Vinayan
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| Born | Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1989 - Present |
Vinayan is an Indian film director, mainly of Malayalam movies. He started his career with the film Super Star, in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role.[1]
Vinayan is noted for the films Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, Karumadikkuttan, Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, Dada Sahib, Vellinakshatram,[2] Aakasha Ganga and Sipayi Lahala. He has directed both comedy and serious films.
In 2005, Vinayan created history by writing and directing the film Albhuthadweep (Wonder Island) which cast around 300 midgets for the first time in a film. The two-foot-high hero of the film Ajayan found place in the Guinness Book of Records and India's Limca Book of Records. The film was immensely successful, especially among children, besides garnering the FilmFare and the Cinema Express awards. The film was successfully remade in 2007 in the Tamil language by Vinayan himself.[3]
Vinayan has also remade a few of his films into Tamil. He is also a script writer and lyricist.
Vinayan is the founder/president of the MACTA Federation. He has also launched a co-operative society (with the assistance of the Government of Kerala) for the benefit of film workers. Vinayan is also the Advisory Member of the Cine Workers Welfare Board, sponsored by the Government of India.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Cast | Notes |
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| 2011 | Kadhal Vedham[5] | Meghana Raj, Murali Krishna | Pre-production Tamil |
| 2011 | Again Dracula[6][7][8][9] | Pre-production Malayalam |
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| 2011 | Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya | Murali Krishna, Meghana Raj | Love story of a Hindu boy and Muslim girl. |
| 2010 | Yakshiyum Njanum | Gautham, Meghana Raj, Ricky, Jubil | Fantasy film on a fairy and a hired killer. Debut film of Meghana Raj in Malayalam. |
| 2007 | Black Cat | Suresh Gopi, Mukesh(Guest Role), Meena, Karthika, Rajan P. Dev, Harisree Ashokan | |
| 2007 | Athisayan | Mukesh, Master Devadas, Jackie Shroff, Jayasurya, Jagadish, Kavya Madhavan, Karthika, Harisree Ashokan, Rajan P. Dev | Story of a six year old boy with amazing brain powers. Inspired from the hollywood film "The Hulk". |
| 2007 | Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Indrajith, Jayasurya, Sherin, Bhama, Jagathy Sreekumar, Ambika, Cochin Haneefa, Salim Kumar | Story by his son Vishnu Vinayan and screenplay and dialogues penned by Vinayan himself. |
| 2005 | Boyy Friennd | Mukesh, Manikuttan, Madhumitha, Honey Rose, Sreenivasan, Jagadish, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Harisree Ashokan, Mamukkoya | Family drama, murder mystery, single parenting and sexual harassment at work place and traditional teenage love and friendship,Mukesh in a double role. |
| 2005 | Athbhutha Dweepu | Undapakru (Ajaykumar), Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mallika Kapoor, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jagadish, Kalpana, Bindu Panicker, Indrans | Movie is about a mysterious island where all the men are dwarfs and all the women, normal. |
| 2004 | Sathyam | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priyamani, Thilakan, Anandaraj, Lalu Alex, Captain Raju, Venu Nagavally, Suresh Krishna | Movie is about a petty sub-inspector of police single-handedly taking on the vicious nexus of politician, liquor mafia, high-ranking police officers and street goons. Inspired from Tamil Hit film "kaka kaka". |
| 2004 | Vellinakshatram | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Meenakshi, Jayasurya, Karthika, Jagathy Sreekumar, Thilakan, Salim Kumar, Siddique, Rajan P. Dev | Horror flick or horror-comedy. |
| 2003 | War & Love | Dileep, Prabhu Ganesan, Laila Mehdin, Indraja, Vijayaraghavan, Siddique, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagadish, Saikumar, Mukesh Rishi | Patriotic movie. |
| 2003 | Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ambili Devi, Renuka Menon, Jagathy Sreekumar, Cochin Haneefa, Philomina, Sudheesh, Indrans | Film on handi caps. Story of the bond between the brother and sister. Sister is handicap. |
