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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Indian patronymic|Aaryan|Krishna Menon}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aaryan Krishna Menon
| image = Aryanmenon.jpg
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 26 October{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actor, [[screenwriter]], director
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sowmya Vidyadhar|2015}}
| children = 3
| alma_mater = [[University of Calicut]]
}}

'''Aaryan Krishna Menon''' is an [[Indian actor]], [[screenwriter]], and director, primarily working in the [[Malayalam film industry]].

Aaryan made his acting debut in the film ''[[Tournament – Play & Replay|Tournament]]'' in 2010 and later starred in the [[Malayalam]] [[romantic drama film|romantic drama]] ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nayar|first1=Parvathy|title=Blessy has an eye for detail: Aaryan Menon|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Blessy-has-an-eye-for-detail-Aaryan-Menon/articleshow/10075796.cms|accessdate=5 January 2016|work=The Times of India|issue=TNN|date=22 September 2011}}</ref> He played a leading role with [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] in the Malayalam short film "Debt" (2010), which won three [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala state awards]].{{citation needed |date=March 2023}}

He later ventured into directing with a short film titled "Burn My Body".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Elizabeth|title=The Long and Short of it|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151213/entertainment-mollywood/article/long-and-short-it|access-date=5 January 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=13 December 2015}}</ref> Written and directed by him, the movie was acclaimed for its conceptualization, theme, and craft. It went [[Viral video|viral]] online, becoming one of the highest-viewed Malayalam short films by grossing 1.3 million [[YouTube]] views after three months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Burn My Body is all set to burn YouTube records|url=http://www.onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/burn-body-set-burn-youtube-records|accessdate=5 January 2016|publisher=onlookersmedia.in|date=24 March 2015}}</ref> The E-buzz section from ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'', news daily, reported, "A truth that is hard-hitting on the audience has been filmed with perfection and ease in just under 30 mins".<ref>{{cite news|title='Burn My Body' deals a different theme @ E-Buzz|url=http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/ReadMore/14031/burn-my-body-deals-a-different-theme-e-buzz/E|accessdate=5 January 2016|publisher=Mathrubhumi.com|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194935/http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/ReadMore/14031/burn-my-body-deals-a-different-theme-e-buzz/E|url-status=dead}}</ref> E-magazine ''Evartha'' described it as "a movie par excellence in its kind as it dealt with a storyline that had never been told before".<ref>{{cite news|title=Aryan Krishna's 'Burn my Body' says an untold story ever before|url=http://www.evartha.in/english/2015/04/10/aryan-krishnas-burn-my-body-says-an-untold-story-ever.html|accessdate=5 January 2016|publisher=evartha.in|date=10 April 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117104445/http://www.evartha.in/english/2015/04/10/aryan-krishnas-burn-my-body-says-an-untold-story-ever.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aaryan Menon directing a short film titled ' Burn my Body|url=http://www.kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/aaryan-menon-directing-a-short-film-titled-burn-my-body|accessdate=5 January 2016|date=9 March 2014|archive-date=5 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405231440/http://www.kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/aaryan-menon-directing-a-short-film-titled-burn-my-body|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=മരണത്തെയും സത്രീ ഭയക്കണം|url=http://www.eastcoastdaily.com/2015/04/05/burn-my-body-documentary|accessdate=5 January 2016|publisher=eastcoastdaily.com|language=Malayalam|quote=A woman has to fear even after death|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407154455/http://www.eastcoastdaily.com/2015/04/05/burn-my-body-documentary|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Early life==

Aaryan was born to M. S. Girijavallabhan and T. K. Remani in [[Kodungallur]], in the [[Thrissur]] district of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite news|title=ആര്യൻ പ്രനയതിൽനിന്ന് തീയിലേക്ക്|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/494891/Thrissur/07-May-2015?show=touch#page/28/1|accessdate=5 January 2016|publisher=Mathrubhumi.com|date=7 May 2015|language=Malayalam}}</ref> He has two brothers, Arjun Menon and Abhimanyu Menon. Aaryan completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics from [[Prajyoti Niketan College]], [[Puthukkad]]. Aaryan aspired to build a career in film from a very young age. He was an avid theater artist and performed in numerous professional dramas and plays during his college days and has won several university-level awards and recognition.

==Personal life==

Aaryan married his long-term girlfriend Sowmya Vidhyadhar in September 2015 in a private ceremony in [[Chennai]]. The couple has three daughters, Sana, Prakruthi, and Shakthi.<ref>{{cite news |last1=sreekumar |first1=priya |title=Posting their way to fame |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/010118/posting-their-way-to-fame.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=1 January 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
After receiving a postgraduate diploma in Journalism, Aaryan began his career as a senior [[radio jockey]] at [[Mathrubhumi Club FM]]. While working in Mathrubhumi, he conceptualized and hosted a popular celebrity chat show called ''Star Jam'' where he received an opportunity to interview [[Mammooty]], a Malayalam actor. Impressed by Menon's passion for cinema, [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], an actor who had accompanied Mammooty to the interview, cast Aaryan in the lead role in [[Tournament – Play & Replay|''Tournament'']]. Menon played the [[antagonist]] in the movie. His performance was well received and launched his acting career. Until 2012, he actively appeared in shorts and feature films, after which he shifted residence to Dubai and resumed his career as a radio jockey. In 2015 he made a comeback in his directorial debut with a short film titled "Burn My Body" and garnered praise for his bold attempt at filming and raising awareness about a complicated issue, [[necrophilia]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gopalakrishnan|first1=Aswathy|title=Watch This Unsettling Short 'Burn My Body'|url=http://silverscreen.in/malayalam/news/watch-this-unsettling-short-burn-my-body/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064318/http://silverscreen.in/malayalam/news/watch-this-unsettling-short-burn-my-body/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|accessdate=5 January 2016|publisher=silverscreen.in|date=14 April 2015|quote=A recent short film directed by Aryan Menon in Malayalam that is making waves on social networking sites}}</ref> "Burn My Body" and its poster is included as a reference for "Necrophilia", for [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] students in ''Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology'', edited by V V Pillay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/burn-my-body-reference-in-mbbs-text-book.html|title=ആര്യന്റെ 'ബേൺ മൈ ബോഡി' എം.ബി.ബി.എസ് പുസ്തകത്തിൽ|work=Manoramaonline|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Tournament – Play & Replay]]'' || John Subramaniyam || [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'' || Young Achuthan Menon
|| [[Blessy]] || Teenage role of [[Anupam Kher]]
|-
| 2012 || "Debt" || Jude || [[Lal Jr.]] || Short film, released directly in television
|-
| 2013 || "Srishti Samhara" || Artist || Anoop P. || Short film
|-
| 2015 || "Burn My Body" || || Himself || Short film; directorial debut
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Great Father]]'' || Office executive || [[Haneef Adeni]] ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Lilli (2018 film)|Lilli]]'' || Ajith || Prasobh Vijayan ||
|-
| 2018 || '' Koodasa '' || Antony || Dinu Thomas Eelan ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[King Fish]]'' || Ashwin Kumar || [[Anoop Menon]] ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[One (2021 film)|One]]'' || Jaimon || Santhosh Vishwanathan||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6014843}}
* {{Facebook|rjaaryanmenon}}
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