Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in

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s, and also has a few

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and

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film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over two decades, he has appeared in over 150 films, and has won one

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, three

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including one best actor, two

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and nine

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.He got the

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in 2021 for the film ''

Aarkkariyam ''Aarkkariyam'' () is a 2021 Indian mystery drama film directed and co-written by Sanu John Varghese. Co-written by Arun Janardanan and Rajesh Ravi, the film stars Biju Menon, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Sharafudheen. The film is produced by Aashiq ...

''. Biju Menon's popular characters include Mahendra Varma in ''

Mannar Mathai Speaking ''Mannar Mathai Speaking'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film produced and directed by Mani C. Kappan and written by Siddique-Lal. The stars Mukesh, Innocent, Sai Kumar, Vani Viswanath, Biju Menon, Geetha Vijayan, K. P. ...

'' (1995), Sharath in ''Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996), Akhilachandran in ''

Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu ''Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu'' () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Kamal, starring Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Balachandra Menon, Biju Menon and Vinaya Prasad. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. ...

'' (1997), SP Firoz Mohammed in ''

Pathram ''Pathram'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Joshi, starring Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Murali, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon, Abhirami. Plot Nandagopal, an associate e ...

'' (1999), Uthaman in ''

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu ''Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film, written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring Manju Warrier, Thilakan, Biju Menon, Abbas and Kalabhavan Mani. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Radhakri ...

'' (1999), Vishnu in ''

Madhuranombarakattu ''Madhuranombarakattu'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Kamal and written by Raghunath Paleri, starring Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film won the Kerala State Film Award ...

'' (2000), Rajeevan in ''

Meghamalhar ''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Kamal from a story by Iqbal Kuttippuram. It stars Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma in the lead roles, while Poornima Mohan, Sreenath, Shivaji, Siddique and ...

'' (2001), C.I. Bhadran K. Menon in '' Shivam'' (2002), Nandakumar Pothuval in '' T. D. Dasan Std. VI B'' (2010), Jose in ''

Marykkundoru Kunjaadu ''Marykkundoru Kunjaadu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi, starring Dileep, Biju Menon and Bhavana with Vijayaraghavan, Vinaya Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar and Innocent in supporting roles. The film was released on 25 ...

'' (2010), Philip Idikkula in '' Seniors'' (2011), Suku in '' Ordinary'' (2012), Rishikesh in '' Run Baby Run'' (2012), Shibu/Fr. Sebu in ''

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'' (2013), Mamachan in ''

Vellimoonga ''Vellimoonga'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film directed by Jibu Jacob and written by Joji Thomas. It stars Biju Menon in the lead role with Aju Varghese, Nikki Galrani, Tini Tom, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sasi Kalinga, S ...

'' (2014), Lt. Zachariah in '' Anarkali'' (2015), Kuttiyappan in '' Leela'' (2016), Baiju in '' Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu'' (2017), IRS officer P.L Thomas/Sherlock Toms in ''

Sherlock Toms ''Sherlock Toms'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Sachy. The film stars Biju Menon, Miya, Srinda Arhaan, Salim Kumar, and Kalabhavan Shajohn. It was produced by Prem Menon under his Global Uni ...

'' (2017), Manoharan in ''

Adhyarathri ''Adhyarathri'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Jibu Jacob, written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Anthony, produced and distributed by Central Pictures. The film stars Biju Menon as Manoharan, a marriage brok ...

'' (2019), and S.I. Ayyapan Nair in '' Ayyappanum Koshiyum'' (2020).

Early life and education

Menon was born on 9 September 1970 to Madathiparambil P. N. Balakrishna Pillai and Malathiyamma Menon. He has four brothers: Soman, Suresh, Rajendran and Sreekumar. Menon had his primary education from J.T.S Technical High School, Thrissur district in

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. He pursued degree in commerce from St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He also did Master of Social Work (MSW).

