Vineeth Sreenivasan

For people with a similar name, see Vineeth (name list).

Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984)^[1] is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the elder son of actor and screenwriter Sreenivasan.^[2]

In this Indian name, the name Sreenivasan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vineeth.

Vineeth Sreenivasan
Vineeth in 2018
Born	(1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 40) Kuthuparamba, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor film director creative director screenwriter lyricist playback singer dubbing artist producer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Divya Narayanan ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2
Parent	Sreenivasan (Father)
Relatives	Dhyan Sreenivasan (Brother) M. Mohanan (uncle)
Musical career
Genres	Playback singer filmi
Instrument	Vocals

Early life

Vineeth Sreenivasan is the eldest son of Malayalam screenwriter and actor Sreenivasan and Vimala.^[2] His younger brother, Dhyan Sreenivasan is also an actor.^[3] He completed his primary education from Rani Jai Higher Secondary School.^[4] He graduated in mechanical engineering from KCG College of Technology, Chennai.^[5]

Career

He made his acting debut playing one of the main protagonists in the Malayalam film Cycle, which did well at the box office.^[6] He did his second movie role with his father in the movie Makante Achan.^{[citation needed]}

He writes the lyrics of most of his album songs and has also directed his own music videos.^{[citation needed]}

Vineeth won the AMMA Best Male Singer Award 2008 for his songs "Mampullikkavil" and "Jillu Jillu" and also the Best Male new face of the year 2008 by Asianet, for his role in Cycle.^{[citation needed]} Vineeth wrote the script and Lyrics and debuted as director for the movie Malarvadi Arts Club, with seven new young actors. He won the Asiavision award for the best debutant director for Malarvadi Arts Club. Thattathin Marayathu was the second movie in which he was the screenwriter, director and playback singer. His third movie Thira was released in 2013, in which he introduced his younger brother Dhyan Sreenivasan.^{[citation needed]} He then worked as a screenwriter on Oru Vadakkan Selfie, which had a good run at the box office. His fourth film as director and screenwriter was the family drama, Jacobinte Swargrajyam. The screenplay, also written by Vineeth, was based on a real life incident of a NRI Malayali businessman Jacob Zachariah. The film succeeded both critically and commercially.

Hridayam, his next film, was released in theatres worldwide on 21 January 2022. It garnered critical acclaim for its direction, story, screenplay, music, score, and standout performances by the cast. The film also achieved significant commercial success, securing its position as the 3rd highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year.^[7] His latest movie, Varshangalkku Shesham, was released on April 11, 2024 worldwide.^[8]

Filmography

As actor

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Vineeth Sreenivasan film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Cycle	Roy
2009	Makante Achan	Manu
2011	Traffic	Raihan
	Chappa Kurishu	Ansari
2012	Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar	Shyam
2014	Om Shanti Oshana	Dr. Prasad Varkey
	Ormayundo Ee Mukham	Gautham		[9]
2015	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Jack Tracker / Nivin
	Oru Second Class Yathra	Nandu		[10]
	Kunjiramayanam	Kunjiraman		[11]
2016	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Yusuf Shah
	Oru Muthassi Gada	Zachariah (young)	Cameo Appearance
2017	Aby	Aby		[12]
	Oru Cinemakkaran	Alby		[13]
	Aana Alaralodalaral	Hashim Jamaludeen		[14]
2018	Aravindante Athidhikal	Aravindan		[15]
	Naam	Himself	Cameo Appearance
2019	Thanneer Mathan Dinangal	Ravi Padmanabhan		[16]
	Love Action Drama	Suman/Rohan
	Manoharam	Manoharan/Manu		[17]
	Helen	Kanchan (Prisoner)	Cameo Appearance
2021	Sara'S	Himself
	Kunjeldho	Junior doctor
2022	Mukundan Unni Associates	Adv.Mukundan Unni		[18]
2023	Thankam	Kannan		[19]
	Corona Papers	Musthafa	Cameo Appearance	[20]
	Pookkaalam	Judge Ravi		[21]
	2018	Rameshan		[22]
	Kurukkan	Dinesh K.T		[23]
2024	Varshangalkku Shesham	Taxi driver		[24]
	Oru Jaathi Jathakam †	Rajesh		[25]
	Bha. Bha. Ba. †	TBA		[26]

As director, writer and producer

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Writer	Producer
2010	Malarvaadi Arts Club	Yes	Yes	No
2012	Thattathin Marayathu	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Thira	Yes	No	No
2015	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	No	Yes	No
2016	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Yes	Yes	No
	Aanandam	No	No	Yes
2021	Kunjeldho	Creative	No	No
2019	Helen	No	No	Yes	National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
2022	Hridayam	Yes	Yes	No	Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
2024	Varshangalkku Shesham	Yes	Yes	No	[27][28]

As voice actor

Year	Title	Dubbed For	Character	Notes
2006	Note Book	Skanda Ashok	Sooraj Menon
2008	Positive		Raju
2010	Elektra		Edwin
	Malarvaadi Arts Club	Geevarghese Eappen	Santhosh Dhamodhar

As narrator

Year	Title	Notes
2012	Jawan of Vellimala
2014	Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram
2017	Godha
2019	Adhyarathri

Frequent collaborations

Editor Ranjan Abraham has worked on all 6 films while music composer Shaan Rahman has worked in 4 films. Actor Aju Varghese have worked on five movies. Nivin Pauly and Deepak Parambol have acted in four films. Cinematographer Jomon T. John has worked in 3 films.

