Kay Kay Menon | |
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Born | Krishna Kumar Menon 2 October 1966 |
Education | University of Pune |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | Nivedita Bhattacharya |
Krishna Kumar "Kay Kay" Menon (b. 2 October 1966 [1] ) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu. He is best known for his roles in films such as Black Friday (2004), Deewar (2004), Sarkar (2005), Shaurya (2008), Gulaal (2009), Haider (2014), Baby (2015). He has starred in web series such as Special Ops , Farzi , The Railway Men and Citadel: Honey Bunny .
Menon was born into a Malayali family in Kozhikode, Kerala and raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra, India. [1] He studied at the St. Joseph High School in Khadki, Pune. [2] He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his Bachelors (Physics) from Mumbai University [1] and his MBA from Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) at the University of Pune, [1] graduating in 1988 with a major in Marketing. Menon's initial focus was working in the advertising industry, [1] including Kinetic Honda and Marlboro cigarette advertisements in India.
He started his career in theatre productions where he met Nivedita Bhattacharya, whom he married. His first theatre break was opposite Naseeruddin Shah in Feroz Abbas Khan's Mahatma vs Gandhi. [3]
In the early years of his career, Menon worked on television, with roles in the TV movies Zebra 2 and Last Train To Mahakali . He also appeared in Telefilms of Zee TV Rishtey (Ward no. 6) and Saturday Suspense episodes. He was praised for his role as a young Prime Minister in the Zee TV series Pradhan Mantri (2001), directed by Ketan Mehta. In The Hindu , Sevanti Ninan wrote, "an actor to watch: Kay Kay Menon ... this unusually tall actor who plays the pradhan mantri is a major saving grace" [4] while in The Tribune , Amita Malik commented, "excellent acting by Menon, who skilfully conveys the physical as well as mental image of the honest politician". [5]
Menon made his big screen debut with a small role in Naseem (1995), followed in 1999 by the lead role in Bhopal Express , [3] a movie that went mostly unnoticed. This was the first in a series of initial setbacks in Menon's film career. In the early 2000s, he starred as a wicked rock musician in Anurag Kashyap's debut movie, Paanch , which struggled with censorship and has remained unreleased. [6] [7] Two other movies, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and Black Friday , had to wait many years for a release date. Meanwhile, his commercial films Deewar (starring Amitabh Bachchan) and Silsiilay (with Shahrukh Khan) flopped at the box office. It was only in 2005, with the eventual release of the critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, but with Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar , Menon had his break. [6] Sarkar earned him a nomination for the Best Performance in a Negative Role at the Filmfare Awards.[ citation needed ] In The Tribune , Saibal Chatterjee called him "one of Bollywood's finest actors". [6]
In 2007, he acted in Life in a... Metro , Enemmy (2013), and Rahasya (2015), as an adulterous husband. In 2008, he appeared in Shaurya [8] [9] based on A Few Good Men . His portrayal of a ruthless army brigadier is still talked of among cinema lovers. [10] [11] In 2009, he starred in The Stoneman Murders where he played a police officer on the hunt for the Stoneman serial killer. [12] He played the role of Dukki Bana in Gulaal.
His role as Khurram Mir in 2014's Haider bagged him a Filmfare and IIFA award for Best Supporting Actor. He played a very crucial role in The Ghazi Attack as a Naval Captain based on an Indian Naval submarine, S21, intercepts a Pakistani submarine, PNS Ghazi, during routine surveillance and thwarts its mission of destroying INS Vikrant in 1971. He played a role as Vikram Singh in 2019's Penalty with co-actor Mohit Nain.
