Vinay Rajkumar

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In this Indian name, the name Rajkumar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vinay.

Vinay Rajkumar
Born (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 32)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Parent(s)
RelativesSee Rajkumar family

Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May 1989) 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]

Early life[]

Vinay Rajkumar was born to actor and film producer Raghavendra Rajkumar and Mangala. He is the grandson of actor Rajkumar. He has a younger brother, Yuva Rajkumar. The actors Shiva and Puneeth are his paternal 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 four in the film Aakasmika (1993).[3] Vinay followed this with appearances in Odahuttidavaru (1994), his father's film's (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 his 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
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1993 Aakasmika Un­known Child Artist [4]
1993 Un­known Child Artist [4]
1994 Odahuttidavaru Un­known Child Artist
1995 Om Un­known Child Artist
1999 Hrudaya Hrudaya Un­known Child Artist, Credited as Vinay Raghavendra
2015 Siddhartha Siddhartha Debut as lead, Won - SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor
2016 Run Antony Antony
2018 Ananthu Vs Nusrath Ananthu
2021 TenFilms that have not yet been released TBA Post-production [8][9]
2021 GramayanaFilms that have not yet been released Seena Filming [10]
2021 Andondittu KaalaFilms that have not yet been released Kumar Filming [11]

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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".
  11. ^ "Vinay Rajkumar, Aditi Prabhudeva come together for Andondittu Kaala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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