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Vinayak Vaithianathan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema. Vinayak directed several limited series before venturing into feature films with his directorial debut being Romeo, [1] starring Vijay Antony and Mirnalini Ravi, produced by Vijay Antony himself. [2]
Vinayak Vaithianathan was born in Bangalore. He did his schooling at MAK Matriculation Higher Secondary School. Vinayak became interested in filmmaking through his father, an associate director in the industry. [1]
Vinayak Vaithianathan started as an assistant director in the Tamil film industry. He joined Shree Karthick and worked on Happy To Be Single, the first-ever Tamil web series, later distributed by Sony Music. [3] Later, Vinayak created several short films while pursuing his degree from DG Vaishnav College.
Vinayak directed over twenty television commercials in the early stages of his career. [4] He then collaborated with Shree Karthick again for Oke Oka Jeevitham, where he worked as the first assistant director. In the meantime, Vinayak also created and starred in Kadhal Distancing, [5] a web series shot and set entirely over the pandemic lockdown. Following that, Vinayak then directed an episode in the anthology series I Hate You - I Love You, [5] created by Madboys Entertainment, where he was one of the three central directors, alongside Shree Karthick and Vignesh Raja, the director of Por Thozhil.
Vinayak's work on the anthology series landed him an opportunity to direct a Tamil feature film with Vijay Antony in the lead. [6] In 2023, Vinayak Vaithianathan's directorial feature-film debut Romeo was announced [7] , starring Vijay Antony, Mirnalini Ravi and Yogi Babu. [8] The film opened to a positive response from the audience. [9] [10]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Actor | Language | Notes |
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2020 | Kadhal Distancing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tamil | Web Series |
2022 | Oke Oka Jeevitham | No | No | Yes | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
2022 | I Hate You - I Love You | Yes | Yes | No | Tamil | |
2024 | Romeo | Yes | Yes | No | Tamil |
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