Vini Vishwa Lal

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Vini Vishwa Lal
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Viswa in 2017
Born (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 39)
Nationality India
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, Actor
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)G Viswanathan Pillai
Dr. S Nirmala Devi

Vini Vishwa Lal [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. [6] Vini's debut movie was Second Show (2012) directed by Srinath Rajendran (debut) . Its also the first movie of Dulquer Salman, Sunny Wayne and Gauthami Nair in their acting career. [7] His next film Koothara starring Mohan Lal, Tovino Thomas, Bharath and Sunny Wayne in the lead released in June 2014. In 2015 Starring Pournami a road trip movie starring Sunny Wayne and Tovino Thomas was penned by Vini. The film later dropped due to some budget issues. [8] His latest movie Theevandi released on 7 September 2018,[ citation needed ] starring Tovino Thomas and Samyuktha Menon.

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Vini also played acting roles in Malayalam movies, first in Ladoo followed by Theevandi and Kalki.

Personal life

Vini Vishwa Lal was born in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala on 25 May 1985.[ citation needed ] He is the eldest child of G Viswanathan Pillai, (Retd) District Transport Officer at Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and Dr. S Nirmala Devi, (Retd) Principal at Farook Training college - Kozhikode. He has a younger brother Nivi Viswa Lal, a film musician working for Malayalam film industry.[ citation needed ] Vini grew up in Feroke, where he did schooling at Al-Farook residential school in Feroke, kozhikode. He later studied in CUIET - Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology and graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Where he was classmate of Srinath Rajendran - Malayalam movie director and Sunny Wayne - Malayalam movie actor who was his senior.

Filmography

Writer

YearFilmCastNotes
2012 Second Show Dulquer Salmaan, Sunny Wayne, Gauthami Nair Debut film
2014 Koothara Mohan Lal, Tovino Thomas, Bharath, Sunny Wayne
2015[ citation needed ] Starring Pournami Sunny Wayne, Tovino Thomas Not released [9]
2018 Theevandi Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon

Actor

No.YearFilmRoleReleased On
12018 Ladoo Alex Eepan & Pulimala Sugunan17 November 2018
22018 Theevandi Shanavas Sir07 September 2018
32019 Kalki Appu Nanchagotta08 August 2019
42020VritthamAshok ViswanathTBA

Others

No.YearFilmRoleNotes
12021 Kurup (film) Creative director

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Second Show is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action crime thriller film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. The film, set in the backdrop of criminal gangs of varied varieties in Kerala, tells the story of Harilal alias Lalu who rises from an illicit sand miner to a smuggling baron in a short time. It stars Dulquer Salmaan, Sunny Wayne and Gauthami Nair with a supporting cast such as Rohini, Baburaj and Sudesh Berry. The film marks the acting debuts of Dulquer Salmaan, son of Malayalam actor Mammootty, Sunny Wayne and Gauthami Nair.

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