Suresh Chandra Menon is an Indian actor, cinematographer and film director of Tamil films.
Personal life
After meeting the popular Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal (1986), they fell in love and were married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents.[1] They did not have any children. Though they looked like an ideal couple, differences arose between the two and they decided to amicably separate in 2002.[2] Revathi and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. On 22 April 2013 a family court in Chennai granted them mutual divorce considering the fact that they had been living separately for the past 10 years. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce.[3]
Film career
Suresh is known for directing many documentaries and advertisements. Having started his career as cinematographer for the films produced by Sujatha Cine Arts, he directed, produced and played the lead role in the Tamil film Pudhiya Mugam which was released in 1993. His then wife Revathi was the lead heroine in the film. It was both a critical and commercial success. He went on to direct another film Paasamalargal (1994) which was released in 1994. This film also featured Revathi in the lead along with Arvind Swami.[4]
After nearly two decades, Suresh made his acting comeback with Solo (2017). He was seen as a CBI officer in Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018).[5] He was later co-starred with Vijay Sethupathi in Junga (2018), Annabelle Sethupathi (2021)[6][7] as well as with Prabhu Deva in Pon Manickavel (2021) and My Dear Bootham (2022).[8][9] He started in horror films such as Ghosty (2023), Chandramukhi 2 (2023) and Guardian (2024).[10][11][12]
Filmography
Films
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Pudhiya Mugam | Major Shiva | also director |
| 2017 | Solo | Brig.Sundharajan | Tamil — Malayalam bilingual |
| 2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam | Uthaman | |
| Junga | Kumarasamy Chettiyaar | ||
| 2019 | Lucifer | Abdul | Malayalam film |
| Kaalidas | George | ||
| 2021 | Annabelle Sethupathi | Kadhiresan's Grandson | |
| Pon Manickavel | Arjun K. Maran | ||
| Akhanda | Businessman | Telugu film | |
| 2022 | Koogle Kuttappa | Humanoid Dynamics CEO | |
| Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu | Baradwaj | ||
| My Dear Bootham | Doctor | ||
| Cobra | Nawab | ||
| Captain | S. Rajiv Chakravarthy | ||
| 2023 | Ghosty | Police Inspector | |
| Thudikkum Karangal | Devaraj | ||
| Chandramukhi 2 | Ranganayaki's brother | ||
| Sooragan | Devaraj | ||
| 2024 | Singapore Saloon | Anoop Menon's customer | |
| Guardian | Gowtham | ||
| Haraa | Neeram | ||
| Zebra | Military | Telugu film | |
| The Smile Man | Venkatesh | ||
| TBA | Narkarappor † | TBA | [13] |
As director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Pudhiya Mugam | |
| 1994 | Paasamalargal |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Doctors | Doctor Ravi | Sun TV | Tamil | also director |
| 1995 | Chinna Chinna Aasai | Chinna | acted in stories "Vanna Vanna Pookkal", "Bandham" | ||
| 1999 | Nizhalgal | Priyan | also producer and director | ||
| 2021 | Raja Mannar Vagaiyara | Veerasekara Rajamannar | Polimer TV | ||
| 2022 | Meera | Dr. Krishna | Colors Tamil | Replaced by Suresh |
Cinematographer
- Marumagal (1986)
- Viduthalai (1986)
Producer
- Mitr, My Friend (2002)
References
- ^ "Revathi-Suresh granted divorce". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Revathi to get divorce decree on 22nd April". Kollytalk. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Revathi, Suresh Chandra Menon granted divorce". entertainment.oneindia. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Director Suresh Menon". Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "My voice could have been better than GVM's in TSK: Suresh".
- ^ "Junga Review: Even Vijay Sethupathi cannot save this dull film".
- ^ "Annabelle Sethupathi Twitter Review: Here's What Audiences Have To Say About The Vijay Sethupathi Starrer!".
- ^ "Pon Manickavel".
- ^ "My Dear Bootham".
- ^ "Ghosty".
- ^ "'Chandramukhi 2' a failed attempt in treading path of nostalgia".
- ^ "Guardian Movie Review".
- ^ "Shree Vettri's Narkarappor gets a release date". Cinema Express. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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