Uthara Menon is an Indian costume designer, who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries.[1][2]
Uthara Menon | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion costume designer celebrity stylist |
| Known for | Fashion designing |
Career
editUthara began her career as a fashion stylist for a soft drink commercial directed by her brother Gautham Vasudev Menon featuring Asin. Gautham subsequently offered her the opportunity to work on his films, beginning with Yennai Arindhaal (2015). She has since worked with him on films including Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016), Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) and Dhruva Natchathiram (2021). In their collaborations, she notably worked on dressing Ajith Kumar as a police officer, Trisha as a bohemian dancer, and Dhanush across several different looks through time.[3] For Trisha's character of Hemanika, Uthara made dresses out of Kanchi cottons and used retro brocade for her dance costumes, while basing her look on actress Shobana.[4] For both projects, she won awards from film portal Behindwoods and magazine Ananda Vikatan.[5][6] Uthara has also worked with Gautham on his music videos for Ondraga Originals.[7]
Uthara has also worked as a stylist on Telugu language films, with Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) being her largest project to date. The film is set in the 1800s and features characters representing the British regiments, native villagers, tribals and zamindars of British India. She worked for over two years on the film, and styled actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Chiranjeevi and Nayanthara.[8][3] She has also worked on other Telugu films such as Sarrainodu (2016) and Nani's Gang Leader (2019), while she assisted on Manam (2014) as a set designer with Rajeevan.[3][9]
Early life
editUthara is the sister of film director Gautham Vasudev Menon.[3][10]
Notable filmography
edit- Manam (2014)
- Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
- Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016)
- Sarrainodu (2016)
- Shailaja Reddy Alludu (2018)
- Ayogya (2019)
- Nani's Gang Leader (2019)
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)
- Action (2019)
- Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019)
- Varane Avashyamund (2020)
- Chakra (2021)
- Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha (2021)
- Navarasa (web series) - segment;Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru (2021)
- Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
- Dhruva Natchathiram (2023)
References
edit- ^ "VoxTalks With Uthara Menon : The Gorgeous Woman Behind The Exquisite Costumes Of 'Sye Raa...' & 'Gang Leader'". 27 September 2019.
- ^ "தமிழ் சினிமாவின் ஸ்டைலிஸ்டாக வளர்கிறார் கவுதம் மேனன் தங்கை | Gautam menons sister Uthara menon becoming famoust Stylist of Tamil Cinema". தினமலர் - சினிமா. 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d Subramanian, Anupama (12 February 2020). "Costumes are as important as director's job: Uthara". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Rao, Subha (29 March 2019). "Handloom at the movies". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "List of winners of Behindwoods Gold Medals 2015". Behindwoods. 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2020: Asuran, Super Deluxe, Peranbu Bag The Top Honours!". www.filmibeat.com. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Watch: Gautham Menon's Ondraga Originals is back with 'Oru Chance Kudu'". The News Minute. 8 June 2020.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (28 September 2019). "The 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy' lookbook". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Sye Raa's stylist explains the hardships of designing costumes". www.thehansindia.com. 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Gautham Menon's childhood family pic goes viral!". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020.
External links
edit- Uthara Menon at IMDb