Gautham Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon , more commonly known as Gautham Menon, is an Indian film director and producer, who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has also directed Hindi and Telugu films, which are remakes of his Tamil films. Many of his films have been critically acclaimed, most notably his semi-autobiographical films Vaaranam Aayiram and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and his thrillers Kaakha Kaakha and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu . Vaaranam Aayiram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his London Stock Exchange-listed Photon Kathaas film production company and his production Thanga Meengal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.