Rajith Menon
Rajith Menon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajith C Ravindranadhan[1] 5 March 1988 |
| Other names | Rajith Menon [1] |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Spouse | Sruthi Mohandas (m.2018) |
| Parent(s) | Ravindranadhan Premalatha |
Rajith CR, better known as Rajith Menon, is an Indian actor and director who made his acting debut through the 2007 Malayalam movie Goal and in Tamil through Ninaithathu Yaaro.
Personal life[edit]
Rajith 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"
Career[edit]
Rajith Menon's debut was Goal. While watching the shooting of Kamal's Karutha Pakshikal, he was handpicked by an assistant to Kamal to play the lead role in Goal.[1] He received the "Asianet Best New Face Award" for this film.[2] He was lucky to work with all major filmmakers, he was cast in films directed by I.V. Sasi, Joshiy, Kamal, Rajasenan and T.K. Rajeevkumar.[3]
He made his Tamil film debut in 2014 with Vikraman's Ninaithathu Yaaro in which he played an assistant director in the film.[4]
Apart from films, Rajith has endorsed and been part of numerous commercials/ads.
Filmography[edit]
- All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Goal | Sam Issac | Debut film |
| 2009 | Orkkuka Vallappozhum | Teen Sethumadhavan | |
| Vellathooval | Manu | ||
| 2010 | |||
| Janakan | Ambareesh | ||
| Nilavu | Deepu | ||
| Holidays | Soumitran | ||
| 2011 | Sevenes | Sharath | |
| Doctor Love | Martin | ||
| Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Karthik | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Navagatharkku Swagatham | Prasanth | |
| Chapters | Shyam | Credited as Rejath Menon | |
| 2013 | Rose Guitarinaal | Binoy | |
| Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu | Suraj | ||
| Abhiyum Njanum | fake Sohan Menon | ||
| Tourist Home | |||
| Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Alex | ||
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Mohan | Tamil film |
| 2019 | Embiran | Priyan | Tamil film |
Direction[edit]
He 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.[5]
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.[6]
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[edit]
Best 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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Interview with Actor Rejath Menon | Kerala9.com". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Chapter of sevens goal". 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Comparison to Vijay gave a big boost to my confidence: Rajith Menon". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Rejith's lucky break". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
- Rajith Menon at IMDb