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1 Career  





2 Filmography  



2.1  Television serials  





2.2  As producer  





2.3  As lyricist  





2.4  As actor  





2.5  As writer  







3 Awards  



3.1  Filmfare Awards South  







4 References  





5 External links  














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Vinayan
Born
T. G. Vinayakumar[1]
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • lyricist
  • Years active1989–present

    T. G. Vinayakumar, professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He has done 40 Malayalam movies, 4 Tamil movies and one Telugu movie.[citation needed]

    Career

    [edit]

    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]

    Filmography

    [edit]
    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.

    Inspired by the life story 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

    [edit]

    As producer

    [edit]

    As lyricist

    [edit]

    As actor

    [edit]

    Meenamasathile sooryan

    As writer

    [edit]

    Awards

    [edit]

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

    Cine Express Awards
    J C Foundation Awards

    Filmfare Awards South

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Shri T. G. Vinayakumar (Also Known ... vs Association Of Malayalam Movie ... on 24 March, 2017". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  • ^ "My-Kerala.com: News". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  • ^ "A thriller in the making". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 5 January 2004. Archived from the original on 28 March 2004.
  • ^ "പേടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വിജയം , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". www.mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  • ^ Arputha Theevu Preview, Synopsis – Tamil movie Arputha Theevu Preview, Synopsis
  • ^ "CiniDiary".
  • ^ "വിനയൻ തെറ്റുകാരനാണോ? യേശുദാസിനു പോലും പാടിയ പാട്ട് നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്: സിനിമയിലെ ചില 'പതിവുകൾ'!". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  • ^ MACTA | Film Institute | Cooperative Registrar | Vinayan | Co Operative Sector – Oneindia Entertainment
  • ^ "കുതിരയുടെ ജീവിതമാണ് ഇപ്പോൾ: വേലായുധപണിക്കറാകാൻ ഒരുങ്ങി സിജു വിൽസൺ; അഭിമുഖം".
  • ^ "Siju Wilson stars as warrior Aarattupuzha Velayudha Panicker in Vinayan film 'Pathonpatham Noottaandu'". The Times of India.
  • ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/movies/little-superman.html. Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Aayiram Chirakulla Moham – Mal Film". maebag.com. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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