Vinu Mohan

Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) 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. He was also featured in 1994 children's movie Manthrikante Pravu.

Personal life
Vinu Mohan was born to actors Mohan Kumar and Sobhana kumari in Kottarakkara, Kerala, India. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. Actor Anu Mohan is his younger brother. He attended Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Karunagappalli and Government Model B.H.S.S, Trivandrum. Vinu married actress Vidhya Mohan in 2013 after they co-starred in Ee Thirakkinidayil.

Career
He started his acting career with the multilingual film Ajantha, but its release was delayed until 2012. His first release was Nivedyam in 2007, for which he won the Asianet Best Star Pair Award with his costar, Bhama.

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 Film Award – Best star Pair ( with Bhama for Nivedyam )
 * 2008: Sathyan Memorial Award
 * 2008: World Malayalee Council-Kairali film award
 * 2017: Pravasi Express Award