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20 APR 1963 RAJIV MENON

Rajiv Menon

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Rajiv Menon
Born20 April 1963 (age 53)
Cochin, Kerala, India
OccupationCinematographer, Director
Spouse(s)Latha Menon
ChildrenSaraswathi Menon , Laksmi Menon
Websitewww.rajivmenonproductions.com
Rajiv Menon (born 20 April 1963) is an Indian advertising director, cinematographer, actor and film maker known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema.[1][2][3] He is known for directing critically acclaimed Tamil films likeMinsara Kanavu and Kandukondain Kandukondain. As a cinematographer his accomplishments include works such as, Bombay, Morning Raga, Guru, Kadal, and Cheluvi.[4][5]
Menon's first directorial venture Minsara Kanavu was not only a commercial success but also received four National Film Awards. His second directorial venture was the multi-starrer Kandukondain Kandukondain. In addition to directing the film, he also wrote the story and screenplay for the film. The film fetched him the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director award. Menon has also set up Rajiv Menon Productions and Mindscreen Film Institute, which supplies equipment for documentaries, advertising films and cinema. He has acted in a Malayalam film called Harikrishnans and has given a cameo in Minsara Kanavu.[6]

Early life[edit]

Rajiv was born in Kochi, Kerala to the popular Malayalam and Tamil film playback singer Kalyani Menon. He had the chance to travel across India at a very young age as his father, a naval officer, got transferred often. He later joined the film school to study cinematography. Menon did his schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Madras. He started off as cinematographer with Prathap K. Pothan's Telugu film, Chaitanya. However, he got his major breakthrough as a cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's Bombay; Menon's second film.[4][5]
Rajiv Menon is married to Latha Menon. He has two daughters, Lakshmi Menon and Saraswathi Menon.

Advertising career[edit]

Falling in love with ad-making at a young age, Menon started his career in the field of ad-photography, and then went on to make a number of TV commercials. Rajiv Menon has been a well-respected and notable personality in the Indian Advertising circuit. He entered the field during the early days (1980's) when competition was nil. It was the time when A. R. Rahman decided to do music on his own. They become friends and his creativeness combined with A. R. Rahman's musical Jingles fetched attention from all spectrum towards them. He did his first Jingle in a national wide ad with him (Allwyn Trendy Watches). So far, Rajiv has done many ads with A. R. Rahman's Jingles. Noteworthy ones are for Airtel, Colgate, Palmolive, Titan, Asian Paints, Raymonds, Coca Cola.[1][2][3]
Rajiv Menon's production house was ranked No.3[7] by Economic Times Mumbai in 2006. The next year's ranking saw the company move to No.2. Rajiv Menon's production house is set up in Chennai and his agency clients range from Ogilvy & Mather, Lintas, Rediffusion, Hindustan Thompson Associates, to even smaller ones like Zero Degree Design Studio, Rubecon and Situations Advertising.[3]

Non-film works[edit]

His recent work includes a wonderful audio-visual delight about seven great Carnatic musicians. This documentary was made for the event of releasing the coffee-table book "Voices Within" by the contemporary musicians T.M Krishna and Bombay Jayashree. The book brings out the personality of seven great Gurus of Carnatic Music with some very rare photographs presented in great print quality. The documentary by Rajiv Menon captures the qualities of these music stalwarts.[3]

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Rajiv Menon is an Indian advertising director, cinematographer, actor and film maker known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing critically acclaimed Tamil films like Minsara Kanavu and Kandukondain Kandukondain. Wikipedia
Born: 20 April 1963 (age 54 years), Kochi
Spouse: Latha Menon
Education: Kendriya Vidyalaya
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil, more
Children: Saraswathi Menon, Lakshmi Menon
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