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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Anil Radhakrishnan Menon		\| name = Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
	\| image = Anil Radhakrishnan Menon.jpg		\| image = Anil Radhakrishnan Menon.jpg
	\| native_name_lang = ml		\| native_name_lang = ml
	\| ~~caption~~ =		\| birth_date = 22 October 1969<ref>{{cite web \|title=Anil Radhakrishnan Menon \|url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/2075590/ \|website=elCinema \|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref>
	\| ~~birth_date~~ =		\| birth_place = [[Ottapalam]], [[Palakkad district\|Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], India
	\| birth_place = [[Ottapalam]] [[Kerala]], India		\| occupation = Film director
	~~\| nationality =~~		\| years_active = 2013–present
	\| occupation = [[Film director]]
	\| years_active = ~~2013-present~~
	\| spouse = Sarada		\| spouse = Sarada
	~~\| children =~~		\| parents = {{Unbulleted_list\|Radhakrishnan Palat\|Jayasree}}
	\| parents = Radhakrishnan Palat, Jayasree		\| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list\|[[Government Victoria College, Palakkad]]\|Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode}}
	~~\| relatives =~~
	~~\| website =~~
	\| alma_mater = [[Government Victoria College, Palakkad]],
	[[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College]], [[Kozhikode]]
	~~\| native_name =~~
	}}		}}
	~~'''Anil Radhakrishnan Menon''' is an Indian film director working in [[Malayalam film]].~~

	==Career==		'''Anil Radhakrishnan Menon''' (born 22 October 1969) is an Indian film director who works in the Malayalam film industry.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Anil Radhakrishnan Menon \|url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/2075590/ \|website=elCinema \|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref>
	Menon ~~directed~~ television commercials before ~~venturing into~~ feature films.{{~~citation needed~~\|date=~~June 2020~~}}
			== Career ==
	~~His first film~~ [[North 24 Kaatham]] starring [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Nedumudi Venu]]~~(2013) won~~ the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]].<ref ~~name=TOI~~>{{cite news\|title=~~I see myself as audience~~ first: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon\|url=~~http~~://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-~~see~~-~~myself~~-as-~~audience~~-first-~~Anil~~-~~Radhakrishnan~~-~~Menon~~/articleshow/~~43527784~~.cms\|~~accessdate~~=~~18 November~~ 2014\|work=~~The~~ Times of ~~India~~}}</ref>		Menon began his professional career by directing television commercials before transitioning to feature films.<ref>{{cite news \|title=I see myself as audience first: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-see-myself-as-audience-first-anil-radhakrishnan-menon/articleshow/43527784.cms \|work=The Times of India \|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

			He made his directorial debut with ''[[North 24 Kaatham]]'' (2013), starring [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Nedumudi Venu]]. The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Never expected a National Award for my first film: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/never-expected-a-national-award-for-my-first-film-anil-radhakrishnan-menon/articleshow/33866573.cms \|work=The Times of India \|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>

			His second film, ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]'' (2014), received generally positive critical responses and was discussed as part of the Onam season releases that year.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sapthamashree Thaskaraha review roundup \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sapthamashree-thaskaraha-review-round-opens-positive-reviews-608535 \|work=International Business Times \|date=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Mixed bag of fortunes for Mollywood in Onam season \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mixed-bag-of-fortunes-for-mollywood-in-onam-season/article6431187.ece \|work=The Hindu \|date=21 September 2014}}</ref>

	~~His second film~~ ''[[~~Sapthamashree Thaskaraha~~]]'' (~~2014~~) ~~also received positive reviews from critics~~,~~<ref>{{cite web\|title=~~'~~Sapthamashree Thaskaraha~~' ~~Review Round up: Opens to Positive Reviews\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sapthamashree-thaskaraha-review-round-opens-positive-reviews-608535\|work=~~[[~~International Business Times~~]]~~\|date=6 September 2014}}</ref> and became~~ a ~~box office hit.<ref name="SBO">{{cite news\|title=Mixed bag of fortunes for Mollywood~~ in Onam season\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mixed-bag-of-fortunes-for-mollywood-in-onam-season/article6431187.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=21 September 2014\|last1=Krishnakumar\|first1=G.~~}}</ref>~~		Menon later directed ''[[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]]'' (2015), an adventure drama, and ''[[Diwanjimoola Grand Prix]]'' (2018), a sports comedy film set in Thrissur that focused on community participation and governance.

