Anjali Menon

Biography:

Indian screenwriter and director Anjali Menon mostly creates films for the Malayalam cinema industry. Anjali is well renowned for her feature films Manjadikuru, Kerala Cafe (Happy Journey), Ustad Hotel, Bangalore Days, Koode, and Wonder Women. She has won numerous honors for her work on a global, national, and state level. She is regarded as one of the change makers in Indian cinema, whose contributions are noticed by both reviewers and viewers.

Little Films, a fiction and non-fiction film production firm with locations in Mumbai and Kerala, was founded by Anjali. The Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), a group that promotes gender equality in the Malayalam cinema industry, was founded in part by Anjali. She serves on the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image board of directors.

T M and Sarada Nair of Kozhikode are the parents of Anjali Menon. The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai is where she was raised.

Anjali, a London Film School alum, received honors in film direction, producing, and editing in her postgraduate studies in 2003. Anjali obtained her diploma from Providence Women’s College in Kozhikode and her master’s degree in communication studies from Pune University before beginning her career in movies. Anjali has received training in traditional Indian dance and music. She, her husband, and their son reside in Mumbai. Anjali began her professional life as an editor, helping filmmakers create instructional documentaries. She started taking pictures at events and writing journal features.