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Rajiv Menon (born in India) is a cinematographer and film director. He is known for directing the hit Tamil film Minsaara Kanavu
(1996). He graduated from the IIT-Madras campus.

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.

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