Vinay Rajkumar
Born (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Parent
RelativesSee Rajkumar family

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]

Early life

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]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1993Anuragada AlegaluUn­known Child Artist
cameo appearance in the song "Ambarada Taare"		 [8]
1993Navibbaru NamagibbaruBoy with cattleChild Artist [9]
1993AakasmikaBoy in horse drawn carriage Child Artist
cameo appearance in the song "Huttidare Kannadanalli"		[3][10]
1994OdahuttidavaruVinu Child Artist [3][11]
1995OmSatya and Madhu's son Child Artist[12]
1999Hrudaya HrudayaVinu Child Artist, Credited as Vinay Raghavendra[13]
2015SiddharthaSiddhartha
2016Run AntonyAntony
2018Ananthu Vs NusrathAnanthu [4]
2022 10 Vijay Kumar [14][15]
2023Andondittu Kaala† Kumar Filming[16]
2023 Pepe † Pepe Post Production

Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Happy birthday Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar kickstarted to become a star". Deccan Chronicle. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rajkumar's grandson Vinay's first interview". The Times of India. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Vinay Rajkumar: On the run". The Hindu. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rajkumar's grandson to make his debut with 'Siddartha'". The Hindu. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 Desai, Dhwani (23 December 2014). "Puneeth is like a good buddy: Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "No pressure from my family: Vinay Rajkumar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Anuragada Alegalu Movie, retrieved 13 December 2023
  9. ↑ Navibbaru Namagibbaru | Full Movies | Raghavendra Rajkumar| Malashree| Comedy Movie, retrieved 13 December 2023
  10. ↑ Aakasmika–Kannada Movie Songs | Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Video Song | Rajkumar | TVNXT, retrieved 13 December 2023
  11. ↑ Odahuttidavaru - ಒಡಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರು | Kannada Full Movie | Dr Rajkumar |Ambarish | Madhavi | Family Movie, retrieved 13 December 2023
  12. ↑ Om - ಓಂ | Kannada Full HD Movie | Shivarajkumar, Prema | Upendra | Hamsalekha | Blockbuster Movie, retrieved 13 December 2023
  13. ↑ Hrudaya Hrudaya, retrieved 13 December 2023
  14. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar's boxing film to be titled '10'? – The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar to play a boxer in 'Ten'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar, Aditi Prabhudeva come together for Andondittu Kaala". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "SIIMA 2016 Kannada winners list". Asianet News. 31 March 2018.
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