Acting career

Biju Menon started his acting career through Malayalam television serials such as ''Ningalude Swantham Chanthu'', ''Parudeesayilekulla Patha'' and ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''. He made his debut in films with ''Puthran'', the debut film of

Jude Attipetty Jude Attipetty is an Indian director of Malayalam cinema and television. He is the head of programs at Mazhavil Manorama and is the director of award-winning tele-series such as ''Sararanthal'' and ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''. He has also rec ...

and the sequel of ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''. He acted in a number of movies as the villain or the secondary hero. During the late 1990s, he was considered to be a superstar in making. But most of the films with Biju Menon as the hero failed at the box office, in spite of his good performance, though his roles as second hero were popular. He acted with

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 ...

in hit movies like ''

'', ''F. I. R.'' and ''

Chinthamani Kolacase ''Chinthamani Kolacase'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action legal thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas with Suresh Gopi in the lead role and Bhavana playing the central character, this film narrates the story of a Lal Krishna Vira ...

''. During the later 1990s and early 2000s he appeared in a few offbeat movies with directors like T. V. Chandran,

Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran ( ml, ലെനിൻ രാജേന്ദ്രൻ) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam cinema. He served as the Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation from 2016 to January 2019 ...

and Kamal in the films ''Mazha'', ''Madhuranombarakkattu'', ''Anyar'' and ''

''. He has appeared in the majority of the films made by director

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, including ''

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu ''Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' is a 1998 Malayalam comedy-drama musical film directed by Lal Jose and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Divya Unni, Sreenivasan, Kalabhavan Mani, Sukumari and Nedumudi Venu. The musi ...

'', ''

Chandranudikkunna Dikhil ''Chandranudikkunna Dikkil'' () is 1999 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. Starring Dileep, Samyuktha Varma, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Biju Menon, Jagadish, and Innocent. The music wa ...

'', ''

Randaam Bhavam ''Randam Bhavam'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod. It stars Suresh Gopi in dual role along with Thilakan, Biju Menon, Poornima Mohan, Lena, Narendra Prasad, Lal and Sri ...

'', '' Pattalam'', ''

Rasikan Rasikan (English: ''Admirer'') is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Murali Gopy starring Dileep in the lead role with Murali Gopy, Biju Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Sishwa, Siddharth, Sukumari, Kalabhavan Abi, Aniyappan and J ...

'', ''

Chanthupottu ''Chanthupottu'' is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lal Jose, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Lal. The film was based on a play of the same name, which in turn, was based on the life of ...

'', '' Mulla'' and ''

Spanish Masala ''Spanish Masala'' is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Dileep, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon and Daniela Zacherl. The film was released on 20 January 2012. The film received positive reviews, but unfortu ...

''. He won the

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twice in his acting career for his roles as Akhilachandran in ''

''(1997) and Nanda Kumar in '' T. D. Dasan Std. VI B''(2010). He has also acted as antagonist in

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s and has been successful in films like ''

Majaa ''Majaa'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Shafi, starring Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Anu Prabhakar, Vijayakumar, Manivannan, Murali and Biju Menon (in his Tamil debut). The music was composed by Vidyasagar. It ...

'' and '' Thambi''. In May 2018, he proved his versatility as a stage artist and singer in Madhuram 18 Mega Stage Show performing in 15 stages in U.S.A and Canada.

Personal life

He is married to the former Malayalam actress

Samyuktha Varma Samyuktha Varma (born 26 November 1979) is a former Indian actress who was active in Malayalam films from 1999 to 2002. She made her debut in 1999 as female lead in the movie '' Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal'' for which she won her first Kerala ...

, on 21 November 2002 who co-starred with him in ''Mazha'', ''Madhuranombarakkattu'' and ''Meghamalhar''. The couple has a son Daksh Dharmik, born on 14 September 2006.

Filmography

As Actor

Malayalam

Telugu

Tamil

Kannada

As Dubbing artist

*''

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'' – Voice for

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*'' Vismayam'' (Malayalam Dubbed Version of

Manamantha ''Manamantha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language anthology film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the form ...

) – Voice for

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Television

* Ningalude Swantham Chanthu (

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) * Mikhayelinte Santhathikal (

) * Parudeesayilekulla Patha (

)

Awards

References

External links

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