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| birth_place = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]]
| years_active = 2002 {{endash}} present
| parents = {{ubl|P. Gangadharan Nair|Indira Menon}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Film director]]|[[Screenwriter]]|[[Lyricist]]}}
| relatives = [[Shweta Menon]] (cousin)
| spouse = {{Marriage|Shema Alexander|2014}}<ref name="spouse">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-actor-anoop-menon-gets-married-shema-shares-photo-twitter-618423 |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022543/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-actor-anoop-menon-gets-married-shema-shares-photo-twitter-618423 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Anoop Menon''' (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian [[film actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[lyricist]]. He worked in television before finding success as an actor in [[Malayalam film]]s.

Menon won the [[Kerala State Film Award]] for Best Supporting Actor and also the [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]] for his performance as the fictional movie star Ajayachandran in ''[[Thirakkatha]]''. He wrote the screenplay and dialogue for films such as ''[[Pakal Nakshatrangal]]'' (2008), ''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]]'' (2010), ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]'' (2011), ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'' (2012), and ''[[Hotel California (2013 film)|Hotel California]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala State Film Awards 2008 |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/kerala-state-film-awards-050609.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120709115343/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/kerala-state-film-awards-050609.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |work=oneIndia |date=5 June 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 }}</ref> Actress [[Shweta Menon]] is his cousin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know-/Shwetha-Menon-is-the-cousin-of-Anoop-Menon/articleshow/25251469.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501042309/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know-/Shwetha-Menon-is-the-cousin-of-Anoop-Menon/articleshow/25251469.cms |archive-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==

He was born on 3 August 1976 to P. Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon in [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/116930 |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203120606/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/116930 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. He is a law graduate from [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]] (1994 {{endash}} 99) and was the first-rank holder from [[University of Kerala|Kerala University]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Nayar |first=Parvathy S |title=Cocktail, a dream run at the box office |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article282194.ece |access-date=19 January 2014 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221083159/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article282194.ece |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> During this period, he used to do compèring for [[Kairali TV]] and [[Surya TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/Interview-Of-The-Week-Made-In-Trivandrum |title=Anoop Menon, Trivandrum |access-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423162931/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/Interview-Of-The-Week-Made-In-Trivandrum |archive-date=23 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He met fellow filmmaker and screenplay writer [[Shanker Ramakrishnan|Shankar Ramakrishnan]] during this time. Both of them were under the tutelage of renowned malayalam director [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. Anoop married Shema Alexander on 27 December 2014. This is Shema's second marriage. Her first husband died of heart attack in 2006. She has a daughter born in 2002.<ref name="spouse"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.malayalamtalkies.tk/2014/12/anoop-menon-exclusive-wedding-stills.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519091931/http://www.malayalamtalkies.tk/2014/12/anoop-menon-exclusive-wedding-stills.html |archive-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.malayalamtalkies.tk/2014/10/anoopmenon-getting-married.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519091933/http://www.malayalamtalkies.tk/2014/10/anoopmenon-getting-married.html |archive-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career==

He began his acting career in Malayalam [[Serial (radio and television)|television serials]]. He became popular for his roles in two popular series on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] called ''Swapnam'' and ''Megham'', the former one directed by [[K. K. Rajeev]]. Anoop made his debut as a screenwriter in ''[[Pakal Nakshatrangal]]'' with [[Mohanlal]] playing father and Anoop playing his son.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/01review-pakal-nakshatrangal.htm Pakal Nakshatrangal is pretentious] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105122050/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/01review-pakal-nakshatrangal.htm |date=5 January 2016 }} - Rediff News</ref>

He also played main character in ''[[Thirakkatha]]'' by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]], portraying different stages in the life of film star Ajay Chandran, loosely based on the personal life of [[Kamal Hassan]]. His co-stars were [[Priyamani]] and [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/15sst2.htm Ranjith's best so far] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403015926/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/15sst2.htm |date=3 April 2009 }} - Rediff review</ref>

