Sekhar Menon

Sekhar Menon is an Indian actor primarily working in Malayalam cinema and a disc jockey. He has deejayed at over 500 stages, mainly in Kochi.

Sekhar Menon
Born
Chandrasekhar R

16 June 1983 (1983-06-16) (age 37)
Kochi, Kerala, India
NationalityIndia
Other namesDJ Sekhar Menon
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationFilm actor, disc jockey
Years active2012 - present
Spouse(s)Maya
ChildrenKAAMAAKHYA, MAATHANGI
Parent(s)C Radhakrishnan, Ambika Devi

Film career

Sekhar made his debut in acting in 2012, in the Aashiq Abu movie, Da Thadiya, as the main lead.[1]

Personal life

Sekhar has a degree in Sound Engineering from Chennai.[2] He is married to Maya on 16 January 2008[3] and have a daughter born in March 2013.[4][5]

DJ

Sekhar started off Deejaying in a small pub called Formula 1 in 2001, which was his first full-time job as a DJ. But since 1998, Sekhar had been an ardent fan of funk, hip-hop, house, soul and R&B, genres that weren't very popular commercially. He also watched the top guys in the business with keen interest. "I used to attend all the gigs of veterans Johnson, Vishnu, Suraj and Jakes," Sekhar says. It was not easy to get music, yet Sekhar did his homework. Hours of research in net cafes, listening to different kinds of stuff being played, calling up friends abroad who helped him keep international trends kept him updated. He has played at all the clubs in the city and is currently at Ava Lounge (Dream Hotel). He has never considered migrating to bigger cities which have wilder parties. For the "Kochi boy" loves his hometown, cherishes his visits to the temple and dreams of setting up a sound studio, where he can immerse himself in music production and teach deejaying.

Sekhar has previously worked with Aashiq Abu in his offbeat blockbuster ‘Salt N' Pepper', for which he did the official remix of rock band Avial's track ‘Aanakallan'.[2] He is currently doing the remix for another Avial track, ‘Aiyyo', along with fellow DJs Nash and Shankar. The trio calls themselves ‘Merchants of Groove'.[6]

Filmography
YearFilmCo-StarsRoleLanguageNotes
2009RituAsif Ali, Nishan, Rima KallingalDJMalayalamCameo
2012Da ThadiyaSreenath Bhasi, Ann Augustine, Nivin PaulyLuke John PrakashMalayalamDebut Movie
2013Kadal Kadannoru MathukkuttyMammootty, Mohanlal, Dileep, JayaramSolomonMalayalam
2013Camel SafariArun Shankar, Pankaja MenonJames KalarikkalMalayalam
2013Ezhu Sundara RathrikalDileep, Rima KallingalVivekMalayalam
2013Bicycle ThievesAsif Ali, Aparna GopinathHimselfMalayalamCameo
2014GangsterMammootty, Nyla Usha, Aparna GopinathAnto PandhareMalayalamVillain role
2014Beware of DogsSreenath Bhasi, Sanju Sivram, SimhaOmanakkuttanMalayalam
2015100 Days of LoveDulquer Salmaan, Nithya MenenUmmarMalayalam
2015KanthariRachana NarayanankuttyMalayalam
2019Prathi PoovankozhiManju Warrier, Rosshan AndrrewsHappymonMalayalamRosamma's fiancée

Music
YearFilmLanguageNotes
2011Salt N' PepperMalayalamComposed the remix of Aana Kallan only (Remix)
2019ParavaMalayalamBackground Score
2019NineMalayalamBackground Score

References
  1. http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/big-on-romance/article3917679.ece
  2. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-08/news-and-interviews/31612020_1_aashiq-abu-film-role
  3. https://www.facebook.com/chandrasekhar.sekharmenon/info
  4. http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/69/12
  5. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-12/news-and-interviews/36296040_1_fat-people-sekhar-menon-da-thadiya
  6. http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3501115.ece


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