VV Vinayak is an Indian film director, screenwriter, writer and actor who has worked in many films. He is one of the most famous directors of Tollywood. In 2023, he entered Bollywood with his directorial venture Chhatrapati. He is considered one of the first directors to include car flip sequences in his films.
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Wiki/Biography
Gandrothu Veera Venkata Vinayak Rao alias VV Vinayak Rao (also known as VV Vinayak) was born in Chagallu village in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. According to one source, he was born on Thursday, 9 October 1969 (age 53 years; as of 2022), and according to another source, he was born on Wednesday, 9 October 1974 (age 48 years; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Libra. He completed his schooling up to intermediate in his grandmother’s village Domru. He has been interested in films since childhood and has watched a lot of films in his father’s movie theatre. After completing his schooling, he convinced his father and went to Chennai and entered the field of film production. Later he worked in many Telugu films.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
He belongs to a Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Krishna Rao and mother’s name was G.Nagaratnam. His father was a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the sarpanch of his village; He died in 2010. His mother was a housewife who died in 2014. He has two younger brothers and three younger sisters. He has a brother named Surendra who is a politician and member of YSR Congress. One of his brothers committed suicide.
VV Vinayak with his father Krishna Rao
VV Vinayak with his mother G.Nagarathnam
wife and children
His wife’s name is Ananth Lakshmi Satyavati. The couple has a son named Kundan Krishna and a daughter named Hasini Krishna.
VV Vinayak with his wife Ananth Lakshmi Satyavati
other relatives
His grandmother’s name was Chevuri Venkata Rao.
livelihood
film assistant
In 1993, he started working as an assistant under renowned film director EVV Satyanarayana and worked on the film Abbayigaru. He later worked under director Sagar and appeared in several films including Amma Donga in 1995. In 2000, he worked as an assistant to director SV Krishna Reddy in the film Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam. He also worked with director Kranti Kumar in the film 9 Nelalu in 2000.
VV Vinayak (second from left) in his early days as an assistant to various directors
He worked with Bellamkonda Suresh as co-director for Rs 10,000 in the film Varma Garu Bevarase Gaadu, which was later shelved; However, Suresh was impressed by Vinayak and promised to make him a director. He later met film producer Nallamalupu Bujji and narrated him a story, which Bujji liked, and he took Vinayak to Switzerland to shoot songs for his film Cheppalani Vundhi, where he met NT Rama Rao Jr., who eventually directed the film. Acted in Vinayak’s first film. NTR initially gave Vinayak 20 minutes to narrate the story of the film; However, he became so curious that he listened to the story for 1.5 hours.
VV Vinayak (right) with NT Rama Rao Jr.
Director, Writer and Screenwriter
His first film as a director and writer was the 2002 action drama film Aadi starring NT Rama Rao Jr. and Kirti Chawla in the lead roles. The film was a massive hit at the box office and critics praised his directorial skills. His first film as a director and screenwriter was Tagore in 2003 starring Chiranjeevi, Jyotika, Prakash Raj and Shriya Saran in the lead roles.
VV Vinayak (far right) with Ram Charan (second from right) and Chiranjeevi (third from right)
VV Vinayak (standing) with Ram Charan during the shooting of the film Nayak.
He later directed several hit films including 2005’s Bani with Allu Arjun, 2006’s Lakshmi with Venkatesh, 2007’s Yogi with Prabhas and Nayanthara, 2010’s Krishna with Ravi Teja and Trisha, 2010’s N.T. Rama Rao Jr. , the heroes were involved. 2010 starring Ram Charan and Kajal Aggarwal, and 2017’s Khaidi No. 150 starring Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal.
VV Vinayak (left) with Prabhas.
VV Vinayak during the shooting of a film
VV Vinayak (centre) with Kajal Aggarwal (left)
In 2014, he directed the film Alludu Seenu, the debut film of Bellamkonda Srinivas, son of renowned filmmaker Bellamkonda Suresh, who had produced Vinayak’s directorial debut Aadhi. She took a break after 2018 and made a comeback in 2023 with the Hindi film Chhatrapati, starring Bellamkonda Srinivas and Nushrat Bharucha in the lead roles.
Poster of VV Vinayak’s Bollywood debut film Chhatrapati
Bhagyashree, Bellamkonda Srinivas, VV Vinayak, Nushrat Bharucha, and Jayantilal Gada (left to right) during the trailer launch of Chhatrapati.
actor
She made her debut in the 2003 film Tagore and played a small role as Gopi. In 2019, it was announced that he would play the lead role in the film Seenayya directed by Dil Raju; However, the project was later shelved. He has mainly played small roles in many films.
A picture of VV Vinayak training in the gym for the lead role in Dil Raju’s film
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Nandi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for Adi in 2002
- Santosham Best Commercial Director Award for Krishna in 2008
Balakrishna (right) presenting the Santosham Best Commercial Director award to VV Vinayak for his film Krishna in 2008
- Nominated for Best Director Award at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Hero in 2014
car collection
He owns a Jaguar luxury car and a Toyota Fortuner SUV.
Facts/General Knowledge
- He owns many properties including mansions and theatres. His father named one of his seven theaters, Veera Venkata Vinayak Talkies, after him.
- In 2013, he directed a film on organ donation titled Jeevandaan.
- He wrote the entire script of his first film Aadi in 48 hours. In the film, his name was revealed as Vinay, due to which when he started using his full name VV Vinayak, many people could not recognize him. The film was initially titled Shree and was shot within 54 days.
VV Vinayak with NT Rama Rao Jr. during the shooting of the film Adi
- In 2019, he received an offer to contest elections on YSR Congress ticket; However, he declined the offer as he did not want to contest the elections.
- He has a brotherly relationship with Chiranjeevi and often calls him brother. He also served as the President of Chiranjeevi’s Fans Association Club.
VV Vinayak (left) with Chiranjeevi during the shooting of Khaidi No. 150.
- In June 2019, his house in Narsinghi was demolished by the authorities because it had permission for G+2 floors; However, they created G+6 floors. Even before this, notices were sent to him, but he did not respond to any notice.
- He considered Ram Gopal Varma, Raghavendra Rao and SS Rajamouli as his biggest influences when he started working in Tollywood.
VV Vinayak (left) with Raghavendra Rao, one of his gurus
VV Vinayak (right) with SS Rajamouli.
- In an interview, he described his film Badrinath starring Allu Arjun and Tamannaah as the most difficult film to shoot as the film was shot in hilly areas.
VV Vinayak (centre) with Allu Arjun and Tamannaah during the shooting of Badrinath.
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