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Anoop Menon

Anoop Menon
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Born Anoop Menon
23 March 1976 (1976-03-23) (age 40)
Alma mater Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist
Years active 2002–2003, 2007 - present
Spouse(s) Shema Alexander (2014-present)
Parent(s) P Gangadharan Nair
Indira Menon
Relatives Shweta Menon (cousin)

Anoop Menon is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before finding success as an actor in films. He won the 2009 Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor and also the 2009 Filmfare Awards for Thirakkatha. Actress Shweta Menon is his cousin.

He was born on 23 March 1976 to P. Gangadharan Nair and Indira Menon in Kozhikode. He grew up in Thiruvananthapuram. He is a law graduate from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (1994-1999) and was the first rank holder from Kerala University. During this period, he used to do compering for Kairali TV and Surya TV.Anoop married Shema Alexander on 27 Dec 2014.

He began his acting career in Malayalam television serials. He became popular for his roles in two popular series on Asianet called Swapnam and Megham, the former one directed by K. K. Rajeev. Anoop made his debut as a screenwriter in Pakal Nakshatrangal with Mohanlal playing father and Anoop playing his son.

He also played main character in Thirakkatha by Ranjith, portraying different stages in the life of film star Ajay Chandran, loosely based on the personal life of Kamal Hassan. His co-stars were Priyamani and Prithviraj.


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