He impressed and gained more popularity with a role as Himmat Singh in 2020's Special Ops - a web series for Hotstar. In 2021, he again played the young version of Himmat Singh (R&AW leading officer) in Special Ops 1.5, the prequel part of Special Ops.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Naseem | Islamic fundamentalist | Debut film [3] |
1999 | Bhopal Express | Verma | |
2002 | Chhal | Karan Menon | |
2003 | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Siddharth Tyabji | Released in theaters in 2005 [13] |
2004 | Black Friday | DCP Rakesh Maria | Released in theaters in 2007 [14] |
Deewaar | Sohail Miyaan | ||
Silsiilay | Anwar Ahmed Bhoy | ||
2005 | Sarkar | Vishnu Nagare | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role |
Dansh | Mathew | ||
Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh | Akash | ||
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena | Kaif | ||
2006 | Corporate | Ritesh Sahani | Nominated—GIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Shoonya | Mahendra Naik | ||
2007 | Strangers | Sanjeev Rai | |
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Partho Sen | ||
Life in a... Metro | Ranjit Kapoor | Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role | |
Go | Nagesh Rao | ||
2008 | Sarkar Raj | Vishnu Nagare | |
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam | Haldi Hasan | ||
Mumbai Meri Jaan | Suresh | ||
Via Darjeeling | Ankur Sharma | ||
Shaurya | Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh | ||
Sirf | Gaurav | ||
Drona | Riz Razaida | ||
2009 | The Stoneman Murders | Sanjay Shelar | |
Gulaal | Dukey Bana | ||
Aage se right | Janubhai/Baima Rashidul Kairi | ||
Sankat City | Guru | ||
2010 | Tera Kya Hoga Johnny | Inspector Shashikant Chiple | |
Lafangey Parindey | Anna | Cameo | |
Benny And Babloo | Benny | ||
2011 | Bheja Fry 2 | Ajit Talwar | |
Bhindi Bazaar | Shroff | ||
2012 | Chaalis Chouraasi | Albert Pinto | |
Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi | Salman | ||
Shahid | War saab | ||
2013 | Enemmy: | CID Officer Naeem Shaikh | |
ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | Jehangir Khan | ||
Udhayam NH4 | ACP Manoj Menon IPS | Tamil film | |
Ankur Arora Murder Case | Dr. Viren Asthana | ||
2014 | Raja Natwarlal | Vardha Yadav | |
Haider | Khurram Meer | Won—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [15] Won—IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated—BIG Star Entertainment Awards for Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated—Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated—Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role | |
2015 | Baby | Bilal Khan | |
Rahasya | CBI Officer Sunil Paraskar | ||
Bombay Velvet | Investigative Officer Vishwas Kulkarni | ||
Singh Is Bliing | Mark | ||
2016 | A Flying Jatt | Mr. Rakesh Malhotra | |
Saat Uchakkey | Tejpal | ||
2017 | The Ghazi Attack | Captain Ranvijay Singh | Telugu and Hindi |
2018 | Dhaad | Ghelo | Gujarati; [16] released 17 years after being shot |
Vodka Diaries | ACP Ashwini Dixit | ||
Baa Baaa Black Sheep | ACP Shivraj Naik | ||
| Sumit Balsaria | ||
Phamous | Kadak Singh | ||
Ek Sangaychay | Marathi film | ||
2019 | Penalty | Vikram Singh | Netflix film |
2021 | Shaadisthan | Tiger Ji/Rajaji | Disney+ Hotstar |
2023 | Love All | Siddharth Sharma [17] | |
2025 | Metro... In Dino |
Year | Show | Episodes | Role |
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1995-1996 | Darr | Inspector Avinash | |
1999 | Star Bestsellers - Zebra 2 | Captain Rajeev | |
1999 | Star Bestsellers - Last Train to Mahakali | Sir | |
1997-99 | Saturday Suspense | 12(Woh Kaun Thi?), 16(The Assassin), 18(On the Run), 42(Breaking News), 68(Friends), 104(Beyond Truth) | Inspector Vaali James Mathew Aakash(Serial Killer) Amar Rathore Krishna Pandit COP Ankush |
2000 | Rishtey - Ward No. 6 | 111 | Doctor Rajat |
2001 | Pradhan Mantri | PM Anirudh Prakash | |
2005 | Time Bomb 9/11 | Prime Minister of India | |
2014 | Yudh | Municipal Commissioner |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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2018 | The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family | Vikram Ranaut | ALTBalaji | |
2020 | Special OPS | Himmat Singh | Disney Plus Hotstar | |
2021 | Ray | Inderashish [18] | Netflix | |
Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story | Himmat Singh | Disney Plus Hotstar | ||
2023 | Farzi | Mansoor Dalal | Amazon Prime Video | |
Bambai Meri Jaan | Ismail Kadri | |||
The Railway Men | Iftekaar Siddiqui | Netflix | ||
2024 | Shekhar Home | Shekhar Home | JioCinema | [19] |
Murshid | Murshid Pathan | ZEE5 | [20] | |
Citadel: Honey Bunny | Guru | Amazon Prime Video | ||
Year | Title |
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2019 | Sparsh |
2019 | The Last Chapter |
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value (help)An actor to watch: Kay Kay Menon in "Pradhan Mantri". While the cynicism in this serial continues to be overstated through the second episode, this unusually tall actor who plays the pradhan mantri is a major saving grace. His lines could be better, but he mouths them with conviction. Looks like he will have to carry this serial on his shoulders.