Gautham Menon was a student of mechanical engineering at Mookambigai College of Engineering and graduated in the batch of 1993, and his time there inspired him to make his lead characters of Minnale and Vaaranam Aayiram, students of the same course. He claims to have been inspired by films such as Dead Poet's Society and Nayagan and expressed his desire to his parents to change career path and become a filmmaker and consequently wrote his first film at his college hostel. His mother insisted he became an ad film maker by shooting various commercials and took an apprenticeship under filmmaker Rajiv Menon. He went on to work as an assistant director for Minsaara Kanavu in 1997, in which he also appeared in a cameo role.

Filmography

• 2026Carmeni Selvam — Sampath
• 2026Euphoria — Jayadev Nair
• 2026Jana Nayagan — Srikanth
• 2025Bazooka — Benjamin Joshua
• 2025Devil's Double Next Level — Inspector Raghavan
• 2025Dominic and the Ladies' Purse — Ibrahim Moopan, Director, Writer
• 2025Dragon — Vale Kumar
• 2025Paradha — The Photographer
• 2025Patang
• 2024Hit List
• 2024Hitler
• 2024Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha — Writer, Director
• 2024Rathnam — Anbazhagan
• 2024Viduthalai: Part II — Sunil Menon
• 2023Anuragam — Shankar
• 2023Karumegangal Kalaiginrana — Komagan
• 2023Leo — Joshy Andrews
• 2023Lovefully Yours Veda — Sri Kumar Kartha
• Mathagam — Thirumaaran
• 2023Michael — Gurunath
• 2023Pathu Thala — Naanjilaar Gunasekaran
• 2023Sesham Mike-il Fathima — Shiva Narayanan
• Sweet Kaaram Coffee — Co-Producer
• 2023Takkar — Playback Singer
• 2023Ustaad — Joseph D'Souza
• 2023Viduthalai: Part I — Sunil Menon
• 2022FIR — Ajay Dewan
• 2022Koorman — Trailer Narrator, Thanks
• 2022Selfie — Ravi Varma
• 2022Sita Ramam — Major Selvan
• 2022Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu — Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
• 20213:33
• 2021Kutty Story — Aadhi, Director, Writer
• Navarasa — Master, Director
• 2021Rudra Thandavam — Vadhabirajan
• 2020COVID-19: India's War Against The Virus — Narrator
• 2020Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal — Prathap Chakravarthi
• 2020Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn — Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
• 2020Lockup — Narrator
• Paava Kadhaigal — Satya, Screenplay, Director, Script, Dialogue, Story
• 2020Putham Pudhu Kaalai — Director
• 2020Theeviram
• 2020Trance — Solomon Davis
• 2019Enai Noki Paayum Thota — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2019Puppy — Playback Singer
• Queen — Director Sridhar, Creator
• 2018Goli Soda 2 — Raghavan
• 2018Kolamavu Kokila — Playback Singer
• 2016Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada — Police Officer, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Dialogue
• 2016Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo — Police Officer (Cameo Appearance), Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
• 2016Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum — Producer
• 2015Yennai Arindhaal — Police Officer, Director, Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
• 2013Thanga Meenkal — Producer
• 2012Ekk Deewana Tha — Story, Producer, Director, Screenplay
• 2012Neethaane En Ponvasantham — Director, Dialogue
• 2012Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu — Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay
• 2011Dandam Dashagunam: The Police — Original Story
• 2011Force — Original Story
• 2011Nadunisi Naaygal — Director, Writer
• 2011Veppam — Producer
• 2010Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa — Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
• 2010Ye Maaya Chesave — Self, Director, Screenplay, Story
• 2008Vaaranam Aayiram — Commando informer, Director, Story, Screenplay, Co-Producer, Dialogue
• 2007Pachaikili Muthucharam — Bus passenger, Director, Writer
• 2006Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu — Special appearance in "Manjal Veyyil" song, Director, Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
• 2004Gharshana — Director, Writer
• 2003Kaakha Kaakha — Vasudeva Nair, Dialogue, Director, Story, Screenplay
• 2001Minnale — Flower deliveryman, Director, Story
• 2001Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein — Madhav's software company's boss, Director, Story, Screenplay
• 1997Minsara Kanavu — A man in the crowd (uncredited)
• 13 — Arulmozhivarman
• Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam — Screenplay, Producer, Story, Director
• Eo
• Untitled GVM Film — Writer, Director
• Untitled Tharshan Film — God
• Varaaham

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2022Don — Himself (Cameo Appearance)
• Pearle Maaney Show — Self
• 2020Oh My Kadavule — Himself (Cameo Appearance)
• 2018Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi? — Self
• 2018Naam — Himself
• 2017Pa Paandi — Himself
• 2016Zero — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2015Yatchan — Himself (Guest Appearance)
• 2013Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya — Self