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Vinayakan

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Vinayakan
A Kerala Police investigation in Kottayikonam escalates when small clues expose multiple disturbing cases and mysteries, while facing strategic obstacles throughout the probe.
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KalamKaval (2025)
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Vinayakan was born in 1970 in Kochi, Kerala, India. He is an actor and director, known for Jailer (2023), Kammatti Paadam (2016) and R.I.P. (2018).
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      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jailer (2023)
    Jailer
    7.2
    • Varman
    • 2023
    Vinayakan and Dulquer Salmaan in Kammatti Paadam (2016)
    Kammatti Paadam
    7.9
    • Ganga
    • 2016
    R.I.P. (2018)
    R.I.P.
    8.2
    • Ayyappan
    • 2018
    Party
    • Actor

      Credits

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      Actor

      • Jailer 2
        • Varman
        • Completed
        • 2026
      • Vishwambhara
        • Aghora
        • Completed
        • 2026
      • Titans
        • Post-production
        • 2026
      • Dhruva Natchathiram Chapter 1: Yuddha Kaandam
        • Completed
        • 2026
      • Perunnal
        • Pre-production
      • Party
        • Production Unknown
      • Masala Dosha Mysore Akka
        • Pre-production
      • Karinthandan
        • Filming
      • Renji Panicker, Jayasurya, Indrans, Saiju Kurup, Vinayakan, Bijukuttan, Aju Varghese, Sunny Wayne, Vijay Babu, Shebin Benson, and Sudhi Koppa in Aadu 3 (2026)
        Aadu 3
        6.1
        • Dude
        • 2026
      • Mammootty, Jithin K. Jose, Jishnu Sreekumar, Vinayakan, Praveen Prabhakar, Faisal Ali, and Mujeeb Majeed in KalamKaval (2025)
        KalamKaval
        7.2
        • Jayakrishnan
        • 2025
      • The Pet Detective (2025)
        The Pet Detective
        6.4
        • Yakathali
        • 2025
      • Thekku Vadakku (2024)
        Thekku Vadakku
        3.8
        • Madhavan
        • 2024
      • Vinayakan, Asif Ali, and Sunny Wayne in Kasargold (2023)
        Kasargold
        5.4
        • Alex
        • 2023
      • Jailer (2023)
        Jailer
        7.2
        • Varman
        • 2023
      • Vinayakan, Shine Tom Chacko, and Srinda in Panthrand (2022)
        Panthrand
        5.9
        • 2022
      • Navya Nair and Vinayakan in Oruthee (2022)
        Oruthee
        7.3
        • SI Antony
        • 2022
      • Kunchacko Boban, Vinayakan, Dileesh Pothan, and Joju George in Pada (2022)
        Pada
        7.7
        • Balu Kallaar
        • 2022
      • Irshad, Lukman Avaran, Balu Varghese, Alexander Prasanth, and Binu Pappu in Operation Java (2021)
        Operation Java
        8.0
        • Ramanathan
        • 2021
      • Gautham Vasudev Menon, Fahadh Faasil, Vinayakan, Nazriya Nazim, Sreenath Bhasi, Chemban Vinod Jose, and Soubin Shahir in Trance (2020)
        Trance
        7.3
        • Thomas
        • 2020
      • Shane Nigam and Himika Bose in Valiyaperunnal (2019)
        Valiyaperunnal
        4.7
        • 2019
      • Gabri Jose, Vinayakan, and Riddhi Kumar in Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal (2019)
        Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal
        4.2
        • Hydru
        • 2019
      • Thottappan (2019)
        Thottappan
        6.8
        • Thottappan
        • 2019
      • R.I.P. (2018)
        R.I.P.
        8.2
        • Ayyappan
        • 2018

      Director

      • Party
        • Director
        • Production Unknown

      Writer

      • Party
        • Writer
        • Production Unknown

      Videos19

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      Trailer 0:52
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      Trailer [OV]
      Trailer 2:11
      Trailer [OV]
      Thekku Vadakku - Teaser
      Trailer 0:45
      Thekku Vadakku - Teaser
      Trailer [OV]
      Trailer 2:26
      Trailer [OV]

      Personal details

      • Alternative name
        • Vinayagan
      • Born
        • 1970
        • Kochi, Kerala, India

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