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{{Short description|Indian actor (b. 1966)}}
{{distinguish|text=Indian playback singer [[KK (singer)]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kay Kay Menon
| birth_name = Krishna Kumar Menon
| image = Kay Kay Menon at libas store.jpg

| alt = Actor Kay Kay Menon standing, dressed in a red and black tuxedo.
| caption = Menon in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| education = [[University of Pune]], [[Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1995–present
| height =
| spouse = [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]]
}}
'''Krishna Kumar Menon''' (born 2 October 1965<ref name="time_KayK">{{cite web|title=Kay Kay Menon: I take my work seriously, not myself|last=Gupta|first=Priya|work=The Times of India|date=29 September 2014|access-date=2016-09-09|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kay-Kay-Menon-I-take-my-work-seriously-not-myself/articleshow/43811099.cms}}</ref>), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Kay Kay Menon''', is an Indian actor who works predominantly in [[Hindi cinema]], and also in [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] cinema.

==Early life==
Menon was born in a [[Nair]] family in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and raised in [[Ambarnath]] and [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="time_KayK"/>

He studied at the [[St Joseph's Boys' High School, Pune|St. Joseph High School]] in [[Khadki]], [[Pune]].<ref name="time_Pune">{{cite web|title=Pune is like Mumbai now, says Kay Kay Menon|last=Ravi|first =Shruti|work=The Times of India|date=19 January 2012|access-date=2016-09-09|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Pune-is-like-Mumbai-now-says-Kay-Kay-Menon/articleshow/11536773.cms}}</ref> He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his Bachelors (Physics)<ref name="time_KayK"/> from [[University of Mumbai|Mumbai University]]{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} and his MBA from [[Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)]] at the [[University of Pune]],<ref name="time_KayK"/> graduating in 1988 with a major in Marketing.

Menon's initial focus was working in the advertising industry<ref name="time_KayK"/> including [[Kinetic Honda]] and [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro cigarette]] advertisements in India.

==Career==
He started his career in theatre productions where he met [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]], whom he married. His first theatre break was opposite [[Naseeruddin Shah]] in [[Feroz Abbas Khan]]'s ''Mahatma vs Gandhi''.<ref name="seriously">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kay-Kay-Menon-I-take-my-work-seriously-not-myself/articleshow/43811099.cms |title=Kay Kay Menon: I take my work seriously, not myself|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|first=Priya |last=Gupta|date=30 September 2014|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>

In the early years of his career, Menon worked on television, with roles in the TV movies ''Zebra 2'' and ''[[Last Train To Mahakali]]''. He was praised for his role as a young Prime Minister in the [[Zee TV]] series ''Pradhan Mantri'' (2001), directed by [[Ketan Mehta]]. In ''[[The Hindu]]'', [[Sevanti Ninan]] wrote, "an actor to watch: Kay Kay Menon ... this unusually tall actor who plays the pradhan mantri is a major saving grace"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/melodrama-with-a-k/article27929796.ece |title=Melodrama with a K|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|first=Sevanti |last=Ninan |date=22 April 2001|access-date=23 July 2021|quote=An actor to watch: Kay Kay Menon in "Pradhan Mantri". While the cynicism in this serial continues to be overstated through the second episode, this unusually tall actor who plays the pradhan mantri is a major saving grace. His lines could be better, but he mouths them with conviction. Looks like he will have to carry this serial on his shoulders.|url-access=subscription}}</ref> while in ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', Amita Malik commented, "excellent acting by Menon, who skilfully conveys the physical as well as mental image of the honest politician".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010427/art-trib.htm |title=Mantris in tough competition|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|first=Amita |last=Malik|date=27 April 2001|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>

Menon made his big screen debut with a small role in ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' (1995), followed in 1999 by the lead role in ''[[Bhopal Express (film)|Bhopal Express]]'',<ref name="seriously"/> a movie that went mostly unnoticed. This was the first in a series of initial setbacks in Menon's film career. In the early 2000s, he starred as a wicked rock musician in Anurag Kashyap's debut movie, ''[[Paanch]]'', which struggled with censorship and has remained unreleased.<ref name="amongboys">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050828/spectrum/main5.htm |title=A man among boys|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|first=Saibal |last=Chatterjee |date=28 August 2005|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="ugliest">{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ugly-anurag-kashyap-black-friday-censor-board-no-smoking-dev-d-gangs-of-wasseypur-paanch-gulaal/1/408942.html |title=Seven reasons why Anurag Kashyap is the 'ugliest' filmmaker|magazine=[[India Today]]|first=Vipra |last=Shrivastava|date=26 December 2014|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref> Two other movies, ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'' and ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'', had to wait many years for a release date. Meanwhile, his commercial films ''[[Deewar (2004 film)|Deewar]]'' (starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]]) and ''[[Silsiilay]]'' (with [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]) flopped at the box office. It was only in 2005, with the eventual release of the critically acclaimed ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', but with [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'', Menon had his break.<ref name="amongboys"/> ''Sarkar'' earned him a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]] at the [[Filmfare Awards]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} In ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', Saibal Chatterjee called him "one of Bollywood's finest actors".<ref name="amongboys"/>

