Vinoth Kishan

Vinoth Kishan
Other names Vinod
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2001–present

Vinoth Kishan is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's Nandha (2001), before playing villain in Naan Mahaan Alla and Vidiyum Munn.

Career

Vinoth Kishan made his debut as a child artiste in Bala's Nandha (2001) portraying the younger version of Suriya's character before appearing in similar roles in Samasthanam (2002) and then Sena (2003). He also played a supporting role in A. L. Vijay's Kireedam, portraying the younger brother of Ajith Kumar.

He made a breakthrough portraying a villainous role in Suseenthiran's Naan Mahaan Alla (2010), where he played a ruthless college student who turns murderer, winning rave reviews for his portrayal. To prepare for the role, he trained in stunts for three months under fight choreographer Mahendran and then shot for the film for forty days.[1] After being impressed with his role in the film, director Balaji roped in to play antihero in Vidiyum Munn (2013). For his role, he prepared extensively by practising the art of not blinking, as his character demanded such an approach and won positive reviews from critics for his portrayal.[2] He will next be seen portraying the lead roles in the films, Yaazh and Kaliyugam.[3][4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2001 Nandha Nandha Tamil Child artiste
2002 Samasthanam Shankara Tamil Child artiste
2003 Sena Sena Tamil Child artiste
2007 Kireedam Tamil
2010 Naan Mahaan Alla Tamil Nominated-Vijay Award for Best Villain
2011 Kanakompathu Malayalam
2012 Genius Jeeva Telugu
2013 Vidiyum Munn Chinniah Tamil
2014 Jeeva Tamil
2015 Yaazh Tamil Filming
2015 Kaliyugam Tamil Delayed

References

  1. "Vinod's on the top of the world - Times Of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. cinemalead.com. "Interview : From Nandha to Vidyum Munn... - From Nandha To Vidiyum Munn- Vinod Kishan- Interview- Naan Mahanalla- Cinemalead- Rajasekar- Rajasekar Cinemalead | Cinemalead.com |". cinemalead.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. "Vinod Kishan speaks about his latest movie Vidiyum Munn". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. "Villain personified". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.