Kay Kay Menon Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	K.K. Menon, Kaykay Menon
Full name	Krishna Kumar Menon
Profession(s)	Actor, Model
Physical Stats & More
[1]YouTube - Mashable India Height (approx.)	6' 1½" (186 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	TV (Hindi): Darr (1995) as Inspector Avinash; aired on Star Plus Film (Hindi): Naseem (1995) as Zafar Film (Tamil): Udhayam NH4 (2013) as ACP Manoj Menon IPS Film (Telugu): The Ghazi Attack (2017) Captain Ranvijay Singh Film (Gujarati): Dhaad (2018) as Ghelo Film (Marathi): Ek Sangaychay (2018) in a lead role Web Series (Hindi): The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family (2018) as Vikram Ranaut; streamed on ALTBalaji
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 2014: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Haider • 2014: IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Haider • 2019: Maharashtra State Award for Best Actor for the Marathi film Ek Sangayachay • 2021: Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Most Versatile Actor
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 October 1966 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	58 Years
Birthplace	Kozhikode, Kerala
Zodiac sign	Libra
Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Pune, Maharashtra
School	St. Josephs Boys High School, Khadki, Pune (class 1-6)
College/University	• Mumbai University • University of Pune
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelors in Physics at Mumbai University • MBA at Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) at the University of Pune
Ethnicity	Malayali
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian [2]Mid-Day
Hobbies	Reading books, acting, travelling
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Nivedita Bhattacharya (theatre artist, TV actor)
Marriage Date	15 March 2005
Family
Wife/Spouse	Nivedita Bhattacharya
Children	He has a son.
Parents	Father- Cashier Menon (superintendent in an ordnance factory) Mother- Radha Menon (homemaker)
Favourites
Film(s)	Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Black Friday, Paan Singh Tomar, PK, Raging Bull, Godfather, Life is Beautiful
Actor(s)	Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah
Food	Maa ki dal, Chicken dishes
Dessert	Rasgulla
Beverage	Tea
Kitchen Appliance	Microwave
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Hyundai Getz
Money Factor
Salary/Fees (approx.)	Rs 2.5 crore for the Hindi film Farzi (2023) [3]Telly Chakkar
Social Media
Instagram	Kaykay Menon
Facebook	Kaykay Menon
Twitter	KayKay Menon

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kay Kay Menon

• Kay Kay Menon’s ancestors belonged to Kerala.

• His father had a transferable job due to which he spent his childhood in different places like Kerala, Nagpur, Pune, and Mumbai.

• While he was studying in school, he participated in various stage plays and other extracurricular activities.

• At the age of nine, he performed in his first stage play in which he became a sunflower.

• After completing his graduation, he worked in an advertising agency and made commercials for various brands such as Kinetic Honda and Marlboro cigarettes. However, after a month, he left the job.

• He then started his advertising company (which he called shop) in Dadar, Mumbai from where he used to make corporate films but it didn’t go well and he closed the office and decided to get back to theatre.

• He then started developing an interest in acting. Initially, he worked in crowds in various acting projects.

• Later, he got an opportunity to portray Harilal (Mahatma Gandhi’s son) in the Hindi theatre play ‘Mahatma vs Gandhi,’ along with the veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Since then, he considers Naseeruddin his unofficial guru.
  

  Kay Kay Menon in a theatre play Mahatma vs Gandhi

• He then performed in various Hindi and English theatre plays.
  

  Kay Kay Menon in a theatre play

• While he was working in theatre, he met the Indian theatre artist and TV actor Nivedita Bhattacharya. Initially, they became friends, and later, fell in love with each other.

• He has appeared in various Hindi TV serials like ‘Star Bestsellers – Zebra 2’ (1999), ‘Rishtey – Ward No. 6’ (2000), ‘Pradhan Mantri Time Bomb 9/11’ (2001), and ‘Yudh’ (2014).
  

  Kay Kay Menon in a still from Pradhan Mantri Time Bomb

• In 1999, he acted in the Hindi TV movie ‘Chocolate.’

• In the same year, he appeared in the Hindi short video ‘Last Train to Mahakali.’

• He came into the limelight with the 2003 Hindi film ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.’
  

  Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.

• He is known for appearing in various Hindi films like ‘Black Friday’ (2004), ‘Sarkar’ (2005), ‘Shaurya’ (2008), ‘Gulaal’ (2009), ‘Bheja Fry 2’ (2011), ‘Haider’ (2014), and ‘Baby’ (2015).
  

  Sarkar

• In 2019, he appeared in two Hindi short films ‘Sparsh’ and ‘The Last Chapter.’

• Kay Kay has appeared in various Hindi web series such as ‘Special OPS’ (2020; Netflix), ‘Ray’ (2021; Netflix), ‘Bambai Meri Jaan’ (2023; Amazon Prime Video), ‘The Railway Men’ (2023; Netflix), and ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ (2024; Amazon Prime Video).
  

  The Railway Men

• In his leisure time, he enjoys playing sports like tennis and badminton.

• He is often spotted smoking cigarettes and consuming alcohol. He can smoke around 20 cigarettes a day. ^[4]Telegraph India

• He did not smoke on the sets of the Hindi film ‘Ghazi Attack,’ as he was playing a Sikh man in the people and out of respect for Sikhism, he did not smoke a cigarette. ^[5]Mid-Day
  

  Ghazi Attack

• Kay Kay is a religious person and has a deep faith in god. ^[6]Instagram – Kay Kay Menon

• He has walked the ramp in various fashion shows.
  

  Kay Kay Menon in a fashion show

• He does not believe in the award functions of various TV channels, he believes that is only money-making.

• He lives a simple life, he says he does not want to earn too much money instead he wants to do good work. He says he does not do acting to make money.

• He likes to eat food from roadside dhabas.

• He is crazy about Cotton candy (Buddhi ke baal), he buys it whenever he sees it.

• He does not like eating fish and karela.