- Born
- Birth nameKrishna Kumar Menon
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Kay Kay Menon is a well-known Indian actor who has acted in numerous movies and web series. He was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, but raised in Ambarnath, Maharashtra, India.
Menon pursued his early education at St Joseph High School in Pune. After this, he went on to earn a degree in Physics from Mumbai University.
He then pursued an MBA from the University of Pune. After completing his education, he joined the advertising industry.
Menon began his acting career with a theatre break opposite Naseeruddin Shah in Mahatma vs Gandhi. After that, he started working in the TV industry with the television serial Darr (1995).
His debut movie was Naseem (1995) in 1995, but he got recognition for his role in the critically acclaimed movie Bhopal Express (1999) in 1999.
He has acted in numerous movies, including Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003), Black Friday (2004), Sarkar (2005), Corporate (2006), Life in a Metro (2007), ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) (2013), Ankur Arora Murder Case (2013), Haider (2014) and The Ghazi Attack (2017).
He is also known for his role in the Hotstar web series Special OPS (2020) and Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story (2021), where he played the role of RAW officer Himmat Singh.
He has played the role of Mansoor Dalal in the web series, Farzi (2023).
Some of his best performances are in the movies Black Friday (2004), where he played the role of DCP Rakesh Maria, Sarkar (2005), where he played the role of Vishnu Nagre, Gulaal (2009) where Menon played the role of Dukey Bana, and Haider (2014), where he played the role of Khurram Meer.
Kay Kay Menon has received several awards and nominations for his performances in movies and web series. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his role in Sarkar (2005).
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his role in Haider (2014).
- IMDb mini biography by: official_review
- SpouseNivedita Bhattacharya(? - present)
- ParentsCashier MenonRadha Menon
- Often plays authority figures with psychotic tendencies.
- Frequently collaborates with director Anurag Kashyap.
- Deep commanding voice.
- Gruesome eyes.
- Married to Bollywood/Television actress Nivedita Bhattacharya.
- Starred in the shelved movie "Club Lodhi Road"(2012) Starring Manoj Bajpayee,Kay Kay Menon, Randeep Hooda, Amar Upadhyay, Directed by Saurabh Khabra.
- After quitting his job at the advertisement firm, Menon started a small shop where he used to make corporate films.
- Menon's love for theatre started when he played the role of a sunflower at school when he was just nine years old.
- Starred in the shelved movie I Dreams " Jasmine"(2003). Starring Nagarjuna, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon and Boman Irani. Music and Directed by Sandeep Chowta.
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