Vishnu G Raghav

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Vishnu G Raghav
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Born (1989-01-18) 18 January 1989 (age 36)
Alma mater Civil engineering in College of Engineering Trivandrum
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2011-present
Spouse
Meera Mohan
(m. 2018)
FatherR.Gopalakrishnan (Renowned Photographer)

Vishnu G Raghav (born 18 January 1989) is an indian actor, director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. [1]

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Early and personal life

Vishnu was born in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. He is the son of renowned photographer R.Gopalakrishnan.He finished his Civil Engineering in College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He married Meera Mohan in 2018. [2]

Career

He started his acting career with the movie Orkut Oru Ormakoot in 2012. He became noticed for his role in the movie Theevram. Meanwhile he scripted and directed the short films, For Hire starring Kavitha Nair and Anu Mohan and Open your mind [3] starring Bhavana, [4] [5] Sai Kumar, Bindu Panicker and Anu Mohan, while actively pursuing his acting career. Later Vishnu started directing advertisement films for major brands in Kerala.

He made his directorial debut in 2022 with Vaashi [6] a courtroom drama, which features Tovino Thomas [7] and Keerthy Suresh [8] in the lead roles. [9] His second directorial venture is a web series called Love Under Construction [10] [11] released on Disney+ Hotstar in 2025, which features Neeraj Madhav, [12] [13] Gouri G. Kishan and Aju Varghese [14] in the lead roles. [15]

Filmography

Key
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Orkut Oru Ormakoot Vishnu
2012 Theevram Dr. Roy Philip
2013Police Maman
2014 Pakida Rafik
2014John Paul Vaathil ThurakkunnuDineshan
2015 Saradhi
2022 Puzhu

As director, screenwriter and producer

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriter
2013For HireYesYes Short film
2015Open your mindYesYes Short film
2022 Vaashi YesYesDirectorial debut
2025 Love Under Construction [16] [17] [18] YesYes Disney+ Hotstar (Webseries)

References

  1. M, Athira (2025-03-05). "Director Vishnu G Raghav Interview: 'Love Under Construction' is inspired by actual people and real-life situations'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  2. "നടൻ വിഷ്ണു ജി. രാഘവ് വിവാഹിതനായി". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  3. "ഇനിയുള്ള ജീവിതത്തിൽ തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ എന്റേത് കൂടിയാണ്: ഭാവന പറയുന്നു | Bhavana Short Film | Open Your Mind". vanitha.in. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  4. "Bhavana's short film goes viral". The Times of India. 2015-08-05. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  5. IBTimes (2015-07-31). "'Open Your Mind' Short-Film Review: Bhavana-Anu Mohan-Ajas Starrer Gets Thumbs-up [VIDEO]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  6. "Exclusive! Vishnu G Raghav: I am sure that both family and youth audience will connect with Vaashi's content". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  7. "Tovino, Vishnu G Raghav team up eight years after their initial plan". The Times of India. 2021-01-30. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  8. "Vaashi teaser out. Tovino Thomas, Keerthy Suresh's courtroom drama looks promising". India Today. 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  9. Features, C. E. (2022-01-20). "Tovino Thomas, Keerthy Suresh wrap up Vaashi shoot". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  10. M, Athira (2025-03-05). "Director Vishnu G Raghav Interview: 'Love Under Construction' is inspired by actual people and real-life situations'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  11. Madhu, Vignesh (2025-03-05). "Love Under Construction director Vishnu G Raghav: We shouldn't avoid writing politically incorrect characters". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  12. ""So well written and what a beautiful screenplay": Keerthy Suresh praises Neeraj Madhav's 'Love Under Construction'". The Times of India. 2025-03-17. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  13. "Love Under Construction review: Neeraj Madhav builds on Vishnu Raghav's series". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  14. "'Neeraj Madhav stopped the car and made me pick up the bottle': Aju Varghese". English.Mathrubhumi. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  15. Scroll Staff (2025-02-10). "'Love Under Construction' trailer: Neeraj Madhav leads web series about buying a house". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  16. "Love Under Construction Is A Relatable, Cheerful Exploration Of Love & Life". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  17. "Love Under Construction: Neeraj Madhav teams up with makers of Thudarum, Vaashi for Disney+ Hotstar web series". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  18. "Exclusive! Vishnu G Raghav: I am sure that both family and youth audience will connect with Vaashi's content". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-04-03.