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{{Infobox person
| name = Prem Menon
| image = File:Prem Kumar Menon.jpg
| imagesize =
| birthname =
| birth_date = 15 October 1953
| birth_place = Kuwait
| occupation = Actor, director
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1982 – present
| spouse = Indra Prem Menon
| children = Ramone Menon and Raoul Menon
| parents = Dr. KTB Menon, Margaret Kalyani Menon
}}

'''Prem Menon''' (Born 15 October 1953) is an Indian businessman, film actor and director, who has appeared in Tamil films. He rose to fame with his role in the film ''[[Krodham (1982 film)|Krodham]]'' (1982) and has since regularly produced and made his own projects.

==Career==
Prem Kumar Menon is the son of entrepreneur K. T. B. Menon, who had vast business interests and investments in Kuwait. Prem Menon heads company Laksola, which produces insulating materials, and his financial success prompted him to pursue other interests in Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiamart.com/laksolaramanagaram/aboutus.html|title=Laksola - Service Provider from Ramanagaram, India | About Us|website=www.indiamart.com}}</ref> He has subsequently worked in the film industry as an actor director, screenwriter and producer, specialising in making action-thriller films. He made a breakthrough in films by producing and starring in [[A. Jagannathan]]'s ''[[Krodham (1982 film)|Krodham]]'' (1982), before helming and playing the lead role in a series of action films in the early 1990s including ''[[Vetri Karangal]]'' (1991) and ''[[Veeramani (film)|Veeramani]]'' (1994). In 2000, Prem directed and featured in a sequel to ''Krodham'' titled ''Krodham 2'', winning mixed reviews for his work. An action-thriller, the film featured Prem alongside [[Radhika Chaudhari]] and [[Khushbu]], a critic wrote "the action tapers into melodrama and tedium".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-krodham-2/article28042329.ece|title=Film Review: Krodham-2|date=8 September 2000|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2000/krodham2.html |title=KRODHAM 2 |publisher=Bbthots.com |date= |accessdate=2020-04-08}}</ref>

He made a comeback by writing, directing and producing the thriller film ''[[Ashoka (film)|Ashoka]]'' (2008) portraying a security guard, and it garnered average reviews and had a low key release at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/ashoka-review-tamil-pclw4vhbeedge.html|title=Ashoka|website=Sify}}</ref> The film featured no songs or a separate comedy track, and won media recognition for being a rare Tamil film during the period to have neither of those elements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Actor-Premrsquos-new-experiment/article14881031.ece|title=Actor Prem's new experiment|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 November 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Prem then began work on ''Vazhipokkan'', a village-centric action film, in 2009 but the film was eventually shelved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/krodham-prem-makes-a-comeback--tamil-news-51228.html|title='Krodham' Prem makes a comeback! |date=28 October 2009 |website=India Glitz}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Krodham (1982 film)|Krodham]]'' || Prem || Also storywriter
|-
| 1983 || ''[[En Aasai Unnoduthan]]'' || ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Vetri Karangal]]'' || Anand || Also storywriter
|-
| 1993 || ''Pudhu Piravi'' || || Also director
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Veeramani (film)|Veeramani]]'' || Veeramani || Also director
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Varraar Sandiyar]]'' || Sathyamoorthy (Sandiyar) ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Andha Naal (1996 film)|Andha Naal]]'' || SP Vikramadithyan ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Krodham 2]]'' || Dheeran || Also director
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Ashoka (film)|Ashoka]]'' || Ashoka || Also director
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6024307}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil screenwriters]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1953 births]]

Prem Menon (actor) - Revision history

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