Gautham Vasudev Menon

Director

February 25, 1973 (53 years)

Ottapalam, Kerala, India

Biography

Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering and graduated in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale and Vaaranam Aayiram, students of the same course. He claims to have been inspired by films such as Dead Poet's Society and Nayagan and expressed his desire to his parents to change career path and become a filmmaker and consequently wrote his first film at his college hostel. His mother insisted he …

Filmography

5.4

Navarasa

From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series.

5.9

Dominic and the Ladies' Purse

Dominic, a disgraced ex-cop turned detective, takes on a seemingly simple case to locate a purse's owner, which unveils a dark web of missing persons, murder, a stalker and the mysterious dancer Nandhita.

7.6

Paava Kadhaigal

At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire — and those determined to stand in their way.

7.4

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

A young, aspiring filmmaker falls in love with a girl who moves into the house above his, but her sophisticated nature does more harm than good to him.

7.3

Vaaranam Aayiram

A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.

6.7

Queen

A brilliant young girl, who wishes to study further, is forced to become an actress. After achieving superstardom, she sets her eyes on political dominion while trying to rein in her wayward heart.

4.6

Ekk Deewana Tha

Sachin is an engineering graduate from a middle class Mumbai family, but his passion is for the world of cinema. He is dreaming and planning for a future as a director, when he sees Jessie. It is love at first sight for Sachin. However, Jessie is from a strict Malayali Christian family, and her parents would never approve of their romance. The other problem is Jessie insists that she doesn't want a romantic relationship, but wants only to be friends. Of all the girls in the world why did Sachin have to fall for Jessie?

6.5

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

Maddy impersonates Rajeev, the person his love interest, Reena, is about to marry and attempts to woo her. However, he is unprepared for the moment when the truth will be revealed.

7.1

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

DCP Raghavan sets off on the trail of the killers of Rani, the daughter of a police officer. Following this, many more murders take place, leading him to New York to capture the maniac killer.

6.8

Minnale

Rajesh Shivakumar is a college hoodlum who has his first crush on Reena Joseph, who unfortunately, is engaged to be married to Rajiv Samuel, an Indian engineer settled abroad. In an effort to gain her heart, Maddy impersonates Rajiv and gets close to Reena, aided by his grandfather Subbuni and his crooked sidekick Chockalingam. However, the real Rajiv shows up, bringing a shocking end to Reena's romantic interlude.

6.0

Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo

A couple on a road trip across the country are thrown into a situation that is beyond their control.

6.9

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

The romantic lives of two people – Varun and Nithya, are chronicled in this film from their school days until their adult lives. They fall in love multiple times and keep breaking up over minor issues. But deep down, they are so madly in love with each other that they keep giving themselves another chance.

6.9

Yennai Arindhaal

Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.

6.0

Neethaane En Ponvasantham

Childhood friends Varun and Nithya are in love with each other but due to different career choices, they break up with each other. Years later, Varun meets her and tries his best to win her back.

7.4

Kaakha Kaakha

After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.

5.3

Enai Noki Paayum Thota

A college student’s life takes an unexpected turn when he falls for an actress caught in a dangerous web of control. As their love story unfolds, he is drawn into a high-stakes world where survival becomes the ultimate challenge.

6.4

Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

A youngster from Tamil Nadu goes to Bombay in search of a better life and gets sucked into the underworld. Will he be able to find a way out of the violence and bloodshed?

6.4

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.

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Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam

John, a New York City-based undercover operative and his team, are entrusted with a secret mission to bring back their team leader, who has been missing mysteriously.

5.8

Pachaikili Muthucharam

After starting an affair with a married woman, a married man's life starts changing for the worse in more ways than he could imagine.