''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]'' (2011), was Anoop Menon's debut work as a lyricist. Menon says his debut as a lyricist was quite accidental. "On the second day of the shooting of Beautiful, music director Rateesh Vega, actor Jayasurya, and I were chilling out in Rateesh's car, when he asked me to pen some lines to try out a tune he'd composed for the film. The result is Mazhaneer Thullikal...," says the actor.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! No. !! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 01 ||[[2002 in film|2002]] ||''[[Kattuchembakam]]''|| Shivan
|-
| 02 ||[[2003 in film|2003]] || [[Ivar (2003 film)|''Ivar'']] ||Thomas IPS
|-
| 03 ||[[2005 in film|2005]] || [[Moksham (2005 film)|''Moksham'']] || Radha Madhavan
|-
| 04 || rowspan="4" |[[2007 in film|2007]] ||''[[Kaiyoppu]]''|| Doctor
|-
| 05 ||''[[Abraham & Lincoln]]''|| Philip Mathew
|-
| 06 ||''[[Pranayakalam]] ''|| Doctor
|-
| 07 || [[Rock n' Roll (2007 film)|''Rock N' Roll'']]||Vivek
|-
| 08 || rowspan="2" |[[2008 in film|2008]]||''[[Thirakkatha]]''|| Ajayachandran
|-
| 09 ||''[[Pakal Nakshatrangal]]''||Aadhi
|-
| 10 || rowspan="6" |[[2008 in film|2009]] ||''[[Anubhav (2009 film)|Anubhav]] (Hindi Film)''|| Aditya / Adi
|-
| 11 ||[[Currency (2009 film)|''Currency'']]|| Mahesh Kesav
|-
| 12 ||''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]''||Ajay Menon
|-
| 13 ||[[Loudspeaker (film)|''Loudspeaker'']]|| Doctor
|-
| 14 ||''[[Patham Nilayile Theevandi]]''|| Dr. John Mathai
|-
| 15 ||''[[Kerala Cafe]]''|| Crime Investigator
|-
| 16 || rowspan="4" |[[2010 in film|2010]] ||''[[Pramani]]''|| District Collector
|-
| 17 ||''[[Mummy & Me]]''|| Doctor
|-
| 18 ||[[Neelambari (2010 film)|''Neelambari'']]|| Thankaraj
|-
| 19 ||[[Cocktail (2010 film)|''Cocktail'']]|| Ravi Abraham
|-
| 20 || rowspan="6" |[[2011 in film|2011]] || [[Traffic (2011 film)|''Traffic'']] || Ajmal Nazar IPS
|-
| 21 ||''[[Lucky Jokers]]''||Vishnu Sharman
|-
| 22 ||''[[Pranayam]] ''|| Suresh Menon
|-
| 23 ||''[[Ven Shankhu Pol]]''|| Rajeevan
|-
| 24 ||[[Beautiful (2011 film)|''Beautiful'']]||John
|-
| 25 ||''[[Athe Mazha Athe Veyil]]''||Raghuraman
|-
| 26 || rowspan="12" |2012 ||''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]''||Tom Cherian IPS
|-
| 27 ||''[[Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.]]''||Madhavankutty
|-
| 28 ||''[[Josettante Hero]]''||Sajan
|-
| 29 ||[[Grandmaster (2012 film)|''Grandmaster'']]|| Dr. Jacob Varghese
|-
| 30 ||''[[Namukku Parkkan]]''||Dr.Rajeev
|-
| 31 ||''Track''||Mukundan
|-
| 32 ||[[Hero (2012 film)|''Hero'']]||Aadithyan
|-
| 33 ||''[[Veendum Kannur]]''||Jayakrishnan
|-
| 34 ||''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]''|| Ravisankar
|-
| 35 ||''[[Banking Hours 10 to 4]]''|| Sravan Varma
|-
| 36 ||[[916 (film)|''916'']]||Dr. Harikrishnan
|-
| 37 ||''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]''||Ram Mohan
|-
| 38 || rowspan="6" |2013|| [[David & Goliath (2013 film)|''David & Goliath'']] ||Sunny
|-
| 39 ||[[Hotel California (2013 film)|''Hotel California'']]|| Prem Sagar
|-
| 40 ||[[Buddy (2013 film)|''Buddy'']]|| Manikunju
|-
| 41 ||[[D Company (film)|''D Company'']]|| Akbar
|-
| 42 ||''[[Pattam Pole]]''|| Michael Rossario
|-
| 43 ||[[Silence (2013 film)|''Silence'']]|| Neil George IPS
|-
| 44 || rowspan="5" | 2014 ||[[1983 (film)|''1983'']] || Vijay Menon
|-
| 45 ||''[[Angry Babies in Love]]''|| Jeevan
|-
| 46 ||''[[Vikramadithyan]] ''|| Vasudeva Shenoy
|-
| 47 ||''[[The Dolphins (film)|The Dolphin]]''||Nandan
|-
| 48 ||''[[Aamayum Muyalum]]''|| Lottery Ticket Examiner
|-
| 50 || rowspan="5" | 2015 ||[[She Taxi (2015 film)|''She Taxi'']] ||Joe/Joe's father
|-
| 51 ||[[Lavender (2015 film)|''Lavender'']]|| Interpol officer Raghavan Moorthy
|-
| 52||''[[Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare]]''|| Vijaya Anand
|-
| 53 ||[[Kanal (2015 film)|''Kanal'']]|| Anantharaman
|-
| 54||''[[Female Unnikrishnan]]''||Hari
|-
| 55|| rowspan="6" | 2016||[[Malgudi Days (film)|''Malgudi Days'']]||Zephan Solomom
|-
|56
|[[Pavada (film)|''Pavada'']]
|Pavada Babu
|-
|57||''[[Karinkunnam 6's]]''||Aby
|-
|58||''[[Pa Va]]''||Varkey
|-
|59||''[[10 Kalpanakal]]''|| Davis George
|-
|60||''[[Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka]]''||Keshav
|-
|61|| rowspan="3"|2017||''[[Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol]]''||Venukuttan
|-
|62
|''[[Sarvopari Palakkaran]]''
|Jose Kaithaparambil Mani
|-
|63
|''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]''
|Vishwanathan aka Bullet Vishwan
|-
|64|| rowspan="5" |2018||''[[Aami]]''||Akbar Ali
|-
|65||''[[Chanakya Thanthram]]''||Raju Zakaria
|-
|66
|[[B.Tech (film)|''B. Tech'']]
|Adv. Viswanath Iyyer
|-
|67||''[[Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal]]''||Sanjay
|-
|68||[[Neeli (film)|''Neeli'']]||Reni
|-
|69
| rowspan="2" |2019
|[[Ganagandharvan|Gaanagandharvan]]
|Yousaf (Cameo Appearance)
|-
|70
|''[[Kamala (film)|Kamala]]''
|Agasthy
|-
| 71 || rowspan="2" | 2020 ||''[[Big Brother (2019 film)|Big Brother]]''||Dr. Vishnu
|-
|72
| style="background:#ffc;" |''[[King Fish]]''|| Bhaskaran Varma
|-
| 73 || rowspan="4" | 2021 ||''[[Pathonpatham Noottandu]]''|| [[Ayilyam Thirunal]]
|-
| 74 || ''[[Home (2021 film)|Home]]''||Superstar Vishal
|-
| 75
||''[[Padma]]''||
|-
| 76
||''[[Twenty One gms]]''||
|-
|}

