Vineeth Sreenivasan

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

Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984)^[1] is an Indian actor, director, producer, dubbing artist, screenwriter, playback singer and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is the eldest 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) Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor film director Film Producer screenwriter playback singer lyricist dubbing artist
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 attended 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]

Malarvadi Arts Club, his directorial debut film, was released in theatres worldwide on 2010. It garnered critical acclaim for its direction, story, screenplay, music, score, and standout performances by the cast. The film also achieved significant commercial success.^[7] His latest movie, Varshangalkku Shesham, was released on April 11, 2024 worldwide.^[8]

Filmography

Main article: Vineeth Sreenivasan filmography

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".^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

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.^[18] The couple have a son, Vihaan Divya Vineeth & daughter Shanaya Divya Vineeth.^[19][20]

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	[21]
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	2015	Best Popular Film	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Won	[22]
	2016	Second Best Film	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Won	[23]
		Best Screenplay		Won
	2019	Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Thanneer Mathan Dinangal	Won	[24]
	2021	Best Popular Film	Hridayam	Won	[25]
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	[26]
	2017	Best Male Playback Singer (Malayalam)	Cappucino	Won	[27]
	2022	Best Film (Malayalam)	Hridayam	Nominated	[28]
		Best Director (Malayalam)		Won	[29]
		Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam)	Mukundan Unni Associates	Won
Vanitha Film Awards	2015	Best Male Playback Singer	Om Shanti Oshana	Won	[30]
	2019	Best Star Pair (shared with Nikhila Vimal)	Aravindante Athidhikal	Won	[31]
Asianet Comedy Awards	2016	All Rounder of the year	Various Films	Won
Asianet Film Awards	2012	Multi Faced Talent	Thattathin Marayathu	Won	[32]
	2014	Best Star Pair (shared with Namitha Pramod)	Ormayundo Ee Mukham	Won
	2015	Best Performer of the Year	Various Films	Won	[33]
	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	[34]