less emphasis on the antagonists than Menon had hoped and he also revealed that scenes for songs were forced in and shot without him.[19] The film released in August 2006 and went on to become his third successive hit film in Tamil and once again, he won rave reviews for his direction.[26][27] Menon later expressed interest in remaking the film in Hindi with Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role without the love angle, though the project fell through after discussions. In 2012, he re-began negotiations with producers to make a Hindi version of the film with Shahrukh Khan in the lead role.[28] He had stated his intent on making a trilogy of police episode films, with a possible third featuring Vikram in the lead role, before completing it in 2015 with Ajith Kumar in Yennai Arindhaal.[19]

Success, 2007–08

His next project,

Trisha and an ensemble of newcomers. Set in the backdrop of Chennai's booming IT industry, the team began its shoot in September 2007 and continued for thirty days but was later delayed and eventually shelved.[33] In 2011, he revealed that the film was dropped because he felt the actors "needed to be trained", and would consider restarting the project at a later stage.[34][35]

His next release,

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for 2008 amongst other accolades. Post-release of the film, Menon had a public fallout with his regular music composer Harris Jayaraj and announced that they would no longer work together, though they later returned in 2015 for Yennai Arindhaal.[39] In late 2008, during the making of Vaaranam Aayiram, he had signed on with Sivaji Productions to direct Ajith Kumar and Sameera Reddy in an action film titled Surangani.[40] Menon later pulled out of the commitment citing that the producers were not willing to let him take his own time with scripting.[41]

Romance and experimentation, 2010–2014

In 2010, Menon made a return to romantic genre after 2 years with the Tamil romantic film

Trisha.[42] Originally planned as a Jessie with Mahesh Babu in the lead role, the actor's refusal prompted Menon to make the Tamil version first. The film explored the complicated relationship between a Hindu Tamil assistant director, Karthik, and a Christian Malayali girl, Jessie and their resultant emotional conflicts. The film featured music by A. R. Rahman in his first collaboration with Menon whilst cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa was also selected to be a part of the technical crew. Menon cited that he was "a week away from starting the film with a newcomer" before his producer insisted they looked at Silambarasan, with Menon revealing that he was unimpressed with the actor's previous work.[12] The film was in production for close to a year and throughout the opening week of filming, promotional posters from classic Indian romantic films were released featuring the lead pair.[43] Prior to release, the film became the first Tamil project to have a music soundtrack premiere outside of India, with a successful launch at the BAFTA in London.[44] Upon release, the film achieved positive reviews, with several critics giving the film "classic" status, whilst also become a commercially successful venture.[45][46] Reviewers praised Menon citing that "credit for their perfect portrayal, of course, goes to Gautam Vasudev Menon. This is one director who's got the pulse of today's urban youth perfectly" and that "crafted a movie that will stay in our hearts for a long, long time."[46] Soon after the Tamil version began shoot, Menon decided to begin a Telugu version titled Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and release it simultaneously, with featuring a fresh cast of Naga Chaitanya and debutante Samantha. Like the Tamil version, the film won critical acclaim and was given "classic" status from critics, as it went on to become among the most profitable Telugu films of 2010.[46][47][48] In 2016, he revealed that he had scripted a spin-off film from Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa titled Ondraga, where the character of Karthik's life would be followed eight years after the happenings of the previous film.[35]

He next began research and pre-production work on a 1920s period spy thriller titled Thuppariyum Anand in early 2010, with both

Parthiban in the lead role of a detective, but did not carry through with the idea after he failed to find financiers.[54]

Menon returned to

Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson.[55] Unlike the South Indian versions, the film opened to unanimously below average reviews, with critics noting the story "got lost in translation",[56] and became a box office failure.[57] Post-release, Menon admitted that he "got the casting wrong", and subsequently other Hindi films he had pre-planned were dropped.[58] During the period, Menon also began pre-production work on the first film of an action-adventure series of films titled Yohan starring Vijay in the title role. However, after a year of pre-production, the director shelved the film citing differences of opinion about the project.[59]

Menon's next releases were the romantic films

Nayantara, but again was forced to postpone the film citing financial restraints.[69][70]

Return to action genre, 2015–present

Following Suriya's withdrawal from Dhruva Natchathiram, Menon moved on to begin a romantic thriller film with

