Gautham Vasudev Menon, known as GVM is an Indian film Actor, director, screenwriter, and producer who primarily works in the Tamil and Hindi film industry. He began his career by writing lead roles for various Tamil films while he was studying Engineering at the university. He has directed various Telugu and Hindi films that were remakes of his own Tamil films.
Gautham has won a lot of accolades for his romantic films Minnale (2001), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and his thrillers Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) and Yennai Arindhaal (2015).
Gautham’s Tamil movie “Vaaranam Aayiram” (2008) and his production “Thanga Meengal” (2013) won the National Film Awards for the Best Feature Film in Tamil. In 2020, he has written scripts for Tamil movies, namely, Putham Pudhu Kaalai, and in 2021 he wrote scripts for Kutty Story, 99 Songs, Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha, Dhruva Natchathiram (Produced), and Nadhigalile Neeradum Suriyan.
| Gautham Vasudev Menon Bio | |
|---|---|
| Bio/Wiki | |
| Name | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Real Name | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Name | Gautham Menon |
| Nick name | Gautham, GVM, Gautham Menon |
| Profession | Actor, Indian Film director, Film producer, Playback singer, Screenwriter |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 25th February 1973 |
| Age (as in 2021) | 48 years |
| Birth Place | Ottapalam, a town in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India |
| Hometown | Ottapalam, Kerla, India |
| Childhood spent place | Anna Nagar, Chennai |
| Current City | Chennai, India |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Physical Status | |
| Height | 1.82 m |
| Weight | 70 Kg |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Education and More | |
| School | Vailankanni Raj Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Trichy, Tamil Nadu |
| College | Mookambigai College of Engineering, Pudukkottai, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Educational Qualification | B.E Mechanical Engineer |
| Family and Relationships | |
| Father | Names not Known (Keralite father) |
| Mother | Names not Known (Tamil mother) |
| Siblings | Uthara Menon (sister- Costume Designer) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Preethi Menon |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Career | |
| Previous roles | Worked as an ad film-maker, shooting various commercials after a good apprenticeship under noted filmmaker Rajiv Menon |
| Worked as an assistant director for Minsaara Kanavu. | |
| Played a cameo role in the film | |
| Started his own ad agency "Photon Factory" before moving to cinema, which is now recognized as a film production company. | |
| His first film was Minnale in Tamil with R. Madhavan, Abbas and Reema Sen playing the lead roles. | |
| Awards and Recognition | Vijay Award for Favourite Director for Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) |
| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Thanga Meengal (2013) | |
| Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil for Thanga Meengal (2013) | |
| Vijay Award for Best Film for Thanga Meengal (2013) | |
| Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) | |
| Nandi Special Jury Award for Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) | |
| Nominations | Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil for Kaakha Kaakha (2003) |
| Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil for Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) | |
| Vijay Award for Best Director for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) | |
| Vijay Award for Favourite Director for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) | |
| Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) | |
| Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu for Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) | |
| Favourites | |
| Favorite Actress | Divya Spandana |
| Favorite Color | White |
| Hobbies | Writing and Listening Music |
