Vishnupriyan Explained

Vishnupriyan
Birth Place:Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation:Actor

Vishnupriyan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in lead roles in Tamil language films.

Career

Vishnupriyan made his acting debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Malayalam film Nizhalkuthu (2002), and has since portrayed leading and supporting roles in Malayalam and Tamil cinema.[1] [2] During the early stages of his acting career, Vishnupriyan also trained at the drama troupe, Koothu-P-Pattarai.[1]

At the peak of his career in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Vishnupriyan played a series of lead roles in films such as Unakkaga En Kadhal (2010) and Mye (2012), and supporting roles in the college drama Ninaithale Inikkum (2009) and the action thriller Ayyanar (2010).[3] [4] [5] He returned to Malayalam cinema in a supporting role in Puthiya Mukham (2009) and Simhasanam (2012) after being encouraged by Prithviraj, who he had befriended during the making of Ninaithale Inikkum.[1] [6]

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, his appearances in films became more sparse and Vishnupriyan subsequently moved on to become a co-director in films, first working on Hitlist (2024).

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Nizhalkuthu Malayalam
2006 Ilakkanam Thamizharasan Tamil
2008 Thotta Giri Tamil
2009 Puthiya Mukham Venki Malayalam
Ninaithale Inikkum Bala Tamil
2010 Ayyanar Saravanan Tamil
Unakkaga En Kadhal Ramu Tamil
Kadhal Meipada Shiva Tamil
2012 Mye Tamil
Simhasanam Govindan Malayalam
2013 Arya Surya Suryananda Tamil
Madhumati Karthik Telugu
2016 Angali Pangali Karthik Tamil
2018 Merlin Vetri Tamil
2021 Sonnadhe Tirippi Tirippi Solladhe Tamil
2023 Mayilanji Tamil

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Would like to do varied roles'. The New Indian Express. 26 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Audio beat: Arya Surya - Songs to lighten the mood - The Hindu. . 6 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230306042024/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-arya-surya-songs-to-lighten-the-mood/article5079212.ece . 26 October 2023. 2023-03-06 .
  3. Web site: Time for local politics. The New Indian Express. 26 October 2023.
  4. Web site: 'I wouldn't be here without dad'. The New Indian Express. 26 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Fresh treatment. 18 December 2010. 26 October 2023. www.thehindu.com.
  6. Web site: Vishnupriyan dons 'Surya'. The New Indian Express. 26 October 2023.