Vinay Rajkumar

Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May) is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. The grandson of actor Rajkumar and son of film producer and former actor Raghavendra, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with Siddhartha.[2]

Vinay Rajkumar
Born
Vinay Rajkumar

(1989-05-07) 7 May 1989[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2014 - Present
Parent(s)Raghavendra Rajkumar
Mangala
RelativesSee Rajkumar family
In this Indian name, the name Rajkumar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vinay.

Early life

Vinay Rajkumar was born to actor and film producer Raghavendra and Mangala. He is the grandson of actor Rajkumar. He has a younger brother, Guru. The actors Shiva and Puneeth are his uncles. Vinay earned a bachelor's degree in Commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.

Vinay's grandfather, Rajkumar first brought him on-screen at the age of five in the film Aakasmika (1993).[3] Vinay followed this with appearances in Odahuttidavaru (1994), his father's film's Anuragada Alegalu (1993) and Navibbaru Namagibbaru (1993), and uncle Shiva's Om (1995) and Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999).[4][5]

Vinay studied and trained as an actor in "acting workshops with a couple of people" before "training... in theatre". He subsequently trained in dance and martial arts from trainers of uncles' films.[6] In an interview with The Times of India in 2012, he said he was "involved with the filming of [uncle Puneeth's film] Yaare Koogadali", having already worked in the filming of the latter's previous film Anna Bond (2012).[6][7]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
1993AakasmikaUnknown T. S. NagabharanaChild Artist[4]
1993Anuragada AlegaluUnknown S. NarayanChild Artist [4]
1994OdahuttidavaruUnknown S. K. BhagavanChild Artist
1995OmUnknown UpendraChild Artist
1999Hrudaya HrudayaUnknown M. S. RajashekarChild Artist, Credited as Vinay Raghavendra
2015SiddharthaSiddhartha PrakashDebut as lead,Won - SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor
2016Run AntonyAntony Raghu Shastri
2018Ananthu Vs NusrathAnanthu Sudheer Shanbhogue
2020 Ten TBA Karma Chawla Post production [8][9]
2021GramayanaSeena Devanuru ChandruFilming[10]

Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards

References
  1. "Happy birthday Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. "Vinay Rajkumar kickstarted to become a star". Deccan Chronicle. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "Rajkumar's grandson Vinay's first interview". The Times of India. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. "Vinay Rajkumar: On the run". The Hindu. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. "Rajkumar's grandson to make his debut with 'Siddartha'". The Hindu. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. Desai, Dhwani (23 December 2014). "Puneeth is like a good buddy: Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. "No pressure from my family: Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. "Vinay Rajkumar's boxing film to be titled '10'? - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. "Vinay Rajkumar to play a boxer in 'Ten' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. "Gramayana movie news".
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