Vinayakan T. K. is an Indian actor, playback singer, and composer who predominantly works in the

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathayam ...

. He has also appeared in some

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film ''

Maanthrikam ''Maanthrikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film produced and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and written by Babu Pallassery. It stars Mohanlal, Jagadish, Priya Raman, Raghuvaran, and Rajan P. Dev. Filmed by Saloo Georg ...

''. Later, he did a couple of films as supporting roles as well as comedian roles. In 2016, Vinayakan won the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor is an honour, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Malayalam film. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Depar ...

for his leading role of ''Ganga'' in Rajiv Ravi's ''

Kammatipaadam ''Kammatipaadam'', alternatively spelled as ''Kammatti Paadam'', is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. ...

'' and it was well appreciated by the critics. He also composed a song for the film.

Career

Acting

Vinayakan began his career as a dancer and had a dance troupe named ''Black Mercury'' with

Fire dance Fire performance is a group of performance arts or skills that involve the manipulation of fire. Fire performance typically involves equipment or other objects made with one or more wicks which are designed to sustain a large enough flam ...

being his forte. Director

Thampi Kannanthanam Thampi Kannanthanam (11 December 1953 – 2 October 2018) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed 16 films. Personal life Thampi was born on 11 December 1953 as the sixth son ...

introduced him in ''

'' and later in ''

Onnaman ''Onnaman'' () is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and starring Mohanlal, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon and Ramya Krishnan. The film features original soundtrack composed by S. P. Venka ...

''. He was noticed for his performances in '' Stop Violence'', Vellithira, Chathikkatha Chanthu,

Chotta Mumbai ''Chotta Mumbai'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and co-produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role with Siddique, Jagathy Sreekuma ...

and

Thottappan ''Thottappan'' (transl: Great-grandfather) is a 2019 Malayalam drama film directed by Shanavas K Bavakutty. It depicts the affection between a girl and her godparent. Plot When his partner in crime goes missing, a small-time crook dedicates hims ...

. Also, he appeared in a couple of Bollywood movies. Vinayakan was appreciated for his performance as Ganga in

Rajeev Ravi Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films. After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career ...

' s 2016 film ''

'', and nominated for national award. It also brought him the Best Actor Award of

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

, The North American Film Award for Outstanding performance in a film, Best Actor Award (2016) of Cinema Paradiso Club Cine Awards, etc. In the same film, he made his debut as a music director.

Music

Vinayakan composed the song "Puzhu Pulikal" for the movie ''

.''.He has also sung songs for Rafi's new film Role Models and another one for Ordinary fame, Sugeeth's upcoming movie.

Personal life

Awards

Filmography

Malayalam

Other languages

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinayakan Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Indian male dancers Year of birth missing (living people) Dancers from Kerala Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors from Kochi Kerala State Film Award winners 21st-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian male actors