Vinay Rajkumar

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Vinay Rajkumar
Born (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 36) [1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active1993-1999; 2012–present
Father Raghavendra Rajkumar
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 actor Raghavendra Rajkumar, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with Siddhartha . [2]

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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 Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar are his paternal uncles. Vinay earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.

Vinay's grandfather, Rajkumar 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 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 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
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1993 Anuragada Alegalu Running boyChild Artist;
cameo appearance in the song "Ambarada Taare"		 [8]
Navibbaru Namagibbaru Boy with cattleChild Artist [9]
Aakasmika Boy in horse drawn carriageChild Artist;
Uncredited cameo appearance in the song "Huttidare Kannadanalli"		 [3]
1994 Odahuttidavaru VinuChild Artist [3]
1995 Om Satya and Madhu's sonChild Artist; uncredited [10]
1999 Hrudaya Hrudaya VinuChild Artist [11]
2015 Siddhartha Siddhartha
2016 Run Antony Antony
2018 Ananthu Vs Nusrath Ananthu [4]
2022 10 Vijay Kumar [12] [13]
2024 Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Athishay [14]
Pepe Pepe
2025Andondittu Kaala†KumarCompleted [15]
City Lights†TBAFilming [16]

Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Happy birthday Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar kickstarted to become a star". Deccan Chronicle . 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rajkumar's grandson Vinay's first interview". The Times of India . 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Vinay Rajkumar: On the run". The Hindu. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 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. 1 2 Desai, Dhwani (23 December 2014). "Puneeth is like a good buddy: Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. 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. ↑ Anuragada Alegalu Movie. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Navibbaru Namagibbaru | Full Movies | Raghavendra Rajkumar| Malashree| Comedy Movie. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "I grew up on film sets, they've always felt like home to me: Vinay Rajkumar | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Hrudaya Hrudaya. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar's boxing film to be titled '10'? – The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar to play a boxer in 'Ten'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "vinay-rajkumar-to-collaborate-with-directorsuni-for-a-romantic-drama". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar, Aditi Prabhudeva come together for Andondittu Kaala". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "ನಟ ವಿನಯ್ ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್ ಹೊಸ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ 'ದುನಿಯಾ' ವಿಜಯ್ ಡೈರೆಕ್ಷನ್; 'ದೊಡ್ಮನೆ' ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಥ್ರಿಲ್". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "SIIMA 2016 Kannada winners list". Asianet News . 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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