Monisha Mohan Menon

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Monisha Mohan Menon
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • Actress
Years active2018–present

Monisha Mohan Menon is an Indian filmmaker, actress and screenwriter who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. [1] [2] She directed New Normal. [3]

Contents

Personal life

She lives in Kochi. [4]

Filmography

As director

YearTitleDirectorScreenwriterNotes
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni AssistantDark Red x.svg
2019 Prathi Poovankozhi AssistantDark Red x.svg
2022New NormalCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgShort film

As Actress

Short Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2021ColdVarshaVoice role; short film
2025Jeny weds JestinJeny
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2023 Fight Club Shailu Tamil [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. Today, Telangana (June 3, 2022). "Here are five Indian short-films that attempted to normalise all colours of love". Telangana Today.
  2. "രജിനി സാറിനെ വെച്ച് കാർത്തിക് സുബ്ബരാജ് ചെയ്ത പോലെ ലാലേട്ടനെ വെച്ചൊരു ഫാൻ ഗേൾ സിനിമ ചെയ്യണം- മോനിഷ മോഹൻ മേനോൻ".
  3. Anand, Shilpa Nair (May 10, 2022). "Malayalam short film 'New Normal' attempts to normalise the conversation around homosexuality". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  4. "കല്യാണം കഴിക്കില്ല, ലിവിങ് ടുഗെതര്‍ ആയിരിക്കും, ഒരു കൂട്ട് വേണം എന്ന് തോന്നിയാല്‍ കിട്ടാന്‍ പ്രയാസമൊന്നുമില്ല എന്ന് മോനിഷ; ആരാണ് ട്രിപ്പിള്‍ എം എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന ഈ ബോള്‍ഡ് ലേഡി?". Samayam Malayalam.
  5. "Uriyadi Vijaykumar reveals how Lokesh Kanagaraj came on board with 'Fight Club'". The Times of India. 14 December 2023.
  6. "'Fight Club' will capture the life journey of youngsters: Abbas". The Times of India. 30 November 2023.
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