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. 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 Karunagappalli 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 ''Ee Thirakkinidayil'' ( ml, ഈ തിരക്കിനിടയിൽ) is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Anil Kaarakkulam, starring Vinu Mohan and Muktha in the lead roles. Cast * Vinu Mohan as Ananthan * Muktha as Savithri * Shaju * G ...

''.

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 Asianet 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

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada ...

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

'' (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 appe ...

. 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 Ra ...

'' 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 managemen ...

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