Gautham Vasudev Menon

ActorDirectorProducerWriterProduction Feb 25 (age 53) Ottapalam, Kerala, India 1997–2026 (29 year career)

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Biography

Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering and graduated in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale and Vaaranam Aayiram, students of the same course. He claims to have been inspired by films such as Dead Poet's Society and Nayagan and expressed his desire to his parents to change career path and become a filmmaker and consequently wrote his first film at his college hostel. His mother insisted he …

Known For

Film

Sita Ramam

Major Selvan

Film

Leo

Joshy Andrews

Film

Vaaranam Aayiram

Commando informer

Film

Viduthalai: Part I

Sunil Menon

Film

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

Dialogue

Film

Oh My Kadavule

Himself (Cameo Appearance)

Film

Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

Prathap Chakravarthi

Film

Yennai Arindhaal

Police Officer

Filmography

Acting (63)

Movies (58)

Jana Nayagan

Euphoria

as Jayadev Nair

Carmeni Selvam

Dragon

as Vale Kumar

Paradha

as The Photographer

Dominic and the Ladies' Purse

2025

as Ibrahim Moopan

5.8

Devil's Double Next Level

2025

as Inspector Raghavan

Bazooka

as Benjamin Joshua

Patang

Viduthalai: Part II

as Sunil Menon

Hit List

Rathnam

as Anbazhagan

Hitler

Anuragam

as Shankar

Viduthalai: Part I

as Sunil Menon

Leo

as Joshy Andrews

Karumegangal Kalaiginrana

2023

as Komagan

Ustaad

as Joseph D'Souza

Lovefully Yours Veda

as Sri Kumar Kartha

Michael

as Gurunath

Pathu Thala

as Naanjilaar Gunasekaran

6.3

Sesham Mike-il Fathima

as Shiva Narayanan

Sita Ramam

as Major Selvan

Koorman

as Trailer Narrator

FIR

as Ajay Dewan

Selfie

as Ravi Varma

Don

as Himself (Cameo Appearance)

3:33

Kutty Story

as Aadhi

Rudra Thandavam

as Vadhabirajan

Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

2020

as Prathap Chakravarthi

Lockup

as Narrator

Theeviram

Trance

as Solomon Davis

Oh My Kadavule

as Himself (Cameo Appearance)

8.0

COVID-19: India's War Against The Virus

2020

as Narrator

Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi?

as Self

Naam

as Himself

Goli Soda 2

as Raghavan

Pa Paandi

as Himself

Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo

2016

as Police Officer (Cameo Appearance)

5.9

Zero

2016

as Self - Narrator (voice)

5.8

Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

as Police Officer

Yennai Arindhaal

as Police Officer

Yatchan

as Himself (Guest Appearance)

6.3

Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya

as Self

Ye Maaya Chesave

as Self

Vaaranam Aayiram

as Commando informer

Pachaikili Muthucharam

2007

as Bus passenger

5.8

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

2006

as Special appearance in "Manjal Veyyil" song

7.1

Kaakha Kaakha

2003

as Vasudeva Nair

7.6

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

2001

as Madhav's software company's boss

6.5

Minnale

2001

as Flower deliveryman

6.8

Minsara Kanavu

1997

as A man in the crowd (uncredited)

6.6

Varaaham

as Arulmozhivarman

10.0

Untitled Tharshan Film

as God

Television (5)

Mathagam

as Thirumaaran

Pearle Maaney Show

as Self

Navarasa

as Master

Paava Kadhaigal

as Satya

Queen

as Director Sridhar

Crew (86)

Movies (78)

Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam

2026

Director

Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam

2026

Producer

Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam

2026

Screenplay

Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam

2026

Story

Dominic and the Ladies' Purse

2025

Director

5.8

Dominic and the Ladies' Purse

2025

Writer

5.8

Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha

2024

Director

3.5

Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha

Writer

Takkar

Playback Singer

Koorman

Thanks

Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

2022

Dialogue

6.4

Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

2022

Director

6.4

Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

Screenplay

Kutty Story

Director

Kutty Story

Writer

Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn

2020

Director

2.8

Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn

2020

Director of Photography

2.8

Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn

2020

Producer

2.8

Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn

Writer

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

Director

Enai Noki Paayum Thota

2019

Director

5.2

Enai Noki Paayum Thota

2019

Producer

5.2

Enai Noki Paayum Thota

Screenplay

Puppy

Playback Singer

Kolamavu Kokila

Playback Singer

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum

2016

Producer

5.0

Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo

2016

Director

5.9

Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada

Director

Yennai Arindhaal

Dialogue

Yennai Arindhaal

Director

Yennai Arindhaal

Screenplay

Yennai Arindhaal

Story

Thanga Meenkal

Producer

Ekk Deewana Tha

Director

Ekk Deewana Tha

Producer

Ekk Deewana Tha

Screenplay

Ekk Deewana Tha

Story

Neethaane En Ponvasantham

2012

Dialogue

6.0

Neethaane En Ponvasantham

2012

Director

6.0

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

2012

Director

6.5

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

2012

Producer

6.5

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

2012

Screenplay

6.5

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

Story

Force

Original Story

Nadunisi Naaygal

Director

Veppam

Producer

Dandam Dashagunam: The Police

2011

Original Story

6.0

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

2010

Dialogue

7.4

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

2010

Director

7.4

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

2010

Screenplay

7.4

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

Story

Ye Maaya Chesave

Director

Ye Maaya Chesave

Screenplay

Ye Maaya Chesave

Story

Vaaranam Aayiram

Co-Producer

Vaaranam Aayiram

Dialogue

Vaaranam Aayiram

Director

Vaaranam Aayiram

Screenplay

Vaaranam Aayiram

Story

Pachaikili Muthucharam

2007

Director

5.8

Pachaikili Muthucharam

2007

Writer

5.8

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

2006

Dialogue

7.1

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

2006

Director

7.1

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

2006

Screenplay

7.1

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

Story

Gharshana

Director

Gharshana

Writer

Kaakha Kaakha

Dialogue

Kaakha Kaakha

Director

Kaakha Kaakha

Screenplay

Kaakha Kaakha

Story

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

2001

Director

6.5

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

2001

Screenplay

6.5

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

Story

Minnale

Director

Minnale

Story

Untitled GVM Film

Director

Untitled GVM Film

Writer

Television (8)

Sweet Kaaram Coffee

Co-Producer

Navarasa

Director

Paava Kadhaigal

Dialogue

Paava Kadhaigal

Director

Paava Kadhaigal

Screenplay

Paava Kadhaigal

Script

Paava Kadhaigal

Story

Queen

Director