Vineeth
Vineeth in 2008
Born	Vineeth Radhakrishnan (1969-08-23)23 August 1969 (age 56)[1] Thalassery,Kerala, India
Occupations	Actor dancer voice artist choreographer
Years active	1985 – present
Spouse	Priscilla Menon ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	1
Relatives	Shobana (cousin)
Family	SeeTravancore family
Honours	Kalaimamani (2007)

Vineeth Radhakrishnan (born 23 August 1969) is an Indian actor,Bharatanatyamdancer, voice artist and choreographer who primarily works inMalayalam,Tamil andTelugu language films. He has also appeared in a fewHindi andKannada films. He has won several awards including 3Kerala State Film Awards,Kalaimamani honour fromGovernment of Tamil Nadu andFilmfare Award South nominations.

Vineeth was born to K. T. Radhakrishnan and P. K. Shanthakumari on 23 August 1969 atThalassery inKannur district, Kerala. His family hails from theTravancore region (present-day Southern Kerala districts).^[2] He has a sister, Kavitha Dinesh.^[3] Vineeth is the nephew of Ramachandran Nair, the husband of actressPadmini of theTravancore sisters.^[4] His aunt, Padmini, and her sister,Ragini, convinced his parents to send him to dancing school. ActressShobana is his cousin.^[5]

Vineeth attendedGood Shepherd International School, Ooty,St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery, andSt. Joseph's College, Devagiri,Kozhikode.^[6] He then pursued aBachelor of Commerce fromThe New College, Chennai, in 1991.

Vineeth started training inBharathanatyam at the age of six and won several dance prizes while a student, including the first prize at theKerala School Kalolsavam for four years in a row,^[1] also winning the top title of "Kalaprathibha" in 1986.^[7]

Vineeth entered films with theI. V. Sasi filmIdanilangal in 1985, and caught the public eye with his second film,Nakhakshathangal, in 1986. His dancing skills were prominently displayed in several films as well. He played the lead characters inIdanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha (1987), a story by poetBalachandran Chullikkadu andOru Muthassi Katha (1988) directed byPriyadarshan.Aavarampoo (1992), the Tamil remake ofThakara changed everything for Vineeth directed byBharathan. As soon asAavarampoo ended,Hariharan called him forSargam (1992), in which he played a musical genius. Suddenly Vineeth was doing multiple films in Malayalam and Tamil.Kabooliwala (1994) andManathe Vellitheru (1994) became two turning points in his Malayalam career, one establishing him as a young romantic hero, the other proving he could handle negative shades really well. Though his films impressed both critics and front benchers, he did not become a super hero, a sought after actor.^[5] He had appeared in maximum Malayalam films. But his career did not pick up as expected.^[8]

His roles in successful Tamil films also includeGentleman (1993),Pudhiya Mugam (1993),Jaathi Malli (1993) andMay Maadham (1994). Among other projects cameKadhal Desam (1996), where Vineeth andAbbas played college students in love with the same woman, played byTabu. The movie, with its themes of friendship and romance and the music ofA. R. Rahman, became very popular. He has acted in several well received films since then in all the main South Indian languages. In spite of his success in films, he still considers dance as his first love and is undergoing advanced training in Bharatanatyam and participates in several dance programmes all over the world as well as the Surya Dance Festival.^[9] He has worked in several Telugu films such asAaro Pranam (1997),Maa Annayya (2000),Ammayi Kosam (2001),Nee Premakai (2002) andLahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002). Vineeth, who disappeared from bothTamil andMalayalam cinema, made a comeback withRajinikanth starrerChandramukhi (2005).^[10] He played the same role in the Hindi version ofBhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) as well.^[11] He also played in many roles in Malayalam films such asRathri Mazha (2007),Banaras (2009),Thathwamasi (2010),Ideal Couple (2012),Omega Brothers (2012),Aattakatha (2013),Sukhamayirikkatte (2015) andPallikoodam (2016).

He won theKerala State Film Award for Best Choreography forKambhoji in 2017. Vineeth has collaborated withG. V. Prakash Kumar inSarvam Thaala Mayam (2019). It was a Tamil musical drama that was written and directed byRajiv Menon.^[12] Actor singerKrishnachandran dubbed for Vineeth in most of his early movies. Ironically, Vineeth won theKerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist in 2020 for giving voice toVivek Oberoi's character inLucifer, actorPrithviraj’s first as a director.^[13] In Malayalam, he was seen in Kavya Prakash's debut filmVaanku (2021), based on a story by Unni R.^[12] InMarakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021), he dubbed for the character played by Tamil starArjun Sarja. Vineeth won the award for his dubbing.^[14] In 2023, he co-starred withFahadh Faasil inPachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum andDhoomam. He is making his comeback in Tamil cinema and plays a father in the drama film,Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai (2025).^[15][16]

Vineeth married Priscilla Menon, who hails fromThalassery, in August 2004.^[17] They live inChennai, and a daughter was born to them in 2006.^[18]

• 1986 -Kalaprathibha -Kerala School Kalolsavam
• 1992 - Best New Face award by Film Fan's Association in Tamil Nadu forAavarampoo
• 1992 -Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Second Best Actor award forDaivathinte Vikrithikal andSargam
• 1993 - Supporting Actor award by Film Fan's Association in Tamil Nadu forJathi Malli andPudhiya Mugam
• 2006 - Yuvakala Bharathi award -Bharath Kalachar
• 2009 -Kalaimamani Award fromGovernment of Tamil Nadu
• 2013 -Asiavision Awards for Best Supporting Actor^[19]
• 2013 -Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam - Nominated forBavuttiyude Namathil
• 2017 -Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography -Kambhoji for the song "Chenthar Nermukhi"
• 2020 -Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist -Lucifer (dubbed forVivek Oberoi)
• 2021 -Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist -Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (dubbed forArjun Sarja)

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