In 2007, he acted in ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'', as an adulterous husband. In 2008, he appeared in ''[[Shaurya]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/04shaurya.htm|title=Review: Shaurya|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rajeevmasand.com/admin/uncategorized/masands-verdict-shaurya/|title=Masand's Verdict: Shaurya « Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else}}</ref> based on [[A Few Good Men]] . His portrayal of a ruthless army brigadier is still talked of among cinema lovers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/01kay.htm|title='Drona reminded me of my childhood'|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-drona-makers-spend-a-fortune-on-villain-1189835|title='Drona' makers spend a fortune on villain|date=13 September 2008|website=DNA India}}</ref> In 2009, he starred in ''[[The Stoneman Murders]]'' where he played a police officer on the hunt for the [[Stoneman]] serial killer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/the-stoneman-murders-hindi/425145/ |title=The Stoneman Murders (Hindi) |access-date=2009-02-28 |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=2009-02-20 |work=Screen India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225041943/http://www.screenindia.com/news/the-stoneman-murders-hindi/425145/ |archive-date=25 February 2009 }}</ref> He played the role of Dukki Bana in ''Gulaal.

His role as Khurram Mir in 2014's [[Haider (film)|Haider]] bagged him a Filmfare and IIFA award for Best Supporting Actor.
He played a very crucial role in ''[[The Ghazi Attack]]'' as a Naval Captain based on an Indian Naval submarine, S21, intercepts a Pakistani submarine, PNS Ghazi, during routine surveillance and thwarts its mission of destroying {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} in 1971. He played a role as Vikram Singh in 2019's Penalty with co-actor Mohit Nain.

He impressed and gained more popularity with a role as Himmat Singh in 2020's ''[[Special Ops]]'' - a web series for Hotstar. In 2021, he again played the young version of Himmat Singh ([[R&AW]] leading officer) in [[Special Ops 1.5]], the prequel part of [[Special Ops]]. [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] viewers admired his performance in this series.<ref>{{cite web| title="Special ops 1.5" |date=2021-11-12|
url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/special-ops-15/1260071971 | website= Disney+ Hotstar}}</ref> Following the resounding success of espionage thriller Special Ops, Hotstar Specials is set to ring in a new form of storytelling with the launch of ‘Special Ops Universe’, created and conceptualized by film-maker [[Neeraj Pandey]] and Friday Storytellers.

==Filmography==
*''All films are in [[Hindi]], unless otherwise stated.''

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' || Islamic fundamentalist || Debut film<ref name="seriously" />
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Bhopal Express (film)|Bhopal Express]]'' || Verma ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Chhal'' || Karan Menon ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Paanch]]'' || Luke Morisson || Unreleased<ref name="ugliest"/>
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'' || Siddharth Tyabji || Released in theaters in 2005<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131018/jsp/t2/story_17464670.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021053350/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131018/jsp/t2/story_17464670.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |title=Hazaaron Revisited|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=18 October 2013|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' || [[Superintendent of Police (India)|DCP]] [[Rakesh Maria]] || Released in theaters in 2007<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090125/jsp/graphiti/story_10436021.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131092743/http://telegraphindia.com/1090125/jsp/graphiti/story_10436021.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 January 2009 |title=Moving beyond art|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=25 January 2009|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Deewaar (2004 film)|Deewaar]]'' || Sohail Miyaan ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Silsiilay]]'' || Anwar Ahmed Bhoy ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'' || Vishnu Nagare || Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Dansh]]'' || Mathew ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh]]'' || Akash ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (film)|Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena]]'' || Kaif ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]'' || Ritesh Sahani ||Nominated—[[Global Indian Film Awards|GIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Shoonya]]'' || Mahendra Naik ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Strangers (2007 Bollywood film)|Strangers]]'' || Sanjeev Rai ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]'' || Partho Sen ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Life in a... Metro]]'' || Ranjit Kapoor ||Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Go (2007 film)|Go]]'' || Nagesh Rao||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'' || Vishnu Nagare ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Highway 203'' || Writer || Unreleased<ref>{{IMDb title|0456464|Highway 203}}. Retrieved on 8 September 2016</ref>
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam]]'' ||Haldi Hasan ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' ||Suresh ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Via Darjeeling]]'' || Ankur Sharma ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Shaurya]]'' ||Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sirf (film)|Sirf]]'' || Gaurav ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Drona (2008 film)|Drona]]'' ||Riz Razaida ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Stoneman Murders]]'' || Sanjay Shelar ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Gulaal (film)|Gulaal]]'' || Dukey Bana ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Aage se right]]'' || Janubhai/Baima Rashidul Kairi ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sankat City]]'' || Guru ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Tera Kya Hoga Johnny]]'' || Inspector Shashikant Chiple ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Lafangey Parindey]]'' || Anna ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Benny And Babloo]]'' || Benny ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bheja Fry 2]]'' || Ajit Talwar ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bhindi Bazaar (film)|Bhindi Bazaar]]'' || Shroff ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Chaalis Chauraasi|Chaalis Chouraasi]]'' || Albert Pinto ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi]]''|| Salman ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Shahid (film)|Shahid]]''|| War saab ||
|-
|2013 || ''Enemmy: Law and Disorder''|| CID Officer Naeem Shaikh ||
|-
|2013 || ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]'' ||Jehangir Khan ||
|-
|2013 || ''[[Udhayam NH4]]'' || ACP Manoj Menon IPS || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|-
|2013 || ''[[Ankur Arora Murder Case]]'' ||Dr. Viren Asthana ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Raja Natwarlal]]'' || Vardha Yadav ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' || Khurram Meer || Won—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<ref>{{cite news|date=1 February 2015|title=Queen and Haider rule at Filmfare awards|newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/queen-and-haider-rule-at-filmfare-awards|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>
Won—[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]]

