Vishnupriyan
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| Occupation | Actor |
Vishnupriyan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in lead roles in Tamil language films.
Career
Vishnupriyan made his acting debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Malayalam film Nizhalkuthu (2002), and has since portrayed leading and supporting roles in Malayalam and Tamil cinema.[1][2] During the early stages of his acting career, Vishnupriyan also trained at the drama troupe, Koothu-P-Pattarai.[1]
At the peak of his career in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Vishnupriyan played a series of lead roles in films such as Unakkaga En Kadhal (2010) and Mye (2012), and supporting roles in the college drama Ninaithale Inikkum (2009) and the action thriller Ayyanar (2010).[3][4][5] He returned to Malayalam cinema in a supporting role in Puthiya Mukham (2009) and Simhasanam (2012) after being encouraged by Prithviraj, who he had befriended during the making of Ninaithale Inikkum.[1][6]
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, his appearances in films became more sparse and Vishnupriyan subsequently moved on to become a co-director in films, first working on Hitlist (2024).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2002 | Nizhalkuthu | Malayalam | ||
| 2006 | Ilakkanam | Bala | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Thotta | Giri | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Puthiya Mukham | Ranjith | Malayalam | |
| Ninaithale Inikkum | Thamizharasan | Tamil | ||
| 2010 | Ayyanar | Saravanan | Tamil | |
| Unakkaga En Kadhal | Ramu | Tamil | ||
| Kadhal Meipada | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Mye | Tamil | ||
| Simhasanam | Govindan | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 | Arya Surya | Suryananda | Tamil | |
| Madhumati | Karthik | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Angali Pangali | Karthik | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Merlin | Vetri | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Sonnadhe Tirippi Tirippi Solladhe | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | Mayilanji | Tamil |
References
- ^ a b c "'Would like to do varied roles'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Audio beat: Arya Surya - Songs to lighten the mood - The Hindu". The Hindu. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Time for local politics". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "'I wouldn't be here without dad'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Fresh treatment". 18 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Vishnupriyan dons 'Surya'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
- Vishnupriyan at IMDb