Parvathy Nair were also selected to portray supporting roles.[71] The film saw him collaborate again with music composer Harris Jayaraj, for the first time since their spat in 2008, while writers Shridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja were both also involved in the screen-writing process. Focussing on the story of a police officer's professional and personal life from the ages of thirteen to thirty-eight with the backdrop of tackling an organ-trafficking gang, Yennai Arindhaal opened to mixed to positive reviews in February 2015.[72][73] Critics from The Hindu wrote it "leaves you feeling like having gone back to a well-known play you have enjoyed a few times over", and that it is "a much-needed intervention in the Tamil commercial cinema space" while also "the most engaging of the three [police films]".[74] Reviewer Udhav Naig of The Hindu added that "Gautham wins as he has reconfigured, albeit not radically, the basic contours of a Tamil cop", and that he "has consistently improved on the character sketch in the last three films."[75] The film also performed well at the box office and gave Menon his first commercially successful Tamil film in five years.[76] Soon after the release, he began work on a sequel to the film and expressed his interest in approaching Ajith again to work together in the future.[77] Menon also worked as a singer in Radha Mohan's film Uppu Karuvaadu (2015).[78]

After Yennai Arindhaal, Menon resumed work on his film with Silambarasan under the new title of Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada, with Manjima Mohan joining the cast to replace Pallavi Sharda. A Telugu version with Naga Chaitanya and Manjima was simultaneously shot under the title Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo, with Menon revealing that he hoped to finance the Tamil version through the salary he received from the Telugu film's producers.[79] The film developed slowly and was further delayed after Silambarasan refused to shoot for the film following a salary dispute during mid-2016. Menon also has Enai Noki Paayum Thota, a drama featuring Dhanush and Megha Akash in production, with the shoot began during February 2016.

Menon also has several proposed directorial projects in production. He began producing and directing Dhruva Natchathiram in late 2016 with

Jayalalithaa, which features Ramya Krishnan in the lead role. The series is released on MX Player.[83][84] Menon also still aspires to complete his proposed multilingual film titled Ondraaga, which would be a spiritual sequel to Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.[85][86][87]

Filmmaking style

Menon has stated that he is largely inspired by the "depth and aesthetics" that are created by American films.

fridged.[90] Menon stated that distributors and financiers often lay several limitations and constraints on his films, that such actions only drift his thoughts and make him feel like he is losing creative control.[88] Though his films are perceived as targeting mainly urban audiences, Menon feels they can be enjoyed by anyone.[91]

According to The Hindu's Udhav Naig, Menon's films are "regulated by a matrix of strong middle-class values", and also have biographical elements which, according to Menon, are inspired by his own life.[92] Menon prefers to write the climax of his films only after filming has significantly progressed, stating that though he has an idea about the climax, it always changes when the film starts shooting.[93] He also names his films after classic Tamil phrases and lines from Tamil film songs such as Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada being named after the namesake song from Mannathi Mannan (1960) and Yennai Arindhaal being named after the song "Unnai Arindhaal" from Vettaikkaran (1964).[94] Menon dislikes watching dubbed versions of his own films, and claims his scripts have "a universal theme", citing this as the reason he chose to film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya in Telugu as Ye Maaya Chesave, rather than dub.[95] Menon also makes cameo appearances in the films he directs.[96] Menon's films notably feature voiceovers, either from the view of the protagonist or the antagonist.[97]

Personal life

Uthara Menon is his sister and she has worked on his films following Yennai Arindhaal (2015).[98]

Filmography

As a director

  • Note: He was credited as Gautham from 2001 to 2008.
List of films directed by Gautham Menon
Year Title Producer Language Acting role Other
2001 Minnale No Tamil Flower man
Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein No
Hindi
 Maddy's boss
2003 Kaakha Kaakha No Tamil Police officer Vasudevan Nair Dubbed for Jeevan
2004 Gharshana No Telugu No Dubbed for Salim Baig
2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu No Tamil Dancer in the song "Manjal Veyil"
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam No Bus passenger Dubbed for Milind Soman
2008 Vaaranam Aayiram No Informer
2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa No Himself
Ye Maaya Chesave No Telugu Actor
2011 Nadunisi Naaygal Yes Tamil No
2012 Ekk Deewana Tha Yes Hindi Actor
Neethaane En Ponvasantham Yes Tamil No
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu Yes Telugu No
2015 Yennai Arindhaal No Tamil Police officer
2016 Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Yes Police officer
Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo Yes Telugu Police officer
2019 Enai Noki Paayum Thota Yes Tamil No
2020 Putham Pudhu Kaalai No No Anthology film; segment: Avarum Naanum – Avalum Naanum
2021 Kutty Story No Aadhi Anthology film; segment: Ethirpara Mutham[99][100]
2022 Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Part 1: The Kindling No No Also writer
2024
Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha
 		No No
2025 Dominic and the Ladies' Purse No
Malayalam
 Ibrahim Mooppan [101]
TBA
Dhruva Natchathiram
 † 		Yes Tamil TBA Awaiting release

Television

Year Title Director Writer Acting role Language Other
2019 Queen Yes No Sridhar Tamil Co-directed with Prasath Murugesan[102][103]
2020 Paava Kadhaigal Yes Yes Sathya Anthology series; segment: Vaanmagal
2021 Navarasa Yes No Master Anthology series; segment: Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru;[104] actor in segment: Peace

As a producer

This is a list of films that Gautham Vasudev Menon produced for other directors.

