Prasanth P Menon, better known as RJ Shaan is an Indian

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and

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who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the first radio jockeys from the Kerala FM Radio Industry to attain a celebrity status among the public. Known for his shows 919 Spotlight, star Jam, Kalakkan Recharge etc he made his debut in Malayalam film as a screenwriter in 2017 with

Manju Warrier Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards including one National Film Award, one Kera ...

starrer

C/O Saira Banu ''C/O Saira Banu'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam legal drama film directed by Antony Sony. It stars Manju Warrier, Amala Akkineni and Shane Nigam in lead roles. The film marks the return of Amala to Malayalam cinema after a 25-year hiatus. It was r ...

. He scripted the

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

starrer

Paappan Paappan is a 2022 Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Joshiy and produced jointly by Gokulam Gopalan, David Kachappilly and Raaffi Mathirra.The film was written by RJ Shaan.The film stars Suresh Gopi in the title role along with ...

and made his debut as a film maker through the short film Freedom at Midnight starring

Anupama Parameswaran Anupama Parameswaran (born 18 February 1996) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She rose to fame with her debut film ''Premam'' (2015) in Malayalam. She later went onto star in films such as ''A ...

which was recognized by Youtube India and won several awards.

Career

Radio career

Shaan has an extremely successful & long radio journey of over 15 years and gained popularity in both regions - Kerala and the UAE. He started his career in 2004 with Radio Asia 947 FM in the UAE and then moved to Kerala's First FM Radio Network

Radio Mango Radio Mango is an Indian Frequency Modulation, FM Radio network channel headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. Radio Mango started broadcasting from Kozhikode as Kerala's first Malayalam private FM station on 29 November 2007. It was established as a ...

from the

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Group in Kerala in 2007. He was the first Radio Celebrity interviewer with a trend-setting show 919 Spotlight and also the first RJ to win the Indian Radio Forum Award in the Malayalam Category. Later, he became the Brand Creative Head for CLUB FM, Mathrubhumi and was known for his daily morning show Kalakkan Recharge and interview Series Star Jam, which again won several accolades and recognition. In 2015, he moved back to the UAE and joined Gold FM. His Audio tribute during the Chennai Floods went globally viral and was appreciated highly. In 2016, he was part of launching CLUB FM in the UAE, as Brand Creative Head and RJ and was very known for the UAE Edition of Kalakkan Recharge, which also bagged the most prestigious New York Radio Forum Awards. He has also hosted several award functions like SIIMA, Asia vision Awards, CCL ground shows, Reality shows & other television & stage shows.

Film career

Shaan started his career as an assistant to Director

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in Manju Warrier's comeback movie How Old Are You?. He marked his debut as a scriptwriter with

in 2017. His Directorial Debut was the Short film Freedom at midnight starring

. YouTube India recognized ‘Freedom at Midnight’ as a masterpiece and appreciated the craft for its achievements. In 2022, he will be marking his second feature film as a scriptwriter for the

film

which will be directed by

Joshiy Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also directe ...

Personal life

RJ Shaan was born on (February 17, 1986) to Prabhadas Menon and Geetha Menon. He hails from Chitoor, Palakkad, and did his schooling at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Pallavur . While pursuing his Bachelors in Fashion Designing from K.L.E. Society's S. Nijalingappa College in Bangalore, he started his career as a full-time Radio Jockey and discontinued his education.

Career

Radio career

Film career

Personal life

Filmography

Films

Short Films

References

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