Vinoth Kishan is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films, besides a few Telugu and Malayalam films. He made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's Nandhaa (2001), before playing villain in Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) and Vidiyum Munn (2013).
Career Vinoth Kishan made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's Nandhaa (2001) portraying the younger version of Suriya's character before appearing in similar roles in Samasthanam (2002) and then Sena (2003). He also played a supporting role in A. L. Vijay's Kireedam (2007), portraying the younger brother of Ajith Kumar.
Kishan made a breakthrough portraying a villainous role in Suseenthiran's Naan Mahaan Alla (2010), where he played a ruthless college student who turns murderer, winning rave reviews for his portrayal. To prepare for the role, he trained in stunts for three months under fight choreographer Mahendran and then shot for the film for forty days. After being impressed with his role in the film, director Balaji roped in to play antihero in Vidiyum Munn (2013). For his role, he prepared extensively by practising the art of not blinking, as his character demanded such an approach and won positive reviews from critics for his portrayal.
Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Tamil films Year Film Role Notes2001 Nandhaa Young Nandhaa Child artiste2002 Samasthanam Young Shankara Child artiste2003 Sena Young Sena Child artiste2007 Kireedam Vinoth 2010 Naan Mahaan Alla Nominated-Vijay Award for Best Villain 2012 Kaliyugam 2013 Vidiyum Munn Chinnayyah 2014 Jeeva 2017 Nenjil Thunivirundhal Durai Pandi's henchman Bilingual film Yaazh Sudan Direct release on YouTube2018 6 Athiyayam Segment: Sithiram Kolluthadi Imaikkaa Nodigal Vineeth 2020 Adavi Murugan Danny Kavi Andhaghaaram Selvam 2021 Kutty Story Young Aadhi 2023 Beginning Bala Subramaniam Vaan Moondru Joshua Iraivan "Copycat Killer" Babu 2024 Captain Miller Muthuswami Konjam Pesinaal Yenna Ajay The Akaali Vincent 2026 Double Occupancy Karthik 2026 Selvi Purushothaman
Other language films Year Film Role Language Notes2011 Kanakompathu Malayalam credited as Vinod Krishnan2012 Genius Jeevanandam Telugu 2017 C/O Surya Sambasivudu's henchman Bilingual film 2020 Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 Auto Renjan Malayalam 2024 Gangs of Godavari Viswam Telugu Pekamedalu Laxman
Other projects +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released All projects are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes2017 Aagaasa Vaani Vinoth Music Video2020 Visarani Arun Short Film2021 Magavu Direction Team 2022 Fingertip Web Series Anantham 2023 Story of Things Sony LIV Originals Segment: Mirror
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