Anil Radhakrishnan Menon

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Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
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Born
Alma mater Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode
Occupation Film director
Years active2013-present
SpouseSarada
Parent(s)Radhakrishnan Palat, Jayasree

Anil Radhakrishnan Menon is an Indian film director working in Malayalam film.

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Career

Anil Radhakrishnan Menon directed television commercials before venturing into feature films.[ citation needed ]

His first film North 24 Kaatham starring Fahadh Faasil and Nedumudi Venu(2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film. [1]

His second film Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014) also received positive reviews from critics, [2] and became a blockbuster. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleCast
2013 North 24 Kaatham Fahadh Faasil, Nedumudi Venu, Swati Reddy, Chemban Vinod Jose
2014 Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Prithviraj, Asif Ali, Nedumudi Venu, Sudheer Karamana, Chemban Vinod Jose, Neeraj Madhav, Salam Bukhari, Sanusha, Reenu Mathews, Joy Mathew, Mukundhan Menon, Irshad, Anu Joseph
2015 Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi Kunchako Boban, Bharath, Reenu Mathews, Nedumudi Venu, Sunny Wayne, Chemban Vinod Jose, Jacob Gregory, Sudheer Karamana, Assim Jamal
2017 Diwanjimoola Grand Prix Kunchako Boban, Nyla Usha, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Vinayakan, Sudheer Karamana, Ketaki Narayan

Personal life

Anil's father is Radhakrishnan Palat and mother is Jayasree. He is married to Sarada and has a son named Rajat Anil.

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References

  1. "I see myself as audience first: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. "'Sapthamashree Thaskaraha' Review Round up: Opens to Positive Reviews". International Business Times . 6 September 2014.
  3. Krishnakumar, G. (21 September 2014). "Mixed bag of fortunes for Mollywood in Onam season". The Hindu .