Prem Menon (actor)

Prem Menon (Born 15 October 1953) is an Indian businessman, film actor and director, who has appeared in Tamil films. He rose to fame with his role in the film Krodham (1982) and has since regularly produced and made his own projects.

Prem Menon
Born15 October 1953
Kuwait
OccupationActor, director
Years active1982 – present
Spouse(s)Indra Prem Menon
ChildrenRamone Menon and Raoul Menon
Parent(s)Dr. KTB Menon, Margaret Kalyani Menon

Career

Prem Kumar Menon is the son of entrepreneur K. T. B. Menon, who had vast business interests and investments in Kuwait. Prem Menon heads company Laksola, which produces insulating materials, and his financial success prompted him to pursue other interests in Tamil films.[1] He has subsequently worked in the film industry as an actor director, screenwriter and producer, specialising in making action-thriller films. He made a breakthrough in films by producing and starring in A. Jagannathan's Krodham (1982), before helming and playing the lead role in a series of action films in the early 1990s including Vetri Karangal (1991) and Veeramani (1994). In 2000, Prem directed and featured in a sequel to Krodham titled Krodham 2, winning mixed reviews for his work. An action-thriller, the film featured Prem alongside Radhika Chaudhari and Kushboo, a critic wrote "the action tapers into melodrama and tedium".[2][3]

He made a comeback by writing, directing and producing the thriller film Ashoka (2008) portraying a security guard, and it garnered average reviews and had a low key release at the box office.[4] The film featured no songs or a separate comedy track, and won media recognition for being a rare Tamil film during the period to have neither of those elements.[5] Prem then began work on Vazhipokkan, a village-centric action film, in 2009 but the film was eventually shelved.[6]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1982KrodhamPremAlso storywriter
1983En Aasai Unnoduthan
1991Vetri KarangalAnandAlso storywriter
1993Pudhu PiraviAlso director
1994VeeramaniVeeramaniAlso director
1995Varraar SandiyarSathyamoorthy (Sandiyar)
1996Andha NaalSP Vikramadithyan
2000Krodham 2DheeranAlso director
2008AshokaAshokaAlso director

References
  1. "Laksola - Service Provider from Ramanagaram, India | About Us". www.indiamart.com.
  2. "Film Review: Krodham-2". 8 September 2000 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "KRODHAM 2". Bbthots.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "Ashoka". Sify.
  5. "Actor Prem's new experiment". The Hindu. 23 November 2007 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. "'Krodham' Prem makes a comeback!". India Glitz. 28 October 2009.
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