Suresh Chandra Menon

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Suresh Chandra Menon
Born (1957-10-24) 24 October 1957 (age 66)
Ponnani, Kerala, India
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Years active1986 – 1993
2017 – present
Spouse
(m. 1986;div. 2013)

Suresh Chandra Menon is an Indian actor, cinematographer and film director of Tamil films.

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Personal life

After meeting the popular actress Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal Tamil movie (1986), they fell in love and were married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents. [1] They did not have any children. Though they looked like an ideal couple, differences arose between the two and they decided to amicably separate in 2002. [2] Revathi and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. On 22 April 2013 a family court in Chennai granted them mutual divorce considering the fact that they had been living separately for the past 10 years. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce. [3]

Film career

Suresh is known for directing many documentaries and advertisements. Having started his career as cinematographer for the films produced by Sujatha Cine Arts, he directed, produced and played the lead role in the Tamil film Pudhiya Mugam which was released in 1993. His then wife Revathi was the lead heroine in the film. It was both a critical and commercial success. He went on to direct another film Paasamalargal (1994) which was released in 1994. This film also featured Revathi in the lead along with Arvind Swami. [4] Ajith Kumar who later become a popular actor in Tamil cinema played a minor supporting role in the film.

After nearly two decades, Suresh made his acting comeback with Solo (2017).

Filmography

Films

As actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993 Pudhiya Mugam Major Shivaalso director
2017 Solo Brig.SundharajanTamil — Malayalam bilingual
2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Uthaman
Junga Kumarasamy Chettiyaar
2019 Lucifer AbdulMalayalam film
Kaalidas George
2021 Annabelle Sethupathi Kadhiresan's Grandson
Pon Manickavel Arjun K. Maran
Akhanda BusinessmanTelugu film
2022 Koogle Kuttappa Humanoid Dynamics CEO
Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu Baradwaj
My Dear Bootham Doctor
Cobra Nawab
Captain S. Rajiv Chakravarthy
2023 Ghosty Police Inspector
Thudikkum Karangal Devaraj
Chandramukhi 2 Ranganayaki's brother
2024 Singapore Saloon Anoop Menon's customer
Guardian

As director

YearFilmNotes
1993 Pudhiya Mugam
1994 Paasamalargal

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
1995Doctors Sun TV Tamil also director
1995Chinna Chinna Aasaiacted in stories "Vanna Vanna Pookkal", "Bandham"
1999Nizhalgalalso producer and director
2021Raja Mannar VagaiyaraVeerasekara Rajamannar Polimer TV
2022 Meera Dr. Krishna Colors Tamil Replaced by Suresh

Cinematographer

Producer

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