Vinay Govindankutty or better known as Vinay Govind (born 3 March 1988) is an Indian film director. His first feature directional venture, ''

Kili Poyi ''Kili Poyi'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam language stoner film directed by debutant Vinay Govind, a former associate of V. K. Prakash. The film stars Asif Ali, Aju Varghese, Sampath Raj, Raveendran, and Sreejith Ravi in major roles. The film ...

'' debuted on 1 March 2013. The film opened to mixed response from the critics, though found major fanfare among the youth. ''

'' is also one of the few stoner films produced in the country.

Early life and education

Vinay was born in

Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna taluk, and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluva ...

, a town in the Malappuram District of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. He completed his high school in Presentation English Medium High School, Perinthalmanna. He graduated in visual communications from

Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1925 by the French Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram, along with other European Jesuits. It is an auton ...

, a prominent institution in Southern India.

Career

Vinay started his career in the advertisement film industry before moving to being an associate director to V. K. Prakash. He debuted as an Assistant director with Prakash's 2011 blockbuster ''

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''.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Govind, Vinay 1988 births Living people People from Malappuram district Malayalam film directors Film directors from Kerala Loyola College, Chennai alumni