Indian actor (born 1989)
Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. The grandson of actor Rajkumar and son of film producer and former actor Raghavendra, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with "Siddhartha".
Early life.
Vinay Rajkumar was born to actor and film producer Raghavendra Rajkumar and Mangala. He is the grandson of actor Rajkumar. He has a younger brother, Yuva Rajkumar. The actors Shiva Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar are his paternal uncles. Vinay earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.
Vinay's grandfather, Rajkumar brought him on-screen at the age of four in the film "Aakasmika" (1993). Vinay followed this with appearances in "Odahuttidavaru" (1994), his father's film's "Anuragada Alegalu" (1993) and "Navibbaru Namagibbaru" (1993), and uncle Shiva's "Om" (1995) and "Hrudaya Hrudaya" (1999).
Vinay studied and trained as an actor in "acting workshops with a couple of people" before "training... in theatre". He subsequently trained in dance and martial arts from trainers of his uncles' films. In an interview with "The Times of India" in 2012, he said he was "involved with the filming of [uncle Puneeth's film] "Yaare Koogadali"", having already worked in the filming of the latter's previous film "Anna Bond" (2012).
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