Aaryan Krishna Menon | |
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Born | 26 October |
Alma mater | University of Calicut |
Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, director |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse | Sowmya Vidyadhar (m. 2015) |
Children | Sana, Prakruthi, Shakti |
Parent(s) | M.S. Girijavallabhan, T.K. Remani |
Aaryan Krishna Menon is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and director, primarily working in the Malayalam film industry.
Aaryan made his acting debut in the film Tournament in 2010 and later starred in the Malayalam romantic drama Pranayam in 2011. [1] He played a leading role with Lal in the Malayalam short film "Debt" (2010), which won three Kerala state awards.[ citation needed ]
He later ventured into directing with a short film titled "Burn My Body". [2] Written and directed by him, the movie was acclaimed for its conceptualization, theme, and craft. It went viral online, becoming one of the highest-viewed Malayalam short films by grossing 1.3 million YouTube views after three months. [3] The E-buzz section from Mathrubhumi , news daily, reported, "A truth that is hard-hitting on the audience has been filmed with perfection and ease in just under 30 mins". [4] E-magazine Evartha described it as "a movie par excellence in its kind as it dealt with a storyline that had never been told before". [5] [6] [7]
Aaryan was born in a family to M. S. Girijavallabhan and T. K. Remani in Kodungallur, in the Thrissur district of Kerala, India. [8] He has two brothers, Arjun Menon and Abhimanyu Menon. Aaryan completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics from Prajyoti Niketan College, Puthukkad. Aaryan aspired to a career in film from a very young age. He was an avid theater artist and performed in numerous professional dramas and plays during his college days and has won several university-level awards and recognition.
Aaryan married his long-term girlfriend Sowmya Vidhyadhar in September 2015 in a private ceremony in Chennai. The couple has three daughters. Sana, Prakruthi and Shakthi are their 3 daughters. [9]
After receiving a postgraduate diploma in Journalism, Aaryan began his career as a senior radio jockey at Mathrubhumi Club FM. While working in Mathrubhumi, he conceptualized and hosted a popular celebrity chat show called Star Jam where he received an opportunity to interview Mammooty, a Malayalam actor. Impressed by Menon's passion for cinema, Lal, an actor who had accompanied Mammooty to the interview, cast Aaryan in the lead role in Tournament. Menon played the antagonist in the movie. His performance was well received and launched his acting career. Until 2012, he actively appeared in shorts and feature films, after which he shifted residence to Dubai and resumed his career as a radio jockey. In 2015 he made a comeback in his directorial debut with a short film titled "Burn My Body" and garnered praise for his bold attempt at filming and raising awareness about a complicated issue, necrophilia. [10] "Burn My Body" and its poster is included as a reference for "Necrophilia", for MBBS students in Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, edited by V V Pillay. [11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2010 | Tournament – Play & Replay | John Subramaniyam | Lal | |
2012 | "Debt" | Jude | Lal Jr. | Short film, released directly in television |
2012 | Pranayam | Achuthan Menon Jr. | Blessy | Teenage role of Anupam Kher |
2013 | "Srishti Samhara" | Artist | Anoop P. | Short film |
2015 | "Burn My Body" | Himself | Short film; directorial debut | |
2017 | The Great Father | Office executive | Haneef Adeni | |
2018 | Lilli | Ajith | Prasobh Vijayan | |
2018 | Koodasa | Antony | Dinu Thomas Eelan | |
2020 | King Fish | Ashwin Kumar | Anoop Menon | |
2021 | One | Jaimon | Santhosh Vishwanathan |
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