Collaborator	Role	Malarvaadi Arts Club	Thattathin Marayathu	Thira	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Hridayam	Varshangalkku Shesham	Total
Ranjan Abraham	Editor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Shaan Rahman	Music director	Y	Y	Y	Y			4
Shaan Rahman	Actor						Y	1
Aju Varghese	Actor	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	5
Aju Varghese	Assistant director				Y			1
Nivin Pauly	Actor	Y	Y		Y		Y	4
Jomon T. John	Cinematographer		Y	Y	Y			3
Deepak Parambol	Actor	Y	Y	Y			Y	4
Sreeram Ramachandran	Actor	Y	Y				Y	3
Bhagath Manuel	Actor	Y	Y				Y	3
Harikrishnan	Actor	Y					Y	2
Sreenivasan	Actor	Y	Y					2
Dinesh Prabhakar	Actor		Y		Y			2
Dinesh Prabhakar	Casting director			Y	Y			2
Dhyan Sreenivasan	Actor			Y			Y	2
Anu Elizabeth Jose	Lyricist		Y	Y				2
Noble Babu Thomas	Producer				Y			1
Noble Babu Thomas	Actor					Y		1
Pranav Mohanlal	Actor					Y	Y	2
Kalyani Priyadarshan	Actor					Y	Y	2
Kalesh Ramanand	Actor					Y	Y	2
Aswath Lal	Actor					Y	Y	2
Visakh Subramaniam	Producer					Y	Y	2
Viswajith Odukkathil	Cinematographer					Y	Y	2
Ajay Mangad	Art director	Y	Y	Y				3

Discography

Main article: List of songs recorded by Vineeth Sreenivasan

Some of his popular songs include "Entammede Jimikki Kammal", "Manikya Malaraya Poovi", "Karale Karalinte", "Naran", "Ente Khalbile", "Anuraagathin Velayi" , "Nee Pidiyana", "Kaattu Mooliyo", "Aluva Puzhayude", "Kudukku".^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]}

Personal life

Vineeth married Divya Narayanan on 18 October 2012, after an eight-year-long relationship since 30 March 2004. She was his junior at KCG College of Technology in Chennai.^[38] The couple have a son, Vihaan Divya Vineeth & daughter Shanaya Divya Vineeth.^[39][40]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 5 0 South Indian International Movie Awards 4 4 Asianet Film Awards 4 0
Totals[a]
Wins	23
Nominations	6
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
Kerala State Film Awards	2021	Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Hridayam	Won	[41]
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	2015	Best Popular Film	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Won	[42]
	2016	Second Best Film	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Won	[43]
		Best Screenplay		Won
	2019	Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Thanneer Mathan Dinangal	Won	[44]
	2021	Best Popular Film	Hridayam	Won	[45]
South Indian International Movie Awards	2012	Best Director (Malayalam)	Thattathin Marayathu	Nominated
		Best Male Playback Singer (Malayalam)		Nominated
	2014		Om Shanti Oshana	Won
	2015	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam)	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Nominated
		Best Male Playback Singer (Malayalam)	Premam	Nominated
	2016	Best Director (Malayalam)	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Nominated	[46]
	2017	Best Male Playback Singer (Malayalam)	Cappucino	Won	[47]
	2022	Best Film (Malayalam)	Hridayam	Nominated	[48]
		Best Director (Malayalam)		Won	[49]
		Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam)	Mukundan Unni Associates	Won
Vanitha Film Awards	2015	Best Male Playback Singer	Om Shanti Oshana	Won	[50]
	2019	Best Star Pair (shared with Nikhila Vimal)	Aravindante Athidhikal	Won	[51]
Asianet Comedy Awards	2016	All Rounder of the year	Various Films	Won
Asianet Film Awards	2012	Multi Faced Talent	Thattathin Marayathu	Won	[52]
	2014	Best Star Pair (shared with Namitha Pramod)	Ormayundo Ee Mukham	Won
	2015	Best Performer of the Year	Various Films	Won	[53]
	2017	Youth Icon of the Year		Won
Asiavision Awards	2012	Man Of The Year	Thattathin Marayathu	Won
		Popular Movie		Won
	2013	Socially Committed Movie	Thira	Won
	2015	Best Playback singer	Premam	Won
	2016	Best Film	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Won
	2017	Popular Singer	Velipadinte Pusthakam	Won	[54]

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External links

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• Vineeth Sreenivasan at Rotten Tomatoes
• Vineeth Sreenivasan on MSI