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EARLY LIFE Falling in love with ad-making at a young age, Menon started his career in the field of ad-photography, and then went on to make a number of TV commercials. He first got national recognition with a commercial for ''Asian Paints''. He has since produced ads for a number of other leading brands, including ''Airtel'' (the Rahman ad), ''Colgate'', ''Palmolive'', ''Titan'' and ''Raymonds''. CAREER His versatality as a cinematographer has received much praise, and throughout his career, he has worked with accomplished filmmakers like Mani Ratnam ''( Bombay )'', Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad ''(Cheluvi)''. His latest contribution has been the Shabana Azmi starrer '' Morning Raga '' (2004). He is set to work with Mani Ratnam again as cinematographer on the upcoming release '' Guru ''. Menon’s first directorial venture '' Minsaara Kanavu '' was not only a popular hit but also fetched Prabhu Deva his first National Award for Choreography. His second directorial venture was the multi-starrer '' Kandukondain Kandukondain ''. In addition to directing the film, he also penned the story and screenplay. He has also setup ''Rajiv Menon Productions and Mindscreen,'' which supplies equipment for documentaries, advertising films and cinema. It was in the Kendriya Vidyalaya on the IIT Madras campus that he did his schooling. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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