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{{short description|Indian composer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kailas Menon
| image = [[File:Kailasmenon.jpg|200px]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|5|30}}
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Composer|music producer}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Annapoorna Lekha Pillai|2014}}
| children = Samanyu Rudra(br.2020)
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| instrument = Keyboard
| label = {{flat list|
* Kailas Menon Productions
* Goodwill Entertainments
*[[Muzik247]]}}
}}
}}

'''Kailas Menon''' is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]] and [[Television advertisement|commercials]]. After working as a composer for television commercials for more than a decade,<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |last=Soman |first=Deepa |date=23 April 2018 |title=Kailas Menon: Composing jingles for ads gave me confidence to be versatile |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/kailas-menon-composing-jingles-for-ads-gave-me-confidence-to-be-versatile/articleshow/63845877.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> he debuted as a composer in feature films with director Jayaraj's ''Pakarnnatam''. His first mainstream release happened much later with ''[[Theevandi]]'',<ref name='nie'>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2019 |title=Kailas Menon launches own music company |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jun/20/kailas-menon-launches-own-music-company-1992529.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> for which he earned his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=21 December 2019 |title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html |website=filmfare.com}}</ref>

==Early Life==

Kailas was born in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]] on 30 May 1986. He learned [[carnatic music]] for eight years and was a self-trained [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]] player. He completed his schooling from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Thrissur. He graduated in [[Visual Communication]]s from [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]], [[Chennai]], and pursued a course in sound engineering from [[SAE Institute]], Chennai.<ref name='full'>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Meera |date=6 September 2012 |title=Music matters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/music-matters/article3865985.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Menon had his first release, the music album ''Snehathode'', at the age of 16.<ref name='full' />

His professional career began much later, when he joined as an assistant to Malayalam film composer [[Ouseppachan]] and subsequently became a sound engineer for Gopi Sunder.

This was followed by a decade-long stint as a composer of [[Television advertisement|television commercials]], having scored for over 1000 commercials for brands like [[Rolls-Royce]], [[Samsung]], [[Toshiba]], [[Unilever]], and [[Bhima Jewellers]].<ref name="auto1"/>

He debuted as a film composer with Jayaraj's off-beat film ''Pakarnnattam''. This was followed by ''[[Starring Pournami]]'' , which was shelved midway. His first mainstream release happened much later, with ''[[Theevandi]]''. The song "Jeevamshamayi", rendered by [[Shreya Ghoshal]] and K. S. Harisankar, earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="auto"/>

In 2019, he launched his own music label, Kailas Menon Productions, and the first film album released from the label was ''[[Finals (film)|Finals]]''.<ref name='nie' />

==Personal Life==

Menon married Annapoorna Lekha Pillai, a [[lawyer]] at the [[Kerala High Court]], on 8 December 2014. Their son, Samanyu Rudra, was born on 17 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2020 |title=‘അവനൊപ്പമുള്ള എന്റെ ആദ്യ ചിത്രം’; കുഞ്ഞതിഥിയെ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തി കൈലാസ് മേനോൻ |trans-title=Kailas Menon introduces his son |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2020/08/24/kailas-menon-introduces-his-son-samanyu-rudra.html |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml}}</ref>

==Film discography==
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|-
! width=30 | Year
! width=180 | Film
! width=70 | Language
! width=65 | Songs
! width=65 | Background score
! Notes
|-align="center"
|-
| rowspan="1"|2011 || ''[[Starring Pournami]]'' || [[Malayalam]] || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} || Unreleased film
|-
| rowspan="1"|2012 || ''Pakarnnaattam''<ref name="auto1"/> || [[Malayalam]] || N/A ||{{yes}} ||

|-
| rowspan="1"|2018 || ''[[Theevandi]]'' || Malayalam || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} || Maiden release
|-
| rowspan="3"|2019 || ''[[Ittymaani: Made in China]]'' || Malayalam|| {{yes}} ||{{No}} || One song only
|-
| ''[[Finals (film)|Finals]]'' || Malayalam|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Edakkad Battalion 06]]'' || Malayalam|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2021 || ''Six Hours'' || Malayalam|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}}||
|-
|''Member Rameshan 9aam Ward'' || Malayalam|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| ''Poga Bandy'' ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||[[Remake]] of ''[[Theevandi]]''.<br>Telugu debut.
|-
| ''[[Kotthu]]'' || Malayalam|| {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2022 || ''[[Kallan D’Souza]]'' || Malayalam || {{no}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Vaashi (2022 film)|Vaashi]]'' || Malayalam || {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||
|-
|''[[Nalaam Mura]]'' || Malayalam || {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2023
|''[[Dear Vaappi]]''
|Malayalam
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Janaki Jaane]]''
|Malayalam
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|''Flush''
|Malayalam
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Nalla Nilavulla Rathri]]''
|Malayalam
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Arjun |date=2023-06-30 |title=Nalla Nilavulla Raathri review: This thriller is high on technical quality, but lacks a good script |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/nalla-nilavulla-raathri-review-this-thriller-is-high-on-technical-quality-but-lacks-a-good-script/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=The South First |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962]]''
|Malayalam
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-30 |title=Urvashi - Indrans starrer ‘Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962’ wraps up the shoot |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/urvashi-indrans-starrer-jaladhara-pumpset-since-1962-wraps-up-the-shoot/articleshow/93878218.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-13 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==

[[File:Kailasfilmfare2019.jpg|thumb|200px|Menon with his Filmfare award]]

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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Award
! Year
! Project
! Category
! Outcome
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam|Filmfare Award]]
| 2019
| ''[[Theevandi]]''
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam|Best Music Director - Malayalam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/malayalam/winners|title=WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS SOUTH 2019 - MALAYALAM|accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref>
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
| 2019
| ''[[Theevandi]]''
| Best Music Director
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Malayala Manorama|Mazhavil Entertainment Awards]]
| 2019
| ''[[Theevandi]]''
| Best Music Director
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Asiavision Awards]]
| 2019
| ''[[Theevandi]]''
| Best Music Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2019/02/asiavision-movie-awards-2018-winners.html|title=Winners of Asiavision Movie Awards 2018|accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref>
| {{Won}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Additional awards
!Outcome
|-
|Indiewood Film Award
|Won
|-
|Nana Film Award
|Won
|-
|Janmabhoomi Award
|Won
|-
|Jaycee Foundation Award
|Won
|-
|ACV Johnson Master Award
|Won
|-
|Ramu Kariat Award (Finals BGM)
|Won
|-
|Creative Film Award
|Won
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|4724311|Kailas Menon}}
*{{Facebook|kailasmenon|Kailas Menon}}
*[https://en.msidb.org/songs.php?musician=Kailas%20Menon&tag=Search Kailas Menon at MSI]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Kailas}}
[[Category:Indian film score composers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Musicians from Thrissur]]
[[Category:People from Thrissur district]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Kerala Film Critics Association Awards winners]]

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Anu priya22 at 08:09, 26 November 2023