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

YearTitleDirectorScreenwriterNotesRef.
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni AssistantDark Red x.svg
2019 Prathi Poovankozhi AssistantDark Red x.svg
2022New NormalCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgShort film [3] [5] [6] [7]

As Actress

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2021ColdVarsha Malayalam Voice role; short film
2023 Fight Club Shailu Tamil [8] [9] [10]

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  2. "രജിനി സാറിനെ വെച്ച് കാർത്തിക് സുബ്ബരാജ് ചെയ്ത പോലെ ലാലേട്ടനെ വെച്ചൊരു ഫാൻ ഗേൾ സിനിമ ചെയ്യണം- മോനിഷ മോഹൻ മേനോൻ".
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  4. "കല്യാണം കഴിക്കില്ല, ലിവിങ് ടുഗെതര്‍ ആയിരിക്കും, ഒരു കൂട്ട് വേണം എന്ന് തോന്നിയാല്‍ കിട്ടാന്‍ പ്രയാസമൊന്നുമില്ല എന്ന് മോനിഷ; ആരാണ് ട്രിപ്പിള്‍ എം എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന ഈ ബോള്‍ഡ് ലേഡി?". Samayam Malayalam.
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