Sekhar Menon

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Sekhar Menon
Born
Chandrasekhar R

16 June 1983 (1983-06-16) (age 40)
NationalityIndian
Other namesDJ Sekhar Menon,
Citizenship India
Occupation(s)actor, Music Composer, Disc Jockey
Years active2009;2012 - present
SpouseMaya
ChildrenKaamaakhya, Maathangi
Parent(s)C Radhakrishnan, Ambika Devi

Sekhar Menon (born 16 June 1983) is an Indian musical artist and actor primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He is a well known disc jockey, having deejayed at over 500 stages, mainly in Kerala [ citation needed ].

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Personal life

Sekhar has a degree in Sound Engineering from Chennai. [1] He married Maya on 16 January 2008 [2] and have a daughter named Kaamaakhya born in March 2013. [3] [4] He also has another daughter named Maathangi born in Aug 2017. He currently resides in Eroor, Tripunitura with his mother, wife & children.

Acting career

Sekhar made his debut in acting in 2012, in the Aashiq Abu movie, Da Thadiya, as the lead. [5] He was the main antagonist in 2014 movie Gangster. He also appeared in notable roles in few other movies.

DJ

Sekhar started off Deejaying in a small pub called Formula 1 in 2001, which was his first full-time job as a DJ. But since 1998, Sekhar had been an ardent fan of funk, hip-hop, house, soul and R&B, genres that weren't very popular commercially. He also watched the top guys in the business with keen interest. "I used to attend all the gigs of veterans Johnson, Vishnu, Suraj and Jakes," Sekhar says. It was not easy to get music, yet Sekhar did his homework. Hours of research in net cafes, listening to different kinds of stuff being played, calling up friends abroad who helped him keep international trends kept him updated. He has played at all the clubs in the city and is currently at Ava Lounge (Dream Hotel). He has never considered migrating to bigger cities which have wilder parties. For the "Kochi boy" loves his hometown, cherishes his visits to the temple and dreams of setting up a sound studio, where he can immerse himself in music production and teach deejaying.

Sekhar has previously worked with Aashiq Abu in his offbeat blockbuster ‘Salt N' Pepper', for which he did the official remix of rock band Avial's track ‘Aanakallan'. [1]

Filmography

As actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009 Ritu DJDebut film,
Cameo
2012 Da Thadiya Luke John PrakashDebut in Lead role
2013 Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty Solomon
2013 Camel Safari James Kalarikkal
2013 Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal Vivek
2013 Bicycle Thieves HimselfCameo
2014 Gangster Anto Pandhare
2014 Beware of Dogs Omanakkuttan
2015 100 Days of Love Ummar
2019 Ittymaani: Made in China AchayanCameo
Prathi Poovankozhi HappymonRosamma's fiancée

Discography

YearFilm/AlbumNotes
2017 Parava Background Score
(Co-composed with Rex Vijayan, Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha Nair)
2017 Mayaanadhi Synths & Co-producer for song Uyirin Nadhiye with Rex Vijayan
2018 Break Journey Background Score
2019 Nine Background Score
2020Kozhi PunkMusic Director
2022 Naaradan Music Director
03:00 AM [6] Music Director
ChattambiMusic director

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