Vinu Mohan is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film Nivedyam, directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of actor Saikumar.
Personal life
Vinu Mohan was born in Kottarakkara, Kerala, India as the elder son of the actor Mohan Kumar and actress Shobha Mohan. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. Actor Anu Mohan is his younger brother. He did his schooling at Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Karunagappalli and Government Model B.H.S.S, Trivandrum.[3] Vinu is married to actress Vidhya Mohan who was his co-star in Ee Thirakkinidayil.
Career
He started his acting career with the multilingual film Ajantha, but its release was delayed till 2012. His first release was Nivedyam in 2007, for which he won the Asianet Best New Face Award. Saikumar was cast as the villain in the film Cycle, in which Vinu played the lead role along with Vineeth Sreenivasan. In 2009, he acted alongside Mammootty in the film Chattambinadu. He played leading roles in Sultan (2008) and Koottukar (2010). He portrayed the role of Manikuttan in Pulimurugan(2016) starring Mohanlal. In 2017, he acted in Jomonte Suvisheshangal alongside Dulquer Salmaan.
Awards
- 2007: Asianet Best New Face Award – Nivedyam
- 2008: Sathyan Memorial Award
- 2008: Kairali World Malayali Council Award
- Kanyaka Film Award
