V. V. Vinayak (born 9 October 1974) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu films. He is known for directing action comedy and masala films.[4][5]

V. V. Vinayak
Vinayak at the teaser trailer launch event of Ammammagarillu in 2018.
Born	Gandrothu Veera Venkata Vinayaka Rao[1] (1974-10-09) 9 October 1974 (age 47)[2] Chagallu, Andhra Pradesh, India[3]
Occupation	Film director screenwriter

Vinayak made his directorial debut with the 2002 film Aadi starring Jr. NTR which was a commercial success.[6][7] He received the state Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director for his work in the film.[8] In 2003, Vinayak directed two box office hits Dil starring Nithiin and Tagore starring Chiranjeevi which was screened at the 2006 IIFA Awards held in Dubai.[9]

His other successful films include Bunny (2005), Lakshmi (2006), Krishna (2008), Adhurs (2010), Naayak (2013), and Khaidi No. 150 (2017). In 2013, Vinayak directed a Short film to promote Organ Donation.[10]

Early life

Gandrothu Veera Venkata Vinayaka Rao, better known as V. V. Vinayak was born on 9 October 1972 in Chagallu of West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. His family owned a cinema hall. He was always interested in cinema and used to watch a lot of films in his childhood.

E. V. V. Satyanarayana was a leading director at the time and hailed from Vinayak's neighbouring village Attili. Though his father opposed, Vinayak convinced him and joined E. V. V. Satyanarayana as an assistant for the film Abbayigaru (1993). Later, he joined director Sagar as an assistant for the film Amma Donga (1995) and worked with him for six films. Then, he assisted S. V. Krishna Reddy on Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam (2000). He also assisted Kranthi Kumar on Paadutha Theeyaga (1998) and 9 Nelalu (2000).[11]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes
2002	Aadi	Yes	Yes
	Chennakesava Reddy	Yes	Yes
2003	Dil	Yes	Yes
	Tagore	Yes	Screenplay
2004	Samba	Yes	Screenplay
2005	Bunny	Yes	Yes
2006	Lakshmi	Yes	Screenplay
2007	Yogi	Yes	Screenplay
2008	Krishna	Yes	Screenplay
2010	Adhurs	Yes	Screenplay
2011	Badrinath	Yes	Screenplay
2013	Naayak	Yes	Screenplay
2014	Alludu Seenu	Yes	Screenplay
2015	Akhil: The Power of Jua	Yes	Screenplay
2017	Khaidi No. 150	Yes	Screenplay
2018	Inttelligent	Yes	Screenplay
TBA	Untitled Chatrapathi remake	Yes	Screenplay	Hindi film; filming[12]

Awards

Nandi Awards

• Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director - Aadi (2002)[13]

Other Awards

• Santhosham Best Commercial Director award By Tharun Sakibanda - Tirupathi - Krishna (2008)[14]

References

External links

• V. V. Vinayak at IMDb