Anand Menen

Anand Menen is an Indian film director who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. He is well known for his works in Gauthamante Radham (2020) Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024).^[1]

Anand Menen
Born	(1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Bachelor of Arts (English) Diploma in Filmmaking
Occupations	Film director Film writer
Years active	2013–present
Notable work	Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024)

Career

Anand was born in Vaikom, Kerala. He began creating short films in 2013. Anand pursued a diploma in movie production.^[2]

He started his career directing and producing short films along with Lumiere Broz, a team started by Anand and his friends. He directed and edited short films like Kutty Rashtriyam, Psycho, Shanti Muhurtham, and Magneto.^[2][3][4]

In 2020, he directed and edited a short series titled Kalyana Kacheri for a YouTube channel SUB Originals.^[5]

The same year, he directed the film Gauthamante Radham starring Neeraj Madhav, Valsala Menon, Renji Panicker and Hareesh Kanaran. He was also the screenplay and script writer of the movie.^[6][7]

In 2024, he directed the film Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys, starring Jagadish, Kottayam Nazeer, Azees Nedumangad.^[8][9] The film grossed ₹1.5 crores worldwide on the first day of the release.^[10]

Filmography

As director

Year	Title	Notes	Ref
2016	Shanti Muhurtham	Short film; also editor	[11]
2020	Gauthamante Radham		[12]
	Kalyana Kacheri	Web series; also editor	[13]
2024	Vaazha – Biopic of a Billion Boys		[14]

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2019	Magneto	Alex	Short film; also editor	[15]
2022	Antakshari	Niranjan
2023	Falimy	Abhi's friend