Rajith CR, better known as Rajith Menon, is an Indian actor and director who made his acting debut through the Malayalam movie Goal and in Tamil through Ninaithathu Yaaro.
Rajith Menon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajith C Ravindranadhan[1] 5 March 1988 |
| Other names | Rajith Menon [1] |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Spouse | Sruthi Mohan(m.2018) |
| Parent(s) | Ravindranadhan Premalatha |
Personal life
editRajith Menon did his schooling in Abu Dhabi Model School, and continued his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering at St. Joseph's College of Engineering in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has also pursued MBA in HR from Sikkim Manipal University. He is married to Dr Sruthi Mohan and they have a daughter named "Malhara"
Direction
editHe debuted into direction with music video "Love Policy" starring Aju Varghese and Shritha Sivadas with Govind Padmasoorya Bhagath Manuel doing cameo roles and was Sony Music second venture in Kerala. This music video had music by Sreejith-Saachin of yuvhh fame and was sung by Sooraj Santhosh and Remya Nambeesan. It went on to become one of the top trending music videos in YouTube.[2]
His second music video was a dedication to motherhood titled "Anbendraale Amma" in Tamil and "With Love Maa" in Hindi and had Zarina Wahab in the lead role. Distributed by Times music, music by Renjith unni and sung by Shweta Mohan and Saptaparna Chakraborty respectively. This went on to become an instant hit and viral and everyone praised for the heart touching theme taken and direction.[3]
Rajith's directorial Tamil short film titled My Death Certificate has won numerous awards and accolades at many Indian and international film festivals with unanimous critical response and reviews.
Apart from being an ad film maker, he is also the managing director of an ad agency called Arvy Productions.
Awards
editBest Newcomer - Asianet Awards
Best New Talent - Chennai Film Awards
Best Director Award for his short film "My Death Certificate" in over 50 plus national and international film festivals.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Goal | |
| 2009 | Vellathooval | |
| 2010 | Janakan | |
| 2011 | Sevenes | |
| 2011 | Doctor Love | |
| 2011 | Innanu Aa Kalyanam | |
| 2012 | Chapters | |
| 2013 | Rose Guitarinaal | |
| 2013 | Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu | |
| 2013 | Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | |
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Tamil |
| 2019 | Embiran | Tamil |
| 2021 | Dhamki | Telugu |
| 2024 | Cicada (upcoming film) | [4] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Interview with Actor Rejath Menon | Kerala9.com". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi: ReadMore -Love Policy'- breaking all policies'". mathrubhuminews.in. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
- ^ James, Anu (27 January 2016). "Rajith Menon's 'Anbendraale Amma' album with Zarina Wahab gets good response [VIDEO]". International Business Times, India Edition.
- ^ "സിക്കാഡ' ആഗസ്റ്റ് 9-ന്". Mathrubhumi. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
External links
edit- Rajith Menon at IMDb