Vinay Rai
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Vinay Rai is an Indian film actor, commonly appearing in Tamil
films, as well as modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows. His mother tongue is Tulu
.
's Unnale Unnale
co-starring Sadha
and Tanisha Mukherjee
. The film became a large success upon release and opened up more acting offers for Vinay Rai. after Arya
opted out, as Karthik was due to some similarities with the character. Vinay made his debut into the film industry after modelling and featuring in a couple of Tulu
advertisements. However, they finalised the choice of the actor only after the script was ready.
Since his debut film, he has appeared in a Telugu language
film, Vaana
, which flopped at the box-office and a critically successful Tamil film, in Jayamkondaan
, for which his performance was acclaimed. In 2009, he appeared in Saran
's Modhi Vilayadu
alongside Kajal Aggarwal
which also fared poorly at the box office, while two of his films Veelle and Nootruku Nooru were stalled during their production stage. He made a comeback in 2011 with a role in the English film, Dam 999
, though the film met with a poor commercial and critical response. Vinay will next be seen in Mirattal, a Tamil film featuring Sharmila Mandre
opposite him.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
films, as well as modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows. His mother tongue is Tulu
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
.
Career
Vinay's debut as an actor was in director JeevaJeeva (director)
Jeeva was a popular cinematographer and film director in Tamil cinema.-Career:The four completed films he directed, namely 12B, Run , Ullam Ketkumae and Unnale Unnale, have become blockbusters. He died after suffering acute cardiac arrest in Russia on 25 June at the age of 43...
's Unnale Unnale
Unnale Unnale
Unnale Unnale is a 2007 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles...
co-starring Sadha
Sadha
Sadhaf Mohammed Syed , better known as Sadha, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. Her most notable films include Jayam, Anniyan and Unnale Unnale.-Personal:...
and Tanisha Mukherjee
Tanisha Mukherjee
Tanisha , also known as Tanisha, is a Hindi, Telugu and Tamil actress.-Family background:Tanisha is an Indian actress of Bengali–Marathi descent. Tanisha comes from a prominent industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s...
. The film became a large success upon release and opened up more acting offers for Vinay Rai. after Arya
Arya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
opted out, as Karthik was due to some similarities with the character. Vinay made his debut into the film industry after modelling and featuring in a couple of Tulu
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
advertisements. However, they finalised the choice of the actor only after the script was ready.
Since his debut film, he has appeared in a Telugu language
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film, Vaana
Vaana (film)
Vaana is a 2008 Telugu film starring Vinay Rai and Meera Chopra in the lead roles, while Suman plays a supporting role. M.S. Raju produces and directs this film while debutant, Kamalakar composed music for the project. It is a remake of Kannada language film, Mungaru Male.-Plot:Abhiram is a...
, which flopped at the box-office and a critically successful Tamil film, in Jayamkondaan
Jayamkondaan
Jayam Kondaan is a 2008 Tamil action and romantic film. Directed and co-written by Kannan and produced by T. G. Thiyagarajan it stars Vinay Rai, Bhavana Balachandran and Lekha Washington in the lead roles. Vivek and Kishore also appeared....
, for which his performance was acclaimed. In 2009, he appeared in Saran
Saran (director)
Saran is a Tamil film director from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. He was once an assistant to K. Balachander. He now owns a production house called Gemini Productions.-Life and Career:...
's Modhi Vilayadu
Modhi Vilayadu
Modhi Vilayadu is a Tamil language film released on 24 July 2009. It stars Vinay Rai and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film opened to mixed reviews with Indiaglitz.com rating it highly while Behindwoods said "The game lacks excitement". The film flopped miserably at the box office.The...
alongside Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...
which also fared poorly at the box office, while two of his films Veelle and Nootruku Nooru were stalled during their production stage. He made a comeback in 2011 with a role in the English film, Dam 999
Dam 999
Dam 999 is a 2011 English 3-D UAE-Indian co-production film produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy. The film is based on the award winning short documentary DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs. and the Banqiao dam disaster of 1975 that claimed the lives of 250,000 people in China and...
, though the film met with a poor commercial and critical response. Vinay will next be seen in Mirattal, a Tamil film featuring Sharmila Mandre
Sharmila Mandre
Sharmila Mandre is a Indian actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She started her film career through the Kannada film Sajni, opposite Dhyan and had her first commercial success with the film Krishna opposite Golden Star Ganesh .Her other hit films include Navagraha , Venkata in Sankata ...
opposite him.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2007 | Unnale Unnale Unnale Unnale Unnale Unnale is a 2007 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles... |
Karthik | Tamil Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered... |
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor The Vijay for Best Début Actor is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:*2007 Karthi - Paruthiveeran... |
| 2008 | Vaana Vaana (film) Vaana is a 2008 Telugu film starring Vinay Rai and Meera Chopra in the lead roles, while Suman plays a supporting role. M.S. Raju produces and directs this film while debutant, Kamalakar composed music for the project. It is a remake of Kannada language film, Mungaru Male.-Plot:Abhiram is a... |
Abhiram | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| Jayamkondaan Jayamkondaan Jayam Kondaan is a 2008 Tamil action and romantic film. Directed and co-written by Kannan and produced by T. G. Thiyagarajan it stars Vinay Rai, Bhavana Balachandran and Lekha Washington in the lead roles. Vivek and Kishore also appeared.... |
Arjun Sekhar | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Modhi Vilayadu Modhi Vilayadu Modhi Vilayadu is a Tamil language film released on 24 July 2009. It stars Vinay Rai and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film opened to mixed reviews with Indiaglitz.com rating it highly while Behindwoods said "The game lacks excitement". The film flopped miserably at the box office.The... |
Udhay Vasudev | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Dam 999 Dam 999 Dam 999 is a 2011 English 3-D UAE-Indian co-production film produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy. The film is based on the award winning short documentary DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs. and the Banqiao dam disaster of 1975 that claimed the lives of 250,000 people in China and... |
Vinay | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
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| 2012 | Mirattal | Tamil | Filming |