Vineeth Sreenivasan

Biography

Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian actor, director, producer, dubbing artist, screenwriter, playback singer and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is the elder son of late veteran actor, director and screenwriter Sreenivasan.

Early life

Vineeth Sreenivasan is the eldest son of late Malayalam screenwriter and actor Sreenivasan and Vimala. His younger brother, Dhyan Sreenivasan is also an actor. He was educated at Rani Jai Higher Secondary School in Kuthuparamba. He graduated in mechanical engineering from KCG College of Technology, Chennai.

Acting career

He made his acting debut playing one of the main protagonists in the Malayalam film Cycle, which did well at the box office. Following that, he appeared in Makante Achan (2009), acting alongside his father, Sreenivasan.
After these initial roles, Vineeth diversified his acting portfolio—he has performed in dramas, romance-comedies, and thriller-type films. Some of the notable works in his acting career include Traffic (2011), Chappa Kurishu (2011), Om Shanti Oshana (2014), Ormayundo Ee Mukham (2014), Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), Kunjiramayanam (2015), Aravindante Athidhikal (2018), Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019) etc.
His performance in Mukundan Unni Associates (2022) received huge critical acclaim.

Directorial career

Malarvadi Arts Club, his directorial debut film, was released in theatres worldwide on 2010. It garnered critical acclaim for its direction, story, screenplay, music, score, and standout performances by the cast. The film also achieved significant commercial success. His second film, Thattathin Marayathu was released in 2012 which earned positive response and was a commercial success. In 2013, he directed the thriller film Thira. Even though the film underperformed at box office, it earned cult following over years. His next directorials were Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016) and Hridayam (2022), both received positive response and were commercial success. His next film, Varshangalkku Shesham, released in 2024 was opened to mixed reviews but grossed over ₹80 crores from box office making it as highest-grossing film he helmed. His latest release was 2025 film Karam, opened to negative reviews from critics and bombed at box office. It is considered as the weakest film in his filmography as director.

Personal life

Vineeth married Divya Narayanan on 18 October 2012, after an eight-year-long relationship since 30 March 2004. She was his junior at KCG College of Technology in Chennai. The couple have a son, Vihaan Divya Vineeth & daughter Shanaya Divya Vineeth.