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Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in the 2007 film Nivedyam , directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. Mohan Kumar and Shobha Mohan, and nephew of actor Sai Kumar.
Vinu Mohan was born to actors K. Mohan Kumar and Shobha Mohan in Kottarakkara, Kerala, India. He is the grandson of the veteran actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and nephew of Sai Kumar. [1] Actor Anu Mohan is his younger brother. He attended Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Karunagappalli and Government Model B.H.S.S, Thiruvananthapuram. [2]
Vinu married actress Vidhya Mohan in 2013 after they co-starred in Ee Thirakkinidayil . [3]
He started his acting career with the multilingual film Ajantha , but its release was delayed until 2012. His first release was Nivedyam in 2007, for which he won the Asianet Best Star Pair Award with his costar, Bhama. [4] [5]
Sai Kumar was cast as the villain in the film Cycle , in which Vinu played the lead role along with Vineeth Sreenivasan. [6] In 2009, he acted alongside Mammootty in the film Chattambinadu . He played leading roles in Sultan (2008) [7] and Koottukar (2010). He portrayed the role of Manikuttan in Pulimurugan (2016) starring Mohanlal. In 2017, he acted in Jomonte Suvisheshangal alongside Dulquer Salmaan.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Kanne Madanguka | V. Harikumar | |
| 2007 | Nivedyam | Mohan Krishnan | Won: Asianet award for Best Newcomer |
| 2008 | Sultan | Sivan | |
| Cycle | Sanju | ||
| 2009 | Dalamarmarangal | Praveen | |
| Chattambinadu | Murukan | ||
| Colours | Rahul | ||
| Keralotsavam 2009 | Sandeep Subramaniam / Javed Ibrahim | ||
| 2010 | Inganeyum Oral | Rahul | |
| Koottukar | Unnikrishnan | ||
| Holidays | Alby | ||
| 2011 | Nadakame Ulakam | Murali | |
| 2012 | Ee Thirakkinidayil | Ananthan | |
| Ajantha | |||
| 2013 | My Dear Mummy | Rahul | |
| 2014 | Bombay Mittayi | Suresh | |
| 2015 | Nee-Na | Sunnykutty | |
| 2016 | Pulimurugan | Manikuttan | |
| 2017 | Jomonte Suvisheshangal | Alfi | |
| 2018 | Sthaanam | Prasad | |
| Paviyettante Madhurachooral | Anandu | ||
| 2019 | Janaadhipan | Anand | |
| Ittymaani: Made in China | Ajjo | ||
| 2020 | Prapancha Nayakan | Churuttu 'Sultan' | |
| 2022 | Oru Nadan Premam |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Swantham Sujatha | Himself | Surya TV series |
| 2023- present | Mayamayuram | himself/ production | Zee Keralam series |
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