Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian

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, producer,

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and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the

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. He is the son of actor and screenwriter

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ...

Early life and family

Vineeth Sreenivasan is the eldest son of Malayalam screenwriter and actor

and Vimala. He completed his primary education from nursery to 10th standard at Rani Jai Higher Secondary School. He graduated in

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from KCG College of Technology,

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Career

He made his acting debut playing one of the main protagonists in the Malayalam film '' Cycle'', which did well at the box office. He did his second movie role with his father in the movie ''

Makante Achan ''Makante Achan'' () is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by V. M. Vinu, written by Samjad Narayanan, and produced by Seven Arts International. It stars Sreenivasan, Vineeth Sreenivasan, and Suhasini in lead roles, wi ...

''. He writes the lyrics of most of his album songs and has also directed his own music videos. Vineeth won the AMMA Best Male Singer Award 2008 for his songs "Mampullikkavil" and "Jillu Jillu" and also the Best Male new face of the year 2008 by Asianet, for his role in ''Cycle''. Vineeth wrote the script and Lyrics and debuted as director for the movie ''

Malarvadi Arts Club ''Malarvadi Arts Club'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language musical comedy film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directorial debut, produced by actor Dileep. In the film, Five friends take the responsibility of reviving their fa ...

'' with seven new young actors. He won the Asiavision award for the best debutant director for Malarvadi Arts Club. '' Thattathin Marayathu'' is the second movie in which he was the screenwriter, director and playback singer. His third movie ''

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'' was released in 2013, in which he introduced his younger brother Dhyan Sreenivasan.

Personal life

Vineeth married Divya Narayanan on 18 October 2012, after an eight-year-long relationship since 30 March 2004. She was his junior at KCT College of Technology in

. The couple had a son Vihaan Divya Vineeth on 30 June 2017.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Actor

Director/writer

Producer

* '' Aanandam'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2019)

Dubbing artist

* '' Note Book'' - Voice for

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* ''

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'' - Voice for

* '' Elektra'' - Voice for

* ''

'' - Voice for Geevarghese Eappen

Narrator

* 2012 - ''

Jawan of Vellimala ''Jawan of Vellimala'' () is a 2012 Malayalam film written by James Albert and directed by debutant Anoop Kannan. It stars Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas and Asif Ali. Cast * Mammootty as Gopikrishnan,retired soldier, Indian Army * ...

'' - Narration * 2014 - ''

Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language satirical romantic comedy film directed by Balaji Mohan. Produced by Varun Manian and S. Sashikanth under their respective production houses, Radiance Media Group and YNOT Studios, ...

'' - Voice over/Narration * 2019 - '' Adhyarathri'' - Voice over/Narration * 2017 - ''

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'' - Narration

Recurring collaborations

Editor

Ranjan Abraham Ranjan Abraham is an Indian film editor who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He has worked over 100 Malayalam films. He started as an assistant of noted editor G. Venkitaraman. His first independent assignment was Maravathoorkanavu direc ...

, music composer

Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam cinema. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film '' Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny Antony. He ...

, cinematographer

Jomon T. John Jomon T. John (born 17 February 1982) is an Indian cinematographer and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Jomon made his debut with ''Chaappa Kurishu'' (2011). Jomon won the 2015 Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematograp ...

, and actor

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...

have worked on five movies.

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...

, and

Deepak Parambol Deepak Parambol (born November 1, 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Deepak Parambol made his acting debut in ''Malarvaadi Arts Club'' (2010), directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. He is notable for his roles in '' Thattathin ...

acted in three films.

Discography

As playback singer

Albums

References

External links

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Vineeth Sreenivasan on MSI
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