Adithya Menon

Adithya Menon (born 6 April 1974) is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.[1][2][3]

Adithya Menon
Recent photoshoot of Aditya Menon
Born (1974-04-06) 6 April 1974
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Early life

Adithya Menon was born in Mumbai into a Malayali family hailing from Palghat in Kerala. He spent his childhood in Dubai, UAE till the age of 18. He finished his schooling from the Our Own English High School Dubai and then went back to India. He earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from the M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore.[4][5]

While in college, he auditioned for a slot at being a radio host with Radio Midday. That was his first stint in the media. Soon he started hosting live events like fashion shows and product launches. He worked as a compere and event manager for a few years after getting out of college. During this period he got into amateur theatre in Bangalore and acted in a few plays before being spotted by an actor Prakash Belawadi to star in a Kannada television serial he was to direct for the then launching ETV Kannada. Adithya first faced a camera for this serial, Mussanjeya Kathaprasanga. Subsequently, he was featured as the protagonist for another television serial called Soorya Shikari on the same channel directed by comedian Sihi Kahi Chandru.[6][7]

He moved to Chennai in 2001 and scouted for work as an actor. He first appeared in a television serial on Sun TV called Thanthira Bhoomi directed by C. Jerrold and produced by Media Dreams. He then won a role in the TV serial Anni directed by K. Balachander. He kept trying to get into cinema and managed to get two movies as a newcomer. He was cast in Anjaneya and Jay Jay at the same time.[8][9]

In 2014, he garnered attention for playing the lead role in Main Hoon Part-Time Killer, [10] which garnered controversy for its previous title of Main Hoon Rajinikanth.[11][12][13][14]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Actor
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003AnjaneyaSivaTamil
Jay JaySivaram
Vamanapuram Bus RouteKaripidi GopiMalayalam
2004WantedGuru
MambazhakkalamDr. Raghuram
ChatrapathiSivaTamil
Neranja ManasuInspector Adithya
2005Ben JohnsonVettukadan VelayuthanMalayalam
Bus ConductorS.I Sajan George
Arinthum AriyamalumACP ThiyagarajanTamil
DaasAnwar
2006AathiAbdullah
KediAadhi
VattaramInspector
PoiVishnu
Kilukkam KilukilukkamShivachandra PanikkerMalayalam
RaashtramAmir Bhai
PachakuthiraTerrorist
Bhargava Charitam Moonam GhandamMariappan
Chacko RandaamanParindhu Gopi
2007NanmaParamashivam
BillaAnil MenonTamil
2008InbaAdhitya
ThiruthamSaravanan
2009VilluRaaka
BillaAdithyaTelugu
Kulir 100°Surya's fatherTamil
TN 07 AL 4777Advocate Seshadri
2010Kanagavel KaakaKarunakaran
SingamVaikuntam
Pournami NaagamJagan
AattanayagannChandran
SimhaGopiTelugu
RhythmMalayalam
ThanthonniAnwar Ali
Again Kasargod Khader BhaiAli Khan
2011CollectorJohn Williams
Manushya MrugamKamal Pasha
Raa RaaDhanaTamil
Naan Sivanagiren
Thimiraatam
Sigappu Nizhal
KshetramViswanadha RayuluTelugu
DookuduSivayya
AdhinayakuduRamappa's brother
2012Krishnam Vande JagadgurumRamamurthy Naidu
EegaSudeep's business partner
Naan EeTamil
2013Oduthalam
MirchiBabaiTelugu
BaadshahGanesh
Jai SriramAdinarayana
BalupuNanaji's brother
Onaayum AattukkuttiyumYuvaTamil
BhaiMunnaTelugu
2014Antha Scene LeduInspector
PowerACP Gautam
Shivaji NagarAdithyaKannada
2015LionBenerjeeTelugu
Main Hoon Part-Time KillerRajnikanthHindi
EliIG MohanrajTamil
RudhramadeviMuraridevuduTelugu
Pandaga CheskoVillain
2016JaguarSomnath PrasadKannada
Ner MugamTamil
2017NenorakamTelugu
KolaraInspector ShivakumarKannada
BalakrishnuduRavinder ReddyTelugu
2018AgnyaathavaasiSeetharam's henchman
Amar Akbar AnthonySaboo Menon
Bluff MasterPasupathi
Idam JagathDr. Sravan
2019Seetharama KalyanaViswaKannada
RajdoothRajannaTelugu
Guna 369Radha
Venky MamaMajor Ajay Ahuja
Market Raja MBBSDasappanTamil
RDX Love Giri Prakash Telugu
2021Natyamguru of Sitara
2022 James Prathap Aras Kannada
Karthikeya 2 Santanu Telugu
CaptainGeneral BalaTamil
2023 Hari Hara Veera Mallu TBA Telugu Awaiting for release
Dubbing artist
YearFilmActorLanguageNotes
2020DarbarSunil ShettyTamil

References

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