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

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. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by

A. K. Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas (10 May 1955 – 28 June 2009) was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a National ...

. He is the grandson of the actor

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor who appeared Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala. Sree ...

, 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

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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

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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,

Bhama Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is a former Indian actress who mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film ''Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohi ...

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

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

. 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 ''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna—half of ...

'' (2016) starring

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...

. In 2017, he acted in ''

Jomonte Suvisheshangal ''Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' ( ''Jomon's Gospels'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mukesh and Aishwarya Rajesh. Aishwarya Rajes ...

'' alongside

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management ...

Awards

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Filmography

, 2022, , ''oru nadan premam '' Alloy ffc

Television

References

External links

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