Kailas Menon

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| name = Kailas Menon

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|5|30}}

| birth_place = Thrissur, Kerala, India

| occupation = {{hlist|Composer|music producer}}

| years_active = 2008–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Annapoorna Lekha Pillai|2014}}

| children = Samanyu Rudra(br.2020)

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

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| instrument = Keyboard

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Kailas Menon Productions
Goodwill Entertainments
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Kailas Menon is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam films and commercials. After working as a composer for television commercials for more than a decade,{{Cite web |last=Soman |first=Deepa |date=23 April 2018 |title=Kailas Menon: Composing jingles for ads gave me confidence to be versatile |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/kailas-menon-composing-jingles-for-ads-gave-me-confidence-to-be-versatile/articleshow/63845877.cms |website=The Times of India}} he debuted as a composer in feature films with director Jayaraj's Pakarnnatam. His first mainstream release happened much later with Theevandi,{{Cite web |date=20 June 2019 |title=Kailas Menon launches own music company |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jun/20/kailas-menon-launches-own-music-company-1992529.html |website=The New Indian Express}} for which he earned his first Filmfare Award.{{Cite web |date=21 December 2019 |title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html |website=filmfare.com}}

Early life

Kailas was born in Thrissur, Kerala on 30 May 1986. He learned carnatic music for eight years and was a self-trained keyboard player. He completed his schooling from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Thrissur. He graduated in Visual Communications from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, and pursued a course in sound engineering from SAE Institute, Chennai.{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Meera |date=6 September 2012 |title=Music matters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/music-matters/article3865985.ece |website=The Hindu}}

Career

Menon had his first release, the music album Snehathode, at the age of 16.

His professional career began much later, when he joined as an assistant to Malayalam film composer Ouseppachan and subsequently became a sound engineer for Gopi Sunder.

This was followed by a decade-long stint as a composer of television commercials, having scored for over 1000 commercials for brands like Rolls-Royce, Samsung, Toshiba, Unilever, and Bhima Jewellers.

He debuted as a film composer with Jayaraj's off-beat film Pakarnnattam. This was followed by Starring Pournami , which was shelved midway. His first mainstream release happened much later, with Theevandi. The song "Jeevamshamayi", rendered by Shreya Ghoshal and K. S. Harisankar, earned him a Filmfare Award.

In 2019, he launched his own music label, Kailas Menon Productions, and the first film album released from the label was Finals.

Personal life

Menon married Annapoorna Lekha Pillai, a lawyer at the Kerala High Court, on 8 December 2014. Their son, Samanyu Rudra, was born on 17 August 2020.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2020 |title='അവനൊപ്പമുള്ള എന്റെ ആദ്യ ചിത്രം'; കുഞ്ഞതിഥിയെ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തി കൈലാസ് മേനോൻ |trans-title=Kailas Menon introduces his son |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2020/08/24/kailas-menon-introduces-his-son-samanyu-rudra.html |website=Malayala Manorama |language=ml}}

Film discography

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rowspan="1"\|2011	Starring Pournami	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	Unreleased film
rowspan="1"\|2012	Pakarnnaattam	Malayalam	N/A	{{yes}}
rowspan="1"\|2018	Theevandi	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	Maiden release
rowspan="3"\|2019	Ittymaani: Made in China	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{No}}	One song only
Finals	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
Edakkad Battalion 06	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
rowspan="4"\|2021	Six Hours	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
Member Rameshan 9aam Ward	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
Poga Bandy	Telugu	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	Remake of Theevandi. Telugu debut.
Kotthu	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{no}}
rowspan="3" \| 2022	Kallan D’Souza	Malayalam	{{no}}	{{Yes}}
Vaashi	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{no}}
Nalaam Mura	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{no}}
rowspan="5" \|2023 \|Dear Vaappi \|Malayalam \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|
Janaki Jaane \|Malayalam \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|
Flush \|Malayalam \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|
Nalla Nilavulla Rathri \|Malayalam \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Arjun \|date=2023-06-30 \|title=Nalla Nilavulla Raathri review: This thriller is high on technical quality, but lacks a good script \|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/nalla-nilavulla-raathri-review-this-thriller-is-high-on-technical-quality-but-lacks-a-good-script/ \|access-date=2023-07-23 \|website=The South First \|language=en-GB}}
Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962 \|Malayalam \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{Cite news \|date=2022-08-30 \|title=Urvashi - Indrans starrer 'Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962' wraps up the shoot \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/urvashi-indrans-starrer-jaladhara-pumpset-since-1962-wraps-up-the-shoot/articleshow/93878218.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2023-08-13 \|issn=0971-8257}}
2025	L Jagadamma Ezham Class B	Malayalam	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{Cite web \|last=Features \|first=C. E. \|date=2025-03-31 \|title=Urvashi’s L Jagadamma Ezham Class B gets a release date \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Mar/31/urvashis-l-jagadamma-ezham-class-b-gets-a-release-date \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}

Awards and nominations

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! Award

! Year

! Project

! Category

! Outcome

Filmfare Award

| 2019

| Theevandi

| Best Music Director - Malayalam{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2019/malayalam/winners|title=WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS SOUTH 2019 - MALAYALAM|accessdate=13 April 2020}}

| {{Won}}

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

| 2019

| Theevandi

| Best Music Director

| {{Won}}

Mazhavil Entertainment Awards

| 2019

| Theevandi

| Best Music Director

| {{Won}}

Asiavision Awards

| 2019

| Theevandi

| Best Music Director{{cite web|url=https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2019/02/asiavision-movie-awards-2018-winners.html|title=Winners of Asiavision Movie Awards 2018|accessdate=13 April 2020}}

| {{Won}}

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!Additional awards

!Outcome

Indiewood Film Award

|Won

Nana Film Award

|Won

Janmabhoomi Award

|Won

Jaycee Foundation Award

|Won

ACV Johnson Master Award

|Won

Ramu Kariat Award (Finals BGM)

|Won

Creative Film Award

|Won

References

External links

{{IMDb name|4724311|Kailas Menon}}
{{Facebook|kailasmenon|Kailas Menon}}
[https://en.msidb.org/songs.php?musician=Kailas%20Menon&tag=Search Kailas Menon at MSI]

Category:Indian film score composers

Category:Living people

Category:Film musicians from Kerala

Category:Musicians from Thrissur

Category:People from Thrissur district

Category:1986 births

Category:Kerala Film Critics Awards winners