===Screenwriter===
* ''[[Pakal Nakshatrangal]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Anubhav (2009 film)|Anubhav]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Cocktail (2010 film)|Cocktail]]'' (2010) (dialogues)
* ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'' (2012)
* ''[[David & Goliath (2013 film)|David and Goliath]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Hotel California (2013 film)|Hotel California]]'' (2013)
* ''Gangs of Vadakum nathan'' ( Second segment of ''[[D Company (film)]]'' ) (2013)
* ''[[The Dolphins (film)|The Dolphins]]'' (2014)
*''[[Lavender (2015 film)|Lavender]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal]]'' (2018)
* ''[[PADMA]]'' (2021)

===Lyricist===
*''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]'' (2011)
# ''Mazhaneer Thullikal''
# ''Moovanthiyay''
# ''Nin Viralthumbil''
# ''Raapoovinum''

* ''[[Namukku Parkkan]]'' (2012)
# ''Kanmani Ninne Njan''

* ''[[Buddy (2013 film)|Buddy]]'' (2013)
# ''Kadalil Kanmashi Pole''

* ''[[Hotel California (2013 film)|Hotel California]]'' (2013)
* ''[[David & Goliath (2013 film)|David & Golliyath]]'' (2013)
*''[[Angry Babies in Love]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Dolphins (film)|The Dolphins]]'' (2014)
*''[[She Taxi (film)|She Taxi]]'' (2015)

==Television career==
*Omanathinkalpakshi (Asianet)
*Swapnam (Asianet)
*Megham (Asianet)
*Sthree Janmam (Surya TV)
*Ashtapadi (Surya TV)
*Radhamadhavam(Surya TV)
* Thadangalpalayam(Asianet)
* Noble(asianet)
* Muhoortham(Asianet)
*Madhavam
*Mounaragam (Asianet)- Promo Voice over

==Awards==

;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
* 2012 - [[Asianet Film Awards]] for Special Jury Award - ''Various Films''
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* 2014 - [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor|Second Best Actor]] - ''[[1983 (film)|1983]], [[Vikramadithyan]]''
* 2008 - [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor|Second Best Actor]] - ''[[Thirakkatha]]''

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 2008 - [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] - ''[[Thirakkatha]]''

;[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
* 2011 - Best Lyricist for "Mazhaneerthullikal" - ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]''
;[[Vanitha Film Awards]]
*2011 - Best Supporting actor - ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]''
;[[Asiavision Awards]]
*2011 - Best Supporting actor - Traffic
*2012 - Trendsetter - ''[[Beautiful (2011 film)|Beautiful]]''
;[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet Family award]]
*2005 - Best Son in law - Swapnam

==References==
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[https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Artist/Actor/Anoop-menon Tamil Cinema News - Anoop Menon Images - Maalaimalar.com] Maalaimalar
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Artist/Actor/Anoop-menon |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904153958/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Artist/Actor/Anoop-menon |archive-date=4 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303044912/http://msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Anoop%20Menon Anoop Menon MSI Profile Page]
* {{IMDb name|1792604}}
* {{Facebook|AnoopMenonOfficial}}
* [http://chronicleofalifeforetold.blogspot.com Personal blog]
* [http://malayalamboxoffice.in/index.php?option=com_community&view=groups&task=viewgroup&groupid=4&Itemid=23 Anoop Menon Official Fan Page - Malayalam Box Office (MBO)]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-anoop-menon/20111213.htm Beautiful is inspired by a wheelchair-bound schoolmate]
* [http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131219055954/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/30588/ എഴുത്തിലെ പുതുനക്ഷത്രം]

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Anu priya22 at 06:28, 26 November 2023