Rejith Menon

Rajith CR, better known as Rajith Menon, is an Indian actor and director who made his acting debut through the 2007 Malayalam movie Goal and in Tamil through "Ninaithathu Yaaro"

Rajith CR
Born
Rajith Menon[1]

(1988-03-05) 5 March 1988
Other namesRajith Menon [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2007 – present
SpouseSruthi Mohandas (m.2018)
Parent(s)Ravindranathan
Premalatha

Personal life

Rajith Menon did his schooling in Abu Dhabi Model School, and continued his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering at St. Joseph's College of Engineering in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has also pursued MBA in HR from Sikkim Manipal University. He is married to Dr Sruthi Mohan.

Career

Rajith Menon's debut was Goal. While watching the shooting of Kamal's Karutha Pakshikal, he was handpicked by an assistant to Kamal to play the lead role in Goal.[1] He received the "Asianet Best New Face Award" for this film.[2] He was lucky to work with all major filmmakers, he was cast in films directed by I.V. Sasi, Joshiy, Kamal, Rajasenan and T.K. Rajeevkumar.[3]

He made his Tamil film debut in 2014 with Vikraman's Ninaithathu Yaaro in which he played an assistant director in the film.[4]

He made his Telugu debut through the film Dhamki directed by Chinna Aenuganti.He is currently shooting for his second Telugu film, Sreerama Raksha, directed by Ramanujan Elu.[5]

Apart from films, Rajith has endorsed and been part of numerous commercials/ads.

Direction

In all the interviews he has mentioned that direction is his passion and aim. Following this passion, he debuted into direction with music video "Love Policy" starring Aju Varghese and Shritha Sivadas with Govind Padmasoorya Bhagath Manuel doing cameo roles and was Sony Music second venture in kerala.This music video had music by Sreejith-Saachin of yuvhh fame and was sung by Sooraj Santhosh and Remya Nambeesan .it went on to become one of the top trending music videos in YouTube. [6]

Second music video was a dedication to motherhood titled "Anbendraale Amma" in Tamil and "With Love Maa" in Hindi and had the gorgeous Zarina Wahab in the lead role.Distributed by Times music, music by Renjith unni and sung by Shweta Mohan and Saptaparna Chakraborty respectively. This went on to become an instant hit and viral and everyone praised for the heart touching theme taken and direction.[7]

Rajith's directorial Tamil short film titled “My Death Certificate” has won numerous awards and accolades at many Indian and international film festivals with unanimous critical response and reviews.

He is also the managing director of an ad agency called "Arvy Productions" and is currently directing ads.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2007GoalSam IssacMalayalamDebut film
2009 Orkkuka VallappozhumTeen SethumadhavanMalayalam
VellathoovalManuMalayalam
2010
JanakanAmbareeshMalayalam
NilavuDeepuMalayalam
HolidaysSoumitranMalayalam
2011SevenesSharathMalayalam
Doctor LoveMartinMalayalam
Innanu Aa KalyanamKarthikMalayalam
Killadi RamanMalayalam
2012 Navagatharkku SwagathamPrasanthMalayalam
Kangalum KavipadutheyTamil
ChaptersShyamMalayalamCredited as Rejath Menon
2013Rose GuitarinaalBinoyMalayalam
Up & Down: Mukalil OralunduSurajMalayalam
Abhiyum Njanumfake Sohan MenonMalayalam
Tourist HomeMalayalam
Daivathinte Swantham CleetusAlexMalayalam
2014Ninaithathu YaaroMohanTamil
2017 Hotel BeautifoolAkhileshwar MutulingumHindiUnreleased
2019 Vannethum MunpeMalayalam
EmbiranPriyanTamil
2020SreeramarakshaMauliTelugu
2021DhamkiKranthiTelugu
TBA AlekhaTBATamilUnreleased

Awards

Best Newcomer - Asianet Awards

Best New Talent - Chennai Film Awards

References

Rajith Menon's Photos

  1. "Interview with Actor Rejath Menon | Kerala9.com". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. "Chapter of sevens goal". 16 April 2013.
  3. "Comparison to Vijay gave a big boost to my confidence: Rajith Menon - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. "Rejith's lucky break - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. Rajith Menon to lead in Telugu movie Sreerama Raksha
  6. "Mathrubhumi: ReadMore -Love Policy'- breaking all policies'". mathrubhuminews.in. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
  7. James, Anu (27 January 2016). "Rajith Menon's 'Anbendraale Amma' album with Zarina Wahab gets good response [VIDEO]". International Business Times, India Edition.
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