Suresh Chandra Menon

After meeting Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal (1986), they fell in love and married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents.^[1] They did not have any children. Though they looked like an ideal couple, differences arose between the two and they decided to amicably separate in 2002.^[2] Revathi and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. On 22 April 2013 a family court in Chennai granted them mutual divorce considering the fact that they had been living separately for the past 10 years. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce.^[3]

Suresh is known for directing many documentaries and advertisements. Having started his career as cinematographer for the films produced by Sujatha Cine Arts, he directed, produced and played the lead role in the Tamil film Pudhiya Mugam which was released in 1993.^[4] His then wife Revathi was the lead heroine in the film. It was both a critical and commercial success. He went on to direct another film Paasamalargal (1994) which was released in 1994. This film also featured Revathi in the lead along with Arvind Swami.^[5]

After nearly two decades, Suresh made his acting comeback with Solo (2017). He was seen as a CBI officer in Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018).^[6] He was later co-starred with Vijay Sethupathi in Junga (2018), Annabelle Sethupathi (2021)^[7][8] as well as with Prabhu Deva in Pon Manickavel (2021) and My Dear Bootham (2022).^[9][10] He started in horror films such as Ghosty (2023), Chandramukhi 2 (2023) and Guardian (2024).^[11][12][13]