Vishak Nair is an Indian actor who works predominantly in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

films along with a few

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films. He debuted as an actor in the 2016 film '' Aanandam.''

Early and personal life

Vishak Nair was born on 25 April 1992 in

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

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to S. Balachandran Nair, a Chartered Accountant, and Jaya Balachandran. He had a young brother who died due to a malignant

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. He was raised in Rolla Sharjah, where he had "fond memories" and "used to play football and cricket daily in the heat". Due to his upbringing there, he can speak

and

. Though he could speak Malayalam in his early years, he could not read or write until he eventually learnt it. He completed his schooling from Delhi Private School, Sharjah where he was good at studies and extra-curricular activities. In high school, he participated in theatre and cultural activities and festivals. He holds a degree in

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from the

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. He is also trained in western classical music from K M Conservatory, AR Rahman's music school. After completing his education, he worked at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. However, he resigned to join The Little Theatre in

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to pursue acting. On 9 June 2022, Nair married Jayapria Nair in a ceremony in

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Career

Nair debuted as an actor in the 2016 film '' Aanandam'', a coming-of-age story that received critical acclaim and was a commercial success. He went on to star in several other Malayalam films including '' Chunkzz'' (2017), ''Puthen Panam'' (2017), ''Matchbox'' (2017), '' Chembarathipoo'' (2017), and ''Aana Alaralodalaral'' (2017). He further appeared in ''Lonappante Mamodeesa'' (2019), '' Kuttymama'' (2019), and '' Thimiram'' (2021) and ventured into web series with his well-received performance in ''Kili'' (2021). Additionally, he directed a two part music video for Aabha Hanjura's ''Roshewalla'' which was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine's Top Ten Music Videos of 2019. In 2022, Nair made his Hindi debut with the film ''Shabaash Mithu'', in which he played a supporting role alongside

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. He also had cameo appearances in the Malayalam films '' Hridayam'', in which he was also the casting director, ''Wonder Women'', and ''Dear Friend''. He directed the music video for Vineet Vincent's ''Colour,'' which was met with critical acclaim upon its release. In 2024, he played a role in the film ''LLB: Life Line of Bachelors'' and his performance in the survival thriller ''Exit'' which was well received by critics. He portrayed the role of

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's directorial ''Emergency''.

Filmography

* ''Note: All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nair, Vishak Male actors from Kochi Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors