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Suresh Chandra Menon

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Suresh Chandra Menon
Born (1957-10-24) 24 October 1957 (age 67)
Occupations
Years active1986 – 1993
2017 – present
Spouse
(m. 1986; div. 2013)

Suresh Chandra Menon is an Indian actor, cinematographer and film director of Tamil films.

Personal life

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After meeting the popular Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal Tamil movie (1986), they fell in love and were married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents.[1] They did not have any children. Though they looked like an ideal couple, differences arose between the two and they decided to amicably separate in 2002.[2] Revathi and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. On 22 April 2013 a family court in Chennai granted them mutual divorce considering the fact that they had been living separately for the past 10 years. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce.[3]

Film career

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Suresh is known for directing many documentaries and advertisements. Having started his career as cinematographer for the films produced by Sujatha Cine Arts, he directed, produced and played the lead role in the Tamil film Pudhiya Mugam which was released in 1993. His then wife Revathi was the lead heroine in the film. It was both a critical and commercial success. He went on to direct another film Paasamalargal (1994) which was released in 1994. This film also featured Revathi in the lead along with Arvind Swami.[4] Ajith Kumar who later become a popular actor in Tamil cinema played a minor supporting role in the film.

After nearly two decades, Suresh made his acting comeback with Solo (2017).

Filmography

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Films

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As actor

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Year Film Role Notes
1993 Pudhiya Mugam Major Shiva also director
2017 Solo Brig.Sundharajan Tamil — Malayalam bilingual
2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Uthaman
Junga Kumarasamy Chettiyaar
2019 Lucifer Abdul Malayalam film
Kaalidas George
2021 Annabelle Sethupathi Kadhiresan's Grandson
Pon Manickavel Arjun K. Maran
Akhanda Businessman Telugu film
2022 Koogle Kuttappa Humanoid Dynamics CEO
Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu Baradwaj
My Dear Bootham Doctor
Cobra Nawab
Captain S. Rajiv Chakravarthy
2023 Ghosty Police Inspector
Thudikkum Karangal Devaraj
Chandramukhi 2 Ranganayaki's brother
Sooragan Devaraj
2024 Singapore Saloon Anoop Menon's customer
Guardian Gowtham
Haraa Neeram
Narkarappor TBA [5]

As director

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Year Film Notes
1993 Pudhiya Mugam
1994 Paasamalargal

Television

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Year Title Role Channel Language Notes
1995 Doctors Doctor Ravi Sun TV Tamil also director
1995 Chinna Chinna Aasai Chinna acted in stories "Vanna Vanna Pookkal", "Bandham"
1999 Nizhalgal Priyan also producer and director
2021 Raja Mannar Vagaiyara Veerasekara Rajamannar Polimer TV
2022 Meera Dr. Krishna Colors Tamil Replaced by Suresh

Cinematographer

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Producer

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References

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  1. ^ "Revathi-Suresh granted divorce". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Revathi to get divorce decree on 22nd April". Kollytalk. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Revathi, Suresh Chandra Menon granted divorce". entertainment.oneindia. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Director Suresh Menon". Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Shree Vettri's Narkarappor gets a release date". Cinema Express. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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