- published: 10 Nov 2015
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Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director and producer, who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has also directed a few films in Hindi and Telugu languages which are remakes of his own Tamil films. Many of his films have been critically acclaimed, most notably his semi-autobiographical Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), romantic classic Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), his action-thrillers Kaakha Kaakha (2003) and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006). Vaaranam Aayiram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
Gautham was born to a Malayali father and Tamil mother on 25 February 1973 in Ottapalam, a town in Palakkad district of Kerala. Although, born in Kerala he grew up in Trichy. He did his schooling in Vailankanni Raj Mat. Hr., Sec School at K.K Nagar, Trichy and did his Mechanical Engineering in Mookambigai College of Engineering, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale, Vaaranam Aayiram and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, 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 became an ad film maker by shooting various commercials and took an apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to work as an assistant director for Minsaara Kanavu in 1997, in which he also appeared in a cameo role.
Thanthi TV Diwali Special : "Yennai Arindhaal" - Interview with Gautham Menon (10/11/2015)
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Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada - Official Trailer | A R Rahman | STR | Gautham Vasudev Menon
'Life, Films and everything in-between' an EML by Gautham Vasudev Menon
Uraiyaadal and stuff.. | Gautham Vasudev Menon & Dhanush | Promo
Ninaithale Inikkum | (01/03/2015) | Gautham Vasudev Menon Interview | [Epi-17]
Gautham Menon on Kamal Haasan, Ajith and his dream project
Kollywood's Best Directors of 2016 | Gautham Menon, Mohan Raja | Yennai Arinthaal, Papanasam
AR Rahman | Vellipomaakey Song | Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo Songs | Gautham Menon | Naga Chaitanya
Simbu will come for my film depsite all his problems: Gautham Menon Interview
Enai Noki Paayum Thota - Turkey Shooting Spot | Dhanush | Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Menon - "Ajith sir should have been in all my films" - BW
Actors: Nizhalgal Ravi (actor), Vidyasagar (composer), Manobala (actor), Sudha (actress), Santhanam (actor), Ravichandran (actor), Tamannaah Bhatia (actress), Mayilsamy (actor), Kola Bhaskar (editor), Imtiaz Ali (writer), Bharath Srinivasan (actor), Thambi Ramayya (actor), Pandu (actor), Alagam Perumal (actor), Singamuthu (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,