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Rajiv Menon

Born April 20, 1963 · Cochin, Kerala, India (age 63)

Rajiv Menon is an Indian advertising director, cinematographer, actor and film maker known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing critically acclaimed Tamil films like Minsara Kanavu and Kandukondain Kandukondain. As a cinematographer his accomplishments include works such as, Bombay, Morning Raga, Guru, Kadal, and Cheluvi. Menon's first directorial venture Minsara…

Known For

Vishwanath & Sons

Vishwanath & Sons · 2026

Vishwanath & Sons

MovieDramaRomance

Sanjay Vishwanath is an acclaimed professional handgunner in his 40s with a major stake in fame and wealth. When he comes across a woman named Maddy in her 20s, their dynamic poses many issues that they must come to terms with.

Patriot

Patriot · 2026

MovieActionDrama

When a Malayali DRW analyst tries to expose a corrupt regional politician from Kerala and his malpractices regarding spyware, he goes on the run, becomes a vlogger, and must clear his name of the false allegations levelled against him.

Guru

MovieDramaRomance

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Bombay

MovieDramaRomance

A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.

Kadal

MovieActionDrama

A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him.

Sarvam Thaala Mayam

Sarvam Thaala Mayam · 2019

Sarvam Thaala Mayam

MovieFamilyMusic

Peter who tries to find his place in the world of classical Indian music embarks on a journey that helps him evolve personally, spiritually and musically.

Kandukondain Kandukondain

Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000

Kandukondain Kandukondain

MovieDramaRomance

Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors in this modern take on Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' set in Tamil Nadu.

Dhaakad

Dhaakad · 2022

MovieActionThriller

Special Agent Agni is tasked to find information and eventually, eliminate Rudraveer, an international human trafficker and a coal mafioso. Things turn personal when Agni discovers a truth that connects her to Rudraveer.

Filmography

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Vishwanath & Sons

Vishwanath & Sons · 2026

Vishwanath & Sons

MovieDramaRomance

Sanjay Vishwanath is an acclaimed professional handgunner in his 40s with a major stake in fame and wealth. When he comes across a woman named Maddy in her 20s, their dynamic poses many issues that they must come to terms with.

Vijay Vishwanath

Patriot

Patriot · 2026

MovieActionDrama

When a Malayali DRW analyst tries to expose a corrupt regional politician from Kerala and his malpractices regarding spyware, he goes on the run, becomes a vlogger, and must clear his name of the false allegations levelled against him.

J.P. Sundaram

Guru

MovieDramaRomance

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Director of Photography

Bombay

MovieDramaRomance

A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.

Director of Photography

Kadal

MovieActionDrama

A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him.

Director of Photography

Sarvam Thaala Mayam

Sarvam Thaala Mayam · 2019

Sarvam Thaala Mayam

MovieFamilyMusic

Peter who tries to find his place in the world of classical Indian music embarks on a journey that helps him evolve personally, spiritually and musically.

Director

Kandukondain Kandukondain

Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000

Kandukondain Kandukondain

MovieDramaRomance

Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors in this modern take on Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' set in Tamil Nadu.

Screenplay

Dhaakad

Dhaakad · 2022

MovieActionThriller

Special Agent Agni is tasked to find information and eventually, eliminate Rudraveer, an international human trafficker and a coal mafioso. Things turn personal when Agni discovers a truth that connects her to Rudraveer.

Screenplay

Sabdham

Sabdham · 2025

MovieThrillerHorror

A paranormal investigator is employed by a university to investigate a series of mysterious deaths some are attributing to supernatural causes.

Dr. Daniel

Kochadaiiyaan

Kochadaiiyaan · 2014

MovieActionAdventure

A noble warrior seeks revenge against the ruler of his kingdom, who killed his father. At the same time, he also ends up upsetting the neighbouring enemy kingdom's ruler.

Director of Photography

Viduthalai: Part I

Viduthalai: Part I · 2023

Viduthalai: Part I

MovieActionThriller

Kumaresan, a police constable, gets recruited for an operation implanted to capture Perumal Vaathiyar, who leads a separatist group dedicated to fighting against the authorities for committing atrocities against innocent village women in the name of police interrogations.

A. Subramaniyan

Minsara Kanavu

Minsara Kanavu · 1997

MovieComedyRomance

Priya decides that she wants to be a nun, much to the horror of her father and Thomas, the boy who is in love with her. Thomas decides to enlist the help of Deva to change her mind.

Director

KHxRK: Reunion

MovieComedyAction

Director of Photography

Viduthalai: Part II

Viduthalai: Part II · 2024

Viduthalai: Part II

MovieActionThriller

Troubles worsen for Kumaresan after the capture of Perumal, and soon he is confronted with having to make a choice between performing his duties as a police constable, or taking a stand for what is right.

A. Subramaniyan

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

Putham Pudhu Kaalai · 2020

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

MovieDramaFamily

Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.

Writer

Sumo

MovieComedyDrama

When Shiva finds an unconscious stranger on the beach, he unknowingly begins a journey that leads to Japan's sumo rings. With truth and loyalty, he helps his friend reclaim his identity and honor, showing that bonds of the heart can rise above borders and power.

Director of Photography

Harikrishnans

Harikrishnans · 1998

MovieMysteryRomance

When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.

Guptan

Weapon

MovieActionThriller

Agni, a dedicated environmentalist and YouTuber is searching for a superhuman crosses paths with a secret society headed by a supervillain GK.

GK

Morning Raga

Morning Raga · 2004

Morning Raga is about the meeting of worlds. It is a story that brings the modern and traditional together, unites the past with present, Carnatic music with Western music, as never before in the history of humanity, fate and coincidence with individual choices. It is a story of our times where our worlds are interacting with each other.

Director of Photography

Chaitanya

Chaitanya · 1991

A Garage Mechanic, Chaitanya, who wants to participate in a car race, finds himself beaten and left for dead after he comes to the assistance of a journalist. When he regains his senses he finds himself in custody, arrested and charged with the homicide of the very person he tried to assist. With evidence pointing toward his guilt, he has virtually no defense and may well spend the rest of his life in prison or be hanged

Director of Photography

Cheluvi

Cheluvi · 1992

MovieDramaFamily

Cheluvi, a poor young woman, has a secret magical power. With the magic, she turns into a tree which produces exotic flowers. Soon, her secret is spotted by Kumar, the son of the village head.

Director of Photography

Patriot Legends Hangout

Patriot Legends Hangout · 2026

Patriot Legends Hangout

SeriesTalkComedy

Mohanlal and Mammootty, cinema's legendary duo, reunite alongside the film's stellar cast to uncover the untold stories that power the upcoming movie Patriot.

Rajiv Menon