P. N. Menon Born in a poor family in Vadakkaanchery, Kerala, he completed his studies at Thrissur and from School of Art in Chennai.He got a job as an art director in an English play produced by the daughter of the then Andhra Chief Minister.His wife's name was Bharathi Menon and they had two daughters. He died on 9 September 2008, at a private hospital in Kochi.