| 2002 | En Mana Vaanil | Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, Vadivelu | Film on handi caps. Remake of Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan. Hero and heroine both are deaf and dumb. |
| 2002 | Kattuchembakam | Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Charmy Kaur, Karthika, Manoj K. Jayan | |
| 2002 | Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan | Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, Indrajith, Saikumar, Riza Bava, Harisree Ashokan, Sudheesh, Jagadish, Rajan P. Dev | Film on handicaps. Hero and heroine both are deaf and dumb. |
| 2001 | Karumadikkuttan | Kalabhavan Mani, Kausalya, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Rajan P. Dev, Janardhanan, Ganesh Kumar, Saikumar | Film on handicaps. Hero is mentally retarded. |
| 2000 | Rakshasa Rajavu | Mammootty, Meena, Dileep, Kavya Madhavan, Kalabhavan Mani, Saikumar, Manya, Rajan P. Dev, Cochin Haneefa | An action movie with a mix of other elements such as love, comedy, politics, drama, and mystery. |
| 2000 | Dada Sahib | Mammootty, Athira, Murali, Kalabhavan Mani, Saikumar, Ganesh Kumar, Rajan P. Dev | |
| 2000 | Daivathinte Makan | Jayaram, Pooja Batra, Prema (actress), Kalabhavan Mani, Saikumar, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardhanan | |
| 1999 | Aakasha Ganga | Mukesh, Divya Unni, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent, Jagadish, Rajan P. Dev, Madhupal | A horror movie with a light splash of comedy in between. |
| 1999 | Independence | Vijayaraghavan, Vani Viswanath, Indraja, Kalabhavan Mani, Murali, Saikumar, Cochin Haneefa, Rajan P. Dev | |
| 1999 | Pranaya Nilavu | Dileep, Mohini, Kalabhavan Mani, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Madhu, K. R. Vijaya, Captain Raju | |
| 1999 | Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum | Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri, Praveena, Bharath Gopi, Vani Viswanath, Saikumar, Krishna Kumar, Indrans | Film on handicaps. Hero is blind. |
| 1998 | Anuragakottaram | Dileep, Suvalakshmi, Jagathy Sreekumar | |
| 1997 | Ullasapoongattu | Dileep, Mohini, Thilakan, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Maniyanpilla Raju | |
| 1996 | Kalyana Sougandhikam | Dileep, Divya Unni, Chippy, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jagadish, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, Oduvil Unnikrishnan | |
| 1996 | Mr. Clean | Mukesh, Devayani, Annie, Sreenivasan, N. F. Varghese, Rajan P. Dev, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, Harisree Ashokan, Kuthiravattam Pappu | A fun-filled story of a fraud doctor narrated with humour. |
| 1995 | Sipayi Lahala | Mukesh, Vani Viswanath, Sreenivasan, Vijayaraghavan, N. F. Varghese, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K.P.A.C. Lalitha | A laugh riot[citation needed] where the hero tells all the lies to his wife to hide away his past ensuing hilarious events. Vinayan's first hit. |
| 1993 | Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha | Vineeth, Suchithra, Rajan P. Dev | A musical love story in the backdrop of kanyakumari with classical dance as the theme. |
| 1993 | Aayiram Chirakulla Moham [10] | Harish Kumar, Jayalalitha, Sukumaran | A love story between a teenage boy and an older woman. |
| 1992 | Aalilakkuruvikal | Introduced Telugu actor Vinod Kumar, while Suresh Gopi played villain | |
| 1990 | Superstar | Madanraj, Innocent, Jagadish | Story about a lookalike who resembles superstar Mohanlal |
[edit] External links
- Vinayan at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] References
- ^ My-Kerala.com: News
- ^ The Hindu : A thriller in the making
- ^ Arputha Theevu Preview, Synopsis - Tamil movie Arputha Theevu Preview, Synopsis
- ^ MACTA | Film Institute | Cooperative Registrar | Vinayan | Co Operative Sector - Oneindia Entertainment
- ^ "Vinayan’s fifth film in Tamil". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "DRACULA - Vinayan To Scare Again"
- ^ "Vinayan overtakes Rupesh Paul with another 'Dracula'"
- ^ "Vinayan's 'Dracula' to start next month"
- ^ "Vinayan with "Again Dracula"
- ^ "Aayiram Chirakulla Moham - Mal Film". maebag.com. 02 November 2011. http://www.maebag.com/Content.php?Code=14714&Param=Product. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