List of films produced by Gautham Menon
Year Title Language Ref.
2011 Veppam Tamil
2013 Thanga Meenkal
2015 Courier Boy Kalyan Telugu Simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil; Tamil version delayed release
2016 Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum Tamil

Acting roles

This is a list of films that Gautham Vasudev Menon acted for other directors.

List of films acted by Gautham Menon
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1997 Minsara Kanavu Man in crowd Tamil Uncredited role [105]
2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Himself
2015 Yatchan Himself
Oru Naal Iravil Himself
2017
Power Paandi
 		Himself
2018 Naam Himself Malayalam
Goli Soda 2 Raghavan Tamil
Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi Himself Telugu Cameo appearance
2020 Oh My Kadavule Himself Tamil
Trance Solomon Malayalam
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal DCP Prathap Chakravarthi Tamil
Theeviram DCP Vikraman Special appearance; also narrator
2021 Rudra Thandavam Vathapirajan
3:33 Paranormal investigator
2022 FIR Ajay Dewan
Selfie Ravi Varma
Don Himself Cameo appearance
Sita Ramam Major Selvan Telugu [106]
2023 Michael Gurunath and Jai (dual role)
Lovefully Yours Veda
 		Sri Kumar Kartha Malayalam [107]
Pathu Thala Naanjilaar Gunasekaran Tamil
Viduthalai Part 1 Sunil Menon
Anuragam Shankar Malayalam [108]
Ustaad Joseph D’Souza Telugu
Karumegangal Kalaigindrana Komagan Tamil
Mathagam Thirumaaram IAS Disney+ Hotstar series
Leo Joshy Andrews
Sesham Mike-il Fathima Shiva Narayanan Malayalam Cameo appearance [109]
2024 Rathnam Anbazhagan Tamil [110]
Hit List Dean Dr. Karunakaran [111]
Hitler Deputy Commissioner Shakthi [112]
Viduthalai 2 Sunil Menon
2025 Dragon Vale Kumar [113]
Bazooka Benjamin Joshua Malayalam [114]
Devil's Double Next Level Inspector Raghavan Tamil [115]
2026 Jana Nayagan † TBA Tamil Filming [116]
TBA Varaaham † TBA Malayalam Post-production [117]

Other roles

This is a list of films that Gautham Vasudev Menon worked for other directors for various roles.

List of other roles by Gautham Menon
Year Title Language Notes Ref.
2010 Ratha Sarithiram Tamil Multilingual film; Narrator for Tamil version
2011 Veppam Dubbing artist for Muthukumar
2014 Endrendrum Narrator
2015 Kaaval Narrator [118]
Uppu Karuvaadu Playback singer for the song "Pudhu Oru Kadhavu"
2016 Zero Narrator
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai Narrator
2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Dubbing artist for Suresh Menon
Kolamaavu Kokila Playback singer for the song "Edhuvaraiyo"
2019 Puppy Playback singer for the song "Uyire Vaa"
2020 Lock Up Narrator
Theeviram Narrator
2021 Kodiyil Oruvan Playback singer for the song "Slum Anthem"
99 Songs Dialogue writer for the Tamil version
2023 Takkar Playback singer for the song "Nira"

Music videos

Year Title Role Actors Language Ref.
2010 Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam Music video director Various actors Tamil
2018 Koova Koova Music video director Sathish Krishnan, Chinnaponnu [119]
Ulaviravu Music video director
Divyadarshini
 [120]
Bodhai Kodhai Music video director Atharvaa, Aishwarya Rajesh [121]
2021 Allipoola Vennela Music video director Mekha Rajan, Anagha, Angelina Telugu [122]
2023 Muththa Pichchai Composer, director Santhosh, Urmi Tamil

Short films

Year Title Director Producer Acting role Language Other
2018 Maa No Yes No Tamil
2020 Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn Yes Yes No

Awards

Awards
National Film Awards
  • National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
    for Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
  • National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
    for Thanga Meenkal (2013)
Filmfare Awards
Nandi Awards
Other Awards

See also

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