Vijay Menon
Vijay Menon | |
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| Born | London, UK |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Director, Editor, Film actor, dubbing artist |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Vijay Menon is an Indian actor, editor, director and dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema.[1] He has acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages. He mainly handles in character roles and supporting roles. He has won Kerala State Film Awards thrice, including Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist twice in 2011[2] a Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for Hey Jude in 2017.[3][4]
Biography[]
He writes articles in The Indian Express about international politics.[5] He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing artist in 2011 and 2017 for the movies Melvilasom and Oppam respectively.[2]
Awards and honours[]
| Year | Award | Award Category | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kerala state film awards | Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist | Melvilasom |
| 2017 | Kerala state film awards | Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist | Oppam |
| 2018 | Kerala state film awards | Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention | Hey Jude |
| 2017 | Kerala State Television Awards | Second Best Actor | Nilavum Nakshathrangalum |
| 2018 | Kerala State Television Awards | Special jury mention | Kshnaprabhachanchalam |
Partial filmography[]
Actor[]
- Nidra (1981)
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1983) - Tamil
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla (1983)
- Rachana (1983)
- Asthi(1983) as Dileep
- Nilavinte nattil (1984)
- Choodaatha Pookkal (1985)
- Meenamaasathile Sooryan (1986) as Chirukandan
- Anbulla Malare (1984)
- Varusham 16 (1988) - Tamil
- Isabella (1988)
- Iyer The Great (1990)
- Ananthavruthaantham (1990)
- Mukham (1990)
- Prosecution (1990)
- Utharakaandam (1991)
- Kadhanayika (1991)
- (2012)
- Sainyam (1994)
- The King (1995) as Dr. Vijay
- Boxer (1995)
- Ezhu Nilaappanthal (1997)
- Meenathil Thalikettu (1998)
- Pathram (1999)
- Agrahaaram (2001)
- Pranayaaksharangal (2001)
- Vajram (2004)
- Masanagudi Mannadiyar Speaking (2004)
- Rajamanikyam (2005) as Adv. Lal Cheriyan
- Sooryakireedam (2007)
- Thaniye (2007)
- Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri(2007)
- Pachamarathanalil (2008)
- Bhaarya Swantham Suhruthu (2009)
- Banaras (2009)
- Vairam (2009)
- Keralolsavam Mission 2009 (2009)
- Ring Tone (2010)
- Nayagan (2010)
- Violin (2011)
- The King & the Commissioner (2012) as Kishore Balakrishnan
- Father's Day (2012)
- Nidra (2012)
- Cobra (2012)
- Spirit (2012)
- Banking Hours 10 to 4 (2012)
- Caribbeans (2013) as Vijayan
- Police Maamman (2013)
- Zachariayude Garbhinikal (2013)
- Mithram (2014)
- Jamna Pyari (2015)
- Laila O Laila (2015)
- King Liar (2015) as Minister
- Salt Mango Tree (2015)
- Kattumakkan (2016)
- Pokkiri Simon (2017)
- Hey Jude (2018)
- Athiran (2019)
- Pixelia (2020)
Dubbing artist[]
| Year | Film | Character | Dubbed for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The News | Victor George | Babu Antony |
| 1990 | Randam Varavu | D.I.G Vishnunath | Pankaj Dheer |
| 1994 | Ponthan Mada | Sheema Thampuran | Naseeruddin Shah |
| 1995 | Aksharam | Ramji | Tej Sapru |
| 1996 | Yuvathurki | C.B.I Director Jaypal | Kitty |
| 1996 | Mahathma | David Abraham | Kitty |
| 1996 | The Prince | Jaffer Bhayi | Kitty |
| 1996 | The Prince | Viswanath | Girish Karnad |
| 1997 | Adukkala Rahasyam Angaadi Paattu | Adv.Babu Thomas | Baburaj |
| 1997 | Masmaram | Darshandas | Kitty |
| 1999 | Niram | Prakash Mathew | Boban Alummoodan |
| 1999 | Devadoothan | Willam Igneeshious | Kitty |
| 1999 | Olympiyan Anthony Adam | D.G.P Krishnan Nair | Kitty |
| 1999 | F. I. R. | Narendra Shetty | Rajeev |
| 2003 | Anirudhan | Boban Alummoodan | |
| 2002 | Kalachakram | Agnivesh | Shiju |
| 2004 | Vettam | Palakkad Ramanathan | |
| 2004 | Wanted | Ibrahim Mohamad | |
| 2005 | Finger Print | Capt.Nandakumar | Renji V Nair |
| 2007 | Alibhai | Dan Abraham | Prakash |
| 2009 | Calendar | Cleetus | Pratap K. Pothen |
| 2010 | Black Stallion (film) | C.I Domenic Nadar | Mahadevan |
| 2011 | Collector | Christepher | Rajeev |
| 2011 | Teja Bhai & Family | Damodarji | Thalaivasal Vijay |
| 2011 | Melvilasom | Colonel Surat Singh | Thalaivasal Vijay |
| 2014 | Apothecary | Dr. Ali Ahamed | Antony Thekkek |
| 2015 | Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander | Vikramdas | K.C. Shankar |
| 2015 | Laila O Laila | Victor Rana | Rahul Dev |
| 2015 | Charlie | David | Radhakrishnan chakyattu |
| 2016 | Janatha Garage (Malayalam) | Mukesh Nath | Sachin Khedekar |
| 2016 | Oppam | Vasudevan | Samuthirakani |
| 2016 | Marubhoomiyile Aana | Mahesh Panikker | Major Ravi |
| 2017 | Adam Joan | Nathen | Madhusudhan Rao |
| 2019 | Lucifer (film) | Abdul | Suresh Chandra Menon |
| 2019 | Luca | Jayaraman | Thalaivasal Vijay |
| 2019 | Uyare | Rajashekharan | |
| 2020 | The Kung Fu Master | Comm.Abhijith rana | |
| 2021 | Nayattu (2021 film) | Ajith Koshy | |
| 2021 | Mohan Sharma |
Direction[]
- Nilavinte nattil (1986)
- Pranayaaksharangal (2001)
- Vilakkumaram (2017)
Story[]
- Nilavinte nattil (1986)
- Pranayaaksharangal (2001)
Dialogue[]
- Nilavinte nattil (1986)
- Pranayaaksharangal (2001)
Screenplay[]
- Nilavinte nattil(1986)
- Pranayaaksharangal (2001)
- Vilakkumaram (2017)
Editing[]
- Nilavinte nattil (1986)
Television career[]
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sthree Janmam | Surya TV | ||
| 2003-2004 | Sthree Oru Saanthwanam | Asianet | ||
| 2003 | Aalippazham | Surya TV | ||
| 2007 | Nombarappoovu | Asianet | ||
| 2009 | Thulabharam | Surya TV | ||
| 2007-2009 | Ente Manasaputhri | DYSP | Asianet | |
| 2010-2011 | Randamathoral | Asianet | ||
| 2011 | Chila nerangalil chila Manushyar | Amrita TV | ||
| 2011 | Avakashikal | Karan | Surya TV | |
| 2013 | Makal | Surya TV | ||
| 2013-2014 | Pattu Saree | Mazhavil Manorama | ||
| 2016-2017 | Nilavum Nakshtrangalum | Dr Mahendran | Amrita TV | |
| 2018 | Police | ACV | ||
| 2018 | Kshanaprabhachanchalam | Sivashankar | Amrita TV |
References[]
- ^ "Malayalam movie photos, Malayalam cinema gallery, Malayalam cinema actress, Malayalam cinema photos, New Malayalam cinema". www.malayalamcinema.com.
- ^ a b "'Rupee' value goes up, 'Beautiful' dumped at State film awards".
- ^ "Kerala State Film Awards-2017-Declaration -Reg" (PDF) (Press release).
- ^ "Parvathy, Indrans and Lijo Jose win big at Kerala State Film Awards 2017". 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Vijay Menon at IMDb
Categories:
- Indian male film actors
- Male actors from Kerala
- Male actors in Malayalam cinema
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Living people
- People from Ottapalam
- Indian male television actors
- Male actors in Malayalam television
- Malayalam film directors
- Malayalam screenwriters
- Screenwriters from Kerala