Not to be confused with the Indian playback singer K.K.

Kay Kay Menon is an Indian actor.

Early Life

Menon was raised in Ambarnath & Pune, Maharashtra. His early life was in "H" type Rangehills, Khadki which were factory quarters for those working in the Ammunition and High Explosives factories. His father was popularly known as "Cashier Menon".

Kitchu, as Kay Kay was known among friends, studied at the St Joseph's Boys high school in Khadki. He passed his 10th grade in 1981. He did his MBA from the Department of management Science - University of Pune graduating in 1988 with a major in Marketing. He was popular in his class as a singer of Ghazals.

Kay Kay's initial focus was working in the advertsing industry. Subsequently he started his career in theatre productions which gradually moved to television acting and finally film acting. He made his film debut with Naseem (1995), followed by Bhopal Express.

Career

In the early years of his career, Kay Kay worked in tv serials such as Pradhan Mantri and telefilms like Zebra 2 and Last Train To Mahakali.Menon was first noticed by many in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi where he was greatly appreciated with fellow newcomers Shiney Ahuja and Chitrangada Singh. He starred in Deewaar (2004) with Amitabh Bachchan. The film was a flop but his performance was appreciated ^[1]. He became a known name after he starred as Bachchan's son in Sarkar (2005). The film was a box office hit and his role as a hot-tempered son was praised ^[2].

In 2006, he starred in Corporate. The film was a failure but he received much acclaim for his performance. His performance as the anguished DCP Rakesh Maria in the movie Black Friday has been widely appreciated and acclaimed. The movie, based on the book by journalist S Hussain Zaidi on the 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts was awaiting an Indian release for almost 2 years before its final release on 9th February 2007. It was featured at the Locarno film festival and received widespread praise. Kay Kay Menon's portrayal on the honest but human cop (when checking the house of the accused, he spots bananas in the refrigerator and promptly picks one up to eat, since he hasn't eaten well that day. However seeing the look of the accompanying constable, he tells him, "you can take some too.. theres more in the fridge"). The Sunday Edition of the Indian Express described his performance as "Excellent as always". In 2007, he acted in the commercially and critically successful Life in a... Metro as husband of Shilpa Shetty who has extra-marital affair.In 2008, he was highly appreciated for his performance in the film Shaurya. His latest film is Drona also starring Abhishek Bachchan where he plays a negative role.

Personal Life

He is married to TV actress Nivedita Bhattacharya whom he met during his theatre days.

Filmography

External links

• Kay Kay Menon at the Internet Movie Database

References