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T. G. Vinayakumar (born 16 May 1957), professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema.

Vinayan
Born	T. G. Vinayakumar[1] (1957-05-16) 16 May 1957 (age 65) Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
Occupation	Director screenwriter producer lyricist
Years active	1989 – present

Early life

Vinayan is from Kuttanad, Kerala, India.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Vinayan started his career with the film Super Star.[2] And he has directed the following films like Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, Akasha ganga 2,Karumadikkuttan, Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, Dada Sahib, Vellinakshatram,[3] Aakasha Ganga, Rakshasa Rajavu, Kalyana Sougandhikam, Kasi (Tamil), Enn mana vaanil, Independence, Sathyam, Albhuthadweep, Athishayan, Dracula and Sipayi Lahala. The genres of his films include comedy, horror, action, fantasy and family drama.[4]

Vinayan also introduced a handful of actors and singers in the Malayalam film industry. Jayasurya, Indrajith Sukumaran, Anoop Menon, Honey Rose, Priyamani, Manikkuttan, Suresh Krishna, Meghana Raj, Lakshmi Menon, Sithara(singer), Sudeep kumar(singer)etc. are some of the actors and singers Vinayan has introduced in Malayalam.

In 2005, Vinayan wrote and directed the film Albhuthadweep (Wonder Island) which cast around 300 dwarfs for the first time in a film. The two-foot-high hero of the film, Ajayan, was written in the Guinness Book of Records and Vinayan himself was listed in India's Limca Book of Records. The film garnered the FilmFare and the Cinema Express awards, and was successfully remade in 2007 in the Tamil language by Vinayan himself.[5]

Vinayan has also remade a few of his films into Tamil. He is also a script writer and lyricist. He directed a Malayalam television serial Iniyonnu Visramikkatte before making movies.[6]

Vinayan is the founder/president of the MACTA Federation. He has also launched a co-operative society (with the assistance of the Government of Kerala) for the benefit of film workers.[7] Vinayan is also the Advisory Member of the Cine Workers Welfare Board, sponsored by the Government of India.[8]

Personal life

Vinayan is married and has a son.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2022	Pathonpatham Noottandu	Malayalam	Biopic of Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker[9][10]
2019	Aakasha Ganga 2	Malayalam
2018	Chalakkudikkaran Changathi	Malayalam	J C Foundation Award for Best film director. Biographical movie of Kalabhavan Mani
2014	Little Superman[11]	Malayalam	3D film
2013	Dracula 2012	Malayalam	3D film
2011	Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya	Malayalam
2010	Yakshiyum Njanum	Malayalam
2009	Naalai Namadhe	Tamil
2007	Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan	Malayalam
	Black Cat	Malayalam
	Athisayan	Malayalam
2005	Boyy Friennd	Malayalam
	Athbhutha Dweepu	Malayalam
2004	Sathyam	Malayalam
	Vellinakshatram	Malayalam
2003	War and Love	Malayalam
	Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum	Malayalam
2002	En Mana Vaanil	Tamil	Remake of Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
	Kattuchembakam	Malayalam
	Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan	Malayalam
2001	Kasi	Tamil	Tamil remake of Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
	Rakshasa Rajavu	Malayalam
	Karumadikkuttan	Malayalam
2000	Dada Sahib	Malayalam
	Daivathinte Makan	Malayalam
1999	Independence	Malayalam
	Pranaya Nilavu	Malayalam
	Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum	Malayalam
	Aakasha Ganga	Malayalam
1998	Anuragakottaram	Malayalam
1997	Ullasapoongattu	Malayalam
1996	Kalyana Sougandhikam	Malayalam
	Mr. Clean	Malayalam
1995	Sipayi Lahala	Malayalam
1993	Kanyakumariyil Oru Kavitha	Malayalam
1992	Kunjikkuruvi	Malayalam
1990	Superstar	Malayalam
1989	Aayiram Chirakulla Moham[12]	Malayalam

Television serials

• Iniyonnu Visramikkatte (Doordarshan)

As producer

• Aalilakkuruvikal
• Aakasha Ganga
• Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya
• Dracula
• Little Superman

As lyricist

• Karumadikuttan
• Rakshasarajavu
• Omappenninu Uriyadapayyan
• Kaattuchembakam
• Meerayude dhukavum muthuvinte swapnavum
• Sathyam
• Albhuthadweep
• Boyy Friennd
• Athisayan
• Yakshiyum Njanum
• Raguvinte Swantham Rasia
• Dracula 2012 3D

As Actor

• Aalilakkuruvikal as Postman
• Kallu Kondoru Pennu as Jouranilst

avano atho avalo -raju [1979]

Meenamasathile sooryan

As writer

• Superstar
• Aayiram Chirakulla Moham (story)
• Kanyakumariyil oru kavitha (story)
• Sipayi Lahala (story)
• Independence(story)
• Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (story)
• Daadasaahib (story)
• Karumaadikuttan(story)
• Rakshasa Rajavu (full script)
• Kaasi (full script)
• Oomapenninu uruyadapayyan (story)
• kaattuchembakam (full script)
• En Mana Vaanil (full script)
• War&Love (story &co-script)
• Meerayude dhukavum muthuvinte swapnavum (full script)
• Vellinakshathram (full script)
• Sathyam (full script)
• Albhuthadweep (full script)
• Boyfriend (story)
• Hareendran oru Nishkalankan (screenplay only)
• Athishayan (full script)
• Black Cat (full script)
• Yakshiyum Njanum (full script)
• Raghvinte Swantham Rasia (full script)
• Dracula (full script)
• Little superman (full script)
• Chaalkudikaaran changathi (story co-screenplay)

Awards

This section does not cite any sources. (April 2022)

Film critics award for best director – Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum Atlas award best director – Dada sahib

Cine Express Awards

• Best Film Director – Karumadikkuttan

J C Foundation Awards

• Best Film Director – Chaalakkudikkaaran Changathi

Filmfare Awards South

• 2001: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam Karumadikuttan

References

External links

• Vinayan at IMDb

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