Gautham Vasudev Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon was born on Feb 25, 1973 in India. Gautham Vasudev Menon's big-screen debut came with Minsaara Kanavu directed by Rajiv Menon in 1997, strarring A man in the crowd (uncredited). Gautham Vasudev Menon is known for Paava Kadhaigal directed by Sudha Kongara, Simran stars as Mathi and Prakash Raj as Janakiraman. Gautham Vasudev Menon has got 5 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Gautham Vasudev Menon achieved is Filmfare Awards South. The upcoming new movie Gautham Vasudev Menon plays is Viduthalai: Part 1 which will be released on Mar 31, 2023.

Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973), also known as GVM, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films, which are remakes of his own Tamil films. Many of his films have been critically acclaimed, most notably his romantic films Minnale (2001), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and his thrillers Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) and Yennai Arindhaal (2015). Vaaranam Aayiram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his Photon Kathaas film production company. His production Thanga Meengal (2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon was born to a Malayali father and a Tamil mother on 25 February 1973 in Ottapalam, a town in the Palakkad district of Kerala. Although born in Kerala he grew up in Anna Nagar, Chennai. He earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mookambigai College of Engineering, Pudukkottai.