Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in the 2007 film Nivedyam, directed by A. K. Lohithadas. Referred to as Galaxy Star in the media, he is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. Mohan Kumar and Shobha Mohan, and nephew of actor Sai Kumar.
Early life and family Vinu Mohan was born to actors K. Mohan Kumar and Shobha Mohan in Kottarakkara, Kerala, India. He is the grandson of the veteran actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair 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, Thiruvananthapuram.സ്വപ്നങ്ങളില് ഞാന് എന്നും നായകന് . Mathrubhumi (3 March 2008)
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, Bhama.
Sai Kumar was cast as the villain in the film Cycle, in which Vinu played the lead role along with Vineeth Sreenivasan. In 2009, he acted alongside Mammootty in the film Chattambinadu. He played leading roles in Sultan (2008) and Koottukar (2010). He portrayed the role of Manikuttan in Pulimurugan (2016) starring Mohanlal. In 2017, he acted in Jomonte Suvisheshangal alongside Dulquer Salmaan.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2005 Kanne Madanguka V. Harikumar 2007 Nivedyam Mohan Krishnan Won: Asianet award for Best Newcomer 2008 Sultan Sivan Cycle Sanju 2009 Dalamarmarangal Praveen Chattambinadu Murukan Colours Rahul Keralotsavam 2009 Sandeep Subramaniam / Javed Ibrahim 2010 Inganeyum Oral Rahul Koottukar Unnikrishnan Holidays Alby 2011 Nadakame Ulakam Murali Bombay Mittayi Suresh 2012 Ee Thirakkinidayil Ananthan Ajantha Filmed in 2006; Delayed release 2014 My Dear Mummy Rahul 2015 Nee-Na Sunnykutty 2016 Pulimurugan Manikuttan 2017 Jomonte Suvisheshangal Alfi 2018 Sthaanam Prasad Paviyettante Madhurachooral Anandu 2019JanaadhipanAnand Ittymaani: Made in ChinaAjjo 2020Prapancha NayakanChuruttu 'Sultan'2022Oru Nadan Premam
Television Year Title Role Notes2021Swantham SujathaHimself Surya TV series 2023–presentMayamayuramHimself/ productionZee Keralam series
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