Vinayakan

Vinayakan
Vinayakan in 2022
Born
Vinayakan T. K.

Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • composer
Years active1995–present
RelativesVijayan (Brother)
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Actor (2016)

Vinayakan is an Indian actor, former dancer, and composer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil language films.[1][2][3] He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film Maanthrikam.

Vinayakan won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in the year 2016 for his leading role of Ganga in Rajiv Ravi's Kammatipaadam.[4] His recognized roles include Edakochi Dude in Aadu - Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu and its successor film Aadu 2, and as Ayyappan in Lijo Jose Pellissery's Ee.Ma.Yau.

He achieved wider attention by playing the antagonist Varman in Nelson Dilipkumar's Tamil-language action thriller film Jailer (2023) starring Rajinikanth.[5]

  1. ^ "List of Malayalam Movies acted by Vinayakan". Malayala Chalachithram. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ Anand, Shilp Nair (6 June 2013). "On the superhero trail". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ^ നായർ, അനീഷ്. "വിനായകന്റെ അസൂയയും അഹങ്കാരവും". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 2016: Vinayakan and Rajisha Vijayan are the Best Actor and Actress". The Times of India. 7 March 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Performance in 'Jailer' is Vinayakan's sublime comeback at detractors". OnManorama. Retrieved 30 September 2023.