Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in

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. He made his debut in the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor

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, son of actors K. Mohan Kumar and

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, and nephew of actor Sai Kumar.

Early life and family

Vinu Mohan was born to actors K. Mohan Kumar and

in Kottarakkara, Kerala, India. He is the grandson of the

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actor

and nephew of Sai Kumar. Actor Anu Mohan is his younger brother. He attended Government Boys Higher Secondary School in

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and Government Model B.H.S.S,

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. Vinu married actress Vidhya Mohan in 2013 after they co-starred in '' Ee Thirakkinidayil''.

Career

He started his acting career with the multilingual film '' Ajantha'', but its release was delayed until 2012. His first release was '' Nivedyam'' in 2007, for which he won the

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Best Star Pair Award with his costar,

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. Sai Kumar was cast as the villain in the film '' Cycle'', in which Vinu played the lead role along with

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. In 2009, he acted alongside

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in the film '' Chattambinadu''. He played leading roles in ''

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'' (2008) and '' Koottukar'' (2010). He portrayed the role of Manikuttan in '' Pulimurugan'' (2016) starring

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. In 2017, he acted in '' Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' alongside

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Filmography

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Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan, Vinu Male actors from Kollam Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 1985 births People from Kollam district 21st-century Indian male actors