Rejith Menon
Rajith Menon is an Indian film actor who made his debut though the 2007 Malayalam movie Goal.[2] Having stated his acting career in 2007, he has done around 15 movies together in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He made his Tamil debut in 2014 through the film Ninaithathu Yaaro directed by Vikraman.
Rajith Menon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajith Menon[1] 5 March 1988 |
| Other names | Rejath, Ranjith, Rajath[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Sruthi Mohandas (m.2018) |
| Parent(s) | Ravindranathan Premalatha |
Personal life
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.
Career
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.[3] Even though he had cast only seven films in five years, he was cast in films directed by I.V. Sasi, Joshiy, Kamal, Rajasenan and T.K. Rajeevkumar.[4]
He made his Tamil film debut in 2014 with Vikraman's Ninaithathu Yaaro in which he played an assistant director in the film.[5]
He made his Telugu debut through the film Dhamki directed by Chinna Aenuganti. Rajith Menon to enter Bollywood</ref> He is currently shooting for his second Telugu film, Sreerama Raksha, directed by Ramanujan Elu.[6]
Direction
In all the interviews he has mentioned that direction is his passion and aim. Following this passion, he debuted into direction with music video "Love Policy" starring Aju Varghese and Shritha Sivadas in lead roles 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. [7]
Second music video was a dedication to motherhood titled "Anbendraale Amma" in Tamil and "With Love Maa" in Hindi and had the gorgeous 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.[8]
He is also the Managing Director of an ad agency called "Arvy Productions" and is currently directing ads.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Goal | Sam Issac | Malayalam | Asianet Best New Face Award Arull Malayalam Cine Award for Best New Face Sreerag Best Talented Actor |
| 2009 | Vellathooval | Manu | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Janakan | Ambareesh | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Sevenes | Sharath | Malayalam | |
| Doctor Love | Martin | Malayalam | ||
| Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Karthik | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Chapters | Shyam | Malayalam | Credited as Rejath Menon |
| Rose Guitarinaal | Binoy | Malayalam | ||
| Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu | Suraj | Malayalam | ||
| Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Alex | Malayalam | ||
| Nadan | Singer in Drama | Malayalam | Cameo Appearance | |
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Mohan | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Embiran | Priyan | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Sreeramaraksha | Mauli | Telugu | Post production |
| TBA | Dhamki | Kranthi | Telugu | Post production |
References
- http://kerala9.com/news/interview-with-actor-rajath-menon/
- "Rejith Menon Movies - Indian actor Rejith Menon Movies". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- http://www.fwdlife.in/chapter-of-sevens-goal/
- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-04/news-and-interviews/40370660_1_vikraman-ninaithathu-yaaro-poove-unakkaga
- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/news-and-interviews/36485136_1_rejith-k-town-m-town
- Rajith Menon to lead in Telugu movie Sreerama Raksha
- http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/ReadMore/4954/love-policy-breaking-all-policies/E
- 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
- Rejith Menon at IMDb