After meeting the popular Revathi during a film shoot of Marumagal (1986), they fell in love and were married in 1986 with the blessings of their parents.
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.
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.