	==Filmography==		== Filmography ==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Year !! ~~Title~~ !! ~~Cast~~		! Year !! Film !! Notes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2013 \|\| ''[[North 24 Kaatham]]''\|\| ~~[[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Swati Reddy]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]]~~		\| 2013 \|\| ''[[North 24 Kaatham]]'' \|\| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]'' \|\| [[Prithviraj Sukumaran\|Prithviraj]], [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Neeraj Madhav]], Salam Bukhari, [[Sanusha]], [[Reenu Mathews]], [[Joy Mathew]], Mukundhan Menon, [[Irshad (actor)\|Irshad]], Anu Joseph		\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]'' \|\| Ensemble crime comedy
	\|-		\|-
	\|2015 \|\| ''[[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]]''\|\| ~~[[Kunchako Boban]], [[Bharath Srinivasan]], [[Reenu Mathews]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Jacob Gregory]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Assim Jamal]]~~		\| 2015 \|\| ''[[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]]'' \|\| Adventure drama
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~2017~~		\| 2018 \|\| ''[[Diwanjimoola Grand Prix]]'' \|\| Sports comedy drama
	\|''[[Diwanjimoola Grand Prix]]''
	~~\|[[Kunchacko Boban~~\|~~Kunchako Boban]], [[Nyla Usha]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Siddique (actor)~~\|~~Siddique]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], Ketaki Narayan~~
	\|}		\|}

	==Personal life==		== Personal life ==
	Menon was born ~~in a [[Hindu]] [[Nair]] family~~ to Radhakrishnan Palat and ~~Jayashree in [[Ottappalam]]. He moved to Mumbai after graduating~~.~~{{clarify\|date=June 2020}}~~		Menon is married to Sarada. He was born to Radhakrishnan Palat and Jayasree. Details of his personal life have largely remained private and are not extensively covered by independent sources.

	~~He is married to Sarada, lives in Ottappalam now~~ and ~~has a son named Rajat Anil~~.~~{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}~~

	==References==		== References ==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	~~Born~~ in [[~~Ottappalam~~]] to Radhakrishnan Palat and Jayashree~~, Menon~~ moved to Mumbai after graduating.{{clarify\|date=June 2020}}		Menon was born in a [[Hindu]] [[Nair]] family to Radhakrishnan Palat and Jayashree in [[Ottappalam]]. He moved to Mumbai after graduating.{{clarify\|date=June 2020}}

	He is married to Sarada, lives in Ottappalam now and has a son named Rajat Anil.{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}		He is married to Sarada, lives in Ottappalam now and has a son named Rajat Anil.{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}
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{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
| image = Anil Radhakrishnan Menon.jpg
| native_name_lang = ml
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Ottapalam]] [[Kerala]], India
| nationality =
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| years_active = 2013-present
| spouse = Sarada
| children =
| parents = Radhakrishnan Palat, Jayasree
| relatives =
| website =
| alma_mater = [[Government Victoria College, Palakkad]],
[[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College]], [[Kozhikode]]
| native_name =
}}
'''Anil Radhakrishnan Menon''' is an Indian film director working in [[Malayalam film]].

==Career==
Menon directed television commercials before venturing into feature films.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

His first film [[North 24 Kaatham]] starring [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Nedumudi Venu]](2013) won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]].<ref name=TOI>{{cite news|title=I see myself as audience first: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-see-myself-as-audience-first-Anil-Radhakrishnan-Menon/articleshow/43527784.cms|accessdate=18 November 2014|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

His second film ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]'' (2014) also received positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|title='Sapthamashree Thaskaraha' Review Round up: Opens to Positive Reviews|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sapthamashree-thaskaraha-review-round-opens-positive-reviews-608535|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=6 September 2014}}</ref> and became a box office hit.<ref name="SBO">{{cite news|title=Mixed bag of fortunes for Mollywood in Onam season|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mixed-bag-of-fortunes-for-mollywood-in-onam-season/article6431187.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 September 2014|last1=Krishnakumar|first1=G.}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Cast
|-
| 2013 || ''[[North 24 Kaatham]]''|| [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Swati Reddy]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Sapthamashree Thaskaraha]]'' || [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Neeraj Madhav]], Salam Bukhari, [[Sanusha]], [[Reenu Mathews]], [[Joy Mathew]], Mukundhan Menon, [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]], Anu Joseph
|-
|2015 || ''[[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]]''|| [[Kunchako Boban]], [[Bharath Srinivasan]], [[Reenu Mathews]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Jacob Gregory]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Assim Jamal]]
|-
|2017
|''[[Diwanjimoola Grand Prix]]''
|[[Kunchacko Boban|Kunchako Boban]], [[Nyla Usha]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], Ketaki Narayan
|-
|}

==Personal life==
Born in [[Ottappalam]] to Radhakrishnan Palat and Jayashree, Menon moved to Mumbai after graduating.{{clarify|date=June 2020}}

He is married to Sarada, lives in Ottappalam now and has a son named Rajat Anil.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Anil Radhakrishnan}}
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Kerala State Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Ottapalam]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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