Nominated—[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]] for Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male

Nominated—[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor]]

Nominated—[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]]

Nominated—[[Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]]

Nominated—[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]]

Nominated—Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
|-
|2015 || ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)|Baby]]'' || Bilal Khan ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Rahasya]]'' || CBI Officer Sunil Paraskar ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'' || Investigative Officer Vishwas Kulkarni ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Singh Is Bliing]]'' || Mark ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[A Flying Jatt]]'' || Mr. Rakesh Malhotra ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[Saat Uchakkey]]'' || Tejpal ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[The Ghazi Attack (film)|The Ghazi Attack]]'' || Captain Ranvijay Singh || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] / [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|-
|2018 || ''Dhaad'' || Ghelo || [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/after-17-years-gujarati-film-dhaad-set-for-release.html|title=After 17 years, Gujarati film Dhaad starring Nandita Das set for release|publisher=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]|date=5 January 2018|first=Nandini|last=Oza}}</ref> released 17 years after being shot
|-
|2018 || ''[[Vodka Diaries]]'' || ACP Ashwini Dixit ||
|-
|2018 || ''[[Baa Baaa Black Sheep (film)|Baa Baaa Black Sheep]]'' || ACP Shivraj Naik ||
|-
|2018 || ''[[Phamous]]'' || Kadak Singh
|
|-
|2018 || ''Ek Sangaychay''|| || Marathi film
|-
|2019 ||''San' 75 Pachattar''<ref>{{Citation|last=T-Series|title=SAN 75 (Pachattar) Official Theatrical Trailer {{!}} Kay Kay Menon, Kirti Kulhari, Tom Alter {{!}} T-Series|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxLqagF7uYk|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>|| Govind || Unreleased film

|-
|2019
|''[[Penalty (2019 film)|Penalty]]''
|Vikram Singh
|Netflix film

|-
|2020
|''Ray''
|
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Shaadisthan]]''
|
|Disney+ Hotstar
|-
|{{Small|TBA}}||''Firrkie''{{Dagger|alt=The film has not yet been released}}<ref>{{Citation|title=Firrkie|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7322988/|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>|| ||
|-
|{{Small|TBA}}||''[[3 Dev]]''{{Dagger|alt=The film has not yet been released}}<ref>{{Citation|last=Zee Music Company|title=3 Dev - Official Trailer {{!}}Karan Singh Grover, Ravi Dubey, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVA-SDYndg8|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>|| Satyavan ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Show !! Role
|-
| 1995-1996
|''Darr''
|Inspector Avinash
|-
| 1999
|''[[Star Bestsellers]]'' - ''Zebra 2''
| Captain Rajeev
|-
| 1999
|''[[Star Bestsellers]]'' - ''[[Last Train to Mahakali]]''
|Sir
|-
| 2000
|''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey]]'' - '' Ward No. 6''
|Rajat
|-
| 2001
|''[[Pradhan Mantri (Zee)|Pradhan Mantri]]''
|PM Anirudh Prakash
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Time Bomb 9/11]]''
| Prime Minister of India
|-
| 2014
|''[[Yudh (TV series)|Yudh]]''
|Municipal Commissioner
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Platform
! Notes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family]]''
| Vikram Ranaut
| [[ALTBalaji]]
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Special OPS]]''
| Himmat Singh
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Ray (series)|Ray]]''
| Inderashish<ref name="Hindu-Anthology-2021">{{Cite news|date=2021-06-09|title='Ray' trailer: Netflix anthology is a tribute to the master filmmaker|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ray-trailer-netflix-anthology-is-a-tribute-to-the-master-filmmaker/article34767440.ece|access-date=2021-06-16|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| [[Netflix]]
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story]]''
| Himmat Singh
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Farzi]]''
|Mansoor Dalal
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|}

===Short film(s)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2019
| ''The Last Chapter''
|
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Male actors from Pune]]
[[Category:Male actors in Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:International Indian Film Academy Awards winners]]

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