Vishnu Vinay (born 8 April 1987) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. He is the son of Malayalam film director Vinayan. Vishnu made his debut in Malayalam through the film History of Joy (2017) directed by Vishnu Govindan. Vishnu has also written the story for Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan (2007) directed by his father Vinayan.
Early life Vishnu lives in Palarivattom, Ernakulam. He did schooling from Rajagiri, Kalamasserry and later Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kochi. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech, US and later pursued masters in Aeronautics from Purdue University, US.
His father Vinayan is a veteran filmmaker from the Malayalam film industry and his mother Neena is a homemaker. He has a younger sister Nikhila who is married and settled in the United States. Vishnu started his career in the film industry in 2007 when he wrote the story for Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan which was turned into a film by his father. Vishnu is a trained percussionist and also has a keen interest in singing. On 19 January 2019, he married Dr. Vidhu Sreedharan, a dentist.
Filmography
All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
As actor Year Film Role Notes Ref.2017 History of Joy JoyDebut Film2019 Oru Caribbean Udayippu The Gambinos Musthafa Aakasha Ganga 2Gopikrishnan 2022Pathonpatham Noottandu Inspector Kannan Kurup
As writer/director Year TitleCredited as Notes Ref. Director Writer 2007 Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Directed by Vinayan 2024 Anand Sreebala Written by Abhilash Pillai
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