Uthara Menon

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{{Short description|Indian costume fashion designer and entrepreneur}}
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'''Uthara Menon''' is an Indian costume designer, who has worked in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] film industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voxspace.in/2019/09/27/voxtalks-with-uthara-menon/|title=VoxTalks With Uthara Menon : The Gorgeous Woman Behind The Exquisite Costumes Of 'Sye Raa...' & 'Gang Leader'|date=September 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/54684/cinema/Kollywood/Gautam-menons-sister-Uthara-menon-becoming-famoust-Stylist-of-Tamil-Cinema.htm|title=தமிழ் சினிமாவின் ஸ்டைலிஸ்டாக வளர்கிறார் கவுதம் மேனன் தங்கை | Gautam menons sister Uthara menon becoming famoust Stylist of Tamil Cinema|date=January 3, 2017|website=தினமலர் - சினிமா}}</ref>

== Career ==
Uthara began her career as a fashion stylist for a soft drink commercial directed by her brother [[Gautham Menon]] featuring [[Asin]]. Gautham subsequently offered her the opportunity to work on his films, beginning with ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' (2015). She has since worked with him on films including ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]'' (2016), ''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]'' (2019) and ''[[Dhruva Natchathiram]]'' (2021). In their collaborations, she notably worked on dressing [[Ajith Kumar]] as a police officer, [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] as a bohemian dancer, and [[Dhanush]] across several different looks through time.<ref name="deccan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/120220/costumes-are-as-important-as-directors-job-uthara.html|title=Costumes are as important as director’s job: Uthara|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=February 12, 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> For Trisha's character of Hemanika, Uthara made dresses out of Kanchi cottons and used retro brocade for her dance costumes, while basing her look on actress [[Shobana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/handloom-at-the-movies/article26676934.ece|title=Handloom at the movies|first=Subha|last=Rao|date=March 29, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> For both projects, she won awards from film portal Behindwoods and magazine Ananda Vikatan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/list-of-winners-of-behindwoods-gold-medal-2015.html|title=List of winners of Behindwoods Gold Medals 2015|date=July 26, 2016|website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2020/ananda-vikatan-cinema-awards-2020-asuran-super-deluxe-peranbu-bag-top-honours-complete-winners-list-293758.html|title=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2020: Asuran, Super Deluxe, Peranbu Bag The Top Honours!|date=January 9, 2020|website=www.filmibeat.com}}</ref> Uthara has also worked with Gautham on his music videos for Ondraga Originals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-gautham-menons-ondraga-originals-back-oru-chance-kudu-126105|title=Watch: Gautham Menon's Ondraga Originals is back with 'Oru Chance Kudu'|date=June 8, 2020|website=The News Minute}}</ref>

Uthara has also worked as a stylist on Telugu language films, with ''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]'' (2019) being her largest project to date. The film is set in the 1800s and features characters representing the British regiments, native villagers, tribals and zamindars of [[British India]]. She worked for over two years on the film, and styled actors including [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Chiranjeevi]] and [[Nayanthara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/uthara-menon-discusses-the-styling-and-aesthetics-of-chiranjeevi-starrer-sye-raa-narasimha-reddy/article29541608.ece|title=The ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ lookbook|first=Sangeetha Devi|last=Dundoo|date=September 28, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="deccan"/> She has also worked on other Telugu films such as ''[[Sarrainodu]]'' (2016) and ''[[Nani's Gang Leader]]'' (2019), while she assisted on ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' (2014) as a set designer with [[Rajeevan]].<ref name="deccan"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/syeraas-stylist-explains-the-hardships-of-designing-costumes-567973|title=Sye Raa's stylist explains the hardships of designing costumes|date=September 28, 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Uthara is the sister of film director [[Gautham Menon]].<ref name="deccan"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/gautham-menons-childhood-family-pic-goes-viral-news-tamil-uibgvzejhjbea.html|title=Gautham Menon's childhood family pic goes viral!|website=Sify}}</ref>

== Notable filmography ==
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*''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' (2014)
*''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' (2015)
*''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]'' (2016)
*''[[Sarrainodu]]'' (2016)
*''[[Shailaja Reddy Alludu]]'' (2018)
*''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]'' (2019)
*''[[Nani's Gang Leader]]'' (2019)
*''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]'' (2019)
*''[[Action (2019 film)|Action]]'' (2019)
*''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]'' (2019)
*''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'' (2020)
*''[[Chakra (2020 film)|Chakra]]'' (2021)
*''[[Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha]]'' (2021)
*''[[Dhruva Natchathiram]]'' (2021)
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*''[[Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru]]''(2021)
*''[[Venthu Thanindhadhu Kaadu]]''

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|8636441}}

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