Vinayakan

Vinayakan is an Indian actor, former dancer, and composer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil language films.[1][2][3] He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film Maanthrikam.

Vinayakan
Vinayakan in 2022
Born
Vinayakan T. K.

Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • composer
Years active1995–present
RelativesVijayan (Brother)
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Actor (2016)

Vinayakan won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his leading role of Ganga in Rajiv Ravi's Kammatipaadam.[4] His recognized roles include Edakochi Dude in Aadu - Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu and its successor film Aadu 2, and as Ayyappan in Lijo Jose Pellissery's Ee.Ma.Yau.

He achieved wider attention by playing the antagonist Varman in Nelson Dilipkumar's Tamil-language action thriller film Jailer (2023) starring Rajinikanth.[5]

Career

Acting

Vinayakan began his career as a dancer and had a dance troupe named Black Mercury with Fire dance being his forte. Director Thampi Kannanthanam introduced him in Maanthrikam and later in Onnaman. He was noticed for his performances in Stop Violence, Vellithira, Chathikkatha Chanthu, Chotta Mumbai and Thottappan. Also, he appeared in a couple of Bollywood movies.[2][3]

Vinayakan was appreciated for his performance as Ganga in Rajeev Ravi' s 2016 film Kammatipaadam,[6][7] and nominated for a national award.[8] It also brought him the Best Actor Award of the Kerala State Film Awards, The North American Film Award for Outstanding performance in a film and Best Actor Award (2016) of the Cinema Paradiso Club Cine Awards.[9] In the same film, he made his debut as a music director.[10][11]

Ee.Ma.Yau. was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the New Wave Movement.[12]

His upcoming projects include Gautham Vasudev Menon's Dhruva Natchathiram:Chapter One - Yuddha Kaandam.[13]

Music

Vinayakan composed the song "Puzhu Pulikal" for the movie Kammatipaadam.[14] He has also composed the music for the title track of Trance (2020). He has also sung songs for Rafi's film Role Models and another one for Ordinary, Sugeeth's movie.

Awards
Year AwardCategoryFilm(s)Result
2016 Kerala State Film AwardBest ActorKammatipaadamWon
2016 Movie Munshi Cine AwardsBest ActorKammatipaadamWon
2017 Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting ActorKammatipaadamWon
2017 CPC Cine AwardsBest ActorKammatipaadamWon
2018 CPC Cine AwardsBest Character ActorEe.Ma.Yau.Won
2019 Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting ActorEe.Ma.Yau.Won

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Malayalam
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Maanthrikam Michael Jackson dupeDebut
2001 OnnamanFriend 5
2002 Stop ViolenceMontha
2003 Vellithira
IvarVinayakan
2004 Chathikkatha ChanthuRomy
GreetingsHari
QuotationMaya
2005 By the PeoplePorter
MakalkkuMental Patient
Junior SeniorSivan
Udayon Thoma's helper
2006 ThanthraMayan
Chinthamani KolacaseUchandi
JayamSaheer
2007 Chotta MumbaiSatheeshan
Big BPandi Asi
2008 PachamarathanalilMad Man
2009 Nammal ThammilUnknown
Swapnangalil Haisal MaryMuthalamada MartinUnreleased Film
Daddy CoolShelvam
Sagar alias Jacky ReloadedStyle
2010 Best ActorPottan
2011 The TrainGithu
2012 Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyAlex
Bachelor PartyFakeer
2013 Police MamanManu
5 SundarikalChandranSegment - Aami
Daivathinte Swantham CleetusSayippu
2014 Masala RepublicBengali Babu
Njan Steve LopezPrathaapan
Iyobinte PustakamChemban
SecondsThampi
2015 Aadu - Oru Bheegara Jeevi AanuDude
Chandrettan EvideyaRajaraja CholanExtended cameo
Any Time Money
2016 KaliJohnettan
KammattipaadamGangadharan (Ganga)Best Actor - Kerala State Film Award
2017 Role modelsJyothish Narayanan
Aadu 2Dude
2018 Diwanjimoola Grand PrixVareedh
Swathandriam ArdharathriyilSimon
Ee.Ma.YauAyyappan[15]
2019 ThottappanIthaq
Pranaya Meenukalude KadalHyder
Valiyaperunnal Himself Cameo
2020 TranceThomas Also done title track
2021 Operation JavaRamanathan
2022PadaBalu
OrutheeSub Inspector Antony
PanthranduAndhro
2023KasargoldAlex[16]
TBA Karinthandan †KarinthandanFilming

Other languages
Year Title Role Language Notes
2005 JamesShanti Narayan's henchmanHindi
2006 AsadhyuduThambuTelugu
ThimiruEaswari's sidekickTamil
2008SilambattamTamizh’s best friendTamil
Ellam Avan SeyalBeggarTamil
KaalaiMokkaiTamil
2011 SiruthaiHenchmanTamil
2013 MaryanTheekkurissi Tamil
2023 Jailer Varman Tamil
Dhruva Natchathiram†TBATamil Post-Production

References
  1. "List of Malayalam Movies acted by Vinayakan". Malayala Chalachithram. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. Anand, Shilp Nair (6 June 2013). "On the superhero trail". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. നായർ, അനീഷ്. "വിനായകന്റെ അസൂയയും അഹങ്കാരവും". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. "Kerala State Film Awards 2016: Vinayakan and Rajisha Vijayan are the Best Actor and Actress". The Times of India. 7 March 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. "Performance in 'Jailer' is Vinayakan's sublime comeback at detractors". OnManorama. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. VS, Goutham (21 May 2016). "Dulquer Salmaan shines in a raw and realistic cut into the brutally buried history of Dalits". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. "Kammatti Paadam Movie Review". India Glitz. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. "Vinayakan was not in the final four for Best Actor". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  9. Beat, Filmi (30 January 2017). "Nivin Pauly And Manju Warrier Bag Top Honours At NAFA 2017!". filmibeat.com.
  10. "Vinayakan's Composition for Trance". 4 March 2020.
  11. "I never felt I was inferior and that empowered me: Vinayakan". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  13. "Vinayakan to lock horns with Vikram in 'Dhruva Natchathiram'". The Times of India. 17 April 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. "Vinayakan to do composing, choreography". 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. "Vinayakan is Ayyappan in 'Ee Ma Yau'". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  16. "Asif Ali's 'Kasargold' all set to unleash breathtaking thrills upon its release on September 15". The Times of India. 29 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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