Vishnu Vinay (born 8 April 1987) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...

s. He is the son of Malayalam film director

Vinayan T. G. Vinayakumar, professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He has directed 40 Malayalam films and 4 Tami ...

. Vishnu made his debut in Malayalam through the film '' History of Joy'' (2017) directed by Vishnu Govindan. Vishnu has also written the story for ''

Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan ''Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Vinayan and written by Vishnu Vinayan, based on his own comic book. The movie stars Indrajith Sukumaran and Jayasurya in the lead roles. Plot The movie is n ...

'' (2007) directed by his father Vinayan.

Early life

Vishnu lives in

Palarivattom Palarivattom is a ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is known for a four-directional intersection at its highway signal point on the Kochi Bypass. The district is a commercial area, which gained importance as a connecting point between the city's dif ...

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

. He did schooling from Rajagiri, Kalamasserry and later Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kochi. He then graduated with a

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from

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, US and later pursued masters in Aeronautics from Purdue University, US. His father

is a veteran filmmaker from the

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry a ...

and his mother Neena is a homemaker. He has a younger sister Nikhila who is married and settled in the

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. Vishnu started his career in the film industry in 2007 when he wrote the story for ''

'' which was turned into a film by his father. Vishnu is a trained

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and also has a keen interest in singing. On 19 January 2019, he married Dr. Vidhu Sreedharan, a dentist.

Filmography

*''All films are 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 ...

language unless otherwise noted''.

As actor

As writer/director

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vishnu Vinay Indian male film actors Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors from Kochi 21st-century Indian male actors 1987 births