Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. The grandson of actor Rajkumar and son of film producer and former actor Raghavendra, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with Siddhartha.[2]
Vinay Rajkumar | |
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Born | (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 33)[1] Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Relatives | See Rajkumar family |
Vinay Rajkumar was born to actor and film producer Raghavendra Rajkumar and Mangala. He is the grandson of actor Rajkumar. He has a younger brother, Yuva Rajkumar. The actors Shiva and Puneeth are his paternal uncles. Vinay earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.
Vinay's grandfather, Rajkumar first brought him on-screen at the age of four in the film Aakasmika (1993).[3] Vinay followed this with appearances in Odahuttidavaru (1994), his father's film's Anuragada Alegalu (1993) and Navibbaru Namagibbaru (1993), and uncle Shiva's Om (1995) and Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999).[4][5]
Vinay studied and trained as an actor in "acting workshops with a couple of people" before "training... in theatre". He subsequently trained in dance and martial arts from trainers of his uncles' films.[6] In an interview with The Times of India in 2012, he said he was "involved with the filming of [uncle Puneeth's film] Yaare Koogadali", having already worked in the filming of the latter's previous film Anna Bond (2012).[6][7]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1993 | Anuragada Alegalu | Unknown | Child Artist | |
1993 | Aakasmika | Unknown | Child Artist | |
1994 | Odahuttidavaru | Unknown | Child Artist | |
1995 | Om | Unknown | Child Artist | |
1999 | Hrudaya Hrudaya | Unknown | Child Artist, Credited as Vinay Raghavendra | |
2015 | Siddhartha | Siddhartha | ||
2016 | Run Antony | Antony | ||
2018 | Ananthu Vs Nusrath | Ananthu | [4] | |
2021 | Ten![]() |
TBA | Post-production | [8][9] |
2021 | Gramayana![]() | Seena | Filming | [10] |
2021 | Andondittu Kaala![]() |
Kumar | Filming | [11] |
2022 | Pepe ![]() |
Pepe | Filming |
SIIMA Award for Best